Massive link dump
I've saved this far too long but can't just delete them. They really should be read.
http://townhall.com/columnists/kurtschlichter/2013/03/19/conservatives-must-build-a-bite-me-coalition-n1537429
Conservatives Must Build a 'Bite Me' Coalition
So, a government that has failed to adequately perform the few discrete tasks which it should be performing now wishes to do a bunch of other things which it has no business doing in the first place, and which it will inevitably do badly and thereby cause even more problems than existed in the first place.
Lawless. http://abcnews.go.com/blogs/politics/2013/02/eric-holders-contempt-for-contempt/
Eric Holder’s Contempt for Contempt
http://townhall.com/tipsheet/guybenson/2013/03/01/the-useless-white-house-press-corps-n1523900
Our Useless White House Press Corps
I don't always agree with Slate's Dave Weigel, but his withering piece on the willful obsolescence of the White House press corps came to mind today as President Obama fielded questions about the sequester. Obama's initial remarks were filled with inaccuracies, misplaced blame and tendentious arguments -- but that's par for the course. The "question" and "answer" session was far more aggravating. Let's review the transcript and recount just a few reasons why:
http://mypoliticalmusings.wordpress.com/2013/02/27/thomas-sowell-guns-and-pensions/
Thomas Sowell - Guns and Pensions
Huge pensions for retired government workers can be found from small municipalities to national governments on both sides of the Atlantic. There is a reason. For elected officials, pensions are virtually the ideal thing to spend money on, politically speaking.
http://townhall.com/columnists/kurtschlichter/2013/03/04/lets-help-academia-destroy-itself-n1523876
Let’s Help Academia Destroy Itself
No wonder university types vote 95% for Democrats - they are voting themselves a salary and a sinecure. It’s welfare for people with graduate degrees and “Coexist” bumper stickers.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/wonkblog/wp/2013/03/05/why-has-congress-left-housing-to-fannie-mae-and-freddie-mac/
Why has Congress left housing to Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac?
Here’s a refresher on the situation, and the problem:
SEQUESTER DISASTER! http://www.breitbart.com/Big-Government/2013/03/05/Obama-Borrowed-Nearly-6x-as-Much-in-Feb-as-Sequester-Cuts-All-Year
Obama Borrowed Six Times as Much in Feb. as Sequester Cuts This Year
Leftist David Frum at Leftist Daily Beast has the typical Democrat Orwellian disconnect to how this reflects on his party, but touches on some realities of one of the worst Presidents in history (and so of course a Progressive) http://www.thedailybeast.com/newsweek/2013/03/11/mystery-man-woodrow-wilson.html
Mystery Man Woodrow Wilson
Gee, if only there were some secret to wealth and success for a region... http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424127887324662404578334330162556670.html?mod=e2tw Wealth Over the Edge: Singapore
And then there are, of course, your average millionaires-more of whom can be found among Singapore's resident population than anywhere in the world.
Singapore has long been a magnet for rich expatriates and multinational corporate executives. They are attracted to the city-state's low taxes, virtually crime-free streets, pro-business policies and predictable government
http://www.bernardgoldberg.com/sun-still-rises-after-sequester-so-prez-comes-up-with-plan-b-to-insure-hardship/
Sun Still Rises After Sequester So Prez Comes Up With Plan B To Insure Hardship
http://dailycaller.com/2013/03/13/obama-blames-secret-service-for-closing-white-house-tours/
Obama blames his guards for closing White House tours
http://lonelyconservative.com/2013/03/hey-how-about-we-sequester-free-hair-cuts-for-senators/
Hey, How About We Sequester Free Hair Cuts For Senators?
http://newsbusters.org/blogs/brent-baker/2013/03/20/washington-post-despairs-parents-toddlers-forced-choose-between-food-an
Washington Post Despairs Parents of Toddlers Forced to Choose Between Food and....Tattoos
http://www.theblaze.com/stories/2013/03/11/10-of-the-most-shocking-revealing-secrets-from-an-alleged-former-tsa-agent-its-all-for-show/
10 of the Most Shocking & Revealing Secrets from an Alleged Former TSA Agent: ‘It’s All for Show’
http://freedomoutpost.com/2013/03/all-federal-gun-laws-are-unconstitutional/
All Federal Gun Laws Are Unconstitutional
Huldah goes through the history of the Federal government’s unlawful actions to regulate firearms in America and she points out that when it started, the Progressives had already begun a takeover. I’ll also note the Federal Reserve had been established in 1913 as well.
