Guest post from John LaRosa. via “Investing” in Dems is Like Lending to “Eddie Mush” | JSL Consulting. Hi, my name is John…and, a long time ago, I was a degenerate gambler. Why do I tell this to the world…or, more accurately, the four people who read my blog? Simple. …
Fox News reports: President Obama, ahead of his first press conference since winning re-election and a meeting later this week with congressional leaders, staked out his starting point for fiscal cliff negotiations — $1.6 trillion in tax hikes. White House Press Secretary Jay Carney made clear that the president …
I am proud and humbled to celebrate the first anniversary of this blog. It has evolved quite a bit in its first year. I am most proud of the contributors who have agreed to post their stories at 54°40’ Or Fight! We now have 21 active contributors from around the …
Ok, what political junkie isn’t looking forward to the debate tonight between Vice President Joe Biden and Paul Ryan? Comments welcome during the debate! I’ll be providing commentary and observation as well in the comment section. Just to whet your whistle a bit regarding some of the expected themes of …
When a concerned Letterman asked him about the debt, Obama laid the responsibility for the U.S. national debt and deficit on his predecessor former President George W. Bush. “Well, here’s what happened. We had a surplus when Bill Clinton was president,” Obama said. “It was projected to continue to be …
For NBC‘s Sunday broadcast on September 9, Mitt Romney granted an interview to David Gregory. Despite the endemic liberal hackery wherever Mr. Gregory is involved, the excerpts released this afternoon show that Mitt comes out swinging. Let’s hope he keeps it up, and continues to put the legacy media (or Lapdog …
GOP Ad: $16 Trillion View on YouTube The Heritage Foundation reports: Today, the U.S. debt clock hit $16 trillion. Compare that to the end of 2008, just days before President Obama officially took office, when the total federal debt was short of $10 trillion. That’s a 60 percent increase in the federal …
[5440 note: adapted from my original post at FreedomWorks] Just when you thought media bias couldn’t possibly be more blatant, along comes this article from MarketWatch, a purportedly trusted source of Wall Street news. (Never mind that MarketWatch is operated by CBS, who should change their acronym to Cooing Barack …
Well now, this is interesting. A new economic study from Cornell University shows that the history of expected AND unexpected tax shocks has a demonstrable drag effect on our economy. Who would have guessed? Oh that’s right, the Tea Party. We have been telling legislators for three years that they …
What shall we call them? The Washingtinians? Washingtonistas? Washahideen? Anyway, they’re fighting back against an oppressive government just like in Clackistan, and they need your support. Check out their website – www.swrailvote.org – and check out their kickoff event TONIGHT: Dear friends of SW Rail Vote Pac, This notice is …
[5440 note: as if on cue, the last domino has fallen in East Multnomah County. Purely a coincidence, no doubt.] REYNOLDS BUDGET CHOICES ARE ABOUT VALUES The Reynolds School Board, representing families and taxpayers in our community, looks forward to resolution of our labor contract negotiations. The quality of education …
There’s a Facebook photo that just won’t go away about Obama outspending all 43 presidents before him. While it’s not accurate, there is a surprising new statistic Obama is guilty of–and even more surprising who reported it. I Spy Minute Thurs Apr 5 2012
The Oregonian seems to have picked up on our earlier posts about misplaced priorities and self-inflicted budget woes at the Portland Bureau of Transportation. The story so far can be told in four pictures. Record revenues at the Portland Bureau of Transportation. “Discretionary” money has almost doubled since 2000. The city’s …
If we stopped spending now, we’d only be stuck with a debt burden of $189,000 for every American man, woman and child. But we’re not stopping. In fact, Obama wants to accelerate this madness. This is fiscal child abuse, selling our kids into debt slavery so that the current generation can …
Mark Steyn recently came out with a disturbing and insightful new book, “After America: Get Ready for Armageddon“, and here he offers a timely warning: C-Span doesn’t allow other websites to embed their videos, so click on the image to watch it on C-Span Book.tv. There’s a long intro on …
Crisis in Oregon Budget Rebalance? The rumors in the State Capitol and news media this week were that the Governor had torpedoed the Legislature’s Budget Rebalance Plan and the fragile agreement between the Democrat and Republican Co-Chairs of the Ways & Means Committee was in jeopardy. Nothing could be further …
Oregon Revenue Down; Important Jobs Bill Up Last week’s newsletter discussed how Oregon’s State Budget is out-of-balance by $201 million and what the Legislature is doing to rebalance it. Also discussed was a widely-distributed survey that invites citizens to share suggestions for helping Oregon state government operate effectively, efficiently and …
Over there in the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, Fearless DeFazio’s been busy. He succeeded in shutting down Washington’s Rep. Herrera Beutler’s efforts to require a public vote before proceeding with the loot-rail-laden, $4 billion Columbia River bridge fiasco, but he lost out on one of his pet porkers: diverting Transportation money to a program …
It may seem surprising to some, but President Obama is working hard to shrink the size of American government. Others may argue that it’s been apparent all along, as he’d rather rule by edict and seems to chafe under the restrictions imposed by the American system of government, but that would …
5440 note: guest post by permission of author, who resides in Gresham, Oregon. TEXT OF GRESHAM-BARLOW SCHOOL DISTRICT BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEMBER DAN CHRIESTENSON AT JANUARY BUSINESS MEETING As we begin a new calendar year, I wanted to take a moment to thank our classroom teachers for their hard work …