Michelle Obama’s austerity vacation…
…at taxpayer expense. [ADDENDUM: Even Obama apologist extraordinaire Ruth Marcus can’t seem to muster up much enthusiasm for the defense of this one, although she tries.]
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The judge, the people of California, and Prop 8
Federal Judge Vaughn Walker has ruled in the case of Perry v. Schwarzenegger that Proposition 8, approved by the people of California and restricting marriage in that state to being between a man and a women, violates the Equal Protection … Continue reading →
Obama’s approval rating and race
The latest Gallup poll on Obama’s job approval rating among whites, blacks, and Hispanics highlights the continuing huge differential in opinion between whites and blacks: 38% of whites presently approve of the job Obama is doing while 88% of blacks … Continue reading →
Robert Gibbs and Obama—they feel your pain…
…not. Asked what it means that voters in Missouri would vote against the federal mandate, Gibbs said: “Nothing.” As I wrote last Saturday: …[Obama] ignores the wishes of the American people, something neither FDR nor Clinton would ever do…Obama sees … Continue reading →
Missouri says no to individual mandate
Proposition C was roundly defeated in Missouri yesterday, with 71% of voters saying they don’t need no steenking Obamacare individual mandate. The results may be a bit less overwhelming than one might think, however, because (a) it’s unclear whether this … Continue reading →
Obama the great bamboozler
One of the most perverse things about Obama is that, when he’s trying to get tough with the opposition, what he says about them is often the best clue to what he’s actually doing, or planning to do. Case in … Continue reading →
The GOP, the Fourteenth Amendment, and those anchor babies
Mitch McConnell has stirred up a hornet’s nest on the left (see, for example, the comments here) by suggesting that we should hold hearings on the question of whether every child born in the US, even if his/her parents have … Continue reading →
Another wedding
It probably did not escape your notice that Chelsea Clinton got married this past weekend. The bride and groom and her parents seemed happy. I’m all for that. And I really don’t care how much they spent on the wedding, … Continue reading →
The House, ethics, and race
Four members of the House of Representatives are being investigated on ethics violations, and two (Maxine Waters of California and Charles Rangel of New York) seem intent on defending themselves in public trials before the House ethics committee. All four … Continue reading →
The chance of Obama’s resigning…
…some time during his first term is virtually nil, IMHO, although it’s been discussed at times in the comments section of this blog and others. I don’t think there’s even a small chance of his resigning from office before the … Continue reading →
Spambot of the day
Helpful anti-spambot spambot: spam blockers are really needed these days because you will always get spam from e-mails and on your facebook account too.
Continue reading →Well, it’s only taken a year and a half…
…for Obama to turn into George W. Bush, ballot box poison.
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