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John Ransom is the Finance Editor for Townhall Finance. He’s also a regular contributor to Townhall Magazine. Ransom’s writings on politics and finance have appeared in the Los Angeles Business Journal, the Colorado Statesman, Pajamas Media and Registered Rep Magazine amongst others. Prior to joining Townhall, he worked as a political activist and consultant in the Western states. Until 9/11, Ransom worked primarily in finance as an investment executive for NYSE member firm Raymond James and Associates, JW Charles and as a new business development executive at Mutual Service Corporation. He lives just south of Denver, in one of the great, original, western cowboy towns of Castle Rock, Colorado. You can follow him on twitter
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John Ransom (May 18, 2013)
You know the people I’m talking about. The Know-Nothings.
You know the folks who pushed that one law regarding almost 20 percent of the entire economy before... more
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John Ransom (May 17, 2013)
Lost amidst the White House he-said-she-said of finger pointing, scandal, incompetence, venality, hubris, vanity, error, greed, gluttony, embarrassment, cover up,... more
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John Ransom (May 16, 2013)
For those of you who hate the Tea Party, I have a one word reply to you: Ha!
Because they were right, and you were very, very wrong
They were right about the IRS,... more
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John Ransom (May 15, 2013)
It is an axiom in the insurance business that insurance is not bought but sold. In 1935 Franklin Roosevelt sold Congress and Congress sold the U. S. the Social Security... more
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John Ransom (May 14, 2013)
Congrats to Hillary Clinton: She’s become everything she said she was fighting against when Nixon was in the White House. She was either a liar then or a hypocrite... more
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John Ransom (May 13, 2013)
Being president was always easy for Barack Obama.
That is, it was easy up until the time he actually was elected president. Then things got a little... more
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John Ransom (May 12, 2013)
RyanM wrote: “Not since the poilus surrendered to Hitler in 45 days has an opponent backed up so much talk with so little fight."
Give me a break.... more
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John Ransom (May 11, 2013)
Conservatives who have been wondering how Obama survived the 2012 election now have fuel for the common complaint that he stole the election by cheating.
And no,... more
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John Ransom (May 10, 2013)
When New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman announced this week that he’s going after top banks Bank of America and Wells Fargo for violations of the national... more
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John Ransom (May 09, 2013)
I think it’s great consolation to the people in Boston that the Associated Press, with almost comedic timing, banned the term “Islamist” from its... more
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John Ransom (May 08, 2013)
With stocks making record highs, it’s time to look at the management of your portfolio. While individual stock investors have largely been stuck on the sidelines,... more
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John Ransom (May 07, 2013)
We lost 148,000 full time jobs last month, despite media accounts that said the jobs report was “strong,” or a “sign of recovery”.
And we... more
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John Ransom (May 06, 2013)
Prepare ye the way of the Common Core. And then the Word will be made Fed. And Obama will dwell amongst us forever. Amen. -- From the Book of Common Core
Parent... more
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John Ransom (May 05, 2013)
True Liberal wrote: Maybe the best way to combat the growth of these big banks is to charge them a 10 point penalty that will fund any bank failures. Large banks... more
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John Ransom (May 04, 2013)
Barack Obama has promised to take back the United States House of Representatives in 2014 by using his Organizing for Action superhero/super PAC as his... more
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John Ransom (May 03, 2013)
The long-expected announcement by Obama nominating Chicago heiress Penny Pritzker to the post of commerce secretary has helped struggling Democrats shore up support... more
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John Ransom (May 02, 2013)
Apparently a lot of people who know nothing reside at the
top levels of the Obama administration. Why does that not come as a surprise?
It’s probably because the tone... more
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John Ransom (May 01, 2013)
Thank God for the Wonk Book (WB) run by the Washington Post.
For readers who have no idea what the Wonk Book is, it’s a blog run by some Poindexter types at the... more
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John Ransom (Apr 30, 2013)
Yesterday Colorado’s Governor John Hickenlooper signed a bill that gives illegal aliens in-state college tuition as long as they can prove that they are residents of... more
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John Ransom (Apr 29, 2013)
I got an email from a reader yesterday that went something like this: "Hey, the American Cancer Society says you're full of it on the link between breast cancer... more
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John Ransom (Apr 28, 2013)
Myer2 wrote: Why is algebra such a problem? Most of you feel science is a leftwing plot (evolution and global warming)- The New Liberals’ Hymnal: The Book of Common... more
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John Ransom (Apr 27, 2013)
It’s clear from a reading of the interim report on Benghazi- and consultation with sources in the Intelligence Community (IC)- that policy and politics-- not... more
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John Ransom (Apr 26, 2013)
Let’s just call it what it is: The country has a big, nasty case of V.D.
