Townhall Protesters Winning Public Relations Battle
Despite being called "brownshirts", "un-American" and a "mob" of "astroturfers", a Rasmussen poll indicates the public believes the townhall protesters to be a genuine reflection of the concerns of their neighbors: Forty-nine percent (49%) have a favorable opinion of those opposing the health care reforms at town hall meetings. That's up eight points from 41% a month ago. Thirty-five percent...
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The Iranian Answer To "Enhanced Interrogation Techniques"
Iran, as we all know, is a theocracy. That means Islamic law and thus Islamic clerics, have great influence. One of the clerics which President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad regularly consults, has recently laid out the Iranian version of "enhanced interrogation techniques". It is rather revealing, both about the mentality of those that we're fighting (and make no mistake, we're engaged in...
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Dodd To Obama - "Time To Lead!"
Politico carries a story today quoting Sen. Chris Dodd saying President Obama needs to "step up" and give Congress "more of a framework to work with on health care reform". Or translated into common language that everyone can understand, Dodd is saying it is time for Obama to "step up" and lead. There's a problem, however - Obama has never...
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Low CIA Morale Apparently Worth The Political Distraction
The Washington Post reports: Morale has sagged at the CIA following the release of additional portions of an inspector general's review of the agency's interrogation program and the announcement that the Justice Department would investigate possible abuses by interrogators, according to former intelligence officials, especially those associated with the program. Wow, I can't imagine why morale has sagged. Issues that...
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The Left And Ted Kennedy's Death
Ted Kennedy is being feted by the left as a liberal icon, the liberal lion of the Senate and the new reason for passing health care insurance reform. Within a few weeks we've seen Democrats and the left shift from cost containment (blown away by the CBO) to appeals to religion (blown away because religion doesn't rely on the state)...
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Will Doctors Opt Out Of A Public Option?
It appears at least some plan too. Dr. Alfred Bonati, who heads the American Society of Medical Doctors, says he plans to say "no" to accepting patients under a government run plan and, according to a poll he cites, so do an awful lot of other physicians: Perhaps this is why a nationwide, nonpartisan poll of physicians this month found...
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Orszag Called Newly Adjusted White House Budget "Unsustainable" In March
Back in March of this year, when both the White House and the CBO put out their budget deficit numbers, we were told that the CBO simply had it wrong and were much too pessimistic about the 10 year budget that the Obama administration was touting. The head of the White House's Office of Management and Budget, Peter Orszag, had...
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Obama Says 95% Won't See A Tax Increase - 68% Don't Believe Him
Yeah, it's a provocative title, but it is certainly a way to interpret what the latest Gallup poll indicates: A new Gallup Poll finds that 68% of Americans believe their federal income taxes will be higher by the time Barack Obama's first term as president ends. This includes 35% who say their taxes will be "a lot higher." It is...
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Reality-Based Progressives "Punked?"
Michael Barone recently wrote an article in which he pointed out, "there are more conservatives than Republicans and more Democrats than liberals". Let that soak in for a minute and then consider today's Paul Krugman article in which he seems a bit surprised by the Obama administration's surprise that liberals are furious with him about the goings on in the...
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The Political Hazards Of Health Care Reform
The NY Times tells us this morning that we're likely to get health care reform whether we want it or not. Frankly I'm not sure why that should be a surprise to anyone. Democrats know that they have to pass something or they'll effectively, to use Howard Dean's phrase, "kill the presidency" of Barack Obama. So it should come as...
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Don't Want No War No More - Oh. Nevermind.
Byron York wonders where the anti-war movement has gone since GW Bush is gone. He notes that Cindy Sheehan is protesting this weekend at Martha's Vinyard where President Obama is vacationing, but wonders if the left cares or whether the media will cover that. As York demonstrates in his piece, the answer to both questions is probably no. I don't...
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Democrats: Sit Down, Shut Up And We'll Tell You What Is Right For You!
On paper, we are a Constitutional Republic, meaning we elect representatives to represent our interests in Congress. So in theory and reality these representatives work for us, since they can't get into office unless we hire them via the vote. We elect them, we direct them, and if and when we become displeased with their performance or don't feel they're...
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Obama: "This Isn't About Politics"
Barack Obama editorial in the NY Times is another part of cranking up the left wing scream machine in effort to counter the detrimental effect townhall protesters have had on the Democrat's health care grab. It is mostly appeals to emotion and the repeating of discredited talking points (to include the "AARP supports this" nonsense). But these lines especially caught...
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Militias and Extremists and Race, Oh My!
You know I've watched the Southern Poverty Law Center's rise over the years as the self-proclaimed expert on "extremist hate groups". But what I've also deduced over those years, mostly by observing when and what we hear from them, is it is primarily an organization that sees the "right-wing" as the primary threat to America. They'd most likely deny that...
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Who Is It That Is Spreading "Fear" Out There?
You may recall from Obama's health care pep rally townhall where he claimed that those in opposition to his healthcare plan were spreading disinformation and fear. But he also talked about doctors being more inclined to cut off a diabetic's foot than treat him because they would make more doing the amputation than with preventive care. The claim, of course,...
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What Does Parental "Education" Have To Do With Health "Insurance" Reform?
Something that must be kept in mind - while the Democrats are attempting to change the focus of their pending legislation from health care reform to health insurance reform, they've not changed the legislation to reflect that. Of all people, Chuck Norris brings that point home with a vengeance. Unlike our lawmakers, he's apparently actually read the House bill and...
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The Left Tries To Label Legitimate Dissent As Racism
That's one of the trends now. If you can't argue the merits of the legislation, make gross and unsubstantiated assumptions and claims and take off from there. For instance, this from Keith Boykin at "The Daily Voice", which claims to be "black America's daily news source": In the past few months, we've witnessed the unleashing of the radical elements of...
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Niki Tsongas Ought To Work For Burger King
Watch this video (Via Michele Malkin), or at least the first 5 minutes of it. In it you'll see Niki Tsongas tell two whoppers. Seriously - the first topic she covers is about consultation with a physician about end of life care. She claims such counseling is not mandatory and would only take place at the behest of the patient...
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Got My Bit Of Astroturf (update)
Back during the presidential campaign, I signed on to Barack Obama's website to receive email "alerts". As an avid blogger, I wanted the info firsthand. Obviously that information is now part of a coordinated astroturfing campaign: Friend -- I wanted to send you an urgent invitation to an important town hall with Rep. Hank Johnson on Monday evening (August 10th)....
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