Nov 21 2009

Louisiana Purchased by Reid

Apparently, Harry Reid’s $100 million bribe to Louisiana is paying off.
Via Politico:
Sen. Mary Landrieu (D-La.) said Friday night that she’s “leaning towards� voting to start debate on the health care bill — which would leave Democrats just a single vote shy of clearing a critical test for the reform package on Saturday.
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Nov 2 2009

Pelosi-care improves lawyers’ financial health

Pelosi-care may be terrible for the health of the average American’s wallet, freedoms, and health benefits, but it does wonders for the financial health of lawyers:
[...] check out section 2531 — that’s pages 1431-33 for those following along at home — which has gone largely unnoticed in the major news cycle. These [...]

Nov 2 2009

To Paraphrase Ed Koch, How’s She Doin’?

Not so hot, according to today’s Al-Hayat Al-Jadida, Mahmoud Abbas’s official newspaper (translation by Palestinian Media Watch), which asks, among other things, “Why, Mrs. Hillary? How much did the Zionists pay you as a bribe?” and, just in case anybody has any illusions about the beliefs of our Palestinian “partners for peace,” the paper prints [...]

Oct 12 2009

Another Noble Obamic Musing - Obamic Options 003

So now I see that Lanny Davis joins the chorus of lefties chastising us anti-liberals for not leaping to our feet to cheer President Barack H. Obama “winning” the Nobel Peace Prize for — for — well, I’ll get back to you about that part. David writes:
The strident Republican right filled with Obama-haters shamed [...]

Oct 9 2009

Imagine There’s No Peace Prize, It’s Easy If You Try

So at the very moment that President Barack H. Obama convenes his “war council” to decide whether to accept Gen. Stanley McChrystal’s recommendation to expand operations in Afghanistan — changing to a counterinsurgency (COIN) strategy and adding 40,000 additional troops to the war effort — the Norwegian Nobel Committee announces that the president, who has [...]

Sep 7 2009

Lockerbie Bomber Release: What Did Obama Approve, and When Did He Approve It?

Blogger DRJ on powerhouse blogsite Patterico’s Pontifications links to an important article; but I think she missed one of its major implications.
She linked to an article in the UK Daily Mail, “No.10 turns on Obama and Clinton for criticising decision to release Lockerbie bomber,” focusing on the damage this contretemps is doing to our special [...]