Last week The New York Times published a long investigative piece about the Pigford farmer reparations scandal. Billions of dollars were handed out by the Obama administrator to “claimants” who weren’t even required to submit even the scantest bit of…
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NYT Column: Scrap The Constitution
by Lonely Conservative • • 18 Comments
In The New York Times is a column expressing the progressive dream – scrapping the constitution entirely. Oh sure, we could keep the parts we like, even though in theory this would mean those holding power have absolutely nothing requiring…
Do We Really Need More Welfare?
by Lonely Conservative • • 1 Comment
The top story at the New York Times this Easter morning was a long article about the state of the welfare state. Of course there were plenty of heart-tugging stories of people having trouble making ends meet during these troubling…
NYT Questions Timing of $11 Billion Arms Deal with Iraq
by Lonely Conservative • • 2 Comments
The following is a guest post by Joseph Hall. *** NYT Questions Timing of $11 Billion Arms Deal with Iraq In a rare break with its long-term support the Obama administration’s policies, the New York Times today raises questions about…
Obama’s Budget Increases Public Broadcasting Funding
by Lonely Conservative • • 3 Comments
What more can I add? President Obama’s proposed budget would increase funding to public broadcasters. Seriously. Obama pledged in his State of the Union speech to freeze discretionary spending for five years. However, CPB [Corporation for Public Broadcasting] general programming…
Saturday Funnies
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Democrats Have Picked Their Target – John Boehner
by Lonely Conservative • • 4 Comments
Alinsky Rule 11: Pick the target, freeze it, personalize it, polarize it. Don’t try to attack abstract corporations or bureaucracies. Identify a responsible individual. Ignore attempts to shift or spread the blame. According to Alinsky, the main job of the…
NYT: Foreclosure Can Be Fun
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It was the evil bank that made them purchase that home they couldn’t afford. New York Times: For Alex Pemberton and Susan Reboyras, foreclosure is becoming a way of life — something they did not want but are in no…
Greece Told Privatization of Health Care Essential in Financial Reform – Updated
by Lonely Conservative • • 6 Comments
Oh, the irony. The New York Times reported this last week. Part of the reform package for Greece is getting the government out of business, including the business of health care. Another reform high on the list is removing the…