The Daily Beast just can’t get enough of the “extremist!” meme. Today they have not one, but two articles proclaiming that this week’s suicide/plane attack on a Texas office building is a sign of growing far-right mania. Reading Joe Stack’s own manifesto and Michelle Horstman’s reaction to it should provide an antidote for that smear, [...]
Newt Gingrich and John Goodman: Ten GOP Health Ideas for Obama – WSJ.com
February 9, 2010 By 6 Comments
“If you have a better idea, show it to me.” That was President Barack Obama’s challenge two weeks ago to House Republicans regarding health-care reform. He has since called for a bipartisan forum, not to start over on health reform but to “move forward” on the “best ideas that are out there.”The best ideas out [...]
Today’s Scary Tweet of the Day: The Nation Outdoes Themselves on HCR
February 9, 2010 By Leave a Comment
After a relatively quiet day today, the fun-lovers at the leftist The Nation tweeted at3:25 :
“I have a notion I am going to face something nastier than cancer in my life: bill collectors.” Voices of the Uninsured
Bill collectors are worse than cancer? Fascinating analogy given the topic is health insurance. And I know that there [...]
Christopher Buckley Sees the Light on Obama
January 26, 2010 By 3 Comments
Daily Beast columnist Christopher Buckley has clearly inherited his late, great father’s razor-sharp wit and gift for eloquence, but his political sensibilities fell considerably farther from the tree—so much so that he voted for Barack Obama, based on personal disappointment with John McCain, animosity towards Sarah Palin, and the certainty that Obama was too smart [...]
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Massachusetts to Obama: ‘No, You Can’t!’
January 21, 2010 By 21 Comments
Brown’s astonishing win gives America a new lease on life.
Democrats Brace for Possibility of Tailspin Over Health Care Bill – FOXNews.com
January 19, 2010 By 4 Comments
Democrats are still sounding resolute, but are bracing for the worst if a special election in Massachusetts puts a Republican in the Senate and the health insurance bill in peril. Congressional Democrats are meeting with House Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Tuesday, but the acrimony is starting to reveal itself as Democrats speak more and more [...]
The New York Times Favors Amnesty For Illegal Immigrants
January 6, 2010 By Leave a Comment
The New York Times’ lead editorial today urges amnesty for the approximately 12 million illegal immigrants currently residing in the United States – or as the Times calls them, “the undocumented underclass.” It does not use the word “amnesty,” of course. But how else would one define a program the Times supports that:
legalizes immigrants who [...]
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Rebuttal: My, what Overwhelming Faith you Have in Your Government…
January 1, 2010 By Leave a Comment
Today NewsReal featured a letter to the editor from progressive writer/activist Pat Ray in which he demanded NewsReal’s managing editor explain what conservatives’ plan is to help the middle class.
Dear Pat,
Thank you for your email responding to my colleague John Perazzo’s article. I noticed that you pretty much dismissed the facts reported in it as [...]
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Senate OKs health care measure, reaching milestone – AP
December 24, 2009 By 1 Comment
Senate Democrats passed a landmark health care bill in a climactic Christmas Eve vote that could define President Barack Obama’s legacy and usher in near-universal medical coverage for the first time in the country’s history. “We are now finally poised to deliver on the promise of real, meaningful health insurance reform that will bring additional [...]
Robert Samuelson: A Parody of Leadership – RealClearPolitics
December 21, 2009 By Leave a Comment
WASHINGTON — Barack Obama’s quest for historic health care legislation has turned into a parody of leadership. We usually associate presidential leadership with the pursuit of goals that, though initially unpopular, serve America’s long-term interests. Obama has reversed this. He’s championing increasingly unpopular legislation that threatens the country’s long-term interests. “This isn’t about me,” he [...]