That’s Virus Democratus for all you Weiner for Mayor fans.
Come to think of it... more
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John Ransom (Apr 25, 2013)
If you’ve come in late to the movie the Life and Death of Fisker Automotive, you might get the impression that the only thing that stood between success and failure... more
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John Ransom (Apr 24, 2013)
Despite President Barack Obama’s promises that he would never, ever, ever, raise taxes on people making less than $250,000 year, a new analysis from the... more
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John Ransom (Apr 23, 2013)
What a country! as the Russian comedian Yakov Smirnoff would say.
Smirnoff came to the U.S. in the days when people from the old Eastern Block would risk life and limb... more
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John Ransom (Apr 22, 2013)
Prepare ye the way of the Common Core. And then the Word will be made Fed. And Obama will dwell amongst us forever. Amen. -- From the Book of Common Core... more
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John Ransom (Apr 21, 2013)
Doctor Roy wrote: Well I'd say it's just par for the course. I mean just take a look at the shenanigans that took place when Dubya made all his money. I recommend... more
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John Ransom (Apr 20, 2013)
Every year I celebrate Earth Day with tips and ideas on how readers can expand their carbon footprint. Below you’ll find the newest, top ten ways I recommend... more
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John Ransom (Apr 19, 2013)
Optimista wrote: I don't like the reference to the 2% tax hike. That reduction was nothing but an Obama gimmick to spike spending. Knowing full well that it wood be... more
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John Ransom (Apr 18, 2013)
If one were to take a look at the technical signals for the market, there are plenty of reasons to be concerned here. The market came close to breaking support levels... more
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John Ransom (Apr 17, 2013)
A suspect-who-shall-not-be-named-a-suspect is not now in custody.
The non-suspect is just sitting around a hospital, or some other undisclosed location, under heavy... more
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John Ransom (Apr 16, 2013)
A new paper that recently replaced the old paper that settled the science of global warming is now out - and not a moment too soon, either.
Because the new paper... more
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John Ransom (Apr 15, 2013)
Amidst the rejoicing that “only” 346,000 “seasonally adjusted” people filed for unemployment benefits last week- that’s 353, 973 actual... more
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John Ransom (Apr 14, 2013)
Optimista wrote: I don't like the reference to the 2% tax hike. That reduction was nothing but an Obama gimmick to spike spending. Knowing full well that it wood be... more
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John Ransom (Apr 13, 2013)
Here’s an idea: Let’s occupy and then redistribute D.C.
Let’s take the $3.6 trillion in spending that Obama wants in his latest budget and split it... more
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John Ransom (Apr 12, 2013)
Amidst the rejoicing that “only” 346,000 “seasonally adjusted” people filed for unemployment benefits last week- that’s 353, 973 actual... more
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John Ransom (Apr 11, 2013)
President Barack Obama wants your money now. Like, right now.
Talking Points Memo has the details … breathlessly:
“A new provision in... more
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John Ransom (Apr 10, 2013)
As the worldwide federalization of everything from Cypriot banks accounts to morning after pills continues to sweep across the globe, I’m reminded of a conversation... more
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John Ransom (Apr 08, 2013)
Evidence in Europe is mounting that decriminalizing marijuana has detrimental effects on the health of individuals, the health of society and the health of the healthcare... more
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John Ransom (Apr 07, 2013)
Undocumented Intelligence wrote: Ransom wants to make climate change concern all about being liberal. Actually, it's all about being rational and not blinded–as... more
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John Ransom (Apr 06, 2013)
The number of people employed in the United States dropped by 496,000 in March, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, yet somehow, miraculously, the unemployment rate... more
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John Ransom (Apr 05, 2013)
Whether you like Obamacare or not, nationalizing healthcare was the boldest legislative achievement of any president since anything Ronald Regan did in the 1980s.
