Archive | June, 2010
Judge Blocks Obama’s Offshore Drilling Moratorium
Supposedly the move is intended to give the court time to review the case, but obviously the judge feels there’s merit to the argument. So, for the moment, the Obama Administration’s politically-motivated moratorium on offshore drilling has been blocked. Update: Okay, here’s the full article. Federal judge Martin Feldman: Several companies that ferry people and [...]
Mineral Management Service Gets A New Name
21. June 2010
What a typical governmental move. Rather than keep the name, remove the incompetent leadership, and reform the regulatory system…let’s change the name. That should do it. How do you toughen a regulatory agency under fire for laxness and coziness with the industry it regulates? If you’re Interior Secretary Ken Salazar, you rename it. The Mineral [...]
Video: When Robert Gibbs Skips The Press Briefing
21. June 2010
As Allahpundit says, we now have an answer to the much-deliberated question: Could the daily press briefing possibly get worse if Robert Gibbs were to leave for the day? Answer: Yes, my friends, it could. It could get much worse. Did you know that we all benefit when Barack Obama takes time to relax? Yeah, [...]
Obama Undersecretary of Energy Was BP Chief Scientist
21. June 2010
Here’s an interesting development in the BP political connections story. It turns out that the Obama Administration’s Undersecretary for Science in the U.S. Department of Energy served as chief scientist for BP in London for several years. Steve Koonin’s biography at the Department of Energy actually mentions his past with the oil giant in the [...]
Kagan: Those Bork Hearings Were Awesome, Huh?
21. June 2010
She thinks they were the best thing that ever happened to constitutional democracy, which is an…interesting view considering the hearings are now synonymous with partisan nastiness. Bork was eviscerated and eventually rejected thanks to opposition to his nomination from pro-abortion groups and their allies.
Surprise: Doctors Accepting Fewer Medicare Patients
21. June 2010
Hey, remember when Democrats said their health care legislation would strengthen Medicare? And that the cut to Medicare funding and other continued system deficiencies wouldn’t negatively impact our nation’s senior citizens? Turns out they were wrong. The number of doctors refusing new Medicare patients because of low government payment rates is setting a new high, [...]
World Soccer Update: Portugal Beats North Korea 7-0
21. June 2010
A 7-o victory for Portugal is particularly remarkable considering most of the scores from the World Cup have been tied or in the low digits. The fact that the victory was against the team from the world’s most secretive regime makes it all the more interesting. One has to wonder how the propaganda machine in [...]
Iran Will Ban Two IAEA Inspectors
21. June 2010
There’s no evidence that the inspectors actually did anything wrong or unprofessional, and in fact the UN’s nuclear watchdog says it maintains its confidence in the men. So it looks like Iran is trying to keep the detectives away from the scene of the crime, if you know what I mean.
Why White Politicians Shouldn’t Rap, Continued
21. June 2010
Supposedly he’s one of only two non-black members of Congress to represent a majority black district, and this particular district is Tennessee’s Ninth. Apparently Representative Steve Cohen (D-TN) thought a lack of rhythm wouldn’t make him look ridiculous while attempting to rap. He thought wrong. Seriously, if you’re not sure that you can dance without [...]
Someone Buy The White House Spell Check
19. June 2010
I’m no grammar Nazi myself, but come on. This is the president’s letter to other leaders of the G-20 nations, and it contains blatant grammatical and spelling errors that a third-grader would instantly notice and correct. The same White House that can’t handle spell check is attempting to run our economy? Good Lord. For our [...]
22. June 2010
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