Category Archives: Democrats

House Dems: Why Won’t Obama Pick Up The Phone Or Write Us?

Why should he? You’ll do what Mr. “I’ve got a phone and a pen” says regardless, so he can treat you like a weekend mistress (The Hill) House Democrats are frustrated with what they say is a lack of election-year communication from the White House. The lawmakers say it’s difficult to defend President Obama from […]

Obama Vacations As The World Burns

Hey, don’t blame me for the headline: blame either Dana Milbank or a Washington Post editor for it, as Milbank notes that the optics of Obama playing golf and vacationing are not particularly good (Washington Post) President Obama must really be teed off. Hillary Rodham Clinton, his once-loyal secretary of state and his likeliest successor, […]

Georgia Schools Not Impressed With Back Sale Restrictions

I think the operative word in the story is “asinine” (EAGnews.com) Outrage is growing against federal restrictions on school bake sales and fundraisers. “We don’t have enough teachers in our classrooms and now we are expected to hire some type of food police to monitor whether we are having bake sales or not. That is […]

Dems 2014: Not Only Running From Obama, But Running From Being Democrats

You don’t say. Democrats don’t want to run on who they really are? (Politico) It’s one thing for Democrats running in red parts of the country to sound like Republicans on the campaign trail. It’s another when Democrats running in purple or even blue territory try to do so. Yet that’s what’s happening in race […]

Obama Weekly Address: Targeted Strikes, Humanitarian Relief In Iraq

This week, with Iraq in full meltdown, Mr. Obama addresses the issues, to a small degree (White House) This week, I authorized two operations in Iraq.  First, I directed our military to take action to protect our American diplomats and military advisors serving in the city of Erbil.  In recent days, terrorist forces neared the […]

Obama Doesn’t Want You To Be Cynical

Seriously, is there anything to be cynical about? Isn’t everything all lollipops and unicorns? (The Hill) President Obama’s message in 2008 was hope and change. In 2012, it was change takes time. In 2014, it’s don’t be so cynical. As Obama struggles with the lowest approval ratings in his presidency and the real chance his […]

When It Comes To Illegal Immigration, Obama’s Like Lincoln Or Something

Trolling the opinion pages of the major news outlets is an easy way to find bat guano insane, or, heck, just plain stupid opinion pieces, by far left ideologues. There’s always plenty of La La Land material, especially if one visits the NY Times and Washington Post. Today is like every other day, and here’s […]

Obama Mulls Ways To Force “Economic Patriotism” On Companies Looking To Bail On US Tax Rates

Obviously, he’s looking for positive ways to get companies to stay, right? (NY Times) The Obama administration is weighing plans to circumvent Congress and act on its own to curtail tax benefits for United States companies that relocate overseas to lower their tax bills, seeking to stanch a recent wave of so-called corporate inversions, Treasury […]

Dem: Attack On Nancy Pelosi Was “Sexist”

You know Democrats are in the wrong when they start throwing out words like racist, bigot, homophobe, sexist, and others (The Hill) Rep. Jan Schakowsky (D-Ill.) is calling the attack during the immigration debate on House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) “sexist.” On MSNBC’s “Politics Nation” late Monday, Schakowsky was asked to react to Rep. […]

President Kumbaya “Wants To Pit White House Against Mean Congress”

Nice to see that The Hill is about 5 years late on this notion The White House’s emerging strategy for the midterm elections is to run against a “mean” Congress. President Obama has made that tack known more than ever in recent days. In the last week, he’s accused Republicans of getting into disagreements with […]

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