Archive | January, 2009
John Howard the Blair House Guest
Former Australian Prime Minister John Howard is the man whose occupation of the Blair House prevented Barack Obama from moving in early, the Washington Post reports. We now know who is booked at Blair House, kicking President-elect Barack Obama and his family to the waiting list and across Lafayette Park to the Hay-Adams Hotel. The [...]
Illinois Sec. of State: I’ve Become the Fall Guy
7. January 2009
The excuse Democrats gave yesterday for not seating Blago appointee Roland Burris was the lack of Illinois Secretary of State Jesse White’s signature on the credentials. But White disagrees that his signature is necessary and says that he’s been made to be the fall guy. “They could have seated him without my signature; my signature [...]
Breaking: Democrats Agree to Seat Burris; Or Not?
7. January 2009
Just across the wire now. Fox News has live feed of a podium being set up for a press conference. Harry Reid, Dick Durbin, and Roland Burris will speak together. Awkward. Reid promised not to seat Burris and claimed the legal right to do so. Here we are on Wednesday, with The One giving a [...]
Ruh Roh: Richardson Scandal Figure Also Donated to Obama
7. January 2009
One of the key players in the pay-to-play scandal that claimed Bill Richardson’s nomination also donated $3,000 to a certain Presidet-elect during the general election, ABC News reports this morning. David Rubin, the “payer” in the pay-for-play scandal, gave $30,000 to Team Obama during the general: President-elect Barack Obama took big money from a man [...]
Zawahiri Blames Obama for Gaza Fight
6. January 2009
Huh. I thought that the arrival of The One and his enlightened foreign policy would almost certainly drive Zawahiri and his cohorts to a life of public service and humanitarianism. Not so, evidently. CAIRO, Egypt – Al-Qaida’s No. 2 leader lashed out at President-elect Barack Obama in a new audio message Tuesday, accusing him of [...]
Steele: The Senate Should Seat Burris
6. January 2009
And he, like Dianne Feinstein, is correct. There’s absolutely no legal standing for Harry Reid to block the appointment because he doesn’t like the legal, sitting governor of Illinois. Blago hasn’t even been indicted yet, much less convicted or removed from office. He has the legal right to appoint Roland Burris and has done so. [...]
Report: Gaza Residents Saw Militants Firing Mortars From Area Near UN School
6. January 2009
The Associated Press reports that it’s spoken with two Gazans who witnessed militants attacking Israeli forces from a street near the UN school that was hit today. Israel’s military said its shelling — the deadliest single episode since Israeli ground forces invaded Gaza Saturday — was a response to mortar fire from within the school [...]
Jeb Bush: I Won’t Run for Senate
6. January 2009
Not the greatest news of the week. Jeb probably could’ve pulled the win off with some ease. Just another seat that we’ll have to defend in 2010. Former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush will not run for the open Senate seat of Sen. Mel Martinez, he announced in a statement released moments ago. “After thoughtful consideration, [...]
Latino Leaders to Obama: Name Another Latino to Commerce
6. January 2009
Back in December, even as Bill Richardson was announced as the next Secretary of Commerce, Hispanic groups were demanding more payback from Obama for their support of his campaign. Well, you can imagine, now that Richardson has dropped out, that the same groups aren’t about to tolerate a non-Hispanic replacement. After the withdrawal of Bill [...]
About That UN School That Was Bombed
6. January 2009
Via Michelle Malkin, it’s an unfortunate scenario but the school appears to have been allowing terrorists to attack Israeli troops from its grounds: An Israeli official says Palestinian militants fired on Israeli soldiers from the courtyard of a U.N. school where dozens of people died in fiery explosions. The official spoke on condition of anonymity [...]
7. January 2009
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