Author: Michael Laprarie

Yesterday, Kim blogged about GM's announcement of the immediate resignation of its CEO, Rick Wagoner. Apparently this was at the behest of the Obama White House, as part of …

It seems that Hillary Clinton's infamous "overcharge" blunder with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov was just the beginning of what looks to be a continuous string of gaffes: Here's …

It's been a pretty heavy week, and I think we all probably need a break. So I've decided to post a mash-up of good stuff from YouTube. 1. Glen …

The so-called "GIVE" and "SERVE" Acts (and you thought the PATRIOT Act had a groan-inducing name) haven't been covered very well by mainstream media, but lately a lot of …

Via The Anchoress, here is a short blurb written by Mike Rowe, host of The Discovery Channel's "Dirty Jobs", in response to a reader's question about the AIG bonus …

Peruvian economist and staunch defender of individual property rights Hernando de Soto has written a very good opinion piece for the Wall Street Journal that examines the "toxic assets" …

...and pretty soon we might be bankrupt. The top Republican on the Senate Budget Committee says the Obama administration is on the right course to save the nation's financial …

So President Obama wants government oversight of executive pay and bonuses at banks, investment firms, and God-only-knows where else as a part of proposed plan to "overhaul financial regulation." …

From The Washington Times: In an startling partisan shift, House Judiciary Committee Chairman John Conyers Jr. on Thursday proposed holding hearings on claims the liberal activist group ACORN engaged...

Real, honest-to-goodness Presidential humor: There's more good reading at Michelle Malkin's blog, including a remembrance of President Reagan from National Review's Doug Gamble....