GAO: Federal Government On Unsustainable Long-Term Fiscal Path

One of the big Memeorandum pulls is a report from Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, which has made Leftist supporters of (NMP) Obama’s policies ecstatic Information received since the Federal Open Market Committee met in October suggests that economic activity and employment have continued to expand at a moderate pace in recent […]

 

Team Obama Refuses To Condemn Union Violence Threats In Michigan

So glad that Team Obama cares about a civil society after he whipped up the crowd during an appearance in Michigan on Monday (Daily Caller) White House spokesman Jay Carney declined to condemn the increasing violence and threats by union members in Michigan, merely telling reporters Tuesday that “the president believes in debate that’s civil.” […]

 

Babs Boxer (D-Long Fossil Fueled Flights) To Form “Hotcoldwetdry Caucus”

Of course, The Hill doesn’t use my term, but the completely un-scientific phrase “climate change”, meant to denote that Mankind’s use of fossil fuels, such as lots of long fossil fueled flights from the People’s Republic of Brokeifornia to D.C., causes all weather events. And the Democratic Senator from the PRB (which is having a […]

 

Extreme Weather Belief Like A “pagan rite of human sacrifice to ensure a good harvest”

There was a time when Warmists said “weather is not climate! Yeaaaarrrrrrg!” Now, because fewer and fewer are buying into what they push (which they themselves refuse to act on, as witnessed by the yearly working vacations in exotic locations which produced tens of millions of tons of CO2), they have now moved on to […]

 

Overly Hysterical Obama Jumps Into Michigan Right To Work Fight

And, as usual, the Campaigner in Chief was equal parts class warrior, divisive, and full of mule fritters (The Hill) President Obama on Monday injected himself into an escalating fight over changing Michigan into a right-to-work state, saying the state Legislature’s move to ban the required paying of union dues was all about politics. The […]

 

Hooray! Warmists Trot Out Uneven Atmospheric Heating As New Excuse

The great thing about Warmists is that they never let things like science stand in the way of defending their cult. They keep coming up with great new ways to push their dogma (except for practicing what they preach). We hear things about missing heat, that the oceans are soaking it up, that Gaia is […]

 

Is There A Constitutional Right To Gay Marriage?

That’s the question the Associated Press asks, as reposted at The Blaze Gay marriage supporters see 41 reasons to fret over the Supreme Court’s decision to take up the case of California’s ban on same-sex unions. While nine states allow same-sex partners to marry, or will soon, 41 states do not. Of those, 30 have […]

 

COP18 Hotcoldwetdry Talks Pretty Much End In Failure

Except for those who enjoyed their government funded working vacation, of course. They had a great time…..well, eating, since no alcohol is allowed in the Muslim nation of Qatar. As for the talks themselves, really, when you hold them in the world’s 3rd highest “Carbon polluting” nation, it’s no wonder they failed. (Reuters) gives it […]

 

Bummer: New Science Shows Greenland Ice Loss Much Less Than Warmists Computer Models Show

One of the foundation talking points from Disciples of Gore is that Greenland’s ice will melt and all of mankind will die (which is an interesting talking point of hysteria since Warmists also want the human population of Earth to be vastly reduced). Warmists always refuse to remember and talk about Vikings having settled Greenland […]

 

Liberals Really Upset That Obama’s Considering *GULP* Enforcing Federal Drug Laws

As I’ve written multiple times, I really couldn’t care less one way or the other about marijuana: I don’t smoke it, have no plans to smoke it, and, really, it is a much less dangerous drug than alcohol. I’d prefer they not smoke it in public, a contact high is not in my daily plans. […]

 

Crazy Liberals Force Cancellation Of School Charity Christmas Concert

Remember, there is no war on Christmas. It doesn’t exist. Liberals keep telling us this. It’s supposed to be a fiction created by Fox, excuse me, Faux News (Daily Caller) The Hawaii Department of Education canceled a beloved annual Christmas concert by the Moanalua High School orchestra only four days before the event, following legal […]

 

Surprise! Team Obama Doesn’t Want Senate Voting On Obama Fiscal Cliff “Plan”

First we had Harry Reid, Democrat Majority Leader in the US Senate, refusing to allow any vote on Obama’s fiscal cliff tax ‘n spend plan, calling it a “stunt”. Following that we get (National Journal) The White House on Thursday dismissed as political mischief Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell’s offer to bring President Obama’s fiscal […]

 

Surprise! Obama Admin Approved Weapons Transfers End Up In Jihadi Hands In Libya

Now that the election is long over, the NY Times decides to do a little real reporting The Obama administration secretly gave its blessing to arms shipments to Libyan rebels from Qatar last year, but American officials later grew alarmed as evidence grew that Qatar was turning some of the weapons over to Islamic militants, […]

 

Reid Refuses To Allow Vote On Obama’s Fiscal Cliff “Plan”

One can always count on some funny stuff from Harry Reid (Weekly Standard) Senate majority leader Harry Reid is denying the Senate the chance to vote on President Barack Obama’s proposal. Reid calls Minority Leader Mitch McConnell’s request to vote on the plan a “stunt.” “I reserve the right to object. I just a minute […]

 

Washington Post: “Hey, Obama’s Fiscal Cliff Plan Is Rather Disingenuous, Eh?”