But... more
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John Ransom (Apr 04, 2013)
The best recovery in the history of mankind has once again been put off indefinitely while government economists continue the search and rescue efforts to find the jobs... more
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John Ransom (Apr 03, 2013)
First the bad news: In a basketball shoot around witnessed by reporters Obama missed 20 of 22 shots including a layup. On the brighter side, North Korea is restarting its... more
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John Ransom (Apr 02, 2013)
A long last, scientists have revealed the single most important document ever. It’s a crayon-colored map showing how “trees” could grow in the arctic.
If finally,... more
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John Ransom (Apr 01, 2013)
If you want to carry a gun in Alabama, you’re probably kin to a slave-holding, murdering, adulterous, baby-raping, incestuous, snaggle-toothed, backward-a**ed,... more
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John Ransom (Mar 31, 2013)
CabinBoy388 wrote: An Easter egg roll without Jesus or religion. Horror upon horrors! How on earth can we ever celebrate the resurrection of Christ without linking it to a... more
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John Ransom (Mar 30, 2013)
Stocks in the S&P 500 are now at record low valuations; the market trades as cheaply as it did in 1980 as measured by price-to-earnings, or PE, ratios, trading at a PE... more
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John Ransom (Mar 29, 2013)
Jobless claims stopped their record-breaking, fearsome, FOUR-WEEK job-creation rampage today as the BLS reported that initial claim rose- again- by more than economists... more
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John Ransom (Mar 28, 2013)
It’s becoming increasing clear that the latest European financial Crisis-Without-End is largely an exercise meant to grant government more power to steal from... more
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John Ransom (Mar 27, 2013)
Stocks in the S&P 500 are now at record low valuations; the market trades as cheaply as it did in 1980 as measured by price-to-earnings, or PE, ratios, trading at a PE... more
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John Ransom (Mar 26, 2013)
Oh, my gosh; what a great idea: Does Obama even KNOW that he can tax Russian millionaires and billionaires?
Just wait until he finds this new method of taxing and... more
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John Ransom (Mar 25, 2013)
Hey good news everybody.
People are still losing jobs at a faster rate than we’re creating them.
Thank God for the best recession in the history of... more
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John Ransom (Mar 24, 2013)
Swift Boat Captn wrote: And things were so great before Obama took over. Let's go back to the Chimp's economy that he started by turning... more
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John Ransom (Mar 23, 2013)
Call it over-reach, hubris, arrogance; call it what you will, but for all practical purposes Obama’s presidency and experimentation in transformative politics is... more
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John Ransom (Mar 21, 2013)
I have nothing against Russians or Russia.
As a matter of fact, I studied Russian language and literature in college and have a great deal of sympathy for the Russian... more
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John Ransom (Mar 20, 2013)
Now that the election is past us, perhaps liberals and conservatives can agree on a bipartisan measure of reform that’s sorely needed in Washington: Obama needs to remove... more
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John Ransom (Mar 19, 2013)
During the Great Depression criminals like Bonnie and Clyde, Willie Sutton, Pretty Boy Floyd, John Dillinger and Baby Face Nelson robbed banks. They attained some degree... more
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John Ransom (Mar 18, 2013)
President Obama has apparently halted global warming by a secret executive order, which, amongst other things, commands the seas to stop rising, the world to begin to heal... more
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John Ransom (Mar 17, 2013)
Doctor Roy wrote: Well I'd say it's just par for the course. I mean just take a look at the shenanigans that took place when Dubya made all his money. I recommend... more
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John Ransom (Mar 16, 2013)
A word to my friends in Washington: As you contemplate all the whiz-bang things that you’re going to do with your new-found tax dollars, please consider an important... more
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John Ransom (Mar 15, 2013)
There's a super storm raging over our economy that's been seeded and fueled by the federal government over a period of the past several decades. And it's... more
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John Ransom (Mar 13, 2013)
One of the most-widely watched indices of market sentiment, the Chicago Board of Options Exchange (CBOE) Volatility Index- also know as the VIX, (symbol: VIX)- while not... more
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John Ransom (Mar 12, 2013)
Donald6189 wrote: Sort of, but not quite on topic, just wondering if anyone has come up with a tshirt with the caption "The government went on Sequestration and all I... more
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John Ransom (Mar 11, 2013)
Here’s something that slipped through the cracks thanks to the fake drama that was going on during the fake fiscal crisis coming from our fake government in... more
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John Ransom (Mar 10, 2013)
Donald6189 wrote: Sort of, but not quite on topic, just wondering if anyone has come up with a tshirt with the caption "The government went on Sequestration and all I... more
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John Ransom (Mar 09, 2013)
The American economic juggernaut keeps churning out good news folks. According to government economists 236,000 jobs were created in February, plus or minus a margin of... more
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John Ransom (Mar 08, 2013)
Unemployment at six week low! Manufacturing hits one-and-a-half year high! Dollar trades at six-month-high! North Sea oil offered at three-month low! Oil rises to two... more
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John Ransom (Mar 06, 2013)
The best political movie of my generation, "Primary Colors," tells the story of Jack Stanton, a small-time Southern governor who becomes president of... more
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John Ransom (Mar 05, 2013)
Memo to the leaders of the GOP:
Wise up.
