Members of the Occupy Lincoln group noticed our recent article, “Occupy Lincoln Tipi Smokes and City Ordinances Burn, Officials Fiddle” and left a number of comments there. Because we’ll be referring to some of those comments in the body of this article, we’ve linked directly to them so those who wish may see a particular… more
A lot of people are talking about the Occupy Wall Street movement and we did publish an article about the OccupyLincoln movement this weekend. One of the central themes one can detect within this movement regards “corporate greed”, and it started with a specific criticism of the corporate greed on Wall Street and its influences… more
Fred Thompson, former Tennessee Senator, sleepy Presidential candidate, and actor has been hawking government subsidized mortgages. Hello? Has Mr. Thompson heard of the whole Fannie / Freddie / Ginnie / CRA thing? The meltdown, the bailout…? Apparently Fred was half-asleep then, too.
Republican politicians who tout their American Conservative Union rating do so to distract from their big government record and are citing a ranking system that essentially means nothing. [editorial commnent: Southern Avenger just keeps getting better and better! we ♥ you Jack Hunter!]
Editor’s Note: Thanks to Don Raskey for this excellent, well researched article. Don worked hard with the No2Arena people to get the full facts in front of Lincoln voters. His continued efforts to follow up are much appreciated. By Donald Raskey The mayor and the Joint Public Agency (JPA) have been touting the future $50 [...]
Thanks to the folks at 912 Omaha for sharing these two gems with everyone, thought we’d pass along: The songwriter’s website is here. Send this page to Print Friendly Email this to a friend? Share this on Facebook Tweet This! Share this on del.icio.us Blog this on Blogger Email this via Gmail Email this via [...]
If you are still buying into the myth that a Republican majority in Congress is “the answer to our problems”, then in fact, you are not only not in Kansas, you are not in any of the several states, including your own. Sure, you might be there physi...
Most people are currently focused on the November elections; particularly those who are hoping to reverse the direction of government. Focusing on winning a Republican majority in Congress is not likely to provide the answers people are looking for.
Updated April 22, 2011: Unfortunately, Mr. Harris decided to leave the Republican Party. While frustration with the party is understandable, the move to the Libertarian Party is not. I had no idea that Mr. Harris would ever embrace a Libertarian platform; it doesn’t line up with what we discussed or what I thought I knew […]
Bailout Voters in Oklahoma
Mary Fallin Tom Cole
Tom Coburn
Dan Boren John Sullivan