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Obama acknowledges deficit spending “unsustainable”

May 17, 2009

In a stating-the-obvious moment, President Obama on Thursday said current levels of defict spending are “unsustainable” and warned of higher interest rates across the board as creditors become weary of buying American debt. This comes the same week that his administration revised upward by 5% the projected budget deficit for 2010 – the new number […]

Pelosi smears CIA in desperate effort to save herself

May 14, 2009

In a confused news conference that saw the Speaker of the House resorting to referring to a prepared statement at times, Nancy Pelosi made a last-ditch effort to defend her partisan attacks on waterboarding when she herself was seemingly briefed and had no problem with the practice at the time. Her story has evolved from “she […]

Obama flip-flop on detainee photos a welcome one

May 14, 2009

Better late than never, I say. Citing concerns over how the release of photos depicting detainees might affect troops in Iraq and Afghanistan, the Obama administration is signalling that it will renege on its promise to allow the photos to be released. It might be a flip-flop, but it’s a welcome one as far as […]

EPA/OMB memo damages cap-and-trade credibility

May 12, 2009

An intra-agency internal memo between the Environmental Protection Agency and the Office of Management and Budget has some golden nuggets that shoot holes in the theory of absolute necessity for Obama’s cap-and-trade proposal. First is the admission that greenhouse gas regulation will severely harm our nation’s economy (heads-up from Hot Air). Even more shocking is […]

Soda tax may be used to pay for health care reform

May 12, 2009

To pay for an estimated $1.2 trillion price tag on Obama’s health care plan, the Senate Finance Committee will begin hearing proposals to generate funds. One idea being floated is an excise tax on soda, fruit drinks, and energy drinks that could haul in $24 billion over the next four years if a 3-cent tax […]

Sykes, Limbaugh, and the White House Correspondents’ Dinner

May 11, 2009

By now, I’m sure most of you have already heard of the distasteful joke made by comedian Wanda Sykes at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner (Breitbart has the video). To paraphrase, Sykes, taking offense at Limbaugh’s “I hope he fails” comment, suggested in a lame attempt at humor that Limbaugh may have been the 20th […]

Pelosi a hypocrite and a liar on waterboarding

May 9, 2009

I fully realize that “hypocrite” and “liar” are strong words to be throwing around, and I don’t do so lightly. But I don’t know what else to call it when House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, having spent the last 18 months throwing a fit over the supposed criminality of Bush administration interrogation techniques and how Congress […]

Colin Powell and the direction of the Republican Party

May 6, 2009

I have a great deal of respect for Colin Powell’s military career and his devotion to his country. As a politician, however, he has proven to be somewhat of a disappointment, and the recent commotion regarding his comments about the GOP further underscore that belief. Much hay has been made of Powell’s remarks he made […]

Michael Savage barred from Britain

May 5, 2009

British Home Secretary Jacqui Smith today released a list of 16 people barred from entry into the United Kingdom, a list which included radio talk show host Michael Savage alongside neo-Nazis and terrorists. Smith, saying it was a privilege to enter the UK, said those on the list didn’t conform to her country’s values and […]

Obama administration threats against Chrysler gain more corroboration

May 5, 2009

Business Insider is reporting that other creditors of Chrysler are backing up the claim that the White House used intimidation to get them to sign on to Obama’s plan for the struggling auto-maker (heads-up from Hot Air). The initial claim was made by Thomas Lauria, representative of Perella Weinberg, who stated that his client felt they’ […]

A bit of RSS feed housekeeping

May 4, 2009

To those of you who subscribe to this blog via the RSS feed, I humbly thank you for your choice and I’ll continue to strive to make your visits worthwhile. Now, WordPress is a fantastic blog host, but the one beef I have is its weakness in tracking syndication readership. To that end, to get […]

Charges filed against Nevada ACORN

May 4, 2009

You may be interested to learn that voter fraud charges have just been filed against ACORN and two of its employees in Las Vegas. It seems ACORN got a little overzealous in a bonus program called “Blackjack”, where employees were given a little extra cash for every voter registration over the required minimum of 20 per […]

Specter uses Kemp’s death to harp on GOP

May 4, 2009

If you needed further proof of what a spectacular human being Arlen Specter is, you can find it in an interview the newly-minted Democrat had with CBS’ Bob Schieffer. In addition to cooing how much more comfortable he’s becoming with the Democrats’ approach (Only took a couple days! What principles!), Specter grumbles that the Republicans’ […]

Congresswoman brags health care reform will hurt private health industry

May 1, 2009

During the upcoming debate, it might be helpful to remember this video of Democratic Congresswoman Jan Schakowsky (yes, the same Schakowsky who decried the Tea Parties as ugly and hateful) pumping up a crowd of health care activists. She basically admits that government health care is going to drastically harm private health insurers while she advocates the […]

Justice David Souter to resign from Supreme Court

May 1, 2009

A surprising announcement came late Thursday as Supreme Court Justice David Souter announced his retirement at the end of the court’s current term. A nominee of President George H.W. Bush, he was billed as a “home run” for conservatives by John Sununu, and ended up being a reliable member of the court’s liberal voting bloc. […]