House Dems: Why Won’t Obama Pick Up The Phone Or Write Us?

Why should he? You’ll do what Mr. “I’ve got a phone and a pen” says regardless, so he can treat you like a weekend mistress (The Hill) House Democrats are frustrated with what they say is a lack of election-year communication from the White House. The lawmakers say it’s difficult to defend President Obama from […]

 


NY Times: Ferguson Shooting Is Part Of Bigger Racial Problem In Democrat Voting Urban Areas

Of course, they don’t actually mention that a good majority of urban areas around the country tend to vote Democrat, but they do attempt to turn the incident in Ferguson into a bigger issue. Here’s the Editorial Board, but, first, let me make it clear that I am in no way defending either the unnamed […]

 

ISIS Has A Playbook. And It’s Ultra Violent

Good investigative work by the Washington Post’s Terrance McCoy Last week, as the forces of the Islamic State crept within 40 miles of Irbil, fear settled over the urbane Kurdish capital. People had heard of the militants’ brutality – of the crucifixions, the beheadings, the mass killings. They were understandably frightened, Kurdish journalist Namo Abdulla […]

 

Obama Vacations As The World Burns

Hey, don’t blame me for the headline: blame either Dana Milbank or a Washington Post editor for it, as Milbank notes that the optics of Obama playing golf and vacationing are not particularly good (Washington Post) President Obama must really be teed off. Hillary Rodham Clinton, his once-loyal secretary of state and his likeliest successor, […]

 

Sharyl Attkinson: Things Would Be Much Different If Watergate Happened Today

How so? (Mediaite) On This Week Not with George Stephanopoulos, former CBS investigative reporter Sharyl Attkinson said that journalists today were more hindered, and politicians more emboldened, than they were in the days of Woodward and Bernstein. “I think that we’ve gone backwards since that time when we really felt empowered as journalists,” Attkinson said. […]

 

Dems 2014: Not Only Running From Obama, But Running From Being Democrats

You don’t say. Democrats don’t want to run on who they really are? (Politico) It’s one thing for Democrats running in red parts of the country to sound like Republicans on the campaign trail. It’s another when Democrats running in purple or even blue territory try to do so. Yet that’s what’s happening in race […]

 

Pro-Terrorist Activists March On UN In Protest Of Israel

Obviously, all the news outlets (most of whom are a citing this same AP article), are calling them “pro-Palestinian”. At the end of the day, though, they are supporters of the terrorist groups in Gaza, like Hamas, and want the destruction of Israel (AP) A sea of Palestinians and their sympathizers lined Manhattan streets Saturday, […]

 

EPA Chief: Sure, We Need Climate Indoctrination In Schools

OK, she doesn’t quite say “indoctrination”, but that is what it amounts to, since the Warmists will not allow differing points of view to be taught (The Hill) Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) chief Gina McCarthy said students should be taught the science behind climate change in schools. “I think part of the challenge of explaining […]

 

Obama Weekly Address: Targeted Strikes, Humanitarian Relief In Iraq

This week, with Iraq in full meltdown, Mr. Obama addresses the issues, to a small degree (White House) This week, I authorized two operations in Iraq. First, I directed our military to take action to protect our American diplomats and military advisors serving in the city of Erbil. In recent days, terrorist forces neared the […]

 

Obama Doesn’t Want You To Be Cynical

Seriously, is there anything to be cynical about? Isn’t everything all lollipops and unicorns? (The Hill) President Obama’s message in 2008 was hope and change. In 2012, it was change takes time. In 2014, it’s don’t be so cynical. As Obama struggles with the lowest approval ratings in his presidency and the real chance his […]

 

Ceasfire Ends, Rockets Fired From Gaza – To Apply Pressure Or Something

There are quite a few idiotic stories on some group in Gaza firing rockets at Israel as the ceasefire ended, and the NY Times has the most idiotic. Here’s what it looks like on the mobile edition (both web and their app) front page Hey, I do that all the time on the golf course […]

 

When It Comes To Illegal Immigration, Obama’s Like Lincoln Or Something

Trolling the opinion pages of the major news outlets is an easy way to find bat guano insane, or, heck, just plain stupid opinion pieces, by far left ideologues. There’s always plenty of La La Land material, especially if one visits the NY Times and Washington Post. Today is like every other day, and here’s […]

 

Sec State Kerry: Sure, Lots Of African Kids Die Of Hunger, But, Climate Change!

It’s no secret that Believers in “climate change” are increasingly hostile to Other People having children, particularly those in 3rd world nations. There’s always been a racist component within the beliefs of the climate change movement, which go back to the eugenics of early Progressivism. The examples of population reduction and restriction are rife throughout […]

 

Obama Mulls Ways To Force “Economic Patriotism” On Companies Looking To Bail On US Tax Rates

Obviously, he’s looking for positive ways to get companies to stay, right? (NY Times) The Obama administration is weighing plans to circumvent Congress and act on its own to curtail tax benefits for United States companies that relocate overseas to lower their tax bills, seeking to stanch a recent wave of so-called corporate inversions, Treasury […]

 

Say, Will “Climate Change” Make Ebola Breakouts Worse?

