Category Archives: Obamantics

The Electric Edsel

Posted on July 30, 2010 by Gaius

$41,000 plus the massive donation of taxpayer dollars will give you an electric hair shirt: For starters, G.M.’s vision turned into a car that costs $41,000 before relevant tax breaks … but after billions of dollars of government loans and … Continue reading →

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Into The Valley

Posted on July 29, 2010 by Gaius

A couple of caveats here. One: People have to stay engaged, energized and have to make sure they are registered to vote in November (and they have to get out and vote). Two: We are still three months out and … Continue reading →

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Devil Baby

Posted on July 27, 2010 by Gaius

Barack Obama’s planned appearance on The View is drawing criticism from – wait for it – Democrats: Speaking on MSNBC’s Morning Joe, Pennsylvania Gov. Ed Rendell suggested the ABC talk-show – which often directs its focus on tabloid stories and … Continue reading →

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Shhhhhhhhhh!

Posted on July 23, 2010 by Gaius

Well, I suppose it’s marginally better than the wall-to-wall flogging of the thesaurus to come up with headlines that don’t use the word “unexpected”. But it is actually somewhat ominous. The relative silence of the press over the latest unemployment … Continue reading →

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Friendly Fire

Posted on July 22, 2010 by Gaius

Karl Rove on the Democrats: Then there’s a belief around Capitol Hill that the White House is already pointing the finger at them for the coming fall’s losses. That’s in keeping with a pattern: After all, Team Obama publicly trashed … Continue reading →

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When The ‘R’ Comes Before The ‘A’ In Carp

Posted on July 21, 2010 by Gaius

Economic Fish Stories: President Obama says “every economist who’s looked at it says that the Recovery Act has done its job”—i.e., the stimulus bill has turned the economy around. That’s nonsense. Opinions differ widely and many leading economists believe that … Continue reading →

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Money For Nothing

Posted on July 19, 2010 by Gaius

And the signs ain’t free: This week we learned that the Imperial Federal Government has squandered around $20 million dollars on signs. That $20 million? Well, that was stimulus money. The signs? They simply said, “Hey, y’all! We’re spending stimulus … Continue reading →

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Well, Gee, Of Course It’s A Tax

Posted on July 17, 2010 by Gaius

Oh, no, the One insisted, the individual mandate indenturing Americans to private insurance companies, is not a tax. That’s a scurrilous charge being leveled by nasty people. Except it is a tax. So sayeth the One’s administration: When Congress required … Continue reading →

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The Audacity Of Hopelessness

Posted on July 16, 2010 by Gaius

Wow. I usually enjoy Charles Krauthammer’s columns. I wish I could say that I had enjoyed reading this one: But Obama’s most far-reaching accomplishment is his structural alteration of the U.S. budget. The stimulus, the vast expansion of domestic spending, … Continue reading →

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Imagined Or Invented

Posted on July 15, 2010 by Gaius

Gee, I’ve been saying this for a long time*: It may be that the last people in America who believe that the $862 billion economic stimulus of February 2009 created millions of net new jobs are Vice President Joe Biden … Continue reading →

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Damning Numbers

Posted on July 9, 2010 by Gaius

Sean Trende at Real Clear Politics thinks the latest poll numbers from Democratic pollsters Democracy Corps are very, very, very bad news for the Democrats. John Fund figures defeated Democrats might try a kamikaze run at a laundry list of … Continue reading →

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The Boots And Spurs Of Donald Berwick

Posted on July 7, 2010 by Gaius

Thomas Jefferson, 10 days before his death, politely declined attending 4th of July celebrations in the District of Columbia in a polite letter containing these words: The general spread of the light of science has already laid open to every … Continue reading →

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Finally! Something Obama Is Successful At!

Posted on July 5, 2010 by Gaius

That would be killing jobs: It’s time to call Obama what he is: The Great Jobs Killer. With his massive spending and tax hikes — rewarding big government and big unions, while punishing taxpayers and business owners — Obama has … Continue reading →

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Desolation Row

Posted on July 3, 2010 by Gaius

The sheer numbers are appalling. 1.21 million Americans have given up looking for work because they just do not think there are any jobs for them. And in many cases, they are right: A record 1.21 million people want to … Continue reading →

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Charlie Cook Posts A Hurricane Warning

Posted on July 2, 2010 by Gaius

He’s been doing this a long time and has a very good track record – and Charlie Cook is warning that all hell is going to break loose for Democrats in November: Hart and McInturff then looked at the change … Continue reading →

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