Hooray, President “I’m Madder Than Hell” Sends Political Aid To Investigate Phoenix VA

If only Obama had some sort of law enforcement agency which is really, really good at investigating stuff at his beck and call (Washington Post) One of President Obama’s top aides is being dispatched to Phoenix this week to investigate deaths allegedly connected to a Department of Veterans Affairs medical center there, part of the […]

 




Obama Warned About VA Problems In 2008

A quick follow up to the earlier post, where I wonder why Obama wasn’t getting ahead of the VA scandal, because it really wasn’t his fault, and would be a way to show his leadership, and, instead, was seemingly treating this the way they treat all the scandals created by his administration. Perhaps this is […]

 


Republicans Like Totally Back Comprehensive Immigration Reform!

It’s apparently Monday Poll day at Politico. They have one saying that most people favor legislation that tightens background checks for gun purchases. That’s rather common sense. It’s when Democrats start adding all the restrictions on legal purchases by law abiding citizens that we run into trouble. Then there’s a poll that shows Democrats are […]

 

NY Times: Grading Obama’s Foreign Policy

Ross Douthat posts a remarkably honest, well, honest for someone who works for the uber-leftist NY Times, piece on the utter miserable failure of Obama’s foreign policy. I’m sure most of you will already implicitly understand all his points, things we Conservatives have already mentioned. Liberals might be surprised, though (NY Times) SECOND terms are […]

 




GOP Promise: Hey, We’ll Pass Let’s-Not-Call-It-Amnesty If We Retake The Senate

The Republican Party is set up quite nicely to regain control of the Senate this election cycle. And, of course, Republican pundits were wondering just how the GOP would snatch defeat from the jaws of victory. Well, here’s on big way (The Hill) Senate Republicans say they’ll try to pass immigration reform legislation in the […]

 


Surprise: Judicial Watch Obtains Documents Showing IRS HQ Knew Of Tea Party Targeting

At the end of the day, history will show that the Obama administration was inept, unqualified, vindictive, overly political, and secretive, among others. Whether those directly within Team Obama ordered or “suggested” targeting of Tea Party groups is not currently known. However, the attitudes of Team Obama, including Mr. Obama himself, created a perfect storm […]

 



Poll Shows Majority Oppose Obama’s Contraception Mandate

Perhaps Americans understand better than Team Obama that it is silly, patronizing, patriarchal, and could cause job loss (Daily Caller) A majority of Americans – including a majority of women, independents, and young voters – oppose the contraception mandate created by Obamacare, according to a new poll set to be released Tuesday by the Family […]

 




Rise Of Boko Haram, Kidnappings, Blames On “Climate Change”

Aaaaaaand, we finally have a winner. Whenever something happens, one can expect some Warmist to blame “climate change” as the cause, or at least one of the causes, of the happening. Here’s the UK Guardian’s Dr. Nafeez Ahmed Behind the rise of Boko Haram – ecological disaster, oil crisis, spy games Islamist militancy in Nigeria […]

 





D.C. Looks To Tax Insurers To Pay For Obamacare

Remember Reagan’s saying about government? Government’s view of the economy could be summed up in a few short phrases: If it moves, tax it. If it keeps moving, regulate it. And if it stops moving, subsidize it. When it comes to Obamacare, it seems more like Government’s view of the health insurance/care could be summed […]

 


Obama’s Heavily Political National Climate Assessment Can’t Quite Figure Out Sea Rise

I supposed I’m obligated to mention something about the NCA, since I blog so darned much about “climate change”. Let’s look at sea rise (CNS News): The National Climate Assessment released today by the White House says that as a result of climate change the sea level could rise 8 inches, 11 inches, 4 feet or […]

 


Washington Post Helpfully Offers Notion That House Should Investigate Obama’s Post-Libyan War Incompetence

Obviously, this is intended to distract from the idiocy of Team Obama’s handling of Benghazi and the death of four Americans, before, during, and after. But, the Washington Post Editorial Board has a point of the overall rank incompetence of Obama regarding Libya What Obama botched in Libya Other than the bombing? Pretty much everything. […]