Archive | May, 2009
Schumer on EITs in 2004: Do What You Have to Do
Democrats really are not having a great day in the are of enhanced interrogation techniques. First we find out that Pelosi knew about ongoing waterboarding back in 2003, and now we get audio of the senior Senator from New York saying that you “do what you have to do” if lives are on the line. [...]
CNN: Aide Told Pelosi That Waterboarding Had Been Used
13. May 2009
Funny story. You know how Pelosi, in one of her many different accounts, claimed that she was told waterboarding could happen hypothetically but was never notified it was actually ongoing? Yeah, uh, she lied. WASHINGTON (CNN) — A source close to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi now confirms that Pelosi was told in February 2003 by [...]
FDA Launches War on Cheerios
12. May 2009
Apparently the fact that they’re healthy and can lower your cholesterol makes them a drug. I shit you not. According to a letter from the FDA General Mills’ advertising violates the federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act. The agency said claims that Cheerios ingredients can lower cholesterol within a certain amount of time, all while [...]
Obama to Reverse Himself on Releasing Abu Ghraib Pics?
12. May 2009
It’s been quite a Tuesday. MR. GIBBS: Well, obviously the president has great concern about any impact that pictures of potential detainee abuse, in the past, could have on the present-day service members that are protecting our freedom either in Iraq, Afghanistan or throughout the world. That’s something the president is very cognizant of. And [...]
EPA Memo Questions Claim that Greenhouse Gases Are Harmful to Humans
12. May 2009
I missed this morning’s findings from the memo that identified the negative impact that greenhouse gas limits will have on the economy, but this appears to be equally or more important. According to The Hill, the EPA memo questions the recent findings by the same agency that claimed that greenhouse gases are harmful to humans. [...]
Illinois Threatens Wells Fargo Over Attempts At Liquidation
12. May 2009
How dare a bank attempt to exercise its rights as a lender against a company that makes suits for Barack Obama. Doesn’t Wells Fargo know that we’ve entered a new era of Hopenchange? Abandon all contractual rights, ye who enters here. Illinois Treasurer Alexi Giannoulias is threatening to pull state business from Wells Fargo & [...]
Good News: Porkulus Money Going to Dead People
12. May 2009
But of course. The deceased are one of the most reliable constituencies for Democrats. And we’re not talking about one or two mistakes in check dispatching. Millions of Americans on Social Security are receiving $250 checks as part of the president’s stimulus plan — including an Anne Arundel woman who died more than 40 years [...]
Good News: NRSC Endorses Porkulus-Supporting Crist
12. May 2009
They just couldn’t stay out of the Republican primary and let there be a fair fight between Charlie Crist and Marc Rubio. They had to come out and endorse the porkulus-supporting, cap-and-trade-supporting moderate option in a state not exactly adverse to electing conservative Republicans. “I am pleased today to endorse Gov. Charlie Crist for the [...]
Pathetic: Latest Pelosi Spin Worst Yet
11. May 2009
Suddenly, out of nowhere, Madame Speaker respected proper channels to the point that she was willing to say nothing about alleged torture by the government. Uh huh. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi learned in early 2003 that the Bush administration was waterboarding terror detainees but didn’t protest directly out of respect for “appropriate” legislative channels, a [...]
Government Borrowing 50 Cents for Every Dollar Spent
11. May 2009
Just how much debt are we leaving for our children? We’ve been getting a clearer picture throughout the day. First we learned that the budget deficit for 2009 is actually 50% higher than the CBO had earlier predicted. Now we find out that the U.S. government is borrowing a whopping 50 cents for every dollar [...]
13. May 2009
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