This is a few days old, but it’s still big news. Do you remember how Andrew Breitbart was vilified for exposing the Obama administration’s corruption with the settlements to minority “farmers” who were allegedly discriminated against by the USDA? Well,…
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Ray Nagin Indicted For Corruption
by Lonely Conservative • • 8 Comments
Former New Orleans Mayor Ray Nagin isn’t just incompetent, he’s also corrupt. What a surprise. Former New Orleans Mayor Ray Nagin was indicted Friday on charges that he used his office for personal gain, accepting payoffs, free trips and gratuities…
Figures – Obama NLRB Appointee Named In Lawsuit Against Union
by Lonely Conservative • • 1 Comment
By now it’s pretty clear that the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) is nothing more than another arm of Big Labor inside of Big Government. President Obama sealed the deal for labor when he illegally made his appointments to the…
Good Work, If You Can Get It
by Lonely Conservative • • 2 Comments
The economy is in the crapper, unless you’re in the business of suing the federal government. We the taxpayers pay the legal fees to the “green” lawyers, who use EPA regulations as a basis to file lawsuits and enrich themselves.…
Gee, MF Global’s Jon Corzine Sure is Tight With the Folks in the Department of Justice
by Lonely Conservative • • 5 Comments
Is it any wonder the Attorney General’s investigation into Jon Corzine and his role in the collapse of MF Global (and the loss of billions of dollars in client funds) hasn’t gone anywhere? Corzine is tight with the people in…
Wisconsin Recall Election: Big Union Joins Corrupt Judiciary to Attack Key Republicans
by Lonely Conservative • • 6 Comments
The following is a guest post by Joseph Hall. *** Wisconsin Recall Election: Big Union Joins Corrupt Judiciary to Attack Key Republicans Freedom of choice is at stake in the Wisconsin recall election. The issue is over Governor Scott Walker’s…
Illinois State Rep Indicted for Bribery, then Wins Primary
by Lonely Conservative • • 2 Comments
What can you even say at this point about Chicago politics? I’d say I’m happy I live in New York, but things aren’t much better here. On the bright side, if you’re a big fan of corruption – or at…
Blago Sentenced to Fourteen Years of Prison
by Lonely Conservative • • 1 Comment
Former Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich was sentenced to fourteen years in prison for trying to sell President Obama’s former Senate seat, among other things. What I find so amusing is that this is being treated as some kind of isolated…
Global Warming Alarmist James Hanson’s Personal Enrichment Scandal
by Lonely Conservative • • 3 Comments
It sure does pay to be a well connected global warming alarmist. Just look at how well NASA astronomer James Hanson is doing these days. NASA records released to resolve litigation filed by the American Tradition Institute reveal that Dr.…
Speaking of State Capitalism, AKA Crony Capitalism, It’s Alive and Well Here in the US
by Lonely Conservative • • 1 Comment
I’m a bit tired after reading through so many speeches delivered by the Soviet dictators of yore. But I feel the need to call your attention to the type of “state capitalism” that’s similar to what Soviet leader Vladimir Lenin…
Did Any ‘Green’ Federal Loan Recipients Not Have Ties to the Obama Campaign?
by Lonely Conservative • • 2 Comments
Rather than looking for President Obama’s past fundraisers and donors whose “green” companies received sweet federal loan guarantees, perhaps we should look for businesses propped up by the federal government that didn’t help bankroll Obama’s election. There would probably be…
Why Would the Federal Government Sue AT&T to Stop Purchase of T-Mobile?
by Lonely Conservative • • 1 Comment
When I read earlier that the Department of Justice is suing AT&T to keep them from taking over T-Mobile I thought it was kind of weird. Especially after reading Ed Morrissey’s post pointing out how the voluntary merger would create American…
Detroit Human Services Used Money for the Poor on Plush Office Furniture
by Lonely Conservative • • 5 Comments
Not long ago it was the Detroit library buying $1092 deck chairs for the Titanic. Now we find out Detroit’s human services department used money intended for programs for the poor to buy plush office furnishings. And it wasn’t just…
Obama’s Energy Plan
by Lonely Conservative • • 7 Comments
President Obama unveiled yet another version of his so-called energy plan today. The problem is it’s not so much an energy plan as it is a plan to boost sales of the unpopular and overpriced Chevy Volt; to pay off…