Daily Archives: February 22, 2011

(Investors.com) — According to the Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel, state lawmakers have “routinely” been allowed to cast votes by fax or phone in recent years rather than actually appear in the statehouse. Apparently it is a courtesy extended by the majority. A … Continue reading →

CHICAGO – Former White House chief of staff Rahm Emanuel was elected mayor of Chicago on Tuesday, easily overwhelming five rivals to take the helm of the nation’s third-largest city as it prepares to chart a new course without the … Continue reading →

h/t Sarah Palin (Investors Business Daily) By Herman Cain – All the attempts by the media to make stories out of the budget battles going on in Washington, D.C., will not change the bottom line of how it will end … Continue reading →

(h/t IOTW) CNN’s Candy Crowley was perpetuating one of the American media’s favorite myths about Barack Obama, that his mere election in 2008 had radically improved the United States’ image around the world after those disastrous eight years of Republican … Continue reading →

From (Rushlimbaugh) RUSH: Apparently, ladies and gentlemen, I’m getting a lot of grief out there for my highly civil comments about Michelle Obama eating short ribs in Vail. These were highly civil comments, for crying out loud. I mean people … Continue reading →

Ugh, Ugh, Ugh, this is disappointing….(NationalReviewOnline) — Gov. Mitch Daniels made it clear in a press conference today that he was not prepared to fight for the passage of right-to-work legislation, which is being pushed by GOP state lawmakers. Today … Continue reading →

Another two lines develop on the battle front: COLUMBUS, Ohio — A hearing on a bill that could strip public employees of collective bargaining rights drew thousands of protesters to the Statehouse on Tuesday afternoon. Union leaders said their members … Continue reading →

(ReaganiteRepublican) For an administration that loves to drone-on-and-on about how they make decisions based in “fact” and “science” -rather than outdated concepts such as honor, common sense, morality, or patriotism- Team Obama sure don’t seem to have much of an … Continue reading →

Can you hear the deep hollow echo of the drumbeat ? (NYDN) — The Wisconsin workers who have staged a week-long protest against their union-busting governor are getting some Big Apple reinforcements. Teamsters Local 237, which represents various city workers, … Continue reading →

Good Morning TreeHousers.  Hope everyone is doing well today.  We have some new stuff going on to share:  There is a link in the right column to a TreeHouse Chapel discussion group.   Also, Stella has begun a post/list of ”Conservative Heros’” … Continue reading →