Greg Halvorson

Media white-washes Bell, California jail-birds’ party status

They’re gone, wearing jumpsuits, all eight former officials of Bell, the modest California city whose citizens, for 25 years, were plundered by shamelessly corrupt Democrats.

Say it ain’t so: Murkowski to run as write-in candidate

Nothing is more petty and petulant than a loser who, in their inability to accept defeat, chooses to inflict damage on the source of that defeat. More odious is when a RINO from a red state is behind it, a Lisa Murkowski, who because she’s dishonorable, has Democrats from Wasilla to Washington smiling.

Will Mike Castle turn Independent?

Now that the smoke has cleared and Castle-backers, Chris Christie, Hugh Hewitt, Bill Kristol, Jay Cost, Jim Geraghty and others, have been fed a spoon of anti-establishment Tea, I believe Mike Castle may turn Independent. Bad news for the victorious O’ Donnell – congratulations! - this has an upside in that, should he win, the I after his name will confuse no one, as an R would have had he taken the primary. As a RINO blurring party lines, he would’ve advanced the destruction of the GOP, while engendering increasing mutiny in the base.

Obama to address school-children…. again

It’s that time of year, a closet Marxist has appeased unions on Labor Day, pads are cracking in stadiums nationwide, and bus-stops are bustling with rosy-cheeked children who rarely ever get to hear a Marxist talk. Lucky for them, Uncle Sam enjoys talking, especially to audiences filled with young minds.

Glenn Beck, Restoring Honor, and Leftist Delusion

Say what you want about Glenn Beck, a polarizing figure on the American landscape, but don't argue that last weekend's rally, his spiritual lollapalooza, lacked miracles. No, angels didn't descend from the clouds (though, if you saw the geese fly-over...) and no, it can't be said, because it can't be quantified, that honor was "restored." But it is a miracle when a paunchy Mormon activist draws several hundred-thousand to the Mall in August heat.

Olbermann: Americans are a greater threat to Muslims than Muslims are to Americans

I’m not masochistic. However, there is something mildly alluring about tuning in to a liar whose harangues are so out-of-touch that to hear them is to run, figuratively, across nails. By watching Keith Olbermann, my goal wasn’t to feel superior (which I did) or to view a hissy-fit (which I did), it was to experience happiness. That a bombastic and ill-informed fool is allowed to make a living is awesome - What other country? Where else but America? - and knowing that it’s real, and that Olbermann is employed, is an absolute marvel and testament to human kindness.

Disgrace update: Blumenthal lies about military service, holds commanding 17-point lead

With disgraces rolling off the public-policy conveyor like poison Hershey Kisses, bitter pills these days have become commonplace and generic; yet, once in awhile, one bobs to the surface (like the shark in Jaws) to highlight how far we've gone off the rails.

Pelosi (straight-faced): Unemployment benefits stimulate the economy

Are you sitting down? Is the liquor cabinet stocked? Nanceroo has done it again, held a press-conference, so I hope you are and it is. I also hope you’re not eating soup, chewing steak, or enjoying a carbonated beverage. Consider yourself warned.

Ignorant Democrat: “Geography for $200”

Friends, if you don't think Liberty is in deep doo, then you're not paying attention. Elected officials - notably Barbara Boxer - have become so patently and publicly thick that you half expect them to pass laws in crayon. The U.S. House, in particular, is packed with members (Hank Johnson, Bob Etheridge, Maxine Waters) who seem incapable of speaking without calling into question whether they're gunning for laughs.

Court nominees flying beneath the radar

While many Americans are aware of overtly tyrannical power-grabs - ObamaCare and Cap-and-Trade - a more insidious power-grab is flying beneath the radar, that of court nominees. The Dem-dominated Senate Judiciary Committee is moving radicals toward confirmation, men like Goodwin Liu and Robert Chatigny, whose respective nominations to the Ninth and Second Circuits should alarm Americans who believe in “blind justice.”

Obama to graduates: “Don’t make excuses.”

Incredible. Barack Obama has done it again, turned the office of the presidency into a forum for lies. Monday, speaking to high school graduates, The Finger-Pointer-in-Chief dropped jaws across the nation, claiming the high road with regard to excuse-making.

FTC does Pravda (be afraid)….

Here we go again. In keeping with the Groundhog Day theme of this administration, the one that has me approaching news sites with dread, the Federal Trade Commission is out with its draft on the “reinvention of journalism.”

Governor Christie slams public teacher unions

He’s done it again, Governor Christie of blue-turning-red-because-of-him New Jersey, made every American who loves leadership misty-eyed. Speaking to the Federation For Children in Washington D.C., the good governor tore into public teachers unions with customary resolve. For your HYPERLINK "http://tinyurl.com/2wbuxmn" pleasure:

Memorial Day: where were the flags?

Now that President Obama is back from Chicago, fresh from declaring June, 2010, Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender month, I'd like to memorialize Memorial Day. It's not dead (yet), but like other American traditions (marriage, a strong military), it's dying, and a genuine symptom is the absence of the flag.

House rep BLASTS Calderon

Quietly, there is an American voice, protecting American values, and conducting himself as an American should. It is that of Tom McClintock. In response to Felipe Calderon’s parroting of progressive talking points, this California House rep verbalized his outrage in the empty House chamber. Where the Democratic caucus had earlier encouraged Calderon, taking to their feet for his America-trashing, Mr. McClintock gave a truthful, forceful, and passionate rebuttal. The more citizens who read it, the better off we will be.

The Red and the Blue Corner of American Discourse

Divisiveness is on the increase in America. As President Obama barn-storms Mudville, mocking any and all who oppose him, civic polarization reaches new highs.

A Nation Divided

We are a country divided, and nowhere is the division better seen than among the comments sections beneath political articles. These opinions, conservative and progressive, reveal America and are sociologically fascinating. The following from Yahoo News: Beaming Obama Signs Historic $938 Billion Overhaul, delineates opposing mindsets:

If You Can Keep It

I love my father, a man who throughout my childhood espoused conservative doctrine—low taxes, job creation, a strong military—a man who voted for Goldwater, for Nixon (twice), and who, when Ronald Reagan ascended, settled into permanent arm-chair glee. My father instilled values. He confessed love of country. But my father is not a patriot.

Obama, the U.N., and the Right to Bear Arms

As anyone who hasn’t been sailing solo around the world or living in a cave knows, the United States Constitution is under attack. The Democrat-controlled health care bill, which, if passed, will designate 16% of the economy to the government, and the Waxman-Markey cap-and-trade legislation, which, if passed, will mean “global warming” will have hijacked our future, provide ample evidence.

Swindled

So, Barack Obama, in selling his health care scam, promises that he won’t sign a bill that will add to the deficit (“not a single dime, now or in the future”) and, furthermore, says that to perform this stunt, he’ll cut billions of dollars in waste from “the system.” Medicare is his target and, according to Obama, $500 billion in extractable inefficiencies (overlooked till now) are waiting on a platter. Sounds great. It isn’t....