Some good news on the jobs front: New applications for U.S. jobless benefits plunged to the lowest level in 14 weeks, a possible sign that the massive wave of layoffs has peaked. Still, the number of unemployed Americans getting benefits climbed to a new record. The Labor Department reported Thursday that the number newly laid […]
This country has tried the prohibition experiment on marijuana for too long now and it’s time to end it. We now see that sentiment being relayed amongst public polls: A new Zogby poll commissioned by the conservative-leaning O’Leary Report has found 52 percent voter support for treating marijuana as a legal, taxed, regulated substance. The […]
Times are tough for poor Rupert, so he has decided the time is coming to charge people to read his news: Rupert Murdoch expects to start charging for access to News Corporation‘s newspaper websites within a year as he strives to fix a ”malfunctioning” business model. Encouraged by booming online subscription revenues at the Wall […]
Here in the greater Cincinnati area we saw 16 tax levies on the ballot yesterday. Of those 16 only 5 passed. The local news reports showed people all saying the same thing; “we want to support it, but the economy is just too rough”. Of course a lot of the levies were for schools and […]
Obama had a celebration yesterday with Mexico’s ambassador and had a little gaff: President Barack Obama is celebrating Cinco de Mayo a little early. On the eve of the Mexican holiday, Obama on Monday had an event in the East Room of the White House with Mexico’s Ambassador Arturo Sarukhan (sahr-oo-KHAN’). Obama joked that it […]
Bible-thumping, gay-bashing beauty queen Carrie Prejean apparently hasn’t been such a little innocent Jesus freak as she has tried to let on: Self-proclaimed bible thumper Miss California, Carrie Prejean, should start pointing the finger at herself for her own indiscretions. TheDirty.com has received exclusive images of the homophobic debutante that would clearly strip her of […]
That is what the U.K. has told right wing talked Michael Savage. They have published a list of entertainers who are barred from entering the country because they foster hatred and extremism. I would say that pretty much sums up Savage. But it doesn’t stop there. Fred Phelps of “God Hates Fags” is also barred, […]
A great video by former Rep. Matt Salmon (R-Az), who is the President of the Electronic Cigarette Association. He is working hard to keep these great devices on the market. Please visit the ECA site for more information.
From the HuffPo: In a video obtained by Al Jazeera and broadcast Monday, Lieutenant-Colonel Gary Hensley, the chief of the US military chaplains in Afghanistan, is seen telling soldiers that as followers of Jesus Christ, they all have a responsibility “to be witnesses for him.” “The special forces guys – they hunt men basically. We […]
From The Hill: Sen. Jeff Sessions (R-Ala.) will take over the ranking member position on the Senate Judiciary Committee after striking a deal with his more senior colleagues over the weekend, sources confirm to The Hill. Sessions and Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) reached the deal that will allow the Alabama Republican to take over for […]