June 15, 2009 – 8:55 am
What’s happening on the road to nationalized health care? The American Medical Association has long battled Democrats who oppose protecting doctors from malpractice lawsuits. But during a private meeting at the White House last month, association officials said, they found one Democrat willing to entertain the idea: President Obama. In closed-door talks, Mr. Obama has […]
June 15, 2009 – 8:26 am
Don’t forget, wear green today in support of the protesters in Iran Supporters had been due to turn out en masse in Tehran on Monday afternoon, despite government warnings to stay off the streets. But this morning, a statement on Mr Mousavi’s campaign website announced that the demonstration had been postponed – although it said […]
June 14, 2009 – 5:09 pm
Everyone, Joe? Vice President Joe Biden said Sunday that “everyone guessed wrong” on the impact of the economic stimulus, but he defended the administration’s spending designed to combat rising joblessness. Everyone? I suppose in a world where we ignore those who opposed the Generational Theft Act. Biden said inaccuracies in unemployment predictions shouldn’t undercut the […]
June 14, 2009 – 9:20 am
When ideology trumps compassion President Barack Obama outlined another $313 billion in cuts to government health care spending over 10 years, largely impacting hospitals, as he hunts additional dollars to pay for expanded coverage for the uninsured. Some major health industry groups swiftly criticized the proposal in one of the clearest signs yet that the […]
June 13, 2009 – 8:12 am
As usual, the Reality Based Community shows that the kool aid they drink is laced with PCP, creating an alternated reality that never ends American neoconservatives have often used the presidency of Mahmoud Ahmadinejad to bolster their case for aggressive action against Iran. So the assumption might be that they would be rooting for Iranians […]
June 12, 2009 – 9:53 am
Yet another case where Obama’s promise not to raise taxes on people making less then $250k, or whatever the level that Joe Biden gaffe’d on is, could soon be broken? Sort of (more on that later) The use of company-issued mobile phones could trigger new federal income taxes on millions of Americans as a “fringe benefit.” […]
June 12, 2009 – 9:16 am
Back on Wednesday, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce announced the launch of a campaign to support free enterprise, being heavily concerned with what the Obama administration and the Democrats, but, mostly the Obama administration, is doing to the free enterprise system. It, unsurprisingly, what with the Compliant Obama Media and all, got very little press exposure, and then, mostly […]
June 11, 2009 – 7:20 pm
Your “huh?” story of the day The constitutional right to have a giant inflatable gorilla in a bathing suit and sunglasses grabbing consumer attention from a Houston business rooftop is the key issue in a trial that began in federal court on Wednesday. Jim Purtee, owner of Houston Balloons & Promotions, is in court arguing […]
June 11, 2009 – 8:56 am
Other then grasshoppers, is there anyone who really wants the government providing health insurance? As the health care debate heats up, the American Medical Association is letting Congress know that it will oppose creation of a government-sponsored insurance plan, which President Obama and many other Democrats see as an essential element of legislation to remake […]
June 10, 2009 – 8:55 pm
Darn those mean ole neocon Ruskies, not buying into HopeNchange! Russia must keep at least 1,500 nuclear warheads after talks with the United States on a new arms treaty, Interfax news agency quoted the commander of Russia’s Strategic Nuclear Forces as saying Wednesday. Â If Moscow’s final position reflects Colonel-General Nikolai Solovtsov’s view, it would […]
