Archive | September, 2011
White House May Have Pressured General to Change Testimony to Help Democratic Donor
And apparently the four-star general admitted as much to lawmakers in a closed-door briefing. The Pentagon has worried for months that a project backed by a prominent Democratic donor might interfere with military GPS. Now Congress wants to know if the White House pressured a general to change his testimony. The four-star Air Force general [...]
ObamaCare: Democrats Ignored Expert Warnings on Long-Term Plans
15. September 2011
Democrats ignored warnings from government experts on the feasibility of a new a new long-term care insurance plan that was included in ObamaCare, the Associated Press reports. WASHINGTON (AP) — Even as leading Democrats offered assurances to the contrary, government experts repeatedly warned that a new long-term care insurance plan could go belly up, saddling [...]
Solyndra Employee: Everyone Knew the Company Wouldn’t Last
14. September 2011
He’s actually the second former (the company went bankrupt) employee to allege that everyone in Solyndra HQ could see the collapse coming. If you missed the first account, here it is: “At least $100,000 a day was thrown away,” Walahi said. “If they are wasting $100,000 a day, how much is that a month or [...]
Reid: We’ll Take Up Obama’s Jobs Bill…Later
14. September 2011
Oh my. “We are going to have the Republicans belly up to the bar to turn down this plan,” Harry Reid said during a virtual town hall meeting with supporters Wednesday. Reid said he won’t immediately take up Obama’s plan because the Senate must tackle other issues first. He didn’t specify which bills would receive [...]
Wyclef Jean: I’m a Big Fan of Sarah Palin
14. September 2011
So…this happened. “Cause she’s rad. She’s shrewd. She’s cool. Because at the end of the day, I’m for the people, because this is the United States of America…this is what America’s really about. Anyone should have the right to say, ‘Look I can do the job and this is what qualifies me to do the [...]
Video: The Parody AttackWatch “Ad”
14. September 2011
The Washington Post ad reporting on the Obama campaign’s Orwellian endeavor: Attack Watch, new Obama campaign site to ‘fight smears,’ becomes laughing stock of conservatives And not just conservatives. To quote liberal columnist and Nation editor-at-large Chris Hayes: If I’m honest w/ myself, I probably would have gone apesh*t (fairly or unfairly) if George W [...]
Republicans Nab Obama Jobs Bill’s Name, Turn it Into a Tax Cut
14. September 2011
Hey, Republicans? This is the offense we’ve been waiting for. It turns out that Barack Obama hesitated too long before introducing his $400 billion+, unfunded Stimulus II in the House. So Republicans swiped the bill’s name — American Jobs Act — and introduced it as a tax cut intended to stimulate economic growth and hiring. [...]
RNC Breaks August Fundraising Record for Off-Year
14. September 2011
The Republican National Committee raised more than $8 million during the month of August, breaking the record for off-year August fundraising by a national committee. By comparison, Democrats raised just $5.5 million during the same period. The Republican National Committee raised over $8 million in August, the highest amount the group has raised in an [...]
Obama to Congress: You Still Love Me, Right?
14. September 2011
Wow. This is desperate on so many levels. He’s not quite the confident Barack Obama of two years ago. Obama talked about his proposal to pay for the plan by raising taxes on big corporations and the wealthy, an idea that has not sat well with Republicans in Congress. “We need to build an economy [...]
Walgreens Fires Pharmacist for Defending Himself, Other Employees Against Armed Gunman
14. September 2011
A pharmacist who heroically defended himself and fellow employees from armed robbers is suing Walgreens after the company fired him. The reason for his termination? He defended himself rather than cower in the corner. According to the lawsuit, two masked gunmen entered Hoven’s store in Benton Harbor, Michigan, before dawn on May 8 when he [...]
15. September 2011
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