ObamaCare still not popular
"'It makes an untruth out of what the president said -- that if you like your insurance, you could keep it,' said Joe Hansen, president of the United Food and Commercial Workers International Union. 'That is not going to be true for millions of workers now.'" Less Obama friendly folks just call such things lies, BTW.
» Continue reading "ObamaCare still not popular "...Which of the Obama scandals is the worst?
Libya is a minor cover up. It embarrasses Obama and probably wipes out the Hilary record, but it is not a long run problem. The IRS is very scary, but it is a management problem. The real bad story is the Obama assault on freedom of the press. I was surprised that even Dana Milbank from WP wrote a scathing article attacking Obama. This very liberal journalist covers much. Read the link.
» Continue reading "Which of the Obama scandals is the worst?"...Obama folks spying on reporters
The scandals just keep coming. Now we find out that the Obama folks are spying on individual reporters. The IRS problem is getting more serious, as we find the WH knew about the problem weeks ago. An interesting question. The IRS used keyword "Patriot" to search for conservatives. What word might they use to find liberals?
» Continue reading "Obama folks spying on reporters "...Good news on race in America
The racial voting gap has disappeared. In fact, blacks are now voting at higher rates than white. As I mentioned in an earlier post, women are much more likely than men to attend college. The civil rights struggle is over. The good guys won. Time to stand down.
» Continue reading "Good news on race in America"...Gun violence dropping for twenty years
Most people mistakenly think gun violence is on the rise & gun control is an emotional issue so proponents dislike letting facts rarely get in their way. The fact is that gun violence has been declining sharply for twenty years. Homicides committed with guns are down and non-fatal injuries are down. I know that perhaps I concentrate on the smaller factors, but let's make a few speculations about statistics.
» Continue reading "Gun violence dropping for twenty years"...How can we close the gender gap?
Women have outnumbered men in our nation's colleges since 1981 and the gap has gotten worse every year since. Within ten years it is estimated that nearly 60% of college students will be female, about 148 women for every hundred men. What discrimination would cause such a horrendous discrepancy and what can we do about it?
» Continue reading "How can we close the gender gap?"...Scarcity v Abundance
People may be liberal or conservative, but I find a bigger division between those who believe in scarcity and those who know we can have abundance. Scarcity people are unpleasant. They talk in terms of rationing. If somebody gets more, they think somebody else gets less. They worry about victims and people left behind. Abundance people are better in general.
» Continue reading "Scarcity v Abundance"...The list of IRS victims grows
Secure America Now, an NGO promoting U.S. national security related to North Korea, Iran, Israel and Libya, was targeted by the IRS after they made a video critical of President Obama's handling of the Libya affair. Maybe we here at Watchblog should worry just a little. We are very small fish, but the net seems to be aimed at lots of small fry conservatives. Some people want to silence us or at least chill us down a bit.
» Continue reading "The list of IRS victims grows"...Common origins
DNA studies are turning out some interesting findings and solving some of the mysteries of history and sometimes creating some interesting paradoxes. For example, African-Americans who trace their genetic ancestry through the male line are often finding that their ancestors came from the British Isles. Deeper in history, recent DNA investigations show that the "native" populations of Europe were all but obliterated by migrations into the continent in the Neolithic age from around 4000-6000 years ago.
» Continue reading "Common origins"...Will all these Obama scandals derail his second term?
It happened faster than I thought it would. Like George Bush eight years ago, Obama thought he had more political capital from his win than he did. And like W he quickly outran his cover. Scandals in the IRS, AP, Middle East etc. are more than mere distractions. This might be the new Obama normal. Once the shine is gone, the sharks circle and Obama no longer shines.
» Continue reading "Will all these Obama scandals derail his second term?"...Baby killer convicted of premeditated murder
A Philadelphia abortion doctor was convicted of three counts of murder for stabbing newborn babies to death with a scissors. Strange. He can kill thousands with impunity as long as he does it a few seconds earlier.
» Continue reading "Baby killer convicted of premeditated murder"...New saints
Today there are 800 new official saints. They are the 800 men of the Otranto in Italy, murdered by Muslim invaders in 1480 for refusing to convert to Islam. Is it un-PC to remember this history?
» Continue reading "New saints"...Democrat war on women
Most people like flexibility in their work lives. In my experience, it tends to be more important for women and various studies have shown that flexible schedules are a key factor in women's advance in the workplace. So why is Obama against flexibility and why does he threaten to veto a bill that would give us greater choice in our jobs?
» Continue reading "Democrat war on women"...IRS targeting conservatives
The IRS admitted Friday it singled out roughly 75 nonprofit groups for extra scrutiny based on their ties to the tea party and other conservative causes.
» Continue reading "IRS targeting conservatives"...Stop being victims
Blacks are voting at greater rates than whites. Women outnumber men at colleges. Is it time to have outreach and affirmative action for white males? Or maybe drop the victim crap in general and just understand that individuals makes choices and group results are only an artificial concept.
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