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Largest Drop in Federal Tax Revenues Since Great Depression
Remember how irresponsible the Liberals said George W. Bush was for spending money on Iraq when the economy was in such bad shape, by their reckoning?
Well, he doesn’t hold a candle to Obama’s spendfest in the face of the single largest one-year drop in tax revenues since the Great Depression.
At this rate, Social Security is [...]
Obama’s Two Faces
It doesn’t matter which party engages in these tactics, rushing through legislation before our elected representatives have a chance to read and debate it is wrong.
Here is audio of Obama on Randi Rhodes’s show on AirAmerica, complaining about the Bush Administration rushing through legislation in 2004. I guess he’s ok with that kind of tactic, [...]
Obama: Constitution Reflects ‘Fundamental Flaw’
Is Obama in violation of his Oath of Office? Obama has taken the Oath to support and defend the Constitution from all enemies, foreign and domestic. If the Constitution does reflect a fundamental flaw in this country, as Obama says, then we must assume that one of two things is true.
Either 1) he is supporting [...]
Obama’s Lies About Stimulus
In his own words:
Utah Democratic Rep Splits with Obama on Health Care
To his credit, Rep. Jim Matheson says he cannot support the idea of socialist health care, but he would like to see some free-market solutions. Good for him!
Obamanomics: Green Jobs = Pay Cuts
A new post from Steve Milloy’s Green Hell Blog reveals that Obama’s much touted “green jobs” are not such a great thing after all.
Most people shifting into the green sector should expect to see a pay cut of as much as 60%. These jobs are simply too costly for the market to bear, provindg more [...]
Obama to Nationalize Computer Industry?
An AP story today details Barak Obama’s plans to set up a new bureaucracy around the need for greater cybersecurity.
User beware!
If the fate of Chrysler and GM are any indication of Obama’s modus operandi, the computer industry should be in fear for it’s very life.
“It’s now clear this cyber threat is one of the most [...]
US Safer Under Obama?
You can file this one under either Extreme Chutzpah, or You’ve Got To Be Joking.
National security adviser: US safer under Obama.
On the heels of the North Korean flare-up that could precipitate us into a war in Asia (possibly a nuclear war), we are somehow safer under Obama.
Excuse me, Gen. Jones, but George Bush had almost [...]
Obama Photo of the Day
Is it customary for Supreme Court nominees to kiss the President?
AP Political Headlines
- Toyota troubles put spotlight on US safety agency March 11, 2010WASHINGTON (AP) -- Auto safety officals are telling Congress the government may require automakers to include brake systems that can override the gas pedal in response to Toyota's massive recalls.... […]
- House votes to impeach US judge from Louisiana March 11, 2010WASHINGTON (AP) -- The House voted unanimously Thursday to impeach a U.S. district judge from Louisiana, who lawmakers said avoided likely criminal charges related to payoffs charges in part because the statute of limitations expired.... […]
- Dodd to offer his own financial regulation bill March 11, 2010WASHINGTON AP) (AP) -- Unable to muster bipartisan agreement on key banking provisions, Senate Banking Committee Chairman Christopher Dodd said Thursday he will offer his own version of a sweeping overhaul of financial regulations without Republican support.... […]
- Rep. Patrick Kennedy rips media in Afghan speech March 11, 2010WASHINGTON (AP) -- U.S. Rep. Patrick Kennedy is blasting the news media as "despicable," accusing it of ignoring the war in Afghanistan even as troops continue to die there.... […]
- GOP wants Massa ethics probe reopened March 11, 2010WASHINGTON (AP) -- House Minority Leader John Boehner said Thursday he wants the ethics panel probe of former Rep. Eric Massa reopened to find out what Democratic leaders and their staff knew about the allegations.... […]
- Obama pushes trade initiative as jobs helper March 11, 2010WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Barack Obama sought Thursday to put some detail behind his lofty drive to double U.S. exports over the next five years, calling the effort imperative to putting people back to work. But doubts remain about how many net jobs his trade agenda will create - and how he will get it done.... […]
- Democrats, White House close in on health bill March 11, 2010WASHINGTON (AP) -- House Democratic leaders on Thursday worked to rally their rank-and-file members around last-minute agreements on insurance taxes and prescription drug coverage that could move President Barack Obama's overhaul of the nation's health care system a step closer to reality.... […]
- Author assumes guise of 10-year-old to punk famous March 11, 2010WASHINGTON (AP) -- Over the years, "Little Billy" learned much from the country's top minds.... […]
- Highway deaths drop to lowest levels since 1950s March 11, 2010WASHINGTON (AP) -- U.S. highway deaths have fallen to their lowest levels since the 1950s, as more motorists bought into buckling up and embraced safety innovations. A sour economy that dampened traveling instincts also was a contributor.... […]
- Success of lone gunmen may shift al-Qaida strategy March 11, 2010WASHINGTON (AP) -- On Christmas Day, a passenger on a Northwest Airlines flight bound for Detroit tried to blow up the plane with plastic explosives in his underwear. He failed, yet the very attempt shook the U.S. government, set federal agencies against each other and triggered months of political second-guessing.... […]