April | 2009 | Wellsy's World

Browsing All Posts published on »April, 2009«

The first 100 days of the Obama Presidency

April 30, 2009

While it’s my belief that “the first 100 days” is a quite artificial benchmark that’s been exhaustively overstated, especially these last few weeks, and while I also know this post technically comes on the 101st day, I thought I might join the crowd and give a few of my own thoughts on the first 100 […]

A final betrayal as Arlen Specter switches parties

April 28, 2009

With polls showing a crushing primary defeat at the hands of challenger Pat Toomey, Arlen Specter, Senator from Pennsylvania, today announced he would switch parties and run for reelection in 2010 as a Democrat. Specter whined that the Republican party had become too conservative for him and he now found his “political philosophy” more in […]

Let’s not go overboard on swine flu

April 27, 2009

I know there’s a lot of dire coverage right now regarding the outbreak of swine flu both here in America and in Mexico, the latter of which has caused 100 deaths and prompted the near-shutdown of Mexico City. And though a level of caution is always warranted, let’s take a few deep breaths. First, it’s […]

Up to 7 Gitmo detainees may be released in US

April 25, 2009

An LA Times front page story tells us that the Obama administration is making plans to admit up to seven Chinese Muslims, all part of a Muslim ethnic group called the Uighurs, directly into the United States. I’m going to quote you the same part of the article that Hot Air highlights: Some former U.S. […]

Keep an eye on Pakistan – Taliban 60 miles from capital

April 23, 2009

There is worrisome news out of Pakistan that Taliban militants, already handed the Swat Valley, are battling in the Buner district and by some reports are 60 miles from the capital of Islamabad. For an illustration, here is a map from the Daily Mail article: Patterico is rightly concerned, and Allahpundit says it may be […]

Wash Post: Pelosi briefed on CIA interrogation in 2002

April 23, 2009

Things may be getting a bit thornier in the push to prosecute Bush administration officials for interrogation techniques. After denials from House Speaker Nancy Pelosi that she knew nothing about waterboarding, more attention is being paid to a 2007 Washington Post article indicating she and other Congressional leaders received a briefing in 2002 about potential […]

MIT scientist: Cap-and-trade could cost $3900 per household

April 22, 2009

How fitting this story should come out on Earth Day(there are no coincidences). A recent MIT study led Republicans over the last few months to claim that the cap-and-trade environmental proposal would cost each American household roughly $3,100. The argument seemed to lose steam when the author of the study, MIT professor John Reilly, claimed the study was […]

Obama’s Director of National Intelligence: “Enhanced interrogation works”

April 22, 2009

Just a day after the CIA disclosed that intense interrogation techniques performed on Khalid Sheik Mohammed stopped a terror attack in LA and led to the arrest of the terrorist Hambali, the Director of National Intelligence in the Obama administration further defended their use. Admiral Dennis Blair wrote an internal memo saying techniques such as waterboarding […]

Obama open to Bush admin prosecutions as CIA defends its practices

April 21, 2009

President Obama today left the door open to prosecution of Bush administration officials for devising interrogation policies that the current administration deems distasteful. The move is something of a flip-flop, as Obama had previously indicated he wouldn’t go after the past administration. The interrogation policies were detailed in memos released last week to some controversy, […]

Miss USA pageant a sad reminder of PC gone wild

April 21, 2009

Last night, the Miss USA pageant turned ugly when one of the judges, celebrity fluff-blogger Perez Hilton, asked of Miss California, “Vermont recently became the fourth state to legalise same-sex marriage. Do you think every state should follow suit? Why or why not?” Miss California Carrie Prejean responded, “Well I think it’s great that Americans are […]

Obama’s “belt-tightening” just useless spin

April 20, 2009

President Barack Obama, in a bid to appear more fiscally responsible, today told his Cabinet to look into finding ways to save $100 million. The article is a wire news report that is harshly scathing in its analysis, indicating Patterico is right when he says the media honeymoon may be ending fast. Here’s the problem […]

Obama administration continues to alienate Israel

April 17, 2009

Once close allies, after the election of Barack Obama to the Presidency, almost overnight the relations between Israel and America have taken a chilly turn for the worse. The Age, an Australian newspaper, goes into further detail, calling conversations between President Obama and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu “taking on all the trappings of a duel.” Israelis […]

Tea Party Aftermath

April 16, 2009

One day after the historic and widespread Tea Parties across this nation, a lot of folks are struggling to understand what happened and where we go from here. By some estimates, close to 250,000 people in 800 cities took part in the peaceful rallies in support of personal and fiscal responsibility and against the expansion of […]

The Tea Party in Dayton, like others, a success

April 15, 2009

Not too long ago I returned from the Tea Party held in Dayton, OH. An estimated crowd of 7,000 to 8,000 gathered in Courthouse Square downtown to listen to several speakers talk about the state of our nation and express their frustration at our economic predicament and their belief that the people of this country […]

Homeland Security publishes broad report on “right-wing extremism”

April 14, 2009

A report from the Department of Homeland Security is causing a stir today by warning of risks associated with “right-wing extremism.” Such behavior, the report outlines, is driven by the recession, illegal immigration and the election of a black president, and warns against a few disgruntled veterans returning home from war swelling the ranks of hate […]