Archive | June, 2009
Miami Herald: Where Was the Obama Administration on Honduran Democracy Before?
Glenn Garvin on The Miami Herald has an interesting question for all of these new defenders of democracy in Honduras: Where were you last week when Manuel Zelaya was holding an illegal election and ignoring his country’s constitution? As has been said on this blog a half-dozen times, Zelaya wasn’t removed by the military because [...]
Someone Should Tape Sanford’s Mouth Close
30. June 2009
I couldn’t really give a crap about his political career at this point or whether he even remains in office, but when is enough heart-ache for the wife and kids enough? Now Sanford is talking about other women with which he’s had run-ins and how Maria is his soul-mate. South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford said [...]
US Keeps Up Rhetoric Regarding Honduras
30. June 2009
Despite insisting that reacting strongly to the stolen Iranian election would be seen as meddling, the White House is making sure the world knows exactly where it stands on the Honduran coup. First of all, White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs told reporters that the only acceptable outcome is the return of Zelaya to the [...]
Breaking: Minnesota Supreme Court Rules for Franken
30. June 2009
The Minnesotan Supreme Court has ruled that Al Franken is the new junior senator from Minnesota, essentially ending a challenge by former Senator Norm Coleman. It’s official: The crude clown is a senator. It is U.S. Sen. Al Franken. The Minnesota Supreme Court today decided that Franken, a Democrat, won the highest number of votes [...]
Video: Democrats Refuse to Stand for Pledge of Allegiance
30. June 2009
The setting is Albany, where Democrats have forcefully attempted to take back the Senate chamber despite losing a democratic leadership vote there not long ago. They don’t like the fact that they lost the vote in the chamber, so they’re attempting to grab back the leadership seat by locking themselves in and not letting the [...]
Michelle Obama Served on Board of Polling Firm’s Partner
30. June 2009
There’s a new poll from the World Public Opinion firm in Washington, D.C. that shows Barack Obama as the most trusted world leader. Here’s the heart of it: An average of 61 percent express a lot or some confidence in Obama to do the right thing in world affairs, across the nineteen nations polled (excluding [...]
Good News: CA Dem Leader Compares Free Speech to Terrorism
30. June 2009
Karen Bass isn’t some far-left loon in the activist community. No, she’s the California Speaker of the Assembly and third-term Assemblyman from the 47th district. So you can imagine the shock when someone in her position would compare free speech — on of the tenants of our republic — to terrorism. How do you think [...]
Obama Seeks to Regulate Lighting in Homes
30. June 2009
I always got a kick out of the libertarians and even moderates who supported Barack Obama because they were tired of Republicans bringing religion-based morals into public policy. I never understood how they could possibly imagine that a President Obama would interject his morals, often based in junk science, any less into their lives. Surprise: [...]
America Hand Baghdad, Iraqi Cities Over to Iraqis
29. June 2009
I’m sure there are members of the media and left (but I repeat myself) who will attempt to credit this to Obama’s plan for Iraq, but the military is actually meeting a Status of Forces Agreement (SOFA) negotiated and approved back in 2008. It’s quite remarkable, really. As James Joyner says, the headline for the [...]
Uh Huh: Obama Says Honduras Coup Was Illegal
29. June 2009
Funny thing is, the Honduran Supreme Court believes otherwise. In fact, the military was acting on a court order in response to Zelaya violating the constitution and the high court’s ruling. And how exactly did this move not adhere to democratic values? Zelaya was the one acting undemocratically, holding an illegal referendum and ignoring the [...]
30. June 2009
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