The dysfunction in the national GOP was on display in Colorado over the weekend; and oh, boy, what a mess.
If conservatives ever... more
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John Ransom (Mar 04, 2013)
With science today largely funded by government, you knew it wouldn‘t be long before the recent asteroid encounter in Chelyabinsk, Russia would lead to well-meaning,... more
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John Ransom (Mar 03, 2013)
Catball wrote: Can anybody out there tell me the difference between the tea party and the taliban. No this is not a joke. Seriously, the tea party wants to destroy the... more
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John Ransom (Mar 02, 2013)
It’s fitting that on the day Washington, DC is cutting the budget by an agreement that they really didn’t mean, that the city of Detroit will finally get... more
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John Ransom (Mar 01, 2013)
The New York Times has published a science and technology story about Duke researchers who have used one animal’s brain to get another animal to react.
In One Rat Thinks,... more
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John Ransom (Feb 28, 2013)
As the president resumes his “It’s-not-my-fault” presidency-cum-campaign, I’d like to point out to everyone that it’s been 1,401 days since the Democrat-Controlled Senate... more
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John Ransom (Feb 27, 2013)
With science today largely funded by government, you knew it wouldn‘t be long before the recent asteroid encounter in Chelyabinsk, Russia would lead to well-meaning,... more
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John Ransom (Feb 26, 2013)
The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel complained today about $8.5 million in cuts for classroom teachers in Wisconsin if the sequester goes through. The Fort Worth Star Telegram... more
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John Ransom (Feb 25, 2013)
For listeners of my radio show, you’ll know that most Fridays we do a segment called Ezra Klein is an Idiot. We don’t just call out the fallacies of Klein... more
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John Ransom (Feb 24, 2013)
twfox wrote: Jan. 24,2013 - Bobby Jindal urges the GOP to "stop being the stupid party"---hmmmm. And now you knuckle draggers want to call the Presidents... more
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John Ransom (Feb 23, 2013)
Call it over-reach, hubris, arrogance; call it what you will, but for all practical purposes Obama’s presidency and experimentation in transformative politics is... more
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John Ransom (Feb 22, 2013)
Weekly claims for unemployment rose by 20,000 people last week.
That’s 362,000 workers who now don’t have jobs. And that’s 7,000 more out-of-work... more
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John Ransom (Feb 21, 2013)
In the opaque world of sovereign debt credit ratings, one of the most important issues facing a rating agency is a country’s economic growth.
One of... more
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John Ransom (Feb 20, 2013)
Call it over-reach, hubris, arrogance; call it what you will, but for all practical purposes Obama’s presidency and experimentation in transformative politics is over.
Oh... more
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John Ransom (Feb 19, 2013)
If you’ve ever been to Washington, DC on a cold winter day, you’d know that 30 degrees Fahrenheit is pretty darned cold in the capital. With steady winds over 20 mph and the... more
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John Ransom (Feb 18, 2013)
Alarm bells are going off for labor unions around the country.
Four years after electing the most pro-labor president of the last half-decade, it looks like the scheme... more
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John Ransom (Feb 17, 2013)
KParwrote:I'll admit, back in the 70's, when the LameStream Press began to hyperventilate about Global Cooling, and the Impending Ice Age, I bit. A decade later,... more
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John Ransom (Feb 16, 2013)
The most pathetic part of the whole episode was that I knew that I would find it is soon as I saw the headlines and read the stories.