Obamacare http://www.nationalreview.com/corner/342771/its-such-reasonable-law-jonah-goldberg
It’s Such a Reasonable Law
http://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2013/03/its_time_to_stock_up_on_precious_metals_guns_and_ammunition.html
It's Time to Stock Up on Precious Metals, Guns, and Ammunition
http://washingtonexaminer.com/newtown-reports-surge-in-gun-permit-applications/article/2524827
Newtown reports surge in gun permit applications
http://www.theblaze.com/stories/2013/03/14/allen-west-on-election-loss-explain-to-me-how-you-can-have-a-4000-vote-change-at-1-oclock-in-the-morning/
Allen West on Election Loss: ‘Explain to Me How You Can Have a 4,000-Vote Change at 1 O’Clock in the Morning’
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424127887324178904578340850547093268.html
Ah, Wilderness! Mountain Man vs. the Building Inspector
This is poetic. And I agree. I find the new Pope inspiring in the way Christianity should be. http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424127887323393304578360853499727768.html
'Go and Repair My House,' Heard the Saint of Assisi
There is a power in the new pope's humility.
http://dailycaller.com/2013/03/18/mark-levin-joe-scarborough-a-rambling-marbled-mouth-buffoon-with-that-ditz-sitting-next-to-you/
Mark Levin: Joe Scarborough ‘a rambling, marbled-mouth buffoon with that ditz sitting next to you’
Obama's bipartisanship and compromise: http://lonelyconservative.com/2013/03/obamas-nasty-tweet-and-a-creepy-shout-out-to-dc/
Obama’s Nasty Tweet, And A Creepy Shout Out To DC
http://www.therightscoop.com/skeeter-to-push-his-climate-change-delusion-onto-all-federal-agencies/
Skeeter to push his Climate Change delusion onto all Federal Agencies
http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2013/mar/12/epa-email-goal-was-shaming-states/
EPA email: Goal was ‘shaming’ states into compliance
This is beautiful http://twitchy.com/2013/03/25/no-wonder-youre-miserable-greg-gutfeld-slams-jackass-jim-carrey/
‘No wonder you’re miserable’: Greg Gutfeld slams jackass Jim Carrey; Update: Video of epic rant
"It's the video games!" Shut up. http://misfitpolitics.co/2013/03/glenn-beck-and-gaming-another-gamers-perspective/#comment-248401
Glenn Beck and Gaming: Another Gamer’s Perspective
http://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2013/03/epic-dana-loesch-schools-piers-morgan-and-van-jones-on-gun-rights-in-america-video/
EPIC! Dana Loesch Schools Piers Morgan and Van Jones on Gun Rights in America (Video)
http://townhall.com/columnists/kurtschlichter/2013/03/19/conservatives-must-build-a-bite-me-coalition-n1537429
Conservatives Must Build a 'Bite Me' Coalition
So, a government that has failed to adequately perform the few discrete tasks which it should be performing now wishes to do a bunch of other things which it has no business doing in the first place, and which it will inevitably do badly and thereby cause even more problems than existed in the first place.
Lawless. http://abcnews.go.com/blogs/politics/2013/02/eric-holders-contempt-for-contempt/
Eric Holder’s Contempt for Contempt
http://townhall.com/tipsheet/guybenson/2013/03/01/the-useless-white-house-press-corps-n1523900
Our Useless White House Press Corps
I don't always agree with Slate's Dave Weigel, but his withering piece on the willful obsolescence of the White House press corps came to mind today as President Obama fielded questions about the sequester. Obama's initial remarks were filled with inaccuracies, misplaced blame and tendentious arguments -- but that's par for the course. The "question" and "answer" session was far more aggravating. Let's review the transcript and recount just a few reasons why:
http://mypoliticalmusings.wordpress.com/2013/02/27/thomas-sowell-guns-and-pensions/
Thomas Sowell - Guns and Pensions
Huge pensions for retired government workers can be found from small municipalities to national governments on both sides of the Atlantic. There is a reason. For elected officials, pensions are virtually the ideal thing to spend money on, politically speaking.
http://townhall.com/columnists/kurtschlichter/2013/03/04/lets-help-academia-destroy-itself-n1523876
Let’s Help Academia Destroy Itself
No wonder university types vote 95% for Democrats - they are voting themselves a salary and a sinecure. It’s welfare for people with graduate degrees and “Coexist” bumper stickers.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/wonkblog/wp/2013/03/05/why-has-congress-left-housing-to-fannie-mae-and-freddie-mac/
Why has Congress left housing to Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac?
