(Washington, D.C.) – Today, Citizens Against Government Waste (CAGW) is speechless after naming Rep. Doris Matsui (D-Calif.) as its September 2013 Porker of the Month for her increasingly vocal support of a proposed expansion of the Lifeline Program, popularly referred to…
Category: Politics
Terry McAuliffe: The Macker is a deal maker, not a car maker (or even a job creator)
With the embarrassment the three “er”s—Switzer, Wiener, and Filner—have created for the Democratic Party, one would think they would want to steer clear of scandal-ridden candidates. But—no. Terry McAuliffe is, once again, hoping to become the governor of the Commonwealth…
Conservative Comedy 9/27/13
As John McCain would say, Allahu Akbar It’s Friday! That means it’s Conservative Comedy Friday at the Strident Conservative. As I do everyFriday, I bring you some of the best Conservative political satire on the internet, sure to provide a…
John McCain: This isn’t the maverick you’re looking for – Part II
John McCain is the gift that keeps on giving . . . for Progressive Democrats. Hmm, Progressive Democrat. Is that being redundant? As we documented in Part I—we didn’t call it Part I at that time, but we should have known that the…
No pin pricks in the war on energy
Look closely at the energy-related news stories of the past dozen or so days, and, between the lines, you’ll see a theme: government makes predictions and assertions that cannot be backed up by data to protect or project preferred messaging.…
Conservative Comedy 9/20/13
As John McCain would say, Allahu Akbar It’s Friday! That means it’s Conservative Comedy Friday at the Strident Conservative. As I do every Friday, I bring you some of the best Conservative political satire on the internet, sure to provide…
National Geographic encourages culturally induced ignorance
For 125 years, National Geographic has enjoyed a reputation as a scientific and educational organization. It is so trusted that if a topic is covered within the pages of National Geographic, it has been accepted without question. Most of us…
