“When Obama took office in 2009 he promised to slow the growth of the debt by cutting the annual deficit in half. At the time he said “We cannot and will not sustain deficits like these without end. Contrary to the prevailing wisdom in Washington these past few years, we cannot simply spend as we please and defer the consequences... Read more
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Obama and the Economic Blame Game
July 26 | Posted by mrossol | American Thought, ObamaHmm. Yes, who really should ‘set up’? ========= By KARL ROVE This week brought bad news for President Barack Obama’s attempts to blame someone else—anyone else—for America’s economic problems. A poll released Monday by the Hill, a newspaper that covers Congress, found that 66% of voters believe the weak economy is Washington’s fault. And who is most to blame? A third—34%—said Mr. Obama. Congress... Read more
He doesn’t get America.
July 23 | Posted by mrossol | American Thought, Obama======= Charles Murray at the American Enterprise Institute’s Ideas blog, July 18: President Obama’s horrendous political gaffe last week—”You didn’t build that”—triggered the same reaction I had when he insisted on pushing through Obamacare. Then, I had the creepy feeling that I was living in an occupied country. American politics didn’t work that way. Neither Democrats nor Republicans had ever forced through... Read more
Noonan: A Remedial Communication Class
July 20 | Posted by mrossol | American Thought, ObamaWorth skimming. ======= Thoughts on three recent failures to communicate: In the controversy surrounding the uniforms of the 2012 U.S. Olympic team, the problem isn’t China. That the uniforms were made there is merely a deep embarrassment and a missed opportunity. Our textile and manufacturing companies deserved that work. You wonder how it could be that no one in the American Olympic Committee... Read more
Targeting John Roberts
May 22 | Posted by mrossol | Liberal Press, Obama, The Left, US ConstitutionYou can tell the Supreme Court is getting closer to its historic ObamaCare ruling because the left is making one last attempt to intimidate the Justices. The latest effort includes taunting Chief Justice John Roberts that if the Court overturns any of the law, he’ll forever be defined as a partisan “activist.” Senate Judiciary Chairman Pat Leahy recently took the extraordinary... Read more
Obama the Unseemly
April 30 | Posted by mrossol | American Thought, Liberal Press, ObamaNothing like a ‘hall pass’.. ===== By JAMES TARANTO There’s been a lot of talk of late about how “cool” Barack Obama supposedly is. But people are starting to notice the man has no class. “Blue collar Democratic voters, stuck taking depressing ‘staycations’ because they can’t afford gas and hotels, are resentful of the first family’s 17 lavish vacations around the world and don’t... Read more
