Archive for August, 2011

August 26, 2011 05:36

Perry: “I speak plainly” -“Washington is a seedy place” – “Our country is in trouble” –

Dana Perino discusses Rick Perry’s relationship with the Bush family, his straight talking style and the 2012 campaign.

August 26, 2011 05:18

Obama’s Popularity Among Hispanic Voters Appears to be Slipping

The economy has replaced immigration as the key issue for Hispanics.

August 26, 2011 05:08

Bloomberg bans God at 9/11 memorial

Mayor Bloomberg the secular anti-gun, anti religion mayor says no to religious figures on 9/11 memorial.

August 26, 2011 05:00

Warren Buffet Isn’t Serious About Taxing the Rich, and Neither is Obama

Liberals like to spend their own money. They want to spend yours as well — it buys them moral superiority. Without actually giving the government an extra dime of his billions, Mr. Buffet can bask in the glow of his own liberality and fair-mindedness, merely by attacking his wealthy peers.

August 26, 2011 04:50

Obama economic adviser Goolsbee blames earthquake for failed policies

Why not? They’ve blamed everyone else. Former top Obama Economic Adviser Austan Goolsbee blamed “earthquakes, tsunamis, revolutions in the Middle East, financial crisis and now we even have earthquakes outside of Washington DC” for the failed Obama economic record. – Jim Hoft

August 25, 2011 07:51

The Great Renewable Energy Scam Continues

Support for “green energy” and “green jobs” by the Obama administration is just one more way to further bankrupt the nation. If its attacks on traditional generating facilities continue, America will become a third-world nation with rolling blackouts and brownouts.

August 25, 2011 07:44

The Economy on the Brink: An Interview with Heritage’s Curtis Dubay

“I see a President who wants to punt these issues to his second term, assuming he gets one. No one knows what his plan is. I know what his plan is for Medicare—it’s to ration, through his Independent Payment Advisory Board, IPAB—which was passed as part of Obamacare—basically, restrict the amount of services that seniors can get through Medicare, and restrict how much the government will pay for the services that it does pay for.”

August 25, 2011 04:31

3 years of Obama’s failed jobs promises and anti-job policies

Its worse than just lies or lack of focus. Obama’s policies and legislation are actually preventing and killing jobs.

August 25, 2011 04:02

Charlie Cook – Placebo could beat Obama

Political odds maker Charlie Cook says the challenge for Republicans is to find a specific candidate who can run as strong against the president as a generic candidate can, because he says a placebo could beat Obama next year. – From Todd Fein

August 24, 2011 06:52

Obama: From Truman’s Whistle-Stop to Wilsonian Folly

For Barack Obama, the “change you can believe in” entails the transformation of the United States from an opportunity society based on merit and markets to a social democracy that focuses on redistribution and political dominance of civil society. Compromise was anathema to Wilson and is repulsive to Obama when it comes to programs dear to the heart of each: