Feb 21 2010

George Bush’s Five Worst Mistakes

President George W. Bush famously refused to answer the asinine and offensive demand that he iterate all of his worst mistakes as president. I applaud him for that firm refusal.
But I’m happy to enumerate them here myself.
I do this for remedial and salutary reasons; I want future GOP presidents not to make the same [...]

Jan 28 2010

AP Fact Checks SOTUS - Finds Ten Whoppers

The AP took a look at some of Obama’s claims and how they compare with the facts, and they found that our president was rather foot-loose and fancy-free with the truth.
Take for example his announcement of a freeze on government spending:
OBAMA: “Starting in 2011, we are prepared to freeze government spending for three years. Spending [...]

Sep 21 2009

Obama Has a Mandate - but with Whom?

President Barack H. Obama was all over the broadcast map yesterday, reading the usual litany of whoppers, floppers, and gobstoppers that flows from the Teleprompter of the United States. (TOTUS — I picture an object like a Dalek from Dr. Who… “Exterminate! Exterminate!”)
Having nothing better to do (I mislaid my toenail clipper), I [...]

Jul 16 2009

Dead Cows and Other Biden Health Care Whoppers

“What I want to do today is speak English with y’all,” Vice
President Joe Biden told an audience of mostly older Americans at
an event in Alexandria on Thursday afternoon’s meeting of his
Middle Class Task Force.

Flanked by Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius,
White House [...]