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07 Apr 09

Do Ron Paul’s Supporters Refuse to Admit His Faults When It Comes to Earmarks? « Republican Ranting

I was reading an article on ConservativeHQ.com, “Ron Paul’s Pork Problem,” which basically criticized Representative Ron Paul (R-TX) for being a hypocrite on fiscal conservative principles by arguing for smaller government and less government spending but getting 22 earmarks (totaling $96.1 million) in the recent $410 billion omnibus spending bill.

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05 Mar 09

Vladimir Putin Warns U.S. Not to Fall into Socialism « Republican Ranting

Well, it appears as if Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin knows more about economics than President Obama. The following is an excerpt of Putin’s speech at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland (transcript courtesy of the Wall Street Journal). The full speech can be found here

24 Feb 09

Massachusetts Proposes Using GPS Chips to Tax Drivers’ Mileage « Republican Ranting

Yesterday, on Happening Now on FOX News, there was a discussion a new idea for a way for Massachusetts to increase their revenue. The idea was to use GPS chips to track mileage (mileage only and NOT location) of cars, and then tax drivers based on how far they go. Some like the idea, which is being tested in Oregon. FOX interviewed Jim Whitty from the Oregon Department of Transportation. Meanwhile others, such as Massachusetts state Senator Scott Brown views it as Orwellian and an invasion of privacy. Brown also said that taxes are too high already in Massachusetts. Watch the video and I’ll discuss it below (video courtesy of FOX News):

17 Feb 09

President Obama Signs $787 Billion Economic Stimulus Plan « Republican Ranting

Moments ago, President Obama singed H.R. 1, the economic stimulus package into law. Unfortunately, I was taking a phone call during the beginning of his speech, so I couldn’t live blog it, but I did catch some key parts (I’ll do a summary of the whole speech later).

14 Feb 09

House of Representatives Debates and Votes to Congratulate the Pittsburg Steelers for Their Superbowl Win « Republican Ranting

Today, the House of Representatives (at least for the first half of the day) considered and discussed 4 suspension bills (bills passed under suspension of the rules), where debate is limited to 40 minutes. Today, they agreed to 4 resolutions, the first of which was to congratulate the Pittsburg Steelers on their 6th Super Bowl win (officially House Resolution 110: Congratulating the National Football League champion Pittsburgh Steelers for winning Super Bowl XLIII and becoming the most successful franchise in NFL history with their record 6th Super Bowl title, sponsored by Representative Michael Doyle [D-PA14-Pittsburg]). For those of you who would like to see it, here’s the C-SPAN video of that debate

13 Feb 09

A Normal Day in the Senate: Economic Stimulus, Health Care … Pornography at the National Science Foundation? « Republican Ranting

Alright, so I was watching the Senate discuss more amendments to H.R. 1, the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, the latest economic stimulus bill. Anyway, Senator Chuck Grassley (R-IA) was talking about his amendment and some health care stuff, when all of a sudden, he breaks off on to the subject of pornography being viewed at work by some of the staff at the National Science Foundation, and that we need to make sure that stimulus money isn’t going towards wasting time at work (whether that’s pornography or not - people should be doing work at work, not viewing pornography or playing Free Cell). Here’s that video clip, courtesy of C-SPAN

23 Jan 09

Barack Obama Issues Executive Order Increasing Presidential Transparency « Republican Ranting

Yesterday, President Obama issued his first (or second) executive order, rescinding Executive Order 13233, issued by President Bush. Obama’s executive order restored some transparency to the White House, back to the levels before President Bush.

04 Jan 09

Should the U.S. Government Be Tracking Santa? « Republican Ranting

Alright, I already know that I’m gonna take some heat for this post, but I’ve never been one to back down due to unpopularity. This year, like they have for the past 53 years, the North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) tracked Santa as he travelled from the North Pole around the world delivering presents. Now, NORAD isn’t all U.S. funded, since it’s a joint organization of the Canadian Forces Air Command and the United States Air Force.

16 Dec 08

Michigan House of Representatives Votes 68-32 to Ban Texting While Driving « Republican Ranting

On December 4th, the Michigan House of Representatives voted on House Bill 5117, A bill to amend 1949 PA 300, entitled “Michigan vehicle code,” (MCL 257.1 to 257.923) by adding section 602b.