“A meteor streaked across... more
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John Ransom (Feb 15, 2013)
A new report from the UK research team at Price Waterhouse and Cooper confirms what we knew all along: We’re right and they’re wrong.
Really wrong;... more
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John Ransom (Feb 14, 2013)
This is a time when the population of America should be throwing rose petals at the feet of the Great Leader, Miracle Worker, Economist, Ph.D and Professor of... more
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John Ransom (Feb 13, 2013)
Blizzard Nemo is bearing down on the Northeast- hence the term nor’easter to describe it- so prepare for the folks at Fashion Week, now being held in New York City,... more
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John Ransom (Feb 12, 2013)
Alarm bells are going off for labor unions around the country.
Four years after electing the most pro-labor president of the last half-decade, it looks like the scheme... more
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John Ransom (Feb 11, 2013)
After a year that can only be described as “stupid,” the Chevy Volt is gearing up to make 2013 even stupider still.
I know, I know.
You find it hard to... more
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John Ransom (Feb 09, 2013)
Mikey wrote: There is no direct link between a particular storm and global warming. What scientists know is that ocean temperatures are getting warmer, sea levels are... more
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John Ransom (Feb 09, 2013)
Blizzard Nemo is bearing down on the Northeast- hence the term nor’easter to describe it- so prepare for the folks at Fashion Week, now being held in New York City, to be out... more
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John Ransom (Feb 08, 2013)
Hey good news everybody.
People are still losing jobs at a faster rate than we’re creating them.
Thank God for the best recession in the history of... more
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John Ransom (Feb 07, 2013)
I wish Obama and the Democrats could be as passionate about jobs as they are about, say, the contents of Happy Meals. Or the dust from cement factories. Or the habitat of the... more
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John Ransom (Feb 06, 2013)
I hate to interrupt Obama’s “We Don’t Have a Spending Problem” World Tour. But reality intervened on Tuesday as the Congressional Budget Office released a report that says... more
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John Ransom (Feb 05, 2013)
Yes, it’s that time of year again.
It’s time to hold our nose and check the diaper that we have all come to know as Obamanomics. While rightly this review should have been... more
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John Ransom (Feb 04, 2013)
(Editor’s Note: Barack Obama will not make an appearance in this column.)
Dear Coach,
Now that the Superbowl is over, it’s not too late to begin thinking about “next”... more
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John Ransom (Feb 03, 2013)
ZealousConscript wrote: As far as the cost of prescription medicine, I would suggest "The $800 Million Dollar Pill" by Merrill Goozner. Pretty damning evidence about how Big... more
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John Ransom (Feb 02, 2013)
Perhaps it was the radio segment that I did this week asking for comments and feedback about unions. I asked on the air for people who were union members to call our listener... more
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John Ransom (Feb 01, 2013)
Yes, it’s that time of year again.
It’s time to hold our nose and check the diaper that we have all come to know as Obamanomics. While rightly this review should have been... more
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John Ransom (Jan 31, 2013)
President Obama- and yes I only capitalized the “p” in president because it was at the beginning of the sentence…. Anyway, as I was saying, president Obama can be best... more
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John Ransom (Jan 29, 2013)
Biotech company Excelixis CEO George Scangos likes to quote oil wildcatter JP Getty when asked about his philosophy for success: “Get up early; work hard; find oil,” he... more
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John Ransom (Jan 28, 2013)
Mikey wrote: I wrote earlier about Ransom’s hypocrisy and have not yet had a good response. When he first wrote this recycled piece (April 2012) I asked him why he did not... more
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John Ransom (Jan 27, 2013)
Peas are all the rage when it comes to talking about the country’s fiscal woes.
You might remember that in July of 2011, when fighting over the debt ceiling, president... more
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John Ransom (Jan 26, 2013)
There's a super storm raging over our economy that's been seeded and fueled by the federal government over a period of the past several decades. And it's literally costing... more
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John Ransom (Jan 25, 2013)
I think the most gut-wrenching part of former First Lady, former Senator Hillary Rodham-Clinton’s testimony on Benghazi was when she related to other club members in the US... more
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John Ransom (Jan 24, 2013)
I'm beginning to detect a theme running throughout the Democrat Party's proposals.
