Year: 2009

I kinda broached the possibility in one of my Glenn Beck entries the other day. Could the ACORN scandal bring down the Obama administration? It’s seems like small potatoes, really. ACORN’s under the radar for most folks, but considering the importance of the group in the president’s political ascendancy, yeah, it’s pretty serious. And of […]

I’m not quite sure what to think of it, but this might just be the least radical, leftist-agenda-pushing action I’ve seen thus far from the Obama posse. The Obama administration on Friday urged a U.S. court to dismiss a lawsuit by gay married couples from Massachusetts who say they were unlawfully denied federal marriage benefits. […]

Somebody tell Eugene Robinson: I think we’ve got a clear example of racism, and it’s coming from the White House: In a stunning request, the Obama administration has made it clear to poll-challenged Gov. Paterson that the White House would prefer he not seek election to a full four-year term next year. The “official” line […]

No such thing as intelligent design, you say. No higher power, no Creator, no Builder setting the universe’s Legos one on top of the other to create the perfect world for sustaining life. No great weaver of tapestries, pulling this thread, then that one, setting the stage for human existence. Human prosperity. Human life — […]

Here’s how it works. One: start with one black president. Two: add peaceful (if rowdy) protest. Three: enjoy the widespread appreciation that lively debate can ensue in the post-racial society called Obamaland. Ha! I crack myself up. Number three should read: Racism! Writing in the Washington Post, columnist Eugene Robinson says that, yeah, some anti-Obama […]

Politico: DNC promises ‘rain of hellfire’ The increasingly aggressive Democratic National Committee on Friday launched a new “Call ’Em Out” website targeting prominent Republicans for statements they have made about President Barack Obama’s health reform plans. …DNC spokesman Hari Sevugan said: “The message to opponents of change who would lie or misrepresent the truth should […]

The Astute Bloggers graciously provides the New York Times link, “Irving Kristol, Godfather of Modern Conservatism, Dies at 89.” Also, my good friend Ken Davenport has written his own thoughtful commemoration, “Irving Kristol, 1920-2009.” Ken focuses on how Kristol’s neoconservatism has become the most important critique of modern statist ideologies (and of especially the consequences […]

Good morning, dangerously unhinged wingnuts. As you all marinate in your unearned race, class and gender privileges on this fine Saturday morning, your First Lady is hardly working to make sure all Americans – not just the selfish rich – have equal access to pesticide-free comestibles: Let’s say you’re preparing dinner and you realize with […]

It’s not hard to understand why this news is coming out late afternoon on a Friday. Unemployment 10 percent or above in 14 states and DC. Twenty-seven states see unemployment rise. I’m sure glad the recession is over and the stimulus is working great just as Obama has said. WASHINGTON (AP) – Forty-two states lost […]