Musings Of Monkeesfan

GOP Should Rally to Armed Forces’ Defense: "Palana is absolutely correct that defense remains on the chopping block as a result of the debt-ceiling compromise. The first wave of cuts will include $350 billion taken from the Department of Defense and other security agencies during the next ten years: less than President Obama and most Democrats wanted but still a significant hit. Really [...]/p"

This is part one of the biggest flaw in the debt deal.

New York Times Concedes Obama Failed

2011-08-01T15:35:00.000-07:00

Conservatives Should Read the New York Times Editorial Page Today because while the debt ceiling deal is flawed is nonetheless is an important step and a defeat for Obama.

‘The Big Win’?

2011-08-01T15:34:00.000-07:00

That the debt ceiling deal is flawed is obvious. But it's not necessarily the end of the fight - the terms of the debate have been changed with tax increases no longer viable.

Five Things We Learned from the Debt Debate

2011-08-01T08:11:00.000-07:00

The Five Things We Learned from the Debt Debate

1 - Obama is not a leader
2 - The Democrats are spending addicts
3 - Nancy Pelosi is genuinely insane
4 - The Tea Party never opposed Boehner - the Mainstream Media gets it wrong again
5 - The new 12-member commission to determine future cuts will need to keep fighting the spend-addict Democrats

The Biggest Budget Issue: Entitlement Nation

2011-08-01T08:08:00.000-07:00

CARPE DIEM: Our Biggest Budget Issue is Increased Spending on Payments to Individuals, i.e. "Entitlement Nation"

‘Secret Deal’ Between Iran and Al Qaeda

2011-07-30T12:50:00.000-07:00

The US Treasury gives some detrail on Iran's alliance with Al Qaeda.

The Compassion Trap

2011-07-28T10:42:00.000-07:00

Government by Democrats falls for it every time - and it fails every time.

Want More Jobs? Remove Barriers to Job Creation

2011-07-28T10:40:00.000-07:00

For The Democrats from the "Well, DUH!" files - Want More Jobs? Remove Barriers to Job Creation

Government Housing Policy: The Sine Qua Non of the Financial Crisis

2011-07-27T16:17:00.000-07:00

A reminder of how government created the housing crisis.

Solving the Long-Term Jobs Problem

2011-07-27T16:16:00.000-07:00

A look at an alternative to stimulus.

Obama Gets Schooled Again

2011-07-26T15:41:00.000-07:00

The Tantrum In Chief is a new nickname for The Man On The Way Up - as Obama demonstrated with his umpteenth bogus speech of the year.

The Do-Nothing Senate Democrats

2011-07-23T11:01:00.000-07:00

The Do-Nothing Senate Democrats

Doing nothing won't help the Democrats down the road.

He Can’t Help Himself

2011-07-23T10:59:00.000-07:00

Obama's ineptitude as a leader is something he can't help.

Health Is the Health of the State

2011-07-19T15:55:00.000-07:00

Healthcare spending is the health of the State - and why it's not healthy.

Obama: Borrow $2.4 Trillion - To Cover My Ass In The Next Election

2011-07-19T15:00:00.000-07:00

Obama wants to borrow $2.4 trillion - a figure generated from his reelection calculations.

Dissembler in Chief

2011-07-17T20:09:00.000-07:00

All he continues to do is dissemble.

Obama Misleads on Support for 'Balanced' Deficit Agreement

2011-07-17T20:07:00.000-07:00

Obama Deceives again on Deficit Agreement

The Government’s Four-Decade Financial Experiment

2011-07-13T17:34:00.000-07:00

You supposedly could not go wrong here - alas, you wound up going wrong.

Ethanol Proves A Net Loser

2011-07-13T11:02:00.000-07:00

Ethanol Now Consumes More Corn Than For Animal Feed for First Time, Corn Prices Reach Record High - this is what happens with "alternative" fuels.

Obama Tells The Truth About Social Security

2011-07-12T13:47:00.001-07:00

Social Security is a ponzi scheme, not a legitimate entitlement. Barack Obama has now acknowledged such by saying that retirees have not been contributing to Social Security, it's been subsidized by borrowing money.

Paul Ryan Responds to Obama’s ‘Balanced’ Approach

2011-07-12T13:34:00.000-07:00

Paul Ryan schools Obama again.

North Dakota Oilers, Part Deux

2011-07-12T13:32:00.000-07:00

The Oilers continue sacking the enemy as their North Dakota swing continues.

Obama’s Stunning Admission - Democrats Want To End Medicare

2011-07-12T09:07:00.000-07:00

Obama’s Stunning Admission puts the lie to Democratic "Medi-scare" campaigning.

Still Clueless About Al Qaeda in Iraq

2011-07-11T15:02:00.000-07:00

Some Democrats still claim Al Qaida was not in Iraq under Saddam Hussein, except the facts continue to prove otherwise.

