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Last night on YGCRadio, a caller seemed to be suffering from the same dysfunction that viewers of MSNoBodyCares suffer from – namely Palin Derangement Syndrome. Our caller is already so in the bag for Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty it caused me to speculate if he resides under Tim’s desk! The exchange got me to wondering if the GOP is riddled with this same dysfunction. It also caused me to do some deep analysis of Gov. Palin’s surprise resignation. On the resignation I have come up with a theory*. It is my belief that Gov. Palin will take a stab at...

Paul, as of Tuesday, has won 245 co-sponsors to a bill that would require a full-fledged audit of the Federal Reserve by the end of 2010. A slew of top Republicans are backing the bill, as are many Democrats. ... Unfortunately for Paul, the bill appears to be idling in the House Financial Services Committee, which is chaired by Barney Frank, D-Mass. The bill has been sitting there, gathering co-sponsors, since Paul introduced it in late February. Calls to Frank's office were not returned.

The Dow broke through support at 8200 to complete a head and shoulders reversal. Confirming earlier warnings, from breakout below the rising trend channel and from bearish divergence on Twiggs Money Flow (both 21-Day and 13-Week), the pattern signals a down-swing to test primary support at 6500.

.....Sen. Orrin Hatch (R-Utah), who chaired the hearing of the antitrust, competition policy and consumer rights subcommittee, said the BCS bowl “regime” is best described as a violation of the Sherman Anti-Trust Act--a law aimed at protecting against monopolies and business arrangements that stifle competition.........

As inaugural speeches go, Oblama's was pretty average, hope-and-change wise. Bill Clinton's speech of '93 holds the US changey record.

Jon Voight's Profile in Courage Jeffrey Lord. "'There's a group being formed to deal with you,' the unidentified voice said. 'They're going to fix you so you won't ever act again.'" -- Ronald Reagan, writing in his autobiography Where's the Rest of Me of an anonymous phone call he received while fighting Communist infiltration of the motion picture industry in 1949. The threat was simple. Either Ronald Reagan stopped speaking out on his views of Communists in the movie business -- or he would have acid tossed in his face, disfiguring him. His main asset as an actor thus destroyed,...

IN a city where people daily take to the streets to shout and wave placards about everything from food scares to tax hikes, one enterprising group has decided to voice their frustrations in song. The Hong Kong Complaints Choir has taken its cue from the English city of Birmingham, where the first complaints choir was launched by Finnish artists Oliver Kochta-Kalleinen and Tellervo Kalleinen. The movement has since spread to more than 20 cities, including Hamburg, St. Petersburg, New York, Chicago and Singapore. Hong Kong organisers say their tuneful tirades, performed by up to 40 choristers at a time, add...

While delivering the keynote address at the New Economic School in Moscow, President Obama claimed he met his wife while he was attending school. "I dont know if anybody else will meet their future wife or husband in class like I did, but I'm sure that you're all going to have wonderful careers," Obama said. Obama actually met his wife at a law firm. POLITICO: Barack Obama proves to be mortal husband

President Obama said the Catholic Church's long tradition of social justice has had a "profound influence" on him -- just days before he is to meet with Pope Benedict XVI on his first trip to Italy. Obama told FOX News that he looks forward to reading the encyclical, a "circular letter" titled "Charity in Truth," published by the Vatican. The encyclical -- set to be published on the eve of the G8 summit -- has been seen as a message from the pope to leaders of advanced nations who will convene in L'Aquila, Italy,on Wednesday. "Specifically, I think that social...

Noted free-speech champion Keith Olbermann has declared that we have to "legally stop" Glenn Beck. The Fox News host's crime? Not reacting strongly enough for Olbermann's taste when a guest made an over-the-top remark. [H/t reader JKF.] On the June 30 editon of Beck's show, former CIA analyst Michael Scheuer said: "the only chance we have as a country right now is for Osama bin Laden to detonate a major weapon in the United States." Apparently Scheuer thinks that's what it would take to shock the country and its leaders back to their senses. Olbermann was infuriated that Beck didn't...

