Monthly Archives: May 2009 - Page 4

Obama to be prayer day no-show

Obama to be prayer day no-show – Washington Times. President Obama is distancing himself from the National Day of Prayer by nixing a formal early morning service and not attending a large Catholic prayer breakfast the next morning. All Mr. …

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UPDATED: Here’s a tip for President Obama: Next time you excoriate tax cheats, try to keep Rep. Charles Rangel’s name out of the discussion. UPDATE:Judge Okays Chrysler Deal, Despite Fact It’s Unconstitutional ‘n Stuff; Obama Official Admits $7.5 Billion in “Loans” to Chrysler Will Never Be Paid Back

Somehow, it doesn’t further your case.  —  Yet that’s precisely what Obama did Monday, singling out the powerful Harlem congressman … Chrysler won’t repay bailout money An Obama administration official confirmed Tuesday that Chrysler won’t be repaying the loans, though …

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President Obama is morphing into old rival Hillary Clinton – Alex Conant – POLITICO.com

Good news, Hillary voters: You won the election after all. Sort of. After barely 100 days in office, it now appears Obama agrees: Since taking office, he has dropped virtually every position that distinguished him from Clinton.

Hot Air Headlines » Oprah: Michelle’s the greatest First Lady evah

Hot Air Headlines » Oprah: Michelle’s the greatest First Lady evah. “I think that we see that Michelle is someone of multi-dimensions, and that you don’t have to be just one thing, you can be many things,” said Diane Sawyer. …

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Poverty another casualty of Edwards affair and Elizabeth’s book

Poverty another casualty of Edwards affair It has been nine months since former Sen. John Edwards (D-N.C.) put his megaphone down, stopped talking about the “moral shame” of 37 million Americans who live in poverty every day, and started addressing …

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The Los Angeles Unified School District pays 160 shady teachers and staff an estimated $10 million a year not to teach

L.A. Unified pays teachers not to teach – Los Angeles Times.

Governor Brian Schweitzer D, signs revolutionary new gun law in Montana

The Greenroom » Forum Archive » Governor Brian Schweitzer D, signs revolutionary new gun law in Montana.

Banks Need Fewer Carrots and More Sticks – WSJ.com

Banks Need Fewer Carrots and More Sticks – WSJ.com. The results of bank stress tests — expected tomorrow — will no doubt prompt calls for further government guarantees and capital injections. But continuing to prop up the banks with government …

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Stimulus oversight left up to taxpayers; 7 of 10 lawmakers skip oversight hearing

Only 3 members bother to show up So just who’s tracking that $787 billion in taxpayer money that President Obama and the Democrat-led Congress are doling out? You are. Or you’re supposed to be, anyway. ….. …..And perhaps that’s just …

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Is it time, as Gov. Mitch Daniels says, for the GOP to stop whining about the “Democrats not being bipartisan” and start working “on alternative ideas?”

The Arena – POLITICO’s daily debate with policymakers and opinion shapers | POLITICO.com. Read this and bookmark it!

Groups push for first gay Supreme Court justice

Groups push for first gay Supreme Court justice – Josh Gerstein – POLITICO.com.

TEAM OBAMA MAY SEEK DISBARMENT OF BUSH LAWYERS…

Charges Seen as Unlikely for Lawyers Over Interrogations – NYTimes.com. An internal Justice Department inquiry into the conduct of Bush administration lawyers who wrote secret memorandums authorizing brutal interrogations has concluded that the authors committed serious lapses of judgment but …

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Michelle Malkin » How to file an FEC complaint against “Specter for the Cure”

Michelle Malkin » How to file an FEC complaint against “Specter for the Cure”. READ MICHELLE’S POST AND THEN EMAIL IT TO AS MANY PEOPLE AS YOU CAN!

UNION THUGS: Chrysler Lenders Seek Secrecy, Citing Death Threats

Chrysler Lenders Seek Secrecy, Citing Death Threats. A group of lenders to troubled automaker Chrysler asked a bankruptcy court judge Tuesday to keep their identities secret, saying they could face “public attack” and “threats to their safety.” The petition was …

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House Democrats seek $94.2 billion in emergency funds | Reuters

House Democrats seek $94.2 billion in emergency funds | Reuters. Democrats in the U.S. House of Representatives will seek passage in coming weeks of $94.2 billion in emergency money for the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan and other programs, including …

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