April 2011
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Thanks to Barack and the Left, Gas Prices are Still Rising
Unfortunately for now-President Obama, the reality of $4-$5-a-gallon gasoline is a much tougher sell to the general public. He’s put himself to work spinning the line that “speculators” are at fault for high prices, but the actual explanation is far more matter-of-fact. No new wells are being drilled and no new refineries have been built [...]
Hollywood Conservatives. There are More Than you Think
The newest closet for celebrities to come out of is definitely Conservatism. Just like in the McCarthy days, once you’ve been labeled a Conservative (or Lord forbid, a Christian) you are not only ridiculed but also somewhat blacklisted in Hollywood. We decided to focus on some of these amazing Hollywood Conservatives. We think some of [...]
The Illinois Association of Realtors Capital Report
The IAR is made up of hundreds of REALTORS® promote the real estate industry and private property rights at the Illinois State Capitol. The IAR strongly opposes proposals to reduce the mortgage interest deduction (MID) as this would further erode a critical cornerstone of families, communities and our economy and would be dangerously counterproductive.
The Green Thing: A Different Definition of Recycling
It is always easier to look back at the generations that preceded us and say, that “they” are responsible for all that ails our society. Easier, but is it correct? Are our parents, grandparents and those before them guilty of abusing Mother Earth?
White House Fails to Issue Easter Proclamation
President Barack Obama, with daughter Sasha, attended the White House Easter Egg Roll on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, Monday, April 25, 2011. He did little else to honor one of our most sacred Christian holidays. We, of course, do not know if Barack Obama is a Christian, but if he [...]
Westboro Baptist Church Protestors Go To a Mississippi Funeral
On April 7, USMC Staff Sgt. Jason Rogers, killed in action in Afghanistan, was buried in Brandon, Mississippi. That, by itself, is a sadly unremarkable though certainly noteworthy and solemn occasion for us to mark. What happened when a well know group of “fallen” Christians appeared in town to protest this brave man’s service to [...]
We Can Still Block the Repeal of ‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell’
Question: What is the current state of the 1993 law that barred homosexuality in the Armed Forces (known as “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell”)? If you said that the law has been repealed and that open homosexual behavior is now welcome in the military, you would be wrong. Yeah, I know, you thought the Lame Duck [...]
Obama’s Czars Stay: He Refutes Campaign Promise to Never Use Special Signing Statement’
On April 15 the president signed into law the $38 billion budget cuts that the House and Senate approved. But Obama said that there were certain provisions of the bill that he would not abide by: The provision defunding the czars.
Democrats Choose to Ignore Islamist Targeting Israel, Christians
“We certainly love the Muslim people,” said internationally known evangelist Franklin Graham in an interview earlier this month. “But that (Islam) is not the faith of this country. And that is not the religion that built this nation. The people of the Christian faith and the Jewish faith are the ones who built America, not [...]
Illegals and American Sovereignty
An Arizona sheriff says U.S. Border Patrol officials have repeatedly told him they have been ordered to reduce — at times even stop — arrests of illegal immigrants caught trying to cross the U.S. border. Is this how Barack Obama and the Democratic Party respond to the invasion of our country by illegal aliens?
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