July 15, 2011 – 9:07 pm
I’m not a big fan of a balanced budget amendment, it would be better to just stop spending so damned much, rather than peg spending to no more than 18% of GDP. You know government will always attempt to hit that 18%, rather than be frugal with the money they take at the barrel of […]
July 15, 2011 – 8:21 am
It may or may not be as big and bad, but, we’ll see if ATF and the DOJ stonewall Congress on it Several lawmakers are questioning the Obama administration about whether the controversial “Fast and Furious” gunrunning probe may have had a cousin in Florida that resulted in guns being trafficked to Central America. Rep. […]
July 14, 2011 – 8:55 am
Because their economy is going so great that they are now trying to put the brakes on their overheated economy Reporting from Beijing— While the Obama administration struggles to jump-start the stalled U.S. recovery, policymakers in Beijing have an opposite but equally formidable task: putting the brakes on China’s speeding economy without triggering a slump. […]
July 13, 2011 – 10:02 pm
Because this is the way the “only adult in the room” acts President Barack Obama abruptly walked out of a stormy debt-limit meeting with congressional leaders Wednesday, a dramatic setback to the already shaky negotiations, according to GOP sources. “He shoved back and said ‘I’ll see you tomorrow’ and walked out,†House Majority Leader Eric […]
July 13, 2011 – 5:10 pm
Unfortunately, he stopped at 50% loading, and didn’t mention that Obama has no spine In a meeting with a small group of reporters in his Capitol Hill office this morning, House Speaker John Boehner, R-Ohio, criticized President Obama and White House officials for their lack of resolve in negotiations. “Dealing with them the last couple […]
July 12, 2011 – 1:16 pm
Leaders lead, managers manage, demagogues simply try and scare people. Guess which group Obama is in? President Obama on Tuesday said he cannot guarantee that retirees will receive their Social Security checks August 3 if Democrats and Republicans in Washington do not reach an agreement on reducing the deficit in the coming weeks. “I cannot […]
July 12, 2011 – 8:27 am
CNS News catches something interesting from The Petulant President’s presser on Monday Three days after the U.S. Department of Labor reported that the national unemployment rate had ticked up from 9.1 percent in May to 9.2 percent in June, President Barack Obama said that the loss of jobs in the public sector is “evidence†that […]
July 9, 2011 – 8:27 am
That, and other small ball measures, as the LA Times points out. Just the kinds of ideas one would expect from a (not my) president with virtually no experience in the private sector As White House aides search for ways to show progress on the economy, they are banking that a set of small-scale proposals […]
July 6, 2011 – 8:33 am
For those who aren’t familiar with minor league baseball, double A baseball is two steps below playing in the majors. Sometimes, a player will jump up and play in the majors, but, will usually be dropped back to AA for more development. And, as the Politico points out, Obama is basically playing small ball, terming […]
July 5, 2011 – 4:35 pm
I’ll be honest, I don’t have any problem with this Usama bin Laden has been killed. The U.S. is poised to begin withdrawing troops from Afghanistan. And the Obama administration’s shift in counterterrorism strategy from land wars to precision strikes and raids is raising concerns that the White House has adopted a policy of targeting […]