Year: 2009

President Big O wants to trim 1/35,000 from his federal budget proposal. Well, thank you ever so effing much. We’re glad you noticed that the…

Alan Greenspan shows up in Dan Denning’s dream, and has interesting words on inflation and fiat currency. More than well worth your time.

Good morning, boys and girls, I’m the Freeholder and here is your Daily Dose of Doom. 🙂 A few days ago I warned you not…

Why didn’t you just pick the name you wanted in the first place, rather than hosting a charade?

If you won’t go out there and buy (generating sales taxes), or if you don’t have a job (generating payroll taxes), the State of NC…

“Tonight, I want you to go to the ATM machine, and I want you to draw out everything it will let you take. And I…

No, I didn’t get to go to the party, which stinks. However, here’s a roundup of news stories from the various local events: In Charlotte,…

Pat Toomey has decided that Senator Arlyn Specter could use some competition in the 2010 primaries. Senator Specter’s spokesdroid is unimpressed: Without Sen. Specter’s seat…

Alleged comedian Jamie Foxx (please don’t tell me he was related to Redd Foxx, who was actually funny) is really, really sorry he told Miley…

(Via stonerjesus240 on Twitter) The easy answer to that question of course is that liberals hate, that’s what they do. They hate anyone who disagrees…

Secretary of State Hillary Clinton is announcing new efforts to freeze pirate booty… All right! … part of a series of diplomatic steps by the…

(Actually, this is cool…Twitter giving me things to blog about. 🙂 ) I’ve been watching the #teaparty tweets, and I’m amazed at the number of…

I have a personal Twitter account, and I’m using TweetDeck software to follow the #teaparty posts, since I’m stuck at work and can’t make it…

(Via the Drudge Report) Some of those “tolerant liberals” decided that Tom Tancredo should not be heard at a UNC-CH speech. I’m beginning to think…

I haven’t been trolling through the blog list much of late, but where I’ve been I haven’t noticed anyone remarking on the death of Los…

Despite appearances, I haven’t forgotten about the piracy of the Maersk Alabama. I’ve just been watching, at turns appalled at The Obama’s “actions” on the…

Not that I actually care, you understand. Curtis Lowe links us to Michelle Malkin on Homeland Security’s hit piece on conservatives. I guess the specter…

The High Rock Lake Association weighs in on our statist Legislature’s plan to take over the Yadkin lakes… The High Rock Lake Association Board of…

It’s small, but it’s a noticeable start: The number of illegal immigrants living in North Carolina has declined since 2005, according to a study released…

Because roads don’t generate revenue, no doubt. The state has been responsible for secondary roads since the Great Depression, but that could soon change. A…

Area legislators introduced a bill April 9 for the state to own and manage the Yadkin Hydroelectric Project. Alcoa, which owns the project, has held…

Good government activists are warning that the dropping of all charges against former Alaska Sen. Ted Stevens and the tossing of his seven felony convictions…

It’s not just for the Brady Bunch any more… Timothy Egan gets most of his facts wrong and bleeds all over his t-shirt for the…

Rather than having a zillion “Look at what The Big O is up to now” posts, I’m going to consolidate them into a single post…

Because I believe that we are going to see just what The Obama is made of. Somali pirates on Wednesday hijacked a U.S.-flagged cargo ship…

(Via Simon Jester) Yes, from the Hope and Change crowd, it’s A New Way Forward! Right off the cliff.

(Via Say Uncle) It’s because if you are unlucky enough to find yourself in one of those “active shooter mass murder-athons”, you’re facing “…one of…

John Walker has a short review of Mark Levine’s new book, Liberty and Tyranny, which is currently the #1 bestseller on Amazon.com (and is apparently…

It seems that since Microsoft has been taken down a notch, the vultures need new targets to pursue. Wired reports that as far as the…

Breda, this one is for you… It’s official: The classic post-bender bacon sarnie really does help cure your hangover, thanks to the dual chemical benefits…