Good Grief: Dallas Reboot Incorporates “Green”

For those who watched the new Dallas reboot (I didn’t. Wasn’t interested in the first, not interested in this one), did you catch the underlying theme? No? Well, let Time Magazines Ecocentric explain it In case you thought that the battle between big oil and alternative fuel had cooled down, Hollywood has proven that the […]

 

Dana Milbank On Obama Speech: “Skip The Falsehoods, Mr. Obama”

So, Thursday, Obama gave his big “rebooting” speech, which amounted to a hodge podge of every other speech he’s given over the last 5 years, including his election 2008 speeches. He offered nothing new, including his whining. Politicker has a selection of media tweets, which includes MSNBC’s Mike O’Brien begging Obama to stop after 20 […]

 





CBC: All Opposition To Obama Is Racist

Even calling Obama “cool” is racist (Washington Examiner) Angela Rye, Executive Director of the Congressional Black Caucus, argued that President Obama has struggled during his first term due to racially-motivated opposition from conservatives who dislike having a black president. “This is probably the toughest presidential term in my lifetime,” Rye said during CSPAN’s Q&A yesterday. […]

 



New Yorker Imagines An Obama 2nd Term

Would you be shocked that it mostly ignores anything remotely resembling a healed economy and policies that lead to one? The vast majority of the story is based on things that have happened to other presidents during their second terms, as well as casting blame on those big ole Republicans who have blocked Obama’s far […]

 


Green Police Invade Miami Beach

Live in Miami Beach? Well, prepare yourself to have your garbage invaded (InfoWars) Audi’s infamous ‘Green Police’ Superbowl commercial may not be far off coming to fruition. Miami Beach has passed an ordinance that makes recycling compulsory from July 2013, with those who fail to comply under threat of fines up to $2500 dollars. “People, […]

 


Obama Admin. Says Corey Booker “Dead To Us”

On a day dedicated to preserving free speech rights, Corey Booker learned an important message: don’t you dare speak out against the Obama administration (NY Post) It’s bye-bye, Beltway for Cory Booker. Newark’s mayor, who was gunning for a spot in President Obama’s Cabinet, lost the chance after he shot his mouth off during a […]

 


The Fallout From Wisconsin Continues

Josh Kraushaar at National Journal describes it thusly in a post entitled Red Flags All Over for Obama in Wisconsin President Obama wasn’t on the ballot in Wisconsin, but Gov. Scott Walker’s decisive victory in last night’s gubernatorial recall is a stinging blow to his prospects for a second term. The re-election was a telltale […]

 





Wisconsin Democrats Forgot Exactly What The Recall Effort Is About

Conversely, perhaps they do not want to be associated with public unions who are partly responsible for having negotiated contracts that leave the taxpayers to fund un-sustainable liabilities with the same Democrats (Politico) The bitter battle over union rights in Wisconsin sent masses of angry protesters flooding into the streets, placed the state at the […]

 

California Gov. Jerry Brown Finds Environmental Regs Inconvenient For High Speed Rail

California has lots and lots of environmental regulations that stifle business and its economy. Now, not all of them are bad, but, what’s a Democrat governor to do when these regulations get in the way of his high dollar boondogle? (Oakland Tribune) Gov. Jerry Brown is proposing to fast-track California’s $69 billion high-speed rail project […]

 

Nancy Pelosi Runs Her Own War On Women, Pays Them Less

This according to the Washington Free Beacon According to publicly available salary data at the website Legistorm, Pelosi’s female employees earned an average annual salary of $96,394 in fiscal year 2011. Male employees earned $123,000 on average, a difference of 27.6 percent. The gap is even larger if calculated using the median salaries for men […]

 



Washington Post Reminds Obama That He Actually Needs Ideas To Win

This comes on the heels of the horrible economic news from Friday, which of course is surely Someone Else’s fault (sic) (Washington Post) Friday’s dismal jobs report and some unexpected words from Bill Clinton delivered a bracing reminder to President Obama and his advisers that the election remains primarily a referendum on his record and […]