12 Dec 08

53% of Rescued Homeowners Still Not Paying Mortgages on Time « Republican Ranting

I was watching FOX News the other day, and Neil Cavuto the Great (yes, I’ve now given Cavuto the Republican Ranting honorary title of “the Great”) was discussing a bill before Congress that would help bankrupt homeowners restructure their mortgages. Cavuto discusses the issue with Wall Street Journal editorialist Steve Moore. Watch the video, and I’ll discuss it below

22 Nov 08

South Carolina Governor Mark Sanford: “Don’t Bail Out My State” « Republican Ranting

I find myself in a lonely position. While many states and local governments are lining up for a bailout from Congress, I went to Washington recently to oppose such bailouts. I may be the only governor to do so.

21 Nov 08

Funny Video: How to Get Your Piece of the Bailout Pie « Republican Ranting

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Last night on his show on FOX, Neil Cavuto gave 7 tips on how to get your piece of the bailout. It’s pretty funny. Take a look:

20 Nov 08

Michigan Congressman Joe Knollenberg Supports Auto Industry Bailout « Republican Ranting

So, I was watching the news last night, and they had Representative Joe Knollenberg (R-MI9) on Neil Cavuto’s show discussing the bailout of the auto industry. Watch this and I’ll discuss it below:

19 Nov 08

The Problem with the Republican Party « Republican Ranting

So, I was taking a shower a couple days ago, when I had an epiphany (it’s where I always do all my great thinking). I came up with this phrase: “A tax-and-spend liberal is better than a tax-cut-and-spend conservative. At least the liberal can balance the budget.”

29 Sep 08

Henry Kissinger Says that Obama Lied About His Views on Iran « Republican Ranting

I know that this has been raised in the media quite a bit, but I just wanted to comment briefly on this. During the debate, the following exchange took place (transcript courtesy of CNN) (bolded areas are the parts that relate directly to Dr. Henry Kissinger (Fmr. Secretary of State), but I always put things in context, so here’s the whole segment:

28 Sep 08

Unofficial Deal Reached in Congress on Financial Bailout Bill « Republican Ranting

Word has just come in that congress has reached at deal; however, this deal has NOT been written down officially on paper yet. This was a verbal deal made between Congressional leaders and the Bush administration. The House is expected to vote on this bill later today (Sunday), and then pass it on to the Senate for a vote on Monday. Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson told reporters that the deal still has to be officially finalized, but “I think we’re there.”

18 Apr 08

Wow - There Are STILL Ron Paul People Out There « Republican Ranting

OK, first, I just want to start off by saying that I love Ron Paul - he’s a great Congressman, but he’s not going to be the nominee for the Republican Party. He’s still got a functional website and he’s still in the race (he’s even got a section about “Now There Are Two,” but what’s with the Ron Paul supporters?

16 Apr 08

John McCain Lays Out his Economic Agenda « Republican Ranting

Here’s a transcript from Senator McCain’s speech at Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburg, earlier today. Here’s a transcript. I’ve added links to videos at the bottom:
Thank you. I appreciate the hospitality of the Allegheny Business Conference… the Pittsburgh Tech Council… and the students and faculty of Carnegie Mellon University. We have a strong showing this morning from the Carnegie Mellon Naval ROTC unit as well. And I’m happy to be with all of you.

12 Apr 08

Barack Obama: Bitter Pennsylvanians “Cling to Guns or Religion” « Republican Ranting

So Barack Obama was at a fundraiser in San Francisco last week, and he gave the following speech:
So, it depends on where you are, but I think it’s fair to say that the places where we are going to have to do the most work are the places where people feel most cynical about government. The people are mis-appre…I think they’re misunderstanding why the demographics in our, in this contest have broken out as they are.

11 Apr 08

Senator Chuck Hagel On Hannity & Colmes: Stop Big Government Spending, the Iraq War, and Conservativism « Republican Ranting

So on March 26th, Senator Chuck Hagel the Great (R-NE) was interviewed by Sean Hannity the Great (R) and Alan Colmes (D) on the Hannity & Colmesshow, to discuss the war in Iraq, conservativism, government spending, and his new book America: Our Next Chapter: Tough Questions, Straight Answers. Here’s a video of the interview: