davidl on March 26th, 2009

National debt Bush v. ObamaThe graph shows the Bush administration debt in gray versus the projected Obama administration debt in red.   It is not a pretty picture.

Hat tip photo and full story: Herttage Foundation.

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Eric Florack on March 25th, 2009

This morning, in my new Pajamas Media piece, I examine the spendng tactics of Brack Obama and the Democrats.

The entire country has been, until recently, frozen in amazement by the tactics used by the administration to ostensibly address

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davidl on March 25th, 2009

This what Fidel Castro did circa 1950:, via  Steve Gilbert, Sweetness &  Light:

The Obama administration is considering asking Congress to give the Treasury secretary unprecedented powers to initiate the seizure of non-bank financial companies, such as large insurers,

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davidl on March 24th, 2009

First the good news, Jim Mann,Daily Inter Lake reports the death of Algore’s pet theory, anthropogenic global warming:

The prevailing conclusion at the New York conference, according to Berry, is that “the global warming hypothesis is dead, scientifically

Now

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davidl on March 23rd, 2009

It matters not what Barack Obama says.   His rhetoric is mere words and all of BO statements come with expiration dates, John Steele Gordon, Commnetary Magazine, reports on what BO says he intends to do:

On February 9th, President

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davidl on March 22nd, 2009

I kiud of agree with Bill Maher, when he says he worried about, “”the chance for people to take horrible action.”   Except that Maher is worried about some hypothhetical.   When in the real world, nutcases are being deliberately

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davidl on March 21st, 2009

Barack ObamaBarack Obama campaigned on a promise of Hope and Change.  There doesn’t appear to be much hope for Hope, but BO is sure bring on the Change, albeit all bad.   BO and his fellow ‘rats in Congress have started a

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davidl on March 21st, 2009

Senator John Kerry and Barbara Boxer are both rich and stupid:

Washington (CNSNews.com) – Democratic Sens. John Kerry and Barbara Boxer told CNSNews.com that the nation must adopt the Obama administration’s cap-and-trade proposal to reduce carbon emissions, even

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Eric Florack on March 19th, 2009

From the Morning Bell from The Heritage Foundation

 

Speaking to a crowd of 1,500 supporters in Costa Mesa, California, about the bonuses given to employees of 80% taxpayer owned AIG, President Barack Obama said [1]: “I know a lot of

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Barack ObamaOld question, new President, David Freddoso, National Review:

Sen. Chris Dodd (D, Conn.), who until today has been blamed as the author of the statutory protection for bonuses, is in turn blaming the Obama administration for insisting on the

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davidl on March 18th, 2009

Mrs. Pelosi, a/k/a Speaker Table Cloth, evidently thinks it is acceptable to pander to illegals, and their supporters, by insulting our Immigrations and Customs Enforcement agents, from Real Clear Politics:

Appearing in front of a group of legal and

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Eric Florack on March 18th, 2009

By way of Bruce McQuain, who you will recall, I was a little harsh with last week on the AIG thing, comes this news:

The other shoe concerning the AIG “bonuses” and the administration’s knowledge of them is beginning

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davidl on March 17th, 2009

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Two weeks ago, the President’s spokesman said that they were confident that they knew how every dime was being spent at AIG. Well clearly, they didn’t know what they were talking about. I think this is outrageous and I think

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davidl on March 17th, 2009

Barack ObamaI am neither a lawyer, play one on television, nor give press conferences pretending to me one.    In other words, I am not Barack Obama,  Helene Cooper, New York Times:

WASHINGTON – President Obama vowed to try to stop

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Is Barack Obama fundamentally stupid or just inherently dishonest, video:

Hat tips, Catherine Favazza, and Kim Priestap, Wizbang.  Go Kate, go.

For the record, I agree with the Strutting Delaware Blue Hen, also as known as Joe Biden.  

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