Category Archives: Democrats

Media Decides That Obama Is “Cool And Calm” In A Crisis

Not all. After Mr. Obama’s strange press conference the other day, yammering on about not having a strategy, coming out looking less than presidential in that tan suit, the Washington Post editorial board ripped him up one side and down the other Obama’s cool head in a crisis — asset or growing liability? He doesn’t […]

Semi-Retired President To Push Major “Green” Standards Changes For Appliances

Yesterday we learned that the EU is planning on some major controls of small appliances, like hair dryers, smartphones, and electric kettles, to go with their controls on large appliances. Obama doesn’t like to be outdone (The Hill) The Obama administration is working on new efficiency standards for seemingly every appliance but the kitchen sink. […]

Semi-Retired President At Fundraiser: Things Are Pretty Darned Peaceful

Only in Obama World (The Blaze) President Barack Obama said at a Democratic National Committee event Friday night that things are safer today than they were in the previous three decades. “[I] promise you things are much less dangerous now than they were 20 years ago, 25 years ago or 30 years ago,” Obama said […]

Does Mary Landrieu Actually Live In Louisiana?

An interesting catch by the Washington Post, which is probably trying to put out the fire surrounding this issue several months ahead of the election In Washington, Sen. Mary Landrieu lives in a stately, $2.5 million brick manse she and her husband built on Capitol Hill. Here in Louisiana, however, the Democrat does not have […]

What Should Obama Do About ISIS?

Jeff asked, in regards to Charles Krauthammer saying Obama dithers too much I know it’s fruitless to ask, but what would you have us do with ISIS/ISIL? I could give the Lefty answer for when Bush was president “I’m not president”. We could talk about this being Obama’s problem, since Islamists are streaming to join […]

Semi-retired President’s Painful Flat VA Speech

Maybe Obama needs to add ASOTHUS (Applause Sign Of The USA) to go with TOTUS (The Blaze) President Barack Obama at times faced an unenthusiastic crowd as he addressed American military veterans at American Legion’s National convention on Tuesday. As the Daily Mail puts it, Obama received “awkward silences where White House speechwriters expected ovations.” […]

Charles Krauthammer: Semi-Retired President Dithers Too Much

Mr. Krauthammer had an interesting take on Obama and his administrations inability to get it together in terms of ISIS/ISIL (Fox News) Last week, Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel said ISIS was an imminent threat, but Joint Chiefs Chairman Gen. Martin Dempsey said Monday that the group was not a direct threat to the U.S. […]

Senator Sherrod Brown (D) Calls For Burger King Boycott Over Potential Tax Inversion Deal

I mentioned the potential deal where Burger King would join forces with Canadian company Tim Hortons, which would mean the headquarters of the company would be in Canada and their corporate tax rate would be significantly lower than the US rate. Noah Rothman tongue in cheek referred to BK as an Enemy Of The State, […]

Semi-Retired President Uses Weekly Address To Deal With Ex-Im Bank

Seriously, I just can’t understand why anyone would call him tone deaf (video here) (White House) One place to start is by supporting something called the U.S. Export-Import Bank. Its sole mission is to create American jobs. That’s it. It helps many American entrepreneurs take that next step and take their small business global. But […]

Eric Holder Stokes Flames Of Racial Animosity In Ferguson

Of course he does. He decided to go, as America’s Top Cop, and make things very personal (USA Today) Attorney General Eric Holder flew to Ferguson, Mo., on Wednesday as the nation’s chief law enforcement officer leading an investigation into a police shooting. He also arrived as an African-American who said he understands the racial […]

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