October 16, 2012 – 10:48 am
I wonder of Gov. Romney will bring this up tonight? (Bloomberg) A123 Systems Inc. (AONE), a maker of rechargeable lithium-ion batteries for electric cars, filed for bankruptcy after failing to make a debt payment that was due yesterday. The company listed assets of $459.8 million and debt of $376 million as of Aug. 31 in […]
October 16, 2012 – 8:49 am
Perhaps she should reach out to the knuckleheads who failed to follow what was going on in Libya, a country that was recently under air attack by the US military. Perhaps she should reach out to the knuckleheads who failed to bother with any security briefings and conversations with their national security team before jetting […]
October 16, 2012 – 8:30 am
The AP helpfully provides what to watch for 1. A REBOUND? After taking a drubbing in the first debate, Obama’s under big pressure to step up his game Tuesday night. He’ll try to show energy and passion. And look for him to challenge Romney’s claims more often. Obama’s comfortable taking audience questions at campaign events, […]
October 15, 2012 – 8:00 pm
Sacrificial lamb? Under the bus? Or, someone in the Obama administration who actually is willing to take responsibility? (CNN) Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said the bucks stops with her when it comes to who is blame for a deadly assault on the U.S. diplomatic mission in Benghazi. “I take responsibility” for what happened on […]
October 15, 2012 – 8:20 am
The Washington Post’s Jackson Diehl thinks so Mitt Romney and congressional Republicans are doing their best to portray the assault on the U.S. Consulate in Libya and its aftermath as a signal foreign policy disaster for Barack Obama. But my bet is that when historians look back on Obama’s mistakes in the last four years, […]
October 13, 2012 – 8:35 am
Do they even know that Big Bird isn’t technically a Muppet? (Reuters) Plans to save Big Bird, the fuzzy yellow character on U.S. public television’s “Sesame Street,” from possible extinction are taking shape in the form of a puppet-based protest next month dubbed the “Million Muppet March.” The demonstration is planned for November 3 at […]
October 13, 2012 – 7:55 am
I supposed they’re there to protect the diplomats from drinking too much rum and avoid gun wielding pot growers if the diplomats take a drive up into the mountains (CNS News) When terrorists attacked the U.S. consulate in Benghazi, Libya, on Sept. 11 of this year and killed the U.S. ambassador and three other Americans, […]
October 12, 2012 – 4:42 pm
The other day Obama yammered on about carbon pollution during a speech in Ohio, saying that was the reason he was running for president again. And then in Florida (CNS News) President Barack Obama warned his supporters about the threat of global warming and vowed that more money to subsidize green energy firms would prevent […]
October 12, 2012 – 9:21 am
I’m not going to spend much time on the specifics of the debate, since this will be cross-posted at Right Wing News and John Hawkins has done a great job at breaking the debate down. Here’s what I noticed the most Every time Biden smiles I think he’s going to say “you know how I […]
October 11, 2012 – 1:58 pm
As Grist points out, this comes a mere 3 weeks before the election (Interior Department) As part of the Obama Administration’s all-of-the-above energy strategy to expand domestic energy production, Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar today announced approval of a ‘land-into-trust’ application from the Three Affiliated Tribes of the Fort Berthold Reservation. Today’s action is […]
