Monthly Archives: January 2010

The Error Trifecta

Posted on January 18, 2010 by Gaius

Jay Cost at RCP looks at the three major errors Obama has made since he took office. Any one of them is serious and would cause any president problems. All three together at the same time may well prove the … Continue reading →

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Loser

Posted on January 17, 2010 by Gaius

So sayeth Obama’s inner circle. Keeping in the vote. A grand strategy. The “best and the brightest” strike again. Tweet

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Another Boaring Story

Posted on January 17, 2010 by Gaius

More bad British bacon in the news: Some of the first wild boar to roam free in England for 300 years have been raiding rubbish bins, attacking dogs and digging up green spaces in villages scattered around England’s first national … Continue reading →

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Bay State Roundup

Posted on January 17, 2010 by Gaius

Jules Crittenden brings the hometown perspective to the battle in Massachusetts. Tweet

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Slapdown

Posted on January 17, 2010 by Gaius

Ben Smith: From the Brown campaign:  Sunday, January 17, 2010  WHAT:  Scott Brown for U.S. Senate , “The People’s Rally”  WHO:  Scott Brown, candidate for U.S. Senate  Curt Schilling, Red Sox legend  Doug Flutie, former Boston College star and NFL … Continue reading →

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A Rotten Bill Gets Worse

Posted on January 17, 2010 by Gaius

Unions get special treatment – at the expense of Americans who don’t belong to a union: For most American workers, beginning in 2013, if your health care insurance plan is worth more than $8,900 for an individual and $24,000 for … Continue reading →

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Tin-Eared And Desperate

Posted on January 16, 2010 by Gaius

Mark Steyn: Where’d that guy go? “People once thought Obama could sound eloquent reading the phone book,” wrote Michael Gerson in The Washington Post last week. “Now, whatever the topic, it often sounds as though he is.” If the educated … Continue reading →

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Desperation Makes You Stupid

Posted on January 15, 2010 by Gaius

Witness the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee. This is moronic. A new ad from the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee uses an unlikely symbol of Wall Street greed: the World Trade Center. The image in the attack on Scott Brown for his … Continue reading →

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The Colossal Miscalculation

Posted on January 15, 2010 by Gaius

None other than Charlie Cook says that Obama and the Democrats have made a colossal miscalculation. By focusing on ObamaCare, they have let the economy sink to a point where serious people are seriously worried. As a result, Democrats and … Continue reading →

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Man The Lifeboats

Posted on January 15, 2010 by Gaius

Abandon ship! Arkansas Rep. Vic Snyder announced today he will not seek re-election this year, joining several other Democrats from moderate districts who are opting out of tough re-election campaigns. Snyder, first elected in 1996, never won re-election with less … Continue reading →

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Panic In Omerald City

Posted on January 15, 2010 by Gaius

Or when the Wizard of O wee wees himself. President Barack Obama will campaign for Massachusetts Senate candidate Martha Coakley on Sunday, POLITICO has learned, a sign that Democrats believe the seat remains winnable enough that it’s worth risking the … Continue reading →

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Offensive And Stupid

Posted on January 15, 2010 by Gaius

Wow. Just wow. Martha Coakley on religious freedom, Democrat style: Martha Coakley: (…stammering) The law says that people are allowed to have that. You can have religious freedom but you probably shouldn’t work in the emergency room. Substitute another religious … Continue reading →

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Man Versus Machine

Posted on January 14, 2010 by Gaius

The Democrats are literally scared out of their minds. They are pouring money, out-of-state troops and everything they can think of at Massachusetts, trying desperately to drag Martha Coakley across the finish line. But really, they just look desperate, so … Continue reading →

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Tax And Tax And Tax And Spend

Posted on January 13, 2010 by Gaius

Discussions about who to tax and how to tax and how much to tax and who to exempt from tax – for now – are going on behind closed doors. But details are leaking. And only the tax remains the … Continue reading →

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The Relentless Maw Of Taxation

Posted on January 12, 2010 by Gaius

Do you not see it? Unions are screeching about the proposed taxes on their health benefits. Their Democrat allies respond by trying to shift the relentless taxation onto others. Trial balloons are being floated on an hourly basis to see … Continue reading →

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