You had to know that someone was going to go down the road in wondering about “climate change” and Ebola, and the answer is yes and no and maybe and possibly and “hey, we’re going to make you think about it because Hotcoldwetdry is involved with everything, and why are you still driving a fossil […]

 

Dem: Attack On Nancy Pelosi Was “Sexist”

You know Democrats are in the wrong when they start throwing out words like racist, bigot, homophobe, sexist, and others (The Hill) Rep. Jan Schakowsky (D-Ill.) is calling the attack during the immigration debate on House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) “sexist.” On MSNBC’s “Politics Nation” late Monday, Schakowsky was asked to react to Rep. […]

 

Poll: Americans Support Israel Actions 42% To 38%

What does this mean? That 38% are Israel haters (Politico) A slim plurality of Americans believe Israel’s actions against Hamas are justified, a new poll says. According to a Gallup poll released Tuesday, 42 percent of Americans say Israel’s actions against Hamas are justified, compared with 38 percent who say they are unjustified. (WT note: […]

 

President Kumbaya “Wants To Pit White House Against Mean Congress”

Nice to see that The Hill is about 5 years late on this notion The White House’s emerging strategy for the midterm elections is to run against a “mean” Congress. President Obama has made that tack known more than ever in recent days. In the last week, he’s accused Republicans of getting into disagreements with […]

 

With Friends Like Steve Latourette, Who Needs Enemies?

It’s bad enough Conservatives have to fight against Democrats: we also have to fight against Establishment Republicans The Grifting Wing v. The Governing Wing While the Tea Party is busy lining their pockets, the rest of the Republicans are actually trying to get things done. These kinds of internecine fights constantly occur within the Parties, […]

 

Law Enforcement Really Concerned About “Sovereign Citizens”

So says a new report, via Memeorandum, through Crooks and Liars from Breitbart Unmasked , the last two being hyper-partisan Leftist sites, the National Consortium for the Study of Terrorism and Responses to Terrorism released a “study” on law enforcement concerns over threats, and concludes Law enforcement is much more concerned about sovereign citizens, Islamic […]

 

GOP Passes Bill To Speed Deportations

Of course, it can’t go anywhere since the Democrat controlled Senate had already left town (Reuters) Republicans in the U.S. House of Representatives voted on Friday to crack down on Central American migrants, including unaccompanied children, who are flooding to the U.S. border with Mexico, as lawmakers passed a $694 million border security bill. The […]

 

NY Times Notes Rising Anti-Semitism In Europe

Not unsurprisingly, the Times does not allow comments on the article, because they would surely degenerate into nasty anti-Israel and anti-Jew tirades, as is common when discussing Israel. However, the article mostly links the rising anti-Semitism to the current conflict between Israel and Hamas. This is something that has been going for decades (NY Times) […]

 

Poll Shows GOP Standing Tough On Border Most Important Issue

Is it? (Breitbart) Polling data compiled by Tea Party Patriots and provided exclusively to Breitbart News shows that a majority of Republican voters think Republicans standing strong on immigration is more important than repealing Obamacare, getting to the bottom of the Benghazi or IRS scandals–or anything else for that matter. When asked by TPP’s pollster […]

 

Satanists Use Hobby Lobby Ruling For Democrat Purposes

This is an interesting turn of events. Who knew that Satanists have the same positions on abortion as Democrats? (ABC News) A group of Satanists are using the Supreme Court’s Hobby Lobby decision to promote their own political initiatives — which are the polar opposite of the Christian craft store giant. The Supreme Court ruling […]

 

Obama Pulls Normal Schtick: Mocks Republicans Before Asking For Their Help

By the way, will Obama be required to pay for the full use of Air Force One, since he really had no official, presidential duties event on the schedule? His supposed events were strictly partisan. Shocking! (CNS News) As President Barack Obama accuses Republicans of wasting taxpayer money on a lawsuit against him, Obama himself […]

 

For Democrats, It’s Impeachment 24/7

Here are a few points from the Republicans articles of Impeachment for Obama Article XXIV: Spying on American Citizens, Without a Court-Ordered Warrant, in Violation of the Law and the Fourth Amendment Article XXVI: Announcing the Intent to Violate Laws with Signing Statements Article XXVII Failing to Comply with Congressional Subpoenas and Instructing Former Employees […]

 

Rep. Keith Ellison Takes Side Of Hamas, Wants Blockade Ended

This is entirely unsurprising. Ellison has vast links to the Muslim Brotherhood and CAIR, which themselves have links to Hamas. He is also a hardcore Democrats, prone to Blaming Israel for the world’s, or at least the region’s, ills. End the Gaza blockade to achieve peace It seems as though each day brings new horrors […]

 

Mother Faces Ten Years In Jail For Letting Child Play Alone In Park

Following up on the case of Debra Harrell, which I mentioned in terms of Democrats being all for parents sending their children from Honduras, Guatemala, and other Central American nations (ABC News) Plenty of working parents can relate to the dilemma Debra Harrell faced when her 9-year-old daughter asked to play unsupervised in a park […]

 

Jodi Earnest Talks About Nullification Or Something

The “or something” refers to the crazy headline at The Daily Beast “Exclusive: GOP Senate Candidate Caught Saying States Can Nullify Laws” which is not born out by the article Joni Ernst, the Republican nominee for U.S. Senate in Iowa, appears to believe states can nullify federal laws. In a video obtained by The Daily […]