The elite media narrative, we have all seen it, a couple of minor players at the GOP federal machine make a foolish error, and it is all over the news.

This is like indicting Rudolph Giuliani as a bad mayor because Bernie Kerrick used to work for him. The truth is that Giuliani hired thousands of people and made thousands of decisions with the vast majority being very good for the people of New York.

First watch this -

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And now the reality.

While reconciliation has been abused to pass S-CHIP and the new drug entitlement and those indeed were abuses of this rule, she leaves them out for some reason. Reconciliation is only to be used for budget issues because the Constitution says that Congress has to pass a budget so it may not be filibustered.| MORE ›

As is often reported by this blog, my blog, our friends and NewsReel, HotAir and Fox News, the elite media has become advocacy journalism that bucks ethical standards whenever it suits them. In this installment of how attitude change propaganda works, I bring you this article from Scientific American Magazine, which presents itself as not only true journalism, but an academically sound journal of American science.| MORE ›

I have seen low, but wow this takes the cake. O’Donnell is engaging in a half truth.

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And now for the truth..

Sarah Palin opposed the bailouts and has stated so. Sarah Palin was the VICE-presidential candidate which means that if the Presidential candidate takes a position so do you. Anyone who accepts the VP nomination knows this.| MORE ›

NPR: Co-workers at Walter Reed Medical Medical Center pondered if he would become a terrorist. Co-workers at Walter Reed told not to talk to the FBI in fear that they could be accused of missing the obvious.

Folks, NPR is the left leaning, government subsidized news service who to my surprise is doing a fabulous job of covering this story.| MORE ›

GOP Leader John Boehner:

Posted by GOP Leader Press Office on November 5th, 2009

Health care reform should not be used as an opportunity to use federal funds to pay for elective abortions. Health reform should be an opportunity to protect human life – not end it.

Unfortunately, Speaker Pelosi’s 2,032-page government takeover of health care does just that.| MORE ›

The best interview you may ever see on how to help bring down health care costs and get people covered, and believe it or not it was on MSNBC. The anchor here finally asked the right questions; questions that aren’t partisan gotchas but questions that are designed to look out for the folks.| MORE ›

Republicans take New Jersey by 5 points.

Republicans take Virginia by 18.

NY 23:  Owens 49, Hoffman 45, Scozzafava 6 – with precincts still reporting.

But what is the real news??

It was no surprise that the GOP took back the state of Virginia, what is a surprise is the massive 18 point margin. This amounts to 34 points of movement away from Democrats  in Virginia since 2008.| MORE ›

Obama special advisor Vallerie Jerrett said on a talk show that the GOP is driving moderates like Dede Scozzafava out of the party….oh and she seemed sooooo concerned (sarcasm). This is the talking point that you hear repeated by the Democratic leadership and the elite media over and over and over again.

So this begs the question is Dede Scozzafava a moderate?

Let us examine her two claims to fame.| MORE ›

The elite media is euphoric, saying the Obama stimulus package worked and we had 3.5% economic growth this quarter!

Unfortunately when I explain to you how the U.S. Government comes up with that number you are going to realize why the CBO likely never has an accurate forecast and why most economists are worse than weatherman at predicting economic trends.| MORE ›