Harry Reid forced a vote on the nomination of Chuck Hagel and failed. Republicans told him that they wanted more time. Maybe if President Obama hadn’t gone out and found the absolute worst person for this nomination the process wouldn’t…
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Obama Calls Chuck Hagel ‘The Leader Our Troops Deserve’
by Lonely Conservative • • 6 Comments
President Obama has nominated former Senator Chuck Hagel for Secretary of Defense, despite Hagel’s past anti-Israel comments and opposition to sanctions on Iran. Hagel is drawing opposition from Republicans and Democrats alike. At the press conference announcing the nomination, Obama…
It’s Official, Romney Clinches Nomination, WaPo Highlights Mormon Faith
by Lonely Conservative • • 3 Comments
Funny, I don’t recall the Washington Post highlighting the faith of Barack Hussein Obama on the night he clinched his party’s nomination in 2008. But tonight, when Mitt Romney clinched the Republican nomination, that’s what they ran with. Mitt Romney’s…
Rep. Ann Marie Buerkle to Be Named as Delegate to the United Nations
by Lonely Conservative • • 1 Comment
Speaker of the House John Boehner chose Ann Marie Buerkle (R-NY) to be the Republican delegate to the United Nations. Buerkle is a critic of the UN and the Obama administration. According to The Post Standard, she co-sponsored legislation threatening…
Issa: Obama’s Commerce Pick Bryson is ‘Green Evangelist’, Sen. Inhofe Promises Filibuster
by Lonely Conservative • • 3 Comments
President Obama nominated John Bryson to be the next Commerce Secretary. Rather than choose a moderate concerned about the economy, Obama chose a radical green activist who believe cap and trade was a moderate proposal. House Oversight Chairman Darrell Issa…
Trump: Business is My Greatest Passion
by Lonely Conservative • • 1 Comment
The big story of the day is Donald Trump’s announcement that he will not seek the Republican nomination to run for president in 2012. I can’t say I’m surprised, I just thought he’d milk it a little longer. But, there…
There is No Shift to the Center
by Lonely Conservative • • 3 Comments
Here’s something else I missed last week which is kind of important. (Sorry.) We keep hearing about this great shift to the center underway by President Obama. The renomination of Dr. Donald Berwick is a pretty good indication that the…