Monthly Archives: June 2023

Did President Obama tell a whopper when he claimed that  “Republicans in Congress have blocked every serious idea to strengthen the middle class?” The NRCC says he did.  President Obama was greeted this morning with a scathing fact check calling him … Continue reading →

Christ, we’ve got to be able to do better than this.— Justice Rhenquist quoted in Woodward and Armstrong, The Brethran, on President Nixon’s suggested candidates for two vacancies on the court in 1971. Robert Reich offers three suggestions for reforming … Continue reading →

On December 22, 1944 American troops were sent an ultimatum from the German forces outside of the town of Bastogne demanding “the honorable surrender” of the town within two hours. General Anthony McAuliffe’s reply was: N U T S ! Insurrection … Continue reading →

All hat and no cattle — Texas folk saying Third-world tin-pot dictatorship Union boss Biden’s border crisis Sanctuary cities Illegal immigrants Trump-Russia hoax Outrageous news Bureaucrats Corrupt legacy media Deep state Accountability is coming Executive overreach Unions gave us weekends. … Continue reading →

Citing specific examples from Playboy, Vogue, and Cosmopolitan magazines, Professor Key explains the ways in which the media uses sex and violence to manipulate human action. — Google Books Given his obvious incompetence, why do so many of us approve … Continue reading →

We care about the hardworking men and women of Chautauqua County. Unfortunately, the end result of today’s announcement will be a shuttered NRG power plant. This win for environmental extremists will leave us with a weakened economy and higher taxes. … Continue reading →

He went of to Congress and served a spellFixin’ up the government and laws as well.Took over Washington, I heard tell, And patched up the crack in the Liberty Bell. The Ballad of Davy Crockett, words by Thomas Blackburn Term … Continue reading →

Donald Trump held a rally in Rochester on Sunday, April 10. I watched the broadcast. His tone was classic Trump and the crowd was a bit less rowdy than some. The content  was not much different than others rallies, but I took note … Continue reading →

Rep. Capuano (D-MA) writes: Insurance Industry Regulation On Wednesday (Dec 7, 2016) the House considered H.R. 5143, the Transparent Insurance Standards Act of 2016. This legislation, like last week’s Systemic Risk Designation Improvement Act of 2016 is yet another attempt … Continue reading →

Susan J. Douglas, writing in The New York Times, reminds us of the Gray Panthers of the 1970s. The leader was Maggie Kuhn. Infuriated by being forced out of her job at 65 (and even more irked that her parting … Continue reading →