December 2008
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Suit contesting Barack Obama's citizenship heads...
The U.S. Supreme Court will consider Friday whether to take up a lawsuit challenging President-elect Barack Obama’s U.S. citizenship, a continuation of a New Jersey case embraced by some opponents of Obama’s election. (chicagotribune.com)
Why Rush Limbaugh is a leading American...
The words “intellect” and “intellectual” deserve to be rescued from the myth-makers of the Left, which has decided in its amazing arrogance that it really owns those words. But that is just another sign of its narrow-minded cultism. The Left shuts out competing voices, like any other cult, and then becomes outraged when independent thinkers don’t agree with its...
November 2008
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Sarah Palin: A digital superstar
Three weeks after the Republican ticket suffered a sweeping defeat at the polls, Sarah Palin continues to dominate search engine queries, cable news and online video sites. The only American politician who generates comparable interest is President-elect Barack Obama. No one else is close. (Politico.com)
WatchThe government’s huge bailout of Citigroup could fail to restore investor confidence, says a noted finance professor. (Reuters.com)
WatchPresident-elect Barack Obama promised to jolt the faltering U.S. economy with a costly stimulus package next year. (Reuters.com)
The last thing we need is a Clinton in charge of...
In matters of foreign policy, it has been proved time and again, the Clintons are devoted to no interest other than their own. A president absolutely has to know of his chief foreign-policy executive that he or she has no other agenda than the one he has set. (Slate Magazine)
Alan Colmes Leaving "Hannity & Colmes"
Alan Colmes is leaving his position as co-host of “Hannity & Colmes” at the end of 2008.
According to the FNC release, he will stay on as a liberal commentator for FNC and as host of The Alan Colmes Show on FOX News Radio. He will also begin developing a weekend program for FNC. (mediabistro.com)
WatchDick Morris
Former Clinton adviser on ‘Hannity & Colmes’
WatchPresident-elect Barack Obama and his inner circle fear that some voters expect him to turn around the economy, wind down the war in Iraq and, perhaps, cure cancer — all by the Fourth of July. They know they must manage and lower those expectations (cbs2chicago.com)
IG Finds Jones-Kelley Acted Improperly; Strickland...
Regarding “Joe the Plumber” – Samuel Joseph Wurzelbacher, who gained prominence during the presidential race when his questions of now President-Elect Barack Obama were highlighted by Republican candidate John McCain during the third debate – Charles found that not only had Jones-Kelley acted improperly but also that, of the 18 separate records checks conducted by various state agencies on him,...
Hard Left’s Honeymoon with Obama Is Already Over
Segments of Obama’s more radical supporters — mostly those who were quick to embrace the most liberal viable candidate — are not happy with his most recent political ploys. In their eyes, Lieberman betrayed the party by criticizing now President-elect Barack Obama and, even worse, by backing John McCain for president and speaking at the Republican Convention. And the possibility that Clinton will...
Myth: Government Spending ‘Stimulates’ the Economy
Whenever the economy stumbles, politicians and interest groups commonly argue that government spending should be increased. Based on a theory known as Keynesianism, this increase is supposed to boost economic performance. Yet the notion that bigger government leads to more growth is both theoretically unsound and empirically false. (Pajamas Media)
Dating Intolerance: The eHarmony shakedown
Perhaps heterosexual men and women should start filing lawsuits against gay dating websites and undermine their businesses. Coerced tolerance and diversity-by-fiat cut both ways. (National Review Online)
Honestly, Another Abe?
No more talk of him being The One (Oprah), or a Jedi Knight (George Lucas), or a “Lightworker” (the San Francisco Chronicle), or a “quantum leap in American consciousness” (Deepak Chopra). Instead we have more humble and circumspect conversation about the man. Now he’s merely Abraham Lincoln and FDR and Martin Luther King, combined. It’s a step down from divine redeemer, but you have to start...
Why Lobbyists Will Love the Obama Era
Barack Obama promised the end of the era of lobbying as we know it during the campaign, but the National Marine Manufacturers Association didn’t get the message. Nor did the National Automobile Dealers Association. Nor did anyone else who can make a remotely colorable case for getting any precious drops of the bailout money sloshing around Washington. (National Review Online)
Why so many old Washington hands?
One by one, beginning with Joe Biden, Barack Obama is filling key positions in his administration with old Washington hands. Jim Geraghty provides the details. (Power Line)
Nations Competing With Tax Cuts, Not Increases
Barack Obama’s election has elicited debate about whether he will drive America toward a European-style economy, one that is heavy regulated and relies on high taxation of the rich to redistribute income and finance generous government programs.
How ironic, then, that Europe itself is moving away from European-style taxation as part of a broader trend by developed and developing countries to...
Confirming Fears
As we observed throughout the campaign, Barack Obama gave indications that his election would mean a return to the September 10 mentality, a national-security outlook marked prominently by its lack of seriousness about the terrorist threat. In choosing Eric Holder to be his attorney general, President-Elect Obama has taken a step toward confirming those misgivings. (National Review Online)
The Case Against Early Voting
In the recent election, 34 states authorized some form of “early voting” — by mail and/or at specially designated advance polling locations — for any and all citizens who chose to avail themselves of the privilege. A movement is afoot to extend the practice to other states — such as Massachusetts. The advantages of early voting are said to be increased voter turnout and convenience, particularly...
WatchBill O’Reilly’s Talking Points - November 17, 2008
Barack Obama on ‘60 Minutes’
Hillary might reject State offer
Hillary Rodham Clinton isn’t certain she would accept the Secretary of State post even if Barack Obama offers it to her, several people close to the former first lady say. (Politico.com)
Mullen: U.S. Would Need More Than 2 Years for Iraq...
