July 20, 2012 – 8:45 am
This is one that should be on TV from now till election day…..that is, until (NMP) Obama says something else off script that exposes exactly who he is (via Instapundit) James Taranto explains Obama’s resentment in an article worth the read, and also notes Meanwhile, @BarackObama tweets a quote attributed to somebody identified only as […]
July 19, 2012 – 9:17 am
Laughtastic copy from Wonderkid Jay Carney (RCP) REPORTER: On the Jobs Council, obviously they’ve reported to haven’t met formally or publicly for six months. Why is exactly is that? CARNEY: Look, the president solicits and receives input and advice from members of his Jobs Council and others about economic initiatives all the time. And I […]
July 18, 2012 – 3:39 pm
Awesome, simply awesome (National Review) A report published by the DOE Office of Inspector General says the agency has been unable to locate $500,000 worth of equipment purchased with stimulus money. The $500,000 was part of a $2 billion Recovery Act dispersment given to the Advanced Batteries and Hybrid Components Program to “support the construction […]
July 17, 2012 – 10:51 am
Also, doesn’t Ezra Klein know that calling the Affordable Care Act “Obamacare” is raaaaacist? Case Western Reserve University’s Jonathan Adler and Cato Institute’s Michael Cannon argue in a new paper that any federally-established health insurance exchange does not have the authority to dole out health insurance subsidies. Those subsidies are important: They are the $800 […]
July 17, 2012 – 6:46 am
No one should be particularly shocked. It’s all he knows, especially since it’s not his money (via Erika Johnsen from Townhall) Of course, he uses the word “invest” as a euphemism for spending boodles of Someone Else’s cash. Money we don’t have. On projects that have so far failed. He wants “investments” in more failed […]
July 16, 2012 – 5:14 pm
First we had the release from the Charlie Rose interview about Obama think his biggest issue was not telling better stories. Now that we’ve been treated to nauseated by the full interview we learn (National Journal) During an interview with CBS’s Charlie Rose that aired on Monday morning, President Obama said his proudest achievement over […]
July 16, 2012 – 8:33 am
It started Sunday with Ed Gillespie hitting Obama And the Washington Post picks the story up Trying to shift the presidential campaign narrative away from his personal finances and tenure at Bain Capital, Republican Mitt Romney will launch a fresh assault this week accusing President Obama of political cronyism at the expense of middle-class workers. […]
July 16, 2012 – 7:41 am
Nancy Pelosi said we had to pass the bill to know what’s in it. Democrats did just that, by offering bribes and using cheap parliamentary tricks, despite massive outcry over the legislation, and now that we know what’s in it, it hasn’t gotten more popular. People are not resigned to accepting it. And the polls […]
July 15, 2012 – 3:31 pm
He’s quite cool with spreading Other People’s money, but, his own? Not so much (SacBee) A website sued by President Barack Obama’s re-election campaign for selling T-shirts and other merchandise with the campaign’s signature “O” logo is taking down the offending merchandise. A judge in Washington on Monday agreed to bar Washington-based Demstore.com from selling […]
July 15, 2012 – 7:40 am
Jazz Shaw writes that this is Obama channeling his inner Elizabeth “High Cheekbones” Warren, who said last year “there is nobody in this country who got rich on his own. Nobody.” What she was saying is that no one can succeed with out the big loving embrace of The Government, so people who got rich […]