Those “simplistic” Republicans. Whatever could they be thinking?
Oh, and while we’re at at—why not?
Obama’s lump of coal
Another blast from the Obama past has been dropped, a bombshell interview from last January with the San Francisco Chronicle in which Obama said that the environmental policies he proposes would cause builders of new coal plants to go bankrupt. And he didn’t sound the least bit sad about the prospect.
Republicans are pushing the quote, especially in swing states that figure heavily in the coal industry. Continue reading →
More from the Obama archives: waiting for the right moment to push the progressive agenda
Many of the revelations about Obama that have come out in the past week have been excerpts from old interviews. I’ve even come across one myself—this piece that appeared in Harper’s two years ago, back when Obama wasn’t yet exercising such tight control of his mouth and his message.
It’s instructive to look at what Obama was saying when his every word wasn’t being scrutinized. Continue reading →
Here’s another golden oldie
Norman Thomas—remember him? Socialist who ran for President about ten thousand times?
Here’s a prescient remark he made:
The American people will never knowingly adopt Socialism. But under the name of ‘liberalism’ they will adopt every fragment of the Socialist program, until one day America will be a Socialist nation, without knowing how it happened
Obama says…
…we don’t need no steenking coal.
So I guess Joe Biden is vindicated.
Another reminder of Obama’s arrogance—as if we needed reminding
Found this gem over at Hillbuzz. It’s all pretty dreadful, but the really special arrogance begins at :40:
And here’s a primer of Obama’s dirty tricks, from the same source. It happened to Hillary and her supporters, and now it’s been happening to McCain and the Republicans.
The return to Standard Time: hate it hate it hate it
So, why turn the clocks back to Standard Time in the fall? After all, that’s when we really need to save—or rather, to extend—the daylight.
Yes, I know. In winter the “savings” comes in the morning, so that early risers and especially all those schoolchildren don’t have to get up and wait for the bus in the dark. But when the afternoons are already so short—especially in these northern latitudes—it’s a bite when, right after Halloween, we get the added treat of afternoons ending almost before they begin. Continue reading →
Why are Obama’s supporters afraid?
Obama is ahead in virtually all the polls, and you’d think Democrats would be enjoying the ride. But many of Obama’s supporters are nervous. As one Obamaphile says:
Look, I have this sense of impending doom; we’ve had a couple of elections stolen already. The only thing worse than losing is to think that you’re going to win and then lose.
Not just one, but a couple of elections stolen. Continue reading →
Fallen fall
It’s towards the end of fall in New England. There are still a few trees at brilliant “peak,” but most have either lost their leaves or turned more rusty colors, the subdued but still-lovely and dappled hues of late fall.
Here’s a recent photo of mine of the leaves where most of them now are—on the ground:
Hillbuzz is buzzing
This is a fun blog to visit for those who might be down about McCain’s chances of winning.
On Tuesday night we should learn whether the Hillbuzz folks were dreaming by continuing to state that McCain has an excellent prospect of becoming President, or whether they were savvy in their analysis. In the meantime, enjoy.
Oh, and it’s a bunch of Hillary-supporting-guys writing the blog, not women as many assume.
[ADDENDUM: And if that’s not enough optimism for you, take a dose of this.]
What surge?
Back in 2004, Iraq was not only an issue in the Presidential campaign, it was the issue. Now, four years later and in the closing days of another race for an office that has as one of its most essential roles Commander in Chief, there is barely a whisper about that country and our policy there.
This is certainly not because the question was settled long ago. Continue reading →
Please do your best to celebrate: it’s National Candy Corn Day
No doubt all of my readers, being unusually well-informed people, were already aware that today is National Candy Corn Day.
But did you know it is estimated that in this country twenty million pounds of the classic treat (invented in the 1880s) are sold every year? I personally might be responsible for approximately a ton of that if I gave in to my worst impulses. However, I keep my addiction in tightly-controlled check.
It is part of my penance to confess here that I really like the dreadful stuff and always have. Once I even went to a Halloween party dressed as a piece of candy corn, and believe me I was already a grownup. Continue reading →