January 10, 2013 – 9:23 am
Alas, public opinion is of no consequence, Barry, when the Right to own a weapon is enshrined in that pesky constitution thing. But, yapping is what Obama does best (Washington Post) The White House is working with its allies on a well-financed campaign in Washington and around the country to shift public opinion toward stricter […]
January 9, 2013 – 4:44 pm
My guess would be it’s because he’s an asshole. An intolerant, hyper-partisan, delusions of king-hood asshole. Also, because that’s who he is, a person who has never looked to work together, to bring people together. And, basically an asshole (Politico) Barack Obama is looking for a few good fights. Obama, the same president who campaigned […]
January 6, 2013 – 8:34 am
Of course, as usual, Obama is leading from behind, seeing as how Democrats have already introduced 8 pieces of legislation in the House and Senator Feinstein (D-has gun herself) plans to introduce a big one in the Senate (Washington Post) The White House is weighing a far broader and more comprehensive approach to curbing the […]
January 3, 2013 – 8:11 am
Roughly since mid-November (NMP) Obama has been Cranking up the pressure on passing “fiscal cliff” legislation. He’s been excoriating Republicans. He made dire predictions. He came out to make statements and Blame Republicans. Of course, he himself created a situation whereby the deal was done after the last minute. Nor did he excoriate Harry Reid […]
January 2, 2013 – 7:05 am
Der Fuhrer has spoken (Slate) In a brief address Tuesday night, President Obama saluted the passage of a fiscal cliff deal that the White House had negotiated with the Senate. Then he fired a warning shot at Congressional Republicans, saying he won’t tolerate another down-to-the-wire battle over the debt ceiling this spring. “I will not […]
January 1, 2013 – 11:30 am
What happens when you take a “car” that costs $89,000 to make and is sold for $49,000 and shove it at dealers? (via Doug Ross, who has a handy dandy picture of what a Volt arriving at a dealership looks like) (Auto Guide) Thanks to additional costs for services and repairs, some Chevy dealers are […]
December 31, 2012 – 7:58 am
David Gregory, sans illegal gun magazine, provided the type of softball interview we all expected. He started off by allowing (NMP) Obama the opportunity to bloviate, lie, stretch the truth, and blame Republicans regarding the fiscal cliff, along with yammer about a balanced approach (which he did not offer, nor would the Democrat controlled Senate […]
December 28, 2012 – 6:39 pm
If you run around the news sites, you’ll see lots of stories of “optimism” regarding a fiscal cliff deal, which kinda is belied by the long faces (and Nancy Pelosi being unable to find her car) post meeting. Ah, but a barely publicized story comes from the AP via WRAL A person familiar with the […]
December 21, 2012 – 7:58 am
With most politicians, this would be a heartfelt speech on getting everyone involved to fix an issue. With Obama’s history, this is outsourcing the issue while ducking any work himself (Politico) President Obama urged Americans to keep pushing for efforts to combat gun violence, as he thanked hundreds of thousands of people for voicing their […]
December 21, 2012 – 7:40 am
CNN provides some of the details, which seem oddly similar to an article at the Atlanta Black Star (read both, and realize that the ABS article was posted before the CNN article, and is trending on several news aggregators), minus the Palin Derangement Syndrome (CNN) Managing editor Richard Stengel wrote Obama deserved the recognition because […]
