Archive | July, 2011
Norway Police Helicopter Crew Was on Vacation
We’ve already noted how it took 40 minutes for Norwegian police to reach Utoya island after being dispatched, giving the psychopath plenty of time to murder his victims. The police had to drive from Oslo, find a boat, and then get to the island. But why didn’t they just use a helicopter? Surely Norwegian police [...]
Gallup: Obama’s Approval at All-Time Low
25. July 2011
President Barack Obama’s job approval rating has struck an all-time low for his presidency, a new poll from Gallup finds. In fact, Obama is doing worse today than President Clinton was doing during his 1995 budget dispute. PRINCETON, NJ — President Barack Obama averaged a 43% job approval rating for the week of July 18-24, [...]
Republicans Who Abandon Balanced Budget Must be Primaried
25. July 2011
I’m in complete agreement with Erick Erickson here: For thirty years and seventeen debt commissions we have raised the national debt $13 trillion, seen taxes rise and fall and rise again, uncertainty come and go, and Washington remain unchanged. And now some of you want to seek cover by having yet another commission — but [...]
Another House Democrat Won’t Seek Reelection
25. July 2011
Congressman Mike Ross (D-AR) will not seek reelection in 2012, senior sources tell National Journal.
Boehner About to Sell-Out Conservatives?
25. July 2011
Chad Pergram, top Capitol Hill reporter for Fox News, reports that Speaker John Boehner (R-OH) may be about to sell-out his party’s conservative base. Apparently the latest plan is to increase the national debt by $900 billion with just $1.2 trillion in discretionary spending caps. In other words, no entitlement reform. Entitlements are non-discretionary spending. [...]
Where were these people before?
25. July 2011
Look, I’m always happy to see another previous Barack Obama supporter see the light — whether he’s a middle class voter or prominent businessman. But I always have to wonder: Where were these people in 2008? What were they thinking? If Barack Obama had run as a conservative Republican and governed as a liberal Democrat, [...]
Norway’s Prisons More Like Vacation Resorts
25. July 2011
So here’s an outrageous fact: Thanks to Norway’s extreme “humanitarian” concerns, not only is the death penalty forbidden but criminals can’t even be sentenced to life in prison. Twenty-one years is the maximum sentence. The psychopath who brutally murdered upwards of 90 people on Friday? 21 years. Plus another 5 years if he’s determined to [...]
Senate Democrat: Hey, Maybe It’s Time to Primary Obama
25. July 2011
I call him a “Democrat” because he actually caucuses with Democrats and is considered a reliable Democratic vote, but of course Senator Bernie Sanders is actually an Independent. Because “socialist” wasn’t an option. Seriously. He’s an open and proud socialist. So we’d have one candidate who’s a far-left wealth redistributionist with a love for welfare [...]
Blackberry Manufacturer to Cut 2,000 Jobs
25. July 2011
Research in Motion (RIM), manufacturer of Blackberry smartphone devices, has announced plans to eliminate 2,000 jobs from its workforce. The cut represents about 11% of all RIM employees. Employees will receive severance pay and outplacement support, according to a release from the company. All functions will see employment reduction. About 17,000 employees will remain after [...]
Clinton to China: We’re Not Going to Default
25. July 2011
At home, Democrats scare Americans into accepting another $2 trillion in debt by insisting that we’re on the very of defaulting and that would spark an apocalypse. In China, Democrats reassure our banker that we’re not going to default and that existing investments are safe. Bloomberg reports Hillary Clinton characterized the debt ceiling negotiations as [...]
25. July 2011
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