Category Archives: Dems in Charge: Now What?

Obama Exhaustion Watch: Someone Answer The Phone, He’s Sleeping

Well, you know he is just “overwhelmed” and “too-tired” G20 summit: US Treasury department won’t answer their phones, says top UK civil servant The British Government is finding it “unbelievably difficult” to prepare for the G20 summit because no one in the US Treasury department is answering their calls, Britain’s top civil servant Gus O’Donnell […]

Cantor Calls Embryonic Stem Cell Reverals A “Distraction”

Yesterday, Dan Riehl wrote that Republicans should get off their duffs and stop playing defense If (Republicans) had the intelligence and discipline to side-step things like the Limbaugh attack they might have a prayer. Instead of engaging it, they should come back with, This is simply the Democrats trying to prevent a discussion of how much their […]

Shocking News! Obama’s Too Tired And Overwhelmed

I know, I know, it’s a shocker. Oh, OK, you’re probably saying to your computer screen “well, duh!”, particularly regarding the last word of the headline. Barack Obama ‘too tired’ to give proper welcome to Gordon Brown But, hey, those are the excuses used to say why Obama treated Gordon Brown, PM of Britian, basically […]

Surrender Monkey Friday: Nationalized Health Care Is Killer, Man!

Yo, baby, Surrendie loves this nationalized health care that The One is pushing. I mean, what could possibly go wrong with the government in charge? Thousands of patients with terminal cancer were dealt a blow last night after a decision was made to deny them life prolonging drugs. The Government’s rationing body said two drugs […]

Obama Market Down Mega Big Time. Again

Good job, Barry. Getting that swing set was real important, eh? Stocks plunged to fresh 12-year lows Thursday as investors waded through more grim news: GM said its survival is in doubt, bank shares took a beating, and Citigroup fell below a buck. The Dow Jones industrial average (INDU) fell 281 points, or 4.1%, to […]

President Neophyte Working Hard To Tick Off Allies

No unicorns visible in the British press corp: Iain Martin President Barack Obama just plain rude to Britain. Don’t call us in future. Why couldn’t President Obama have put on more of a show for his British guests? He looked like he simply couldn’t be bothered. Number 10 may be content that they just about […]

NY Times: Job Losses All Over The Place

The Grey Lady does the job (somewhat) in breaking down who is losing their job and where What does the worst recession in a generation look like? It is both deep and broad. Every state in the country, with the exception of a band stretching from the Dakotas down to Texas, is now shedding jobs […]

Yeah! Yeah! The First 60 Stimulus Jobs Are Here!

The seas are going down, unicorns are breakin’ pine scented wind, and heart shaped flowers are blooming President Obama said Tuesday that the country already is “seeing shovels hit the ground” on the first infrastructure repair project funded through the Transportation Department’s share of the $787 billion stimulus bill. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood said, “The […]

Hillary Says Diplomacy With Iran Probably Won’t Work

Say what? I thought the seas would go down, everyone would love us, and unicorns would travel the lands buying everyone a Coke. OK, Pepsi, since that is apparently the official hopeNchange soft drink: Clinton says U.S. diplomacy unlikely to end Iran nuclear program The Obama administration has already concluded that a diplomatic overture to […]

Obama Still Partying While Nation Burns

Here’s Obama’s Dow since the passage of the “stimulus” bill (via Insty) And while that has been going on Since the presidency changed hands less than six weeks ago, a burst of entertaining has taken hold of the iconic, white-columned home of America’s head of state. Much of it comes on Wednesdays. The stately East […]

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