Archive | June, 2010
Dem Who Took Office in 2009: I Voted Against TARP in 2008
Representative Mary Jo Kilroy (D-OH) was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives in November 2008. That means she took office on January 3, 2009, as that’s the date on which members were sworn-in for the 111th Congress. Just to be clear, she wasn’t able to vote on legislation until January 3, 2009. So you [...]
Affirmative Action Hits The Electoral System
16. June 2010
I’m pretty sure that I’ve never called for the impeachment of a sitting federal judge, so I’m putting Federal Judge Stephen Robinson at the top of the list. Robinson decided that because an area of New York wasn’t electing Hispanic candidates, each voter should be allowed to vote six times and up to five days [...]
MSNBC Hosts Rip Obama Oil Spill Speech
15. June 2010
Everything you need to know about Captain Kickass’ speech on the oil spill this evening can be gleaned from these quotes of the MSNBC Leg Thrill Brigade. Dude, Matthews comparing Sir Golfsalot to Jimmy Carter? Armageddon. Matthews compared Obama to Carter. Olbermann: “Nothing specific at all was said.” Matthews: “No direction.” Howard Fineman: “He wasn’t [...]
Mitch Daniels’ Fantasy World of Truce
15. June 2010
Let me begin by noting that I have no problem working with people of all stripes to improve our nation’s fiscal health. I have absolutely no problem working beside gays, pro-choicers, gay marriage advocates, and the rest of the spectrum in pursuit of restoring fiscal sanity to Washington. Strategic relationships are important now and will [...]
Ouch: Louisiana Voters Think Bush Did Better Than Obama in Disaster
15. June 2010
Seriously, ouch. This comes from Democratic-linked polling firm Public Policy Polling, so there’s no motivation that immediately comes to mind for pro-Bush results. And yet… Our new Louisiana poll has a lot of data points to show how unhappy voters in the state are with Barack Obama’s handling of the oil spill but one perhaps [...]
Utah Murderer Faces Firing Squad
15. June 2010
Utah actually has a law banning the use of a firing squad for executions, but the convicted murderer in question was on death row before the ban passed so he can still choose to die by the method. Prisoner rights and all that. Can’t say I blame him. His appeals have been exhausted, the parole [...]
Jindal Orders National Guard To Build Oil Barrier
15. June 2010
Governor Bobby Jindal (R) is tired of waiting for other parties involved in the oil spill to get their crap together. So, he has ordered the Louisiana National Guard to begin building an oil barrier off the coast of his state. In Fort Jackson, La., Jindal has ordered the Guard to start building barrier walls [...]
Morning Scare: Petraeus Collapses During Hearing
15. June 2010
Talk about unsettling. He’s perhaps the most respected active military official in the country, he’s credited with turning the seemingly-lost war in Iraq around, and if there’s one man who can win the war in Afghanistan it’s him. So when he collapses during a hearing, you can understand rattled nerves. U.S. General David Petraeus, who [...]
Somehow, Joint Strike Fighter Program Becomes More Disastrous
13. June 2010
When Congress and the White House decided to cancel the proven and advanced F-22 Raptor, it was under the auspices of focusing on the Joint Strike Fighter program. Many, including myself, warned against abandoning the F-22 in favor of the F-35. We were ignored. Today, the story gets worse. The jet that’s supposed to make [...]
North Korea: We Will Attack South Korean Loudspeakers
11. June 2010
I’m trying to determine if this is a definite plan or a warning of what might happen, but so far it’s sounding like there’s a plan and they intend to follow through. SEOUL, June 12 (Yonhap) — North Korea’s military warned Saturday that it was launching an “all-out military strike” to destroy South Korean loudspeakers, [...]
16. June 2010
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