It’s just human nature for “rats to flee a sinking ship” and by all indications, the SS Obama is taking on water fast. But it’s surprising to us that members of the Congressional Black Caucus are one of the first groups in the water! After quotes like these from Congressman Cleaver last year, we wouldn’t […]

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 A “green” bus stop in San Francisco Well, better late than never Mike Hendricks! Sure, the investment bankers got their bailout money right away with practically no questions asked. But for stimulus payouts that might benefit the rest of us, the process slogs along like an army in the mud. Remember U.S. Rep. Emanuel Cleaver’s […]

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In this video, Congressman Cleaver gives us a clear example of why hundreds of thousands of ordinary Americans descended on the nation’s capitol last weekend. Cleaver informs us that $27 million dollars – out of the $162 million for his “green zone” project – is being spent to construct a bus stop that will also […]

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“Think it’s too early to inject a little pessimism? Sorry, but the people who live in the neighborhoods affected by Green Impact Zone initiatives are used to being guinea pigs for purportedly wonderful programs to boost the urban core.” – K. C. Star editorial columnist Yael T. Abouhalkah Elana Schor, daughter of communist senior NPR […]

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 A “green” bus stop in San Francisco As usual with most liberal good intentions, there’s always unintended consequences when they’re spending your money with reckless abandon. We told you last month about “Leave it to Cleaver’s” $200 million “stimulus” earmark for green jobs and green friendly bus stops. Well, here’s the unintended consequence of this […]

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“It could probably be shown by facts and figures that there is no distinctly native American criminal class except Congress.” – Mark Twain Ghana Business News: Following on the heels of President Obama’s historic visit to Ghana, the US Congress has sent down a delegation to encourage trade between the two countries.  A member of […]

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Congressman Cleaver is honoring the late singer Michael Jackson’s birthday this week by taking a Congressional junket to the African nation of Liberia. Jackson had a big hit named “Liberian Girl” on his 1988 album “Bad.” How else can you explain this bonehead move by Cleaver to take this trip now? Especially after only holding […]

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After these gems, do you blame him?  “There is no health care bill. What this is is a compilation of three committee reports” “It is just foolhardy to place guns in developments of poor people, many of whom are unemployed, and place these guns around children. . . .Why would we try to put guns […]

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We can always count on Congressman Cleaver to shoot from the lip and give us a great quote! And the Democrats are wondering why they’re having such a hard time selling their health care snake oil to the public? Imagine trying to defend and explain this “plan” to a bunch of angry constituent? Related: Rasmussen […]

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We’re somewhat supportive of federal grants that help communities hire police officers. The only problem with these grants are that once the money runs out, these positions are usually eliminated for lack of funding. According to this post on Congressman Cleaver’s blog, once the money for this three year program is depleted, local governments are […]

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