The Democrats’ Fuzzy Math and Fuzzier Logic

2011-07-10T19:05:00.000-07:00

With apologies to MD80891, who coined the term - The Fuzzy Math and Fuzzier Logic behind the Democrats' attack on Paul Ryan's Medicare plan.

Pushing Decline

2011-07-10T18:57:00.000-07:00

The Democrats did what they do - they pushed cutting defense and leaving real spending alone. The Republicans aren't biting right now.

Obama: Fix Unemployment by Fixing the Patent Process

2011-07-08T17:05:00.000-07:00

Obama continues to prove how ignorant of economics he is.

The Defense Spending Myth Debunked

2011-07-08T12:45:00.000-07:00

Is Defense Spending Driving Our Debt? No, it isn't.

Fuzzy Deficit Math

2011-07-08T12:44:00.000-07:00

Fuzzy Deficit Math - must-read link within this piece.

The White House's Contradictory Spin on the Dismal Jobs Numbers

2011-07-08T12:36:00.000-07:00

The White House can only Spin on the Dismal Jobs Numbers

Obama Administration on the Defensive Over Cost of Government Regulations

2011-07-07T14:50:00.000-07:00

Obama Administration on the Defensive Over Cost of Government Regulations - always a sign liberals deep down know they're wrong but lack the guts to admit it (sort of like Roger Clemens).

Cutting Medicare Without Reforming It

2011-07-07T14:26:00.000-07:00

Cutting Medicare Without Reforming It - Obama can still snooker the Republicans here.

Why Does Obamacare Double Down on Medicaid?

2011-07-07T14:24:00.000-07:00

Obama insists on a program that's worse than not having insurance at all.

Obama’s Economists Tell The Truth

2011-07-04T08:58:00.000-07:00

Obama released an economic report on a Friday - which means its contents will be overlooked as they throw The Man On The Way Up under the bus by telling the truth. In other words, the report shows - again - that Obama's "stimulus" threw away over $3 trillion for nothing.

The Great Gov't.-Induced Homeownership Bubble

2011-07-03T12:02:00.000-07:00

A look at the new book "Reckless Endangerment" and the government-created housing meltdown.

Iran’s Proxy War Continues

2011-07-02T11:32:00.000-07:00

Iran’s Proxy War Continues

North Dakota's Booming Oil Economy

2011-06-30T15:33:00.000-07:00

Hey Obama, domestic drilling works. Period. Bring on the Houston Oilers (and let Houston's football team use the Oilers name, too).

When Liberal "Think" Tanks Attack

2011-06-29T15:34:00.000-07:00

Center for American Progress Takes Aim at Koch Industries, Shoots Self in Foot - again.

Inconsistencies in Reporting U.S. Trade Data

2011-06-29T15:23:00.000-07:00

Economist Mark Perry asks a pertinent question - Is the BEA Following the Cash, or the Goods and Assets?

The UAW Albatross Fights On

2011-06-28T15:36:00.000-07:00

UAW Threatens to Brand Foreign Auto Plants as Human Rights Violators even when - no, especially when they're not. It's the union mission - protect their own jobs at the expense of the economy and real jobs.

The Iron Law of Intervention

2011-06-28T15:29:00.000-07:00

Passing a law to fix a problem has never fixed the problem; it has always made the problem worse.

If You Don’t Let Us Raise Taxes, We’ll Stop Borrowing Money

2011-06-28T07:31:00.000-07:00

Democrats are insisting on tax hikes in the debt ceiling debate because they want to be able borrow more money to spend, and increase taxes.

History Will Not Be Deceived

2011-06-23T08:29:00.000-07:00

While the JCS throws The Man On The Way Up under the bus by telling the truth, Obama himself throws American soldiers under the bus by undercutting their mission.

Mullen Throws Obama Under the Bus

2011-06-23T08:28:00.000-07:00

The Chairman of the JCS tells the truth.

Texas Turns Off Lights on Federal Lightbulb Ban

2011-06-21T15:24:00.000-07:00

The Federal Lightbulb Ban gets sacked by those Dallas political Cowboys. Let's hope New England's Patriots, Tennessee's Titans, the Indianapolis political Colts, etc. follow suit and sack this intrusion of eco-fascism.

The Democrats’ ‘Culture of Corruption’

2011-06-20T09:36:00.000-07:00

Anthony Weiner is just the latest in his party's long line of kleptocrats.

Follower in Chief

2011-06-19T19:47:00.000-07:00

Leaders lead - except The Man On The Way Up stays behind everyone else.

Trade Deficits Mean - Nothing

2011-06-16T07:59:00.000-07:00

Here's the dirty little secret about the trade deficit - U.S. Trade With Rest of World is Always Balanced

Prislam - Islamo-Arab Imperialism In Prison

2011-06-15T16:16:00.000-07:00

Remember Representative Peter King's House Committee Hearings on Islamo-Arab terrorism? Recently they've been looking at Islamo-Arab "radicalization in US prisons." As usual, Democrats objected because the hearings show how Islamo-Arab ideology is at work.