(CNSNews.com) - When Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) gave her inaugural address as speaker of the House in 2007, she vowed there would be “no new deficit spending.” Since that day, the national debt has increased by $5 trillion, according to the U.S. Treasury Department.

At the close of business on Jan. 4, 2007, Pelosi’s first day as speaker, the national debt was $8,670,596,242,973.04 (8.67 trillion), according to the Bureau of the Public Debt, a division of the U.S. Treasury Department.  At the close of business on Oct. 22, it stood at $13,667,983,325,978.31 (13.67 trillion), an increase of 4,997,387,083,005.27 (or approximately $5 trillion).

Pelosi, the 60th speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives, has added more to the national debt than the first 57 House speakers combined.

 

NPR fires Juan Williams!

I guess it's my cynical side that makes me laugh at this. As often as Juan Williams has pissed me off with his (I consider) off-the-wall opinions, I've always respected him. In fact, sometimes I wonder if Fox pays him to say those things so they can be "fair and balanced". I like him too much to think he could actually believe that stuff.

But now I can't help myself...this is the best thing that could have happened two weeks before a critical election. With a likely GOP takeover of Congress, NPR (and PBS) will come under increased pressure to reform their left-leaning editorial content--and hopefully even lose public funding! Even better, this sorry episode exposes liberals and Democrats as the politically-correct hypocrites that I've always known them to be--at least since Jimmy Carter educated me. (Alright, one more time, I'm sorry I voted for him. Okay?) Just one more rock for all the Dimocrat candidates to carry into the election.
Please pardon my grin.

"A declaration not of war, but of ambivalence"

Regardless if you agree with the war in Afghanistan, this column by Charles Krauthammer is a devastating indictment of Obama.

http://www.nationalreview.com/articles/248433/why-he-sending-them-charles-krauthammer

You might be a redneck!

You might be a redneck if: It never occurred to you to be offended by the phrase, 'One nation, under God.'
You might be a redneck if: You've never protested about seeing the Ten Commandments posted in public places.
You might be a redneck if: You still say 'Christmas' instead of 'Winter Festival.'
You might be a redneck if: You bow your head when someone prays.
You might be a redneck if: You stand and place your hand over your heart when they play the National Anthem.

You might be a redneck if: You treat our armed forces veterans with great respect, and always have.
You might be a redneck if: You've never burned an American flag, nor intend to.
You might be a redneck if: You know what you believe and you aren't afraid to say so, no matter who is listening.
You might be a redneck if: You respect your elders and raised your kids to do the same.
You might be a redneck if: You'd give your last dollar to a friend.

If you’re just dying to get rid of Obama, here’s a suggestion.

The Forgotten Man

National Review comment here.

Oorah!!!

News Alert

from The Wall Street Journal

 

 

U.S. Marines early Thursday boarded and seized control of a German-owned commercial vessel that had been commandeered by pirates, in what appeared to be the first American-led military boarding of its kind amid a recent surge of attacks in the Gulf of Aden and along the east coast of Africa.

 

A raiding party of 24 Marines boarded the ship about 85 miles southeast of Mukallah, Yemen, in the Gulf of Aden, according to the U.S. Navy.

 

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704644404575481252054001786.html?mod=djemalertNEWS

 

Pee Power

“Urine-powered fuel cells to offer pee power to people”  [Link]

Low on fuel?  Stop at the next 7-11, buy and drink a case of Coors, then wait for nature to call.

Now if they’d just figure out how to capture and use the methane produced by bean dip we can literally drive those eeviilll oil companies out of business!

The Gipper speaks!

Time magazine cover

I like National Review’s comment on the Time magazine cover:

Time Suddenly Finds a Cover Story You Can't Ignore 

Managing editor Rick Stengel explains: "Our cover image this week is powerful, shocking and disturbing. It is a portrait of Aisha, a shy 18-year-old Afghan woman who was sentenced by a Taliban commander to have her nose and ears cut off for fleeing her abusive in-laws. Aisha posed for the picture and says she wants the world to see the effect a Taliban resurgence would have on the women of Afghanistan, many of whom have flourished in the past few years. Her picture is accompanied by a powerful story by our own Aryn Baker on how Afghan women have embraced the freedoms that have come from the defeat of the Taliban -- and how they fear a Taliban revival."

I see that image and think, "Tell me we've killed a lot of these guys. Tell me we're going to kill a lot of Taliban today, and a lot of Taliban tomorrow, and a lot more before we leave, even if we don't leave this country in the state we originally desired." I realize that the problem in Afghanistan is not a lack of firepower or enemy casualties and that the difficulties there are complicated by a mess of local corruption, shifting tribal alliances, consistent suspicions of Pakistani assistance, and some of the toughest terrain on this earth. But clearly the foundation for a better tomorrow for all of our children is built upon a high stack of Taliban corpses. I don't know if God will look into the eyes of a man who disfigures a woman like that and forgive him; I just know that we ought to help arrange that meeting as quickly as possible.

I’m not a big fan of Time magazine, but their cover story this week is right on target.

Check the cover out:  http://www.time.com/time/covers/0,16641,20100809,00.html .

 

 

 

Regarding the Gulf oil spill ABC News reports, “…the federal government have amassed an army to clean the oil up, but there's one problem -- they're having trouble finding it. At its peak last month, the oil slick was the size of Kansas, but it has been rapidly shrinking, now down to the size of New Hampshire.”

Or, as I heard one commentator on Houston’s KNTH radio describe it, “The oil slick at one point was the size of President Obama’s ego.  Now it’s the size of his credibility.”

 

www.usdebtclock.org

This you just got to see!

http://www.usdebtclock.org/

 

You just can't describe a liberal better than this!

NASA Administrator Charles Bolden said in a recent interview that his "foremost" mission as the head of America's space exploration agency is to improve relations with the Muslim world.  [Link]

 

This has raised a few eyebrows but I think it’s a great idea.  If we build a mosque on the moon maybe Obama could finally shut down Guantanamo!  Shoot, we won’t even need any barbed wire!

 

How much do you think we could get for Washington DC?

Greece starts putting island land up for sale to save economy.

 

House, Senate leaders finalize details of sweeping financial overhaul

"This is about as important as it gets, because it deals with every single aspect of our lives." –Sen. Christopher Dodd (D., Conn.)

 

"No one will know until this is actually in place how it works.”—Sen. Christopher Dodd (D., Conn.)

 

"My guess is there are three unintended consequences on every page of this bill," Rep. Jeb Hensarling (R., Texas) said of the nearly 2,000-page bill.

 

Maybe now I can sleep better!

Joe Barton was right about the ‘shakedown’, but he shouldn’t have apologized to BP.  He should have apologized to the nation.

This just makes me proud to be an American...

Residents get 6 votes each in suburban NY election

By JIM FITZGERALD, Associated Press Writer – Tue Jun 15, 4:08 pm ET

PORT CHESTER, N.Y. – Arthur Furano voted early — five days before Election Day. And he voted often, flipping the lever six times for his favorite candidate. Furano cast multiple votes on the instructions of a federal judge and the U.S. Department of Justice as part of a new election system crafted to help boost Hispanic representation.  [Link]