Late yesterday, the Washington Post editorial board determined that the “Opening bids on ‘fiscal cliff’ talks are too small“. After spending most of the opening part of the editorial attacking John Boehner’s opening bid (surprising, eh?), we learn What’s worrisome, though, is that the two sides are slipping into a kind of tacit agreement to […]

 

Think Progress: “Know What’s Really Behind The War On Christmas? Hotcoldwetdry”

It’s that time of the year when Warmists start trotting out their stories linking Christmas and globull warming. Perhaps George Soros funded Think Progress should ask the Obama’s, who have 54 Christmas trees Global Warming Is Behind The Real War On Christmas It’s that time of year when Fox News and other conservative media outlets […]

 

Obama, Dems Quietly Look To Nail Those Evil Producers With Even Higher Marginal Rates

Because success should be punished, comrades! (Politico) Tax rate increases aren’t the only way in which Democrats are aiming to collect more tax dollars from the rich – they’re also looking to resurrect a dormant pair of oddly named laws that targeted the wealthy for decades. Some call them gimmicks, some call them a step […]

 

Hamas Pushes To Get Themselves Removed As A Terrorist Organization

This is a group that has launched numerous attacks specifically on civilians, including over 1,500 rockets launched towards Israel during the recent violence. A group whose stated goal is the destruction of Israel, and calls for jihad against all Jews. And their talking points sound remarkably just like the those of Progressives (The Blaze) Prime […]

 

Washington Post: “Know Who Benefits From Charitable Giving? Only The Rich”

Fred Hiatt, the editorial page editor of the Washington Post, goes on a bit of a rant Paying for charitable giving …At first blush, it seems to make policy sense, too. The rich fabric of America’s civic life, from Boy Scouts to community orchestras to soup kitchens, is the envy of the world. Its diversity […]

 

Bob Costas Goes On Anti-Gun Rant During Sunday Night Football

Liberals just can’t help themselves (Daily Caller) During halftime of NBC’s coverage of the Philadelphia Eagles versus the Dallas Cowboys, NBC Sports analyst Bob Costas made a plea for gun control during his weekly commentary on “Sunday Night Football.” Responding to the weekend murder-suicide by Kansas City Chiefs linebacker Jovan Belcher, Costas relied on a […]

 


Obama Votes “Present” On Palestinian Funding

If there’s one thing that Obama has done throughout his political career, it’s avoiding hard choices (and avoiding responsibility for Bad Things along with Blamestorming, but that’s a different story). More often than not he votes “present”. When it comes to dealing with the aftermath of the vote at the United Nations granting the Palestinians […]

 

Obama’s Keeping A “Naughty And Nice” List

Yet another “enemies” list for the most polarizing president ever (via The Lonely Conservative) “Joe Biden was in Costco and he wanted to buy some of this stuff, but I told him he had too much work to do. I wasn’t going to have him building roller coasters all day long. Now, of course, Santa […]

 

Smart Power: Egypt Hurriedly Passes Islamist Style Constitution

Who could have possibly seen this coming when the Obama administration decided to throw Mubarak under the bus? (LA Times) Egypt’s Islamist-dominated constitutional assembly passed a rushed draft of a constitution early Friday to ease public anger against President Mohamed Morsi’s expanded powers and preempt an expected court decision to disband the chamber this weekend. […]

 

Obama’s Fiscal Cliff Offer: Tax And Spend

An unserious proposal from an unserious president (Politico) Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner’s fiscal cliff proposal to Republicans Thursday was rejected out of hand, but offered a window into President Barack Obama’s priorities in the fast-evolving budget talks. In the plan, sources said, Geithner proposed a two-step process to ultimately achieve about $1.6 trillion in new […]

 

UN Approves Palestinian Observer Status Resolution

Dhimmi’s and Israel haters around the world rejoiced (NY Times) The United Nations voted overwhelmingly Thursday to recognize a Palestinian state, a long-sought victory for the Palestinians and an embarrassing diplomatic defeat for the United States. The resolution upgrading the Palestinians’ status to a nonmember observer state at the U.N. was approved by a vote […]

 

Joe Scarborough: Hey, Let’s Raise Capital Gains Taxes On Uber-Rich

While we’re at it, why not take away all the amortization and other breaks companies receive? Let’s nail them with higher taxes, especially companies like Progressive Insurance, General Electric, and Heinz. Take away all the breaks for the sports and entertainment industries (Politico) The Oracle of Omaha came on the show yesterday and promoted his […]

 

NY Times: Hey, We’re Missing The Big Issues While Focusing On Benghazi Talking Points

Scott Shane, writing for the Fish Wrap, makes a darned good point, part of one that I’ve been making in blog posts and on Twitter for well over a month. Much of the article is focused on providing cover for Susan Rice, Barack Obama, and others involved in giving us the stupid “it was a […]

 

France, Spain Back Plan To Create “Palestinian” State, Germany Says No

Well, we already know that Spain and France are willing to surrender to terrorists and hardcore Islamists, so, we should not be surprised in the least (The Blaze) Spain’s foreign minister says Spain will vote in favor of recognition of a Palestinian state at the U.N. General Assembly this week. Jose Manuel Garcia Margallo told […]

 

Leadership In The Obama Era: A PR Blitz On The Fiscal Cliff

This is what you get when you elect a community organizer with no executive experience to replace the complete SCOAMF who was in office from 2009-2012 (Washington Post) The White House signaled Tuesday that it will try to marshal the momentum from President Obama’s reelection triumph into another victory at the negotiating table, launching a […]