The Conservative Trend

AIG Derangement Syndrome

conservativetrend — Tue, 17 Mar 2009 19:49:42 +0000

By Michelle Malkin

Okay. We get it. Every politician in Washington wants to show They Care by bashing AIG. Which almost all of them agreed to bail out. Repeatedly. But never mind all that.

This, however, is just too much:

Obama Bent on America’s Destruction

conservativetrend — Tue, 17 Mar 2009 19:46:32 +0000

By: David Limbaugh

I don’t use the term “Marxist,” in connection with President Barack Obama’s policies, lightly or even to inflame, but to express my genuine fear that if we don’t put the brakes on his agenda to remake America in his image, we’ll end up both enslaving and bankrupting America by the end of his tenure.

Obama’s New Health Insurance Law Hammers Small Businesses

conservativetrend — Tue, 17 Mar 2009 19:43:51 +0000

Business owners are warning that Obama administration efforts to help unemployed workers by subsidizing their COBRA health insurance premiums actually may harm their chances of getting what they need most: a job.

A new Cuban missile crisis? Russia eyes bomber bases in Latin America

conservativetrend — Mon, 16 Mar 2009 22:55:26 +0000

It could be bluffing or it might be payback – Russia says it’s ‘ready to fly’ bombers to Venezuela and Cuba.

MOSCOW – A top Russian military official has confirmed that the Kremlin is thinking of parking some of its strategic bombers in Cuba or Venezuela, within easy range of the continental United States.

Toomey Can Put Specter Out of GOP’s Misery

conservativetrend — Tue, 17 Mar 2009 00:21:58 +0000

Somebody needs to stand up on the Senate floor and say, ‘Enough!’

Palm Beach, Florida — Sen. Arlen Specter’s support for the 1,071-page Obama-Pelosi-Reid “stimulus” package will cost taxpayers $787 billion. That vote may cost the Pennsylvania Republican his job.

“I am very likely to make a run for the Senate,” says Pat Toomey, a former Keystone State congressman and free-market stalwart. “Specter’s vote was a profound betrayal of the Republican Party and conservative principles. It’s a big factor” behind Toomey’s potential challenge to Specter in 2010’s Republican Senate primary.

Obama at lowest approval rating since inauguration

conservativetrend — Tue, 17 Mar 2009 00:12:20 +0000

Rasmussen: Obama approval index history…click here

St. Patrick’s Day Celebrations: History, Traditions and more

conservativetrend — Mon, 16 Mar 2009 23:23:44 +0000

It’s been said that on St. Patrick’s Day, everyone is Irish. So no matter what your nationality or faith, use our St. Patrick’s Day Celebrations Web Guide to find links to parades, the best places to have fun and of course, tips on beer. We’ve also provided a history of St. Patrick’s Day, and suggestions for family-friendly traditions.

Obama Wants AIG Bonuses Rescinded

conservativetrend — Thu, 12 Mar 2009 18:03:21 +0000

President Barack Obama, trying to contain a political firestorm, instructed Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner to “pursue every legal avenue” to block $165 million in bonuses to American International Group Inc. executives who were in part responsible for the company’s near collapse.