Category Archives: Dems in Charge: Now What?

White House Told GSA Not To Have Occupiers Arrested

The Obama administration continues to pick and choose which laws to follow and which to ignore (The Blaze) Documents obtained by Judicial Watch, a conservative watchdog group, indicate that General Services Administration (GSA) officials, with approval from the Obama administration, ordered local law enforcement officers to stand down and not arrest Occupy Portland protesters after […]

ATF Emails Discussed Using Fast And Furious For More Gun Control

Ever since Operation Fast and Furious came to light, people have been musing that it was simply about creating a situation where the Obama Administration could create more stringent gun control laws. Yesterday, we received a bit of confirmation from one of the only mainstream media reporters bothering to cover this Obama scandal (via Hot […]

Obamanomics: US Poverty Rate Swells

How’s that hopey changey stuff working out for ya? The ranks of America’s poor swelled to almost 1 in 6 people last year, reaching a new high as long-term unemployment left millions of Americans struggling and out of work. The number of uninsured edged up to 49.9 million, the biggest in more than two decades. […]

Good News! CIA Mostly Out Of Detention And Interrogation Business

This should make every feel very safe. From the LA Times He’s considered one of world’s most dangerous terrorism suspects, and the U.S. offered a $1-million reward for his capture in 2005. Intelligence experts say he’s a master bomb maker and extremist leader who possesses a wealth of information about Al Qaeda-linked groups in Southeast […]

Coast Guard Report Faults Obama Admin. With Poor Communication Over BP Spill

And lots more in the report. Via Fox News WASHINGTON — The Obama administration failed to set up an “effective” communications system during last year’s BP oil spill and threatened its own credibility by “severely restricting” the release of “timely, accurate information,” according to a newly released report commissioned by the U.S. Coast Guard. Quietly […]

Good News! State Department Now Tweeting In Arabic

They’re only almost 15 days late, but, hey, they’ve got a great message! It took a while, but the U.S. State Department is now tweeting in Arabic. With unprecedented political turmoil rocking Egypt and protesters turning to social media such as Twitter and Facebook, the mouthpiece of U.S. foreign policy wants in on the game.Its […]

Theme Of Obama’s SOTU: Jobs, Jobs, And…Look, A Shiny Quarter

If you haven’t heard yet, Obama’s going to go all centristy, and talk about jobs, jobs, jobs (which will then be followed by his typical AADD) Obama to Press Centrist Agenda in His Address President Obama will outline an agenda for “winning the future” in his State of the Union address on Tuesday night, striking […]

FCC To Vote On Net Neutrality Today, Create Problem Where None Existed

Liberals blame Bush era policies for the economic mess we’re in right now, as well as a raft of other problems. Conservatives (rightly) blame the economic mess on Democrat policies, and highlight the problems caused by other legislation, such as ObamaCare and the Porkulus. Altogether, though, notice that government tends to create more problems while […]

Obamanomics: State Debt Shows A Looming Crisis

Obviously, the New York Times isn’t blaming this on Obama and the Democrats, yet, since Democrats have held the power of the purse and legislation throughout this entire economic downturn, and the Presidency for the past two years, not too mention a good chunk of the state legislatures, it’s their policies that create the problems […]

CNN Takes A Stab At Why There’s Really No Job Recovery

Surprisingly, Bush was not mentioned. Instead, they find a different villain The problem with bringing down the stubbornly high unemployment rate is that employers are learning to do more with less. Employers still aren’t hiring enough. Just look at November’s disappointing employment report, which barely eked out a gain in jobs. Or better yet, look […]

Pirate's Cove