Here’s a refresher on the situation, and the problem:
SEQUESTER DISASTER! http://www.breitbart.com/Big-Government/2013/03/05/Obama-Borrowed-Nearly-6x-as-Much-in-Feb-as-Sequester-Cuts-All-Year
Obama Borrowed Six Times as Much in Feb. as Sequester Cuts This Year
Leftist David Frum at Leftist Daily Beast has the typical Democrat Orwellian disconnect to how this reflects on his party, but touches on some realities of one of the worst Presidents in history (and so of course a Progressive) http://www.thedailybeast.com/newsweek/2013/03/11/mystery-man-woodrow-wilson.html
Mystery Man Woodrow Wilson
Gee, if only there were some secret to wealth and success for a region... http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424127887324662404578334330162556670.html?mod=e2tw Wealth Over the Edge: Singapore
And then there are, of course, your average millionaires-more of whom can be found among Singapore's resident population than anywhere in the world.
Singapore has long been a magnet for rich expatriates and multinational corporate executives. They are attracted to the city-state's low taxes, virtually crime-free streets, pro-business policies and predictable government
http://www.bernardgoldberg.com/sun-still-rises-after-sequester-so-prez-comes-up-with-plan-b-to-insure-hardship/
Sun Still Rises After Sequester So Prez Comes Up With Plan B To Insure Hardship
http://dailycaller.com/2013/03/13/obama-blames-secret-service-for-closing-white-house-tours/
Obama blames his guards for closing White House tours
http://lonelyconservative.com/2013/03/hey-how-about-we-sequester-free-hair-cuts-for-senators/
Hey, How About We Sequester Free Hair Cuts For Senators?
http://newsbusters.org/blogs/brent-baker/2013/03/20/washington-post-despairs-parents-toddlers-forced-choose-between-food-an
Washington Post Despairs Parents of Toddlers Forced to Choose Between Food and....Tattoos
http://www.theblaze.com/stories/2013/03/11/10-of-the-most-shocking-revealing-secrets-from-an-alleged-former-tsa-agent-its-all-for-show/
10 of the Most Shocking & Revealing Secrets from an Alleged Former TSA Agent: ‘It’s All for Show’
http://freedomoutpost.com/2013/03/all-federal-gun-laws-are-unconstitutional/
All Federal Gun Laws Are Unconstitutional
Huldah goes through the history of the Federal government’s unlawful actions to regulate firearms in America and she points out that when it started, the Progressives had already begun a takeover. I’ll also note the Federal Reserve had been established in 1913 as well.
Obamacare http://www.nationalreview.com/corner/342771/its-such-reasonable-law-jonah-goldberg
It’s Such a Reasonable Law
http://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2013/03/its_time_to_stock_up_on_precious_metals_guns_and_ammunition.html
It's Time to Stock Up on Precious Metals, Guns, and Ammunition
http://washingtonexaminer.com/newtown-reports-surge-in-gun-permit-applications/article/2524827
Newtown reports surge in gun permit applications
http://www.theblaze.com/stories/2013/03/14/allen-west-on-election-loss-explain-to-me-how-you-can-have-a-4000-vote-change-at-1-oclock-in-the-morning/
Allen West on Election Loss: ‘Explain to Me How You Can Have a 4,000-Vote Change at 1 O’Clock in the Morning’
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424127887324178904578340850547093268.html
Ah, Wilderness! Mountain Man vs. the Building Inspector
This is poetic. And I agree. I find the new Pope inspiring in the way Christianity should be. http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424127887323393304578360853499727768.html
'Go and Repair My House,' Heard the Saint of Assisi
There is a power in the new pope's humility.
http://dailycaller.com/2013/03/18/mark-levin-joe-scarborough-a-rambling-marbled-mouth-buffoon-with-that-ditz-sitting-next-to-you/
Mark Levin: Joe Scarborough ‘a rambling, marbled-mouth buffoon with that ditz sitting next to you’
Obama's bipartisanship and compromise: http://lonelyconservative.com/2013/03/obamas-nasty-tweet-and-a-creepy-shout-out-to-dc/
Obama’s Nasty Tweet, And A Creepy Shout Out To DC
http://www.therightscoop.com/skeeter-to-push-his-climate-change-delusion-onto-all-federal-agencies/
Skeeter to push his Climate Change delusion onto all Federal Agencies
http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2013/mar/12/epa-email-goal-was-shaming-states/
EPA email: Goal was ‘shaming’ states into compliance
This is beautiful http://twitchy.com/2013/03/25/no-wonder-youre-miserable-greg-gutfeld-slams-jackass-jim-carrey/
‘No wonder you’re miserable’: Greg Gutfeld slams jackass Jim Carrey; Update: Video of epic rant
"It's the video games!" Shut up. http://misfitpolitics.co/2013/03/glenn-beck-and-gaming-another-gamers-perspective/#comment-248401
Glenn Beck and Gaming: Another Gamer’s Perspective
http://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2013/03/epic-dana-loesch-schools-piers-morgan-and-van-jones-on-gun-rights-in-america-video/
EPIC! Dana Loesch Schools Piers Morgan and Van Jones on Gun Rights in America (Video)