From The Hill: President Barack Obama is falling short as Democrats’ leader in the fight for health reform, according to a freshman Dem lawmaker. Freshman Rep. Eric Massa (D-N.Y.) openly lamented the Obama administration’s calculated decision to let the House and Senate craft their own health bills, with the congressman blaming the president for the […]
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Obama to Accept Nobel Prize as ‘Call to Action’… DNC Says Republicans Siding with Terrorists
This day just keeps getting more and more surreal… First it was the news that Pres. Obama had won the Nobel Peace Prize, next was the news he’ll accept the award as a ‘Call to Action’: Saying he was “surprised and deeply humbled” by the decision of the Nobel Committee to award him the 2009 […]
Barack Obama Wins Nobel Peace Prize… For What?
I’m going to start off by saying Congratulations Mr. President… Although I’m not really sure what you’ve done to warrant such a prestigious award as the Nobel Peace Prize: President Barack Obama won the Nobel Peace Prize on Friday for giving the world “hope for a better future” and striving for nuclear disarmament, in a […]
Jack and Squat
Sometimes fact is funnier than fiction: Ouch.
Rio Gets the Games, Chicago Eliminated in the First Round
From the Wall Street Journal: Rio De Janeiro will host 2016 Olympics, the International Olympic Committe announced, bringing the Olympic Games to South America for the first time and besting a Chicago bid that was strongly backed by President Obama. Rio won in the third round, after Chicago was eliminated in the first round and […]
Video: French President Thinks “Obama Is Very Naive and Egotistical”
I’m generally suspicious of anonymous sources but given French President Nicolas Sarkozy’s public remarks I’m inclined to take Pittsburgh Post-Gazette columnist Jack Kell at his word here: From the Telegraph: Nicolas Sarkozy, the French president, came close to mocking his American counterpart for the good intentions, which Mr Obama had heralded as an “historic” step […]
Will the U.S. Join Canada and Germany in Ahmadinejad Walkout?
Canada and Germany have apparently head enough of Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad’s Holocaust-denying rants and virulent anti-Semitism. The Canadian government is planning to protest his presence at the UN today by having their entire delegation walking out of the chamber when Ahmadinejad takes the podium: Canada will boycott Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad’s speech at the […]
Ouch: New York Gov. Paterson Blasts Pres. Obama
The feud between New York Governor David Paterson and the White House took a turn for the worse today with Gov. Patterson essentially telling reporters at Columbia University that Obama’s just cranky because he hasn’t accomplished jack (emphasis mine): I understand the president’s concern, but I understand the concern of staff members at the White […]
Yes, Mr. President the Individual Mandate Is A Tax
I don’t know about you, but I didn’t watch Pres. Obama ‘s Sunday Talk show orgy… I’ve skimmed through the transcripts and frankly I don’t think I missed much. He really didn’t say anything new, he simply repeated the same arguments he’s been making for months. About the only interesting thing I came across was […]
Seven Former CIA Directors Ask Pres. Obama to End Criminal Investigation of CIA Interrogators
Seven former directors of the Central Intelligence Agency sent a letter to Pres. Obama on Friday asking him to reverse Attorney General Eric Holder’s decision to re-open a criminal investigation of CIA interrogations that took place following the attacks of September 11: Seven former directors of the Central Intelligence Agency on Friday urged President Obama […]
The Obligatory Jimmy Carter is a Tool Post
I wasn’t going to comment on Jimmy Carter’s asinine remarks on race because frankly they don’t deserve comment. But after America’s crazy aunt, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi mumbled something about political violence in her weekly press briefing I thought I should take a moment to point out that these are two people that no sane […]
WSJ: Democrats Try Tougher Tone on Health Plan
This isn’t really news to political junkies like me but it is a page A3 above the fold story in today’s Wall Street Journal: A top White House adviser said Tuesday he doubts two Senate Republicans at the center of health-care talks are negotiating seriously, as Democrats adopted a new, more confrontational tone accusing key […]
Video: No Treats From Obama
Politics aside, this is pretty amazing trick: H/T: Jonah Goldberg.
Obama and the Practice of Medicine
Dr. Scott Gottlieb, a practicing physician and fellow at the American Enterprise Institute has an interesting op ed column in today’s Wall Street Journal. In it Dr. Gottleb explores Pres. Obama’s apparent lack of understanding about the practice of medicine and the reasons for rising health-care costs: On the defensive because of an increasingly skeptical […]
This and That: Palin Defines the Health Care Debate, Paglia Slams Obama’s Healthcare Horror and The Truth About Health Insurance
I’m not sure why but I’ve had the Dire Straits song The Bug stuck in my head all day… Well it’s a strange old game – you learn it slow one step forward and it’s back to go you’re standing on the throttle you’re standing on the breaks in the groove ’til you make a […]