davidl on December 23rd, 2009

The House passed one version of Obamacare, and the Senate seems intent on  passing a totally different version.    Will Mrs. Pelosi have the House roll over and endorse Dirty Harry Reid’s bill?  Maybe not.   The chair of the House Rules

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Eric Florack on December 20th, 2009

Ron Bailey at Reason:

Given the array of government energy mandates and billions in subsidies poured into cleantech, there is no doubt that those sectors will see increased jobs. The effect on overall employment is far less clear. Cleantech energy

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davidl on December 18th, 2009

The time has come for Barack Obama to have his teleprompter reprogrammed with some fresh material.

Glenn Thrush, Politico:

COPENHAGEN — A visibly angry Barack Obama threw down the gauntlet at China and other developing nations Friday, declaring that the

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davidl on December 17th, 2009

From a letter from Andy Stern to the members of the Service Employees International Union, to her members:

SEIU does not accept that this monumental effort – that this reform that is so necessary to the health and wellbeing

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davidl on December 6th, 2009

Shades of Jack Webb, just the facts ma’am, nothing but the facts.  Carly Fiorina discusses the impact of Obamacare on women,video:

Back at you, Barack Obama, Dirty Harry Reid and Mrs. Pelosi.

Hat tip:  Kathryn Jean Lopze, National Review.

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davidl on December 5th, 2009

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Some parishioners in the Church of Obama discovered last week that their spiritual leader is a false prophet.

Dana Milbank: Washington Post.

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davidl on December 4th, 2009

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We shall fight in the air, we shall fight on the landing grounds, we shall fight in the fields, we shall fight in the hills — for 18 months. Then we start packing for home.

Charles Krauthammer, Washington Post.

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davidl on December 3rd, 2009

Representative James Sensenbrenner (R – WI)   gives presidential science adviser John Holdren a grilling, video:

Hat tip: Jim Hoft, Gateway Pundit.

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davidl on December 3rd, 2009

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Look in the mirror, Mr. President, for why jobs aren’t rebounding

Betsy Newmark, Betsy’s Page.

Mrs. Newmark may not be an economist, but she is married to one.     I felt some commnet the president’s ecomonic summi dog and pony

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davidl on December 1st, 2009

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Sullivan’s entire ad hominem conclusion — that my views are animated by nothing but the basest, most corrupt partisan motives — turned out to be a complete invention based on his inability to read dates.

Hat tip: Mark Hemmingway, Washington

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davidl on December 1st, 2009

The natural trait of a politician is to hedge his bets, to obscure his positions, to hide his true beliefs.   Obama has mastered the political.    As opposed to mere a politician, a leader needs take a stand, be clear about

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davidl on November 27th, 2009

Doctor Charles Krauthammer, National Review, on the Obama/Pelosi/Reid health care bills:

The bill is irredeemable. It should not only be defeated. It should be immolated, its ashes scattered over the Senate swimming pool.

Doctor Howard Dean, via DRJ,  Patterico’s Pontifications

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Eric Florack on November 21st, 2009

The record of the Democrats since attaining office has not been good, at least from the perspective of the average American. Let’s look at their key agenda points:

  • Global Warming, as such has long been seen as a lie. That

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As Eric rambled:

AL GORE… RED COURTESY PHONE PLEASE… I’ve mentioned a couple of times over the years that if we ever managed to get into some of the internal documents, and the real behind the scenes discussions of

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Eric Florack on November 20th, 2009

Ben Smith says at Politico:

President Obama’s job approval numbers will dip below 50% for the first time today in Gallup’s daily tracking poll, according to a Gallup official.

“Gallup Daily tracking results just in. Obama will be below 50%

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