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In an effort to placate the party’s increasingly unhinged Left-wing base, Democrats in the House will hold what critics are calling “fake impeachment hearings” on Monday, though one Republican is reminding a powerful committee chairman of the chamber’s rules regarding the treatment of the president. House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerrold Nadler (D-N.Y.) will hold a hearing featuring Watergate-era stoolie and convict John Dean, reputed to be the one who brought down President Richard Nixon though in reality, it was a series of tapes in which Nixon discussed obstructing justice and other crimes that actually did him in. The hearing, “Lessons...

The political world has been dominated this week by speculation about whether President Donald Trump will declare a national emergency in order to reprogram approximately $5.7 billion of federal funds from other purposes to the construction of some part of a border wall or barrier along the country’s international border with Mexico. So we will end up with Trump declaring a national emergency and reprogramming funds to build a border wall, this author predicts. How could this unfold, in practical details? What and how could Trump actually do to make this happen? SECOND: It is important to be specific. Different...

Pornography — The Difference Being a Parent Makes Steve Jobs is a businessman of unquestioned ability, a technological wizard, and one of the greatest orchestrators of “cool” in world history. Nevertheless, he has not been known as a critic of pornography . . . until now. Monday, May 24, 2010 Political scientists and sociologists long ago came to the realization that one of the most significant indicators of political behavior is parenthood. Those who bear responsibility to raise children look at the world differently from those who do not. In fact, parenthood may be the most easily identifiable predictor of...

For true conservative victory, simply voting Republican won’t do Barack Obama is the most socialist president in American history. Before Obama, George W. Bush was the most socialist president in American history. Before Dubya, it was Bill Clinton, then Bush Sr., Reagan, and so on. Each successive administration, by and large, has presided over a federal government that has assumed more power and spent more money than the last. [...] Conservatives who continue to make the case that Obama is worse than Bush are right, but the fact that Rush and like-minded pundits and politicians are unable to find fault...

There are those who say that every woman has a right to control her own body. That is true. Then, having control over her own body, she should not become pregnant if she does not want children. That is control. When she becomes pregnant, then she has lost her control over that situation.

White House Counsel Harriet Miers, the Supreme Court nominee who withdrew after a conservative revolt last fall, has allegedly vetoed several recommendations offered by conservatives to fill vacancies on federal courts. The White House would not directly respond to the charge, which was made this morning during a conference call with more than 40 conservative leaders. Two people on the call—whose identities I promised to keep confidential—said they had inside knowledge of the recommended nominees whom Miers nixed.

On 9/11 over 3,000 Americans were killed, on 7/7 scores of British citizens were killed and hundreds wounded. In Iraq, Islamic terrorists blew up an American soldier and over 20 children to whom he was giving candy and toys.So what was the Senate Armed Services Committee doing today to protect us against further attacks? Holding hearings on the alleged of "degrading" and "humiliating" "abuse" of Gitmo terrorists., including the admitted 20th hijacker. And what awful things did we subject him to down there at Club Gitmo? Here's the rundown of the barbaric treatment inflicted on the guy who wanted to...

Who is this award named for? Judge Elihu Smails, the character in the film Caddyshack who asks of the obnoxious but lovable Al Czervick (played by Rodney Dangerfield), “Good Lord, what has this buffoon done now?” As a special tribute to Judge Smails, every week we will issue this award to the biggest buffoon of the week … the person who, through his or her actions or public statements, has made a buffoon of themselves and everyone associated with them. Please note that since we slammed John "Crushed" Kerry on a daily basis when the site name was "crushkerry", he...

If anyone thinks that Hillary Clinton is not running for President in 2008 is smoking crack - a lot of it. This is especially true after the news that Hillary has been named by the moderate/centrist DLC to head up an initiative to define the party's agenda. Forget for a moment just how bad a shape the Democrats are in that they need an "initiative" to define a "party agenda". Most parties call these things "core beliefs" and no "initiative" is needed to define them. Be that as it may, it appears that Hillary is using this position to unite...

(This post appeared on the blog Museum of Left Wing Lunacy) This is something I figured many of you would get a kick out of. :) Donald Trump does a daily broadcast bit for some radio stations where he talks about all kinds of things. Yesterday, his topic was the upcoming retirement of Dan Blather. Here's what he said: "On Wednesday, March 9, Dan Rather leaves his long-time post in the anchor chair at CBS News. A few people may not love the idea that Dan’s leaving. I say good riddance. Somehow Dan has managed to survive even though he’s...

Reading a recent Fox News Poll showing that Social Security reform is primarily being opposed by those who haven't taken care over their own retirement got me upset. But then, reading further articles on the subject it turns out that the anger was for the most part, misdirected. After all, these people are not the ones voting on the plan. Thus,I decided to turn my ire towards supposedly conservative lawmakers who are hiding in the corner on Social Security reform because of poll numbers. I mean, these people are supposed to be "on our team" . And by "on our...