Maybe his priority was strong-arming a Democrat-controlled Congress to pass health care legislation on a Saturday night, or maybe it was dealing with the latest appointee to leave his administration. It could even be that the destination wasn’t a suitable date night or shopping venue for Michelle. Whatever the reason, Barack Obama skipped the trip [...]
Archive for November, 2009
16 Nov
In Other Jihad News…
Muslim convert John Allen Muhammad, a.k.a. the DC sniper, was executed by lethal injection in Virginia Tuesday for the murder of Dean Harold Meyers in October 2002. Muhammad and his accomplice, then-17-year-old Lee Boyd Malvo, also were convicted of six murders in Maryland and suspected of three more in other states. Malvo is serving life [...]
16 Nov
Department of Military Correctness: ‘Gun Free’ Zone
Nidal Hasan’s murderous rampage at Fort Hood stopped only when two armed civilian police officers put four rounds into him. One of those officers was shot in the leg herself. But this begs the question: Why weren’t American soldiers able to defend themselves? Because in 1993, upon taking office, President Bill Clinton imposed regulations that [...]
16 Nov
Warfront With Jihadistan: Right Here at Home
First and foremost, our prayers go out for the family, friends and fellow soldiers of those killed, as well as the wounded, in the attack at Fort Hood, Texas, last week. War is an ugly thing — particularly when it hits so close to home and violence and murder are perpetrated by a supposed comrade. [...]
16 Nov
New & Notable Legislation
Sen. Christopher Dodd (D-CT) introduced his 1,100-page proposal for regulating the financial markets. Dodd calls for a complete overhaul of the current regulatory structure and, wait for it … more government control. Essentially, the plan calls for stripping the Federal Reserve of its power to regulate banks and make emergency loans to companies, while adding [...]
16 Nov
Dunn is Done
Speaking of short careers, Mao-loving, Fox News-hating interim White House Communications Director Anita Dunn has left her post, leaving room for her protégé and deputy, Dan Pfeiffer, to take over. Dunn never expected to remain in her position, but one can’t help but wonder if her departure at this point had anything to do with [...]
16 Nov
Bill Owens’s First Hours in Congress
Democrat Bill Owens was sworn in Friday after being declared the winner of the controversial NY-23 special election, but that may have been too soon. Votes are still being counted in the district and Owens’ lead continues to shrink. Stay tuned. Once in Congress, Owens wasted no time in proving himself a true Democrat — [...]
16 Nov
To Hell with the Constitution?
via: americanthinker.com Much has been made recently of the unconstitutionality of federal health care reform, especially a government-run system (the “public option”) that could devolve into a “single-payer” system. The main objection is that the federal government has no authority to operate a health care system. Indeed, the 9th and 10th Amendments forbid it, according [...]
16 Nov
The BIG Dodge
Where is the constitutional authority for a federal mandate that individuals must buy health insurance? Sen. Ben Nelson, a Democrat in red-state Nebraska, pleaded the Fifth: “Well, you know, uh, uh, I don’t know that I’m a constitutional scholar, so, I, I’m not going to be able to answer that question.” Sen. Daniel Akaka (D-HI) [...]