Actually, the theme is about as subtle as a icepick in Sicily, so I'm quite surprised that... more
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John Ransom (Jan 22, 2013)
There's a super storm raging over our economy that's been seeded and fueled by the federal government over a period of the past several decades. And it's literally costing... more
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John Ransom (Jan 21, 2013)
A prominent global warming scientist, Peter Gleick, who was chairman of the ethics committee at the American Geophysical Union, admitted last year that he stole some... more
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John Ransom (Jan 20, 2013)
Moonbat Exterminator wrote: JR, your assertion that computing a single number for the average temperature of the planet is mathematically impossible is incorrect. It would in... more
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John Ransom (Jan 19, 2013)
In October one of the main culprits in the global warming hoax published new data that undermines their own theory of global warming. The UK’s MET Office, more formally... more
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John Ransom (Jan 18, 2013)
Good news everyone: Jobless claims on a weekly basis fell to a five-year low according to the Labor Department.
Bad news everyone: Yet still more people remain jobless.
And... more
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John Ransom (Jan 17, 2013)
Let me say on the record that I don’t really care about New Jersey. I know very little about it. But, I know this much: I don’t want to live there and I don’t want the rest... more
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John Ransom (Jan 16, 2013)
Kathleen396 wrote: These talk show hosts and those libertarians who write for Townhall are the socialist democrats best friend, they helped get Obama re-elected by being... more
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John Ransom (Jan 15, 2013)
The news media was agog on Sunday because the sacred holyday, the 12th Annual “No Pants on the Subway” event, took place around the world.
Yes, people on subways crossing... more
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John Ransom (Jan 14, 2013)
Here’s my challenge to all the global warming apologists:
Explain to me why the “settled science” of global warming has to manipulate headlines to make information appear... more
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John Ransom (Jan 13, 2013)
Kathleen396 wrote: These talk show hosts and those libertarians who write for Townhall are the socialist democrats best friend, they helped get Obama re-elected by being... more
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John Ransom (Jan 12, 2013)
While fellow conservatives bash the president for telling Speaker of the House John Boehner that the country doesn’t have a spending problem, I offer Barack Obama another... more
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John Ransom (Jan 11, 2013)
I wish Obama and the Democrats could be as passionate about jobs as they are about, say, the contents of Happy Meals. Or the dust from cement factories. Or the habitat of the... more
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John Ransom (Jan 10, 2013)
Let me say on the record that I don’t really care about New Jersey. I know very little about it. But, I know this much: I don’t want to live there and I don’t want the rest... more
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John Ransom (Jan 09, 2013)
While fellow conservatives bash the president for telling Speaker of the House John Boehner that the country doesn’t have a spending problem, I offer Barack Obama another... more
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John Ransom (Jan 07, 2013)
While many of our heroes have lost their gloss, Abraham Lincoln still shines brightly for many Americans because there is so much to learn from his life.
For example, in... more
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John Ransom (Jan 06, 2013)
Canetoad wrote: Let's see, Corporate tax receipts as a share of profits are at their lowest rate in forty years. Somethings got to give and it shouldn't be the middle class.-... more
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John Ransom (Jan 05, 2013)
The fiscal cliff is over. And it turns out it was just a reality TV show that was devoid of reality. Taxes are going up on everyone. Make sure you check your paycheck,... more
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John Ransom (Jan 04, 2013)
The Age of Aquarius- long a goal for liberals- began in earnest on January 1st, 2013 when more of the planned tax increases on the wealthy created by Obamacare were... more
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John Ransom (Jan 03, 2013)
Peas are all the rage when it comes to talking about the country’s fiscal woes.
You might remember that in July of 2011, when fighting over the debt ceiling, president... more
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John Ransom (Jan 01, 2013)
At the White House once I was regaling him with local news from Champaign (which he was always ready to hear), and I said, 'Blank is dead; his extremely disloyal sentiments... more
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John Ransom (Jan 01, 2013)
It happens probably nightly. A citizen fights off a criminal in order to protect his property. But it doesn't always make the nightly news. In this case it did.... more