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Before I had kids, I worked for Libbey Inc., as Libbey Glass Co.’s food service product manager for glassware. It was a great job and Libbey was a great company. The past eight years I kept up on the goings on at Libbey as best I could and was thrilled to read on Libbey’s Facebook page [...]
August 2, 2011 | Posted by Kim Priestap |

In the three years since Peggy Noonan declared her support for then candidate Barack Obama, she has in some form or another been walking back that support. It’s been a very sad and lonely walk for her. Yesterday’s Wall Street Journal opinion piece signaled she may have reached the end of her walk and is now in [...]
July 30, 2011 | Posted by Kim Priestap |

We know Barack Obama’s policies undermined and destroyed the recovery that was underway in early 2010. But sometimes it can be easy to forget that there are real people behind these higher unemployment numbers. The Boston Globe is now reporting that Boston Medical Center reports seeing more very hungry children now than they ever have [...]
July 28, 2011 | Posted by Kim Priestap |

The economy was on a path to recovery in early 2010, but ObamaCare put a stop to that almost immediately. The Heritage Foundation gives us all the details. Here is just a portion: Obamacare Discourages Hiring In March 2010, Congress passed President Obama’s health care reform legislation. The bill had appeared in serious jeopardy, and [...]
July 21, 2011 | Posted by Kim Priestap |

This is a sign that our economy is turned completely upside down: A new analysis of federal workforce data shows that even in this time of retrenchment and downsizing, the federal government almost never fires or lays off workers. In fact, in many corners of the federal government, it is virtually impossible for an employee to be [...]
July 20, 2011 | Posted by Kim Priestap |

The Leftists in California are up in arms but it’s the truth. Tough love, people. I just hope to God the woman who uttered those words does not back down: How does one drive home the seriousness of a fiscal time bomb that won’t explode today, but many years down the road? Such was the [...]
July 18, 2011 | Posted by Kim Priestap |
From the AP, via Yahoo News (emphasis mine): President Barack Obama's main idea for getting quality health care at less cost was in jeopardy Wednesday after key medical providers called…
May 12, 2011 | Posted by Kim Priestap |
The housing market is still crashing from the recent subprime mortgage debacle, but the Obama Administration doesn't seem to care. Today we learn from BusinessWeek that the Obama Administration is…
May 12, 2011 | Posted by Kim Priestap |

The judge presiding over Gosnell’s arraignment today must have determined that Gosnell was too great a flight risk so he denied him bail. As Ed Morrissey noted, the millions of dollars…
January 21, 2011 | Posted by Kim Priestap |
The details are very gruesome. This man sounds like he's another Dr. Tiller the Baby Killer. And he's not the only person facing charges. So are is wife and eight…
January 19, 2011 | Posted by Kim Priestap |
He's a rude and condescending little man, isn't he? His parents must be so proud: This is only part of the clip. You can see the entire exchange at Mediaite….
December 9, 2010 | Posted by Kim Priestap |
Remember when your mom monitored everything you watched on television, who your friends were, and what you did when you were out with them to make sure your weren't corrupting…
December 8, 2010 | Posted by Kim Priestap |

Surely, President Obama has more important things to do than to micromanage school bake sales. Afghanistan is having issues, the economy is tanking, and the unemployment rate went up to…
December 4, 2010 | Posted by Kim Priestap |
The Institute for Justice just won an important battle in the fight for free speech. The case IJ took on in Colorado and won was particularly onerous, as IJ's Bob…
November 11, 2010 | Posted by Kim Priestap |
Then he is even more disconnected from the American people than I previously thought, something I didn't think was possible. The American people told him for months they didn't want…
November 8, 2010 | Posted by Kim Priestap |
The BlazeSay what you want about Michael Bloomberg – he's a nanny-statist with his trans-fat and salt bans – but he's no slouch when it comes to running a business…
November 6, 2010 | Posted by Kim Priestap |
From The Hill we learn that Allen West says he's joining the Congressional Black Caucus, but not because he endorses the caucus's goals; rather, he wants to be a loud…
November 6, 2010 | Posted by Kim Priestap |
There was no way I was going to pass up posting this one. It's the best Hitler parody so far. Enjoy….
November 6, 2010 | Posted by Kim Priestap |

Great message you got there, guy. Sure, that's just what we need right now: an overzealous Obama worshiper creating a new Oklahoma City bombing moment because he's desperate to…
November 6, 2010 | Posted by Kim Priestap |
Yesterday I posted Senator-elect Marco Rubio's thank you message to his voters and supporters. This morning I found in my email inbox another video from Marco Rubio, this time delivering…
November 6, 2010 | Posted by Kim Priestap |
I am seriously jealous of my relatives who live in Jacksonville, Florida. Not only do they have warm weather all year round, but now they've got Marco Rubio as their…
November 5, 2010 | Posted by Kim Priestap |
Peter Robinson of the Hoover Institution interviewed Daniel Hannan, conservative MEP, about his new book The New Road to Serfdom: A Letter of Warning to America. Thanks to Power Line…
November 4, 2010 | Posted by Kim Priestap |

Well, the Democrats can't say we didn't warn them. They ignored their constituents' wishes and paid the price. And it's not like the voters didn't make their opinions known,…
November 3, 2010 | Posted by Kim Priestap |
Apparently, the station "forgot" to air the ad not just once, but twice, according to Christine O'Donnell's recent tweets. Last night: Hear what real Delawareans are saying on Channel 28…
November 1, 2010 | Posted by Kim Priestap |
And the crowd went wild! Here's the video in case you missed it: I have a feeling a lot of Americans watching at home tonight were feeling wistful as they…
October 31, 2010 | Posted by Kim Priestap |
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