I’m all for Governor Sarah Palin’s move over the weekend. It’s time for her to get out of Alaska’s small town, ankle-biting politics. Now she can take her show on the road. This is a woman brimming with charisma and raw political appeal. That’s why everyone’s afraid of her, and attacking her. In other words, Sarah Palin has the power to reinvigorate conservatism and republicanism. Here's my debate last night with nationally syndicated columnist Deroy Murdock.

An Idaho community had secured an Air Force flyover for its local festival every year for more than 40 years, organizers say, but this year, the Air Force turned the request down over the festival's religious focus. The God and Country Family Festival in Nampa, Idaho, applied to the Pentagon for the flyover but was denied in an e-mail, board member Patti Syme told KTBV. Syme said the e-mail from a defense official informed her the Pentagon prohibited support of special interest groups. "I called him immediately and just said, you know hey we've been doing this for 42 years,...

Do conservatives need to break away from the Republican [and Democrat] party? A Daily Poll.

The king of pop, Michael Jackson, was laid to rest today. Every media outlet, the Communist News Network, the All Barack Channel, the Fe aux News Network, the Couric Buffoon Series, and the Never Been Credible news channels have taken the death of this troubled man and turned it into a circus. This particular circus has served to distract us from North Korea launching missiles in every direction, the Chinese murdering people in the streets, the Iranians crushing their people with an iron fist, our President and Vice President contradicting each other on foreign policy, cap and trade being shoved...

Another stimulus package? Are you kidding me? What the government should be doing is killing the current stimulus (porkulus) bill. A knife should be plunged deep into the heart of the $787 billion spending bill that's so big the website they designed to display the expenditures (another $84 million down the toilet) won't even work as intended (recovery.gov).

Governor Palin first speaking event will be at The Ronald Reagan Presidential Library & Museum in Simi Valley, California. She has been invited to speak at the 50th Anniversary Gala of the Simi Valley Republican Women.

Mayor Richard Daley's personnel chief resigned Tuesday, less than two weeks after the city's independent inspector general called for his removal. Homero Tristan, a member of Daley's Cabinet as the top human resources official, was accused of lying to investigators from Inspector General David Hoffman's office, which was looking into City Hall hiring abuses. Tristan called Hoffman's allegations "grossly erroneous and irresponsible." But Tristan said he could not fight the charges while representing the city in federal proceedings aimed at reforming its scandal-scarred hiring system. "I can't do both at this time," Tristan said. "I will continue to defend my...

Protesters show anger with Washington, D.C.By ANDREW SCHOTZ July 7, 2009 HAGERSTOWN — Hundreds of protesters gathered at Hagerstown’s University Plaza on Tuesday, showing that their level of anger about spending, civil liberties and President Obama remains high, rain or shine. The first TEA (Taxed Enough Already) Party, held in a sopping rain on April 15, drew about 300 people downtown. On Tuesday, which was clear and sunny, about 400 people attended. Cities across the country have hosted similar rallies this year. Lining West Washington Street, many people sounded off about the hundreds of billions of dollars in Obama’s stimulus...

United Airlines Song Background (short version) In the spring of 2008, Sons of Maxwell were traveling to Nebraska for a one-week tour and my Taylor guitar was witnessed being thrown by United Airlines baggage handlers in Chicago. I discovered later that the $3500 guitar was severely damaged. They didn’t deny the experience occurred but for nine months the various people I communicated with put the responsibility for dealing with the damage on everyone other than themselves and finally said they would do nothing to compensate me for my loss. So I promised the last person to finally say “no” to...

All five living U.S. Presidents will appear in a video salute to the volunteers who comprise the "All-Stars Among Us" in an unprecedented collaboration prior to next Tuesday's All-Star Game in St. Louis. President Barack Obama, who later will throw out the ceremonial first pitch of the 80th Midsummer Classic, will be joined in the seven-minute video by Presidents George W. Bush, Bill Clinton, George H.W. Bush and Jimmy Carter.