Daily Archives: August 10, 2009

Did Obama Just Throw Pelosi Under The Bus?

Posted on August 10, 2009 by Gaius

This appears to be the jettisoning of some unappealing baggage. Obama’s deputy press secretary was trotted out to make the announcement – just in case Obama has to backpedal from this position, too. “I think there’s actually a pretty long … Continue reading →

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Disastrous Poll For ObamaCare

Posted on August 10, 2009 by Gaius

This is why the Democrats are lashing out like wounded water buffalo. Rasmussen’s latest poll shows ObamaCare dropping like a rock in public opinion. As in approaching two to one against. Worst of all for Obama’s plan, the ratio is … Continue reading →

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Slouching Towards Bethlehem

Posted on August 10, 2009 by Gaius

One of Hugh Hewitt’s listeners catches Paul Krugman “liberating” a catchy phrase or two from the late William Butler Yeats. Reeling, the president went to Virginia to try and aid the sinking Deeds campaign for governor and revive the administration’s … Continue reading →

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Pelosi: SEIU Un-American

Posted on August 10, 2009 by Gaius

Well, this would be embarrassing – if Nancy Pelosi was capable of embarrassment, that is. Just this morning, Nancy told the world – and especially those Americans opposed to her plans that, “Drowning out opposing views is simply un-American.” Mary … Continue reading →

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Taxing The Poor

Posted on August 10, 2009 by Gaius

The department of unintended consequences: Cash for Clunkers will impose what amounts to a new tax on the working poor: Hundreds of thousands of “clunkers” headed for scrappers may cause already rising prices for used cars to head even higher, … Continue reading →

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Let Them Eat Cake

Posted on August 10, 2009 by Gaius

The mask slips: Rep. Niki Tsongas (D-MA) manages to answer the question that Keith Ellison (D-MN) and the rest of her Obama-care supporting colleagues in both the House and Senate have avoided. The crowd, however, didn’t like the response very … Continue reading →

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Not Exactly

Posted on August 10, 2009 by Gaius

Oh, it is time to rejoice, fellow citizens! Big profits on Wall Street and a one tenth of one percent drop in the official unemployment rate are being heralded as the signs that the recession is over. Everybody dance now! … Continue reading →

Posted in Democrats, Economy | 4 Comments

Just Making It Worse

Posted on August 10, 2009 by Gaius

Robert Samuelson, who has been relentlessly warning of the impending demographic train wreck of out-of-control entitlement spending for as long as I can remember, looks at ObamaCare and judges it more of the same: Even higher unsustainable spending into a … Continue reading →

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Line Crossed

Posted on August 10, 2009 by Gaius

Nancy Pelosi and Steny Hoyer have crossed a line in an op-ed they published in USA Today. They called the anti-health care “reform” people showing up at lawmaker’s town hall meeting “un-American.” However, it is now evident that an ugly … Continue reading →

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