Morning Briefing
For January 9, 2013
1. Do It For America
Neal Boortz is one of the most popular talk radio hosts in the country. I’m proud to guest host for him when he is gone.
January 18, 2013, is Neal’s last day on the air, after which time I will begin in earnest harassing Rush Limbaugh to let me be his guest host. Heck, I’d even change my name to Mark.
Boortz bought some really ugly golf pants and big RV and he’s going off into the sunset with his vastly better half on Inauguration Day.
As a parting gift from America, please consider signing this White House petition. Neal wants an hour of the President’s time to talk tax policy, particularly the FairTax. The White House says Neal’s petition must get to 25,000 signatures before February 7th to get a White House response.
Go here now. Sign the petition. Let’s make it happen. It would be staggeringly awesome. . . . please click here for the rest of the post →
2. Fact-Checking Matt Damon’s ‘Promised Land’
I wasted $7.75 on Hollywood’s latest anti-fracking agitprop “Promised Land” so you won’t have to.
You can read movie reviews elsewhere. From what I’ve seen, they’ve been rather lukewarm. And in its first weekend of nationwide distribution, audience response was tepid at best. In the words of lead actor/screenwriter Matt Damon, “Who ****ing wants to go see an anti-fracking movie?”
Not only is the subject matter right in my wheelhouse, Damon et al bring the lies and distortion right into my backyard. Quite literally. . . . please click here for the rest of the post→
3. Marsha, Marsha, Marsha!
Life in DC can be tough, especially when you are stuck playing second fiddle to Tennessee Republican Rep. Marsha Blackburn. Fellow Tennessee Republican Rep. Diane Black found that out last week as the new 113th Congress kicked off and she raced to introduce a pro-life bill that would defund Planned Parenthood. Unfortunately for Black, she learned her “Jan Brady lesson” the hard way as Blackburn had already introduced an identical bill a day earlier.
As previously covered, on the first day of the new Congress, Blackburn re-introduced former Indiana Rep. Mike Pence’s bill from the last Congress, the Title X Abortion Provider Prohibition Act, which would defund Planned Parenthood and other on demand abortion providers but included small technical changes. Suspicion quickly arose on Capitol Hill when Black also re-introduced Pence’s bill a day later with Blackburn’s technical changes. Essentially, both bills alter Pence’s language by taking away any prefix or qualifying language as it relates to exceptions dealing with rape, incest and life of the mother. Anyone who follows pro-life politics knows that there is often great dispute, controversy and competition amongst fellow pro-life groups and politicians, even when they are striving to ultimately achieve the same goals. Apparently the spirit of one-upmanship is alive and well in every social circle in town. By now, shouldn’t everybody know you don’t pirate content from Marsha Blackburn? . . . please click here for the rest of the post →
4. We Need an Activist House GOP
In the field of politics, you either drive the narrative or become a victim of the narrative. Unfortunately, for most of the 112th Congress, the GOP-controlled House abdicated their power and became a victim of the political narrative driven by Obama and the Democrat Senate.
Over the past two years, the House has been in recess almost every other week. Additionally, a large chunk of the days in session were spent passing banal suspension votes. Many conservatives are exuberant whenever Congress is out of session. “Thank God, the Republic is safe,” they say. I disagree. Ideally, if Congress would have merely served as a steward for our Constitutional Republic over the past 100 years, a relaxed schedule would be appropriate. However, with government creeping into every facet of our economy and private lives with interventions, subsidies, regulations, and competition, we need an activist Congress just to restore our Republic. . . . please click here for the rest of the post →
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