I guess you can ‘spin’ anything. ============= The Congressional Budget Office report estimating that ObamaCare will cause the economy to lose the equivalent of 2.5 million workers is remarkable on its own. But the reaction from the left—giddy celebration—is another order of magnitude. U.S. politics used to have enough of a center that politicians could agree that fewer Americans working and others working... Read more
Archive for the ‘The Left’ Category
North Korea’s Dennis Rodman Problem
December 20 | Posted by mrossol | Liberal Press, The LeftThe amount of reporting on North Korea is almost at the same small level as reports critical of Obama. ====== Now we know what it takes to turn world attention to the horrors of North Korea. Last week’s purge of Pyongyang’s second-in-command was a state TV spectacle, with soldiers dragging Jang Song-thaek from an official meeting and later marching him into court,... Read more
Incompetence
December 18 | Posted by mrossol | Democrat Party, Noonan, Obama, The LeftWhere are the adults in the Democrat Party? ============== Everyone is doing thoughtful year-end pieces on President Obama. Writers and reporters agree he’s had his worst year ever. I infer from most of their essays an unstated but broadly held sense of foreboding: There’s no particular reason to believe next year will be better, and in fact signs and indications point to... Read more
Of Jane Fonda and Pope Francis
December 17 | Posted by mrossol | Religion, The LeftIf you are a liberal or a Christian, this article is worth your time. Refreshing to hear a writer admit that he is not a Christian. ===== In the same week that Pope Francis was named Time’s Person of the Year, word arrived of the charitable contributions made by the Jane Fonda Foundation. Grand total for the years 2007 to 2011: zero... Read more
Simple Questions Stump Obama Officials
December 16 | Posted by mrossol | Middle East, Obama, The LeftDon’t be surprised. Not sure they realize that governing takes real work. ========= Rep. Dana Rohrabacher (R., Calif.) had a simple question Wednesday for three of the Obama administration’s top Afghanistan specialists: How many American troops have been killed in Afghanistan this year? None of the witnesses at the House Foreign Affairs Committee hearing on Afghanistan had an answer. Rep. Dana Rohrabacher (R., Calif.)... Read more
