Asshats
Saturday, November 07, 2009
By
Rob
on November 7, 2009 at 10:20 am
In a vote yesterday that, not surprisingly, didn’t get reported by the fawning North Dakota media Rep. Pomeroy helped pass a jobs-killing bill foisting new regulations on the chemical industry. …...
By
Rob
on November 7, 2009 at 09:03 am
But hey, we’ve got money to burn right? Senator Judd Gregg (R-NH), ranking member of the Senate Budget Committee today commented on the Congressional Budget Office’s (CBO) more detailed cost…...
By
Rob
on November 7, 2009 at 08:57 am
Hope everyone is being safe out there....
By
Rob
on November 7, 2009 at 08:30 am
If this were a Republican, or Sarah Palin’s daughter’s ex-boyfriend, it’d be big news. But Barney Frank is a Democrat, so the usual double standards apply. Perhaps the most hilarious…...
By
Rob
on November 7, 2009 at 08:11 am
And given the heft of the several-thousand-page document, as Ed Morrissey points out, the bill would essentially be filibustering itself: Sen. Tom Coburn, the Oklahoma Republican who developed a…...
By
Rob
on November 7, 2009 at 08:01 am
That didn’t take long: Congressman-elect Bill Owens was sworn in at noon today. Owens indicated in a press release that he was now in favor of the bill…...
By
Rob
on November 7, 2009 at 07:45 am
Ok, but what happens when the amendment is voted down? Do these pro-life Democrats then vote for the bill anyway feeling their duty to their pro-life principles has been filled?…...
By
Rob
on November 7, 2009 at 07:02 am
That $5 billion figure is a bit low. Remember that Freddie Mac had to make a $1.3 billion payment to the treasury for the original bailout. Too big to fail:…...
By
Rob
on November 7, 2009 at 06:45 am
There were hints yesterday about having to postpone a vote, but that might have been a feint to dissuade opponents from last-minute opposition efforts. President Barack Obama is…...
By
Rob
on November 7, 2009 at 06:29 am
Which doesn’t mean that the attack was linked to terrorism in any way, but it does mean that those who are speculating about terror links aren’t the crazy, racial-profiling idiots…...
Friday, November 06, 2009
By
Rob
on November 6, 2009 at 04:41 pm
White House spokesman Robert Gibbs is worried about Hitler analogies in the health care debate. Because that sort of thing is divisive. I will continue to say what I’ve said…...
By
Rob
on November 6, 2009 at 03:48 pm
Well, given that he was apparently screaming “allahu akbar” while he was murdering people it’s a pertinent part of the crime. Morning Meeting host Dylan Ratigan on Friday appeared uncomfortable…...
By
Rob
on November 6, 2009 at 03:38 pm
No joke: The gunman who killed 12 people today at Ft. Hood appears, based on current media reports, to be Army psychiatrist Nidal Hasan who was listed as a participant…...
By
Rob
on November 6, 2009 at 03:27 pm
After the utter failure of the last “stimulus” plan, rumor on capitol hill is that the Democrats are threatening to pass a second stimulus spending spree. But Democrats who are…...
By
Rob
on November 6, 2009 at 12:25 pm
One thing that has bothered me about the Ft. Hood massacre since I heard the first reports has been the rank of the shooter: Major. I’m no expert on things…...
By
Rob
on November 6, 2009 at 12:07 pm
Earlier today I posted about Nancy Pelosi refusing to post the finalized House version of the health care bill online before forcing a vote on it. That’s depressing news given…...
By
Rob
on November 6, 2009 at 11:23 am
Obama’s war on people who disagree with him continues. Scientists who don’t toe the line on global warming will be “dealt with.” News organizations that don’t show a sufficient level…...
By
Rob
on November 6, 2009 at 10:46 am
This must be the new era of ethics and transparency the liberals are always talking about. But hey, why let Americans get a look at the bill before it’s passed. …...
By
Rob
on November 6, 2009 at 10:30 am
Because a significant chunk of the group is upset about the endorsement. The American Medical Association’s decision to endorse the House reform bill before its members had a chance to…...
By
Rob
on November 6, 2009 at 10:09 am
Remember, folks, the bottom most curve is what Obama said unemployment numbers would do if we passed the “stimulus” spending spree. The dots are what unemployment has actually been.
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By
Rob
on November 6, 2009 at 09:04 am
Gee, ain’t this cute: But Pelosi’s patience has its limits, and she occasionally let her frustration show, publicly questioning the always-agreeable Earl Pomeroy about which way he would vote when…...
Thursday, November 05, 2009
By
Rob
on November 5, 2009 at 04:23 pm
A tragedy that appears at this point to have been a coordinated attack by ranking officers on a US military base deserves a bit more gravitas than this: After eight…...
By
Rob
on November 5, 2009 at 03:28 pm
Obama was in Wisconsin talking about education today, and he used a poor test grade from his daughter to illustrate how parents should be more involved in their children’s education.…...
By
Rob
on November 5, 2009 at 03:02 pm
Sure. Why would we want to limit a count of American citizens to actual citizens? Especially when counting illegal immigrants would mean more political representation for traditionally liberal districts? WASHINGTON…...
By
Rob
on November 5, 2009 at 01:23 pm
Tragedy in Texas. One of the captured is apparently an Army major with an “Arabic-sounding last name.” At least 12 people were killed and 31 others were wounded in a…...
By
Rob
on November 5, 2009 at 01:18 pm
Because nothing says “putting America back to work” by paying the people who aren’t working more. NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) - Unemployed Americans are set to get up to 20 additional…...
By
Rob
on November 5, 2009 at 01:07 pm
Remember when Obama promised not to politicize science? That was just something he said. In the blame game, the Obama administration isn’t about to stop with Fox News. Instead, it’s…...
By
Rob
on November 5, 2009 at 12:50 pm
Remember that post I wrote the other day about Senator Boxer holding a committee meeting all by herself? Republicans were boycotting the meeting, refusing to allow the bill to advance…...
By
Rob
on November 5, 2009 at 12:39 pm
A hilarious mocking of someone who has become a media darling for the liberal media.
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By
Rob
on November 5, 2009 at 12:02 pm
Which makes sense, given Obama has never really left the campaign trail. The president’s top advisers are not just overly political, they are almost totally political. Indeed, this West Wing…...
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