Monthly Archives: September 2011

Solyndra: Is How Far Obama and the Democrats Will Go to Protect Liberal Investors

For a party and a man who hold deep reservations towards capitalism, Democrats certainly jump at the chance to ride it – like all those corporate fat cats in their private jets! – when it suits their needs. Ah, but … Continue reading

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Perry Turns in a Stinker

Jim Geraghty has the run down.

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Bill Clinton Blames Netanyahu

And to say nothing of Palestinian rockets? Clinton, in a roundtable with bloggers today on the sidelines of the Clinton Global Initiative in New York, gave an extensive recounting of the deterioration in the Middle East peace process since he … Continue reading

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No, Mr. Santorum Does Not Need to Offer an Apology

Immediate apologies demanded by the left is only a ploy to water down the oppositions’ point of view. In other words, it is a way of telling the other side to shut up if they do not agree with progressives. … Continue reading

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Obama Works to Blunt Palestinian Statehood

In a case of more harm than good. The Obama administration has pledged to veto any Palestinian statehood bid, arguing that only direct peace negotiations, not a U.N. vote, would allow the Palestinians to achieve the benefits of statehood. With … Continue reading

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President Obama Extends Long Hairy Arm of Justice

This probably won’t make his base very happy — not that they’ll protest too much about it anyway. That’s only for when the other side is in charge — but it does beef up America’s capabilities in executing war on … Continue reading

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Obama Losing Ground to Republicans

President Obama is wounded and falling as a result. He registered at 39 percent in approval. The lowest of his term. He has all but lost the battle for ideas. That tidbit isn’t hard to imagine especially since the president … Continue reading

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Ahead of the Power Curve…Again! Secretaries, Millionaires, Taxes, and Bears…Oh My!

I simply love doing an “Ahead of the Power Curve” post! It’s rewarding knowing that an mouth-breathing knuckle dragger such as myself can foist his over-sized neanderthal brow high enough to at least read the hand writing on the wall … Continue reading

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President Obama’s Jobs Bill and Budget Gimmicks

Back when the debt ceiling debate was at critical mass, Senator Harry Reid (D-NV), in  the spirit of “compromise” offered up a deficit reduction plan which was supposed to create upwards of $2.2 trillion in savings. The only problem with the Majority … Continue reading

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Sunday Links

The Economist | The Real Truth about Social Security The Washington Post | Tax breaks pile up, grow more costly The American Conservative | The soft barbarism of young America The New Republic | Why we don’t let people die

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Civil War History

FrumForum | Commemorating Antietam If you ask most Americans what was the bloodiest day in our history, you would probably get either 9/11 or Pearl Harbor, depending on the age of the responder. Neither would be correct. In Western Maryland … Continue reading

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White House Goes Ahead with F-16′s to Taiwan

Washington Times President Obama has decided to sell a new arms package to Taiwan that will likely include weapons and equipment to upgrade the island’s F-16 jets, according to administration and congressional officials.Congress will be briefed Friday on the arms … Continue reading

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Emails Show White House Closely Monitored Solyndra Failure

From Big Government Emails released late Thursday night show that officials in the White House were privately very concerned over the viability of Solyndra even as they publicly declared the solar panel manufacturer was in good shape. “The optics of … Continue reading

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Texas Drought and Climate Change

Too date every weather phenomenon that has occurred in the past ten years or so has been blamed on global warming, climate change, or whatever convenient name marketing framers have decided for it these days. Here we are again. This … Continue reading

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