Archive | February, 2009
Good News: Pakistan Releases AQ Khan
What could possibly go wrong? He’s only the father of Pakistan’s nuclear program and seller of nuclear secrets to Iran, North Korea, Libya…what was I saying? A court in Pakistan has ended the house arrest of Abdul Qadeer Khan, a scientist who admitted selling nuclear secrets to Iran, North Korea and Libya… A UN nuclear [...]
A Few Important Notes About the Stimulus
7. February 2009
As disheartening as the news was yesterday that 3 RINOs had switched to support the Pelosi-Reid-Obama Debt Act of 2009, the fight isn’t over even if the Senate passes this crap sandwich soon. After the bill is passed it will have to go to conference, where members from both the House and the Senate will [...]
Journalist Strong-Armed After Panetta Hearing
7. February 2009
A reporter for National Journal‘s CongressDaily was strong-armed by an unidentified man when he tried to ask CIA Director-designate Leon Panetta a question yesterday afternoon. Michael Calderone reports: Following Leon Panetta’s confirmation hearing Thursday, several reporters approached the CIA director-designate in the hallway outside room G-50 in the Dirksen Building. There, CongressDaily reporter Chris Strohm [...]
Senators Speaking Now
6. February 2009
Collins should get her ass thrown to the curb. She’s arguing that we shouldn’t argue along partisan lines (in other words, stick to the ideals of our parties) because the American people supposedly want us to pass this crap sandwich. Uh huh. She’s lying through her teeth to sing Kumbaya and bend over for The [...]
“Moderates” Reach Tentative Stimulus Deal; Updated
6. February 2009
And by “moderates” I mean a couple of RINOs who can’t wait to bend over for The One. Supposedly the compromise cuts the cost of the stimulus by about $100 billion, meaning that we’ll only be wasting about $790 billion that our future generations will have to pay for. Whew. What a deal. Friday, February [...]
Vitter: I Doubt There Will be a Vote Tonight; Updated
6. February 2009
Sen. David Vitter (R-LA) was just on Fox Business doubting that there will be a vote on the bill tonight. Apparently no compromise has been reached and, seeing as Voinovich just pulled out of negotiations, one isn’t exactly on the horizon. Did I mention that a CBS poll shows only 13% of Americans are okay [...]
Roll Call: Voinovich Pulls Out of Negotiations; Three GOPers Remain
6. February 2009
Senator George Voinovich (R-OH) has pulled out of bipartisan negotiations on the $1 trillion spending bill, Roll Call reports. Just three GOP Senators — Snowe, Collins, and Specter — remain in the talks. Collins is feeling less optomistic about the bill’s chance of passage. Voinovich Drops Out of Stimulus Talks By Emily Pierce Roll Call [...]
Call Specter’s Office
6. February 2009
Byron York at National Review has been told by an influential Senator that Democrats have worked a deal with three Republicans to vote in favor of this crap sandwich. Even though all House Republicans and all but three Senate Republicans may vote against it, the spending bill will be touted as a bipartisan package. Just [...]
David Obama on Wasteful Spending: “So What?”
6. February 2009
This is what happens when you’ve been in Congress for far too long. You’re wasting large amounts of the American taxpayers’ money? So what? What right do they have to complain about us spending their money badly? We’re Congress! It’s also a result of insisting that something be done to fix the economic crisis, regardless [...]
All Charges Dropped Against Cole Bombing Mastermind
6. February 2009
The jihadist accused of masterminding the 2000 attack on the USS Cole, which resulted in 17 American sailors being killed, has had all charges dropped against him by the Pentagon. Apparently President HopeNChange felt that the tribunal process addressed by Congress wasn’t “legitimate”. The Pentagon’s senior judge overseeing terror trials at Guantanamo Bay dropped charges [...]
7. February 2009
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