The U.S. military would require two to three years to remove its roughly 150,000 troops and equipment from Iraq safely, and the timing of that withdrawal should be based on security conditions on the ground, the nation’s top military officer said today. (washingtonpost.com)
Cuban-Americans Watch Obama and Worry
If Obama reneges on this pledge to maintain the bulk of the embargo not related to family travel and remittances, he will be the latest in a long line of Democratic presidents to stab Cuban exiles in the back and allow the Castro regime to get over on them, further reinforcing Cuban-American identification with the Republican Party. More importantly, the president that was elected on a platform of...
How Barack Obama Will Ensure His Victory in 2012
The coup de grace Obama will use against rightist opposition is mostly embodied in one word: Amnesty. This, along with some other measures, will both grow the Hispanic voting block and ingratiate Obama to it. This will enable him to create a powerful coalition of blacks, young voters and Hispanics that, along with the older whites he will be able to retain, will constitute an insurmountable...
Iran to hold confab on Obama, US ties
Iran has decided to hold a conference to review the outcome of the US election and its implications for Tehran-Washington relations. (Press TV)
Obama Declares War on Conservative Talk Radio
Barack Obama sought to silence his critics during his 2008 campaign. Now, with the ink barely dry on this November’s ballots, Obama has begun a war against conservative talk radio. (American Thinker)
FOLLOW THE LEADER: ADVICE FOR REBUILDING THE GOP
The lesson here for the GOP is that, while debating issues within the party is important, finding an appealing leader is critical.
The person who may play that role for the GOP may not have appeared yet on the national scene. In fact, it could even be someone toiling in a state legislature somewhere.
Stranger things have happened.
(New York Post)
A Giddy Sense of Boosterism
What’s troubling here goes beyond the clanging of cash registers. Media outlets have always tried to make a few bucks off the next big thing. The endless campaign is over, and there’s nothing wrong with the country pulling together, however briefly, behind its new leader. But we seem to have crossed a cultural line into mythmaking. (washingtonpost.com)
Democrats Shouldn't Rush on Labor Legislation
No worker should be fired for supporting a union, nor should employers unlawfully evade their duty to bargain. But the jury is out as to whether the Employee Free Choice Act is the only answer. Let’s take a closer look first. (WSJ.com)
What does an Obama presidency mean for health...
Americans are clearly antsy for change, and nowhere is that more apparent than in the healthcare debate. But the government-heavy changes that Barack Obama offers will not deliver the results that Americans need. Indeed, adding more government to the healthcare mix only promises to make the system more complicated and more expensive. (dcexaminer.com)
Depression 2009: What would it look like?
Lines at the ER, a television boom, emptying suburbs. A catastrophic economic downturn would feel nothing like the last one. (The Boston Globe)
Giuliani leaves option open for NY governor run
Rudy Giuliani said Sunday he will consider running for governor of New York and isn’t ruling out a second attempt at the U.S. presidency. (Yahoo! News)
Detroit Automakers a Relic of the Past
The Detroit Three will not be the last flagging enterprises to line up for government subsidy. (National Review Online)
Secret Ballot To Decide Lieberman's Fate
Senate Democrats will decide by secret ballot Tuesday whether to take away Sen. Joe Lieberman’s chairmanship of the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee — a post from which he oversees U.S. security issues, as well as the operations of a wide segment of the federal government. (Courant.com)
Lungren seeks to oust Boehner
Rep. Dan Lungren announced Friday that he will challenge Rep. John Boehner for House Republican leader. (TheHill.com)
G-20 Crisis Talks Begin in Washington
Leaders from major advanced and developing countries sat down for several hours of tough talks Saturday, with plans to emerge with a series of actions to fix the financial system and keep the crisis from inflicting further damage to the world economy. (WSJ.com)
Ex-Lobbyists Have Key Obama Roles
Barack Obama campaigned on a pledge to change Washington, vowing to upend the K Street lobbying culture he encountered when he joined the U.S. Senate.
But more than a dozen members of President-elect Obama’s fast-growing transition team have worked as federally registered lobbyists within the past four years. They include former lobbyists for the nation’s trial lawyers association,...
Hill Democrats Wait for Obama Stance on...
Top Democrats on congressional intelligence panels could be heading for conflict with President-elect Barack Obama over interrogation policies, a subject over which they often clashed with President Bush. (CQ Politics)
Don’t Consign GOP to Land of Cotton
Even in victory liberal commentators can’t seem to show any class; now the slander of the mean-spirited left is that the GOP has been relegated to the party of the Confederacy. (Pajamas Media)
No Decisions: Obama Votes ‘Present’ on Cabinet...
To some degree, not making decisions has been the key to Obama’s electoral success. The less said, the easier to maintain diverse constituent groups within the fold and the harder for his opponents to paint him as radical or “risky.” (Pajamas Media)
Alan Keyes files suit over Obama citizenship...
Former presidential candidate Alan Keyes and other members of his American Independent Party have filed suit in California Superior Court in Sacramento to stop the state from giving its electoral votes to President-elect Barack Obama. (PolitickerCA)
Gov. Bobby Jindal to announce major overhaul of...
Gov. Bobby Jindal plans to unveil today a proposed restructuring of the state’s Medicaid program that would steer hundreds of thousands of low-income Louisiana residents into private managed-care plans in an effort to control costs and improve the state’s historically poor health-care outcomes. (NOLA.com)