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Month: January, 2009

Obama to DC residents: Wimps.

28 January, 2009 (12:10) | Politics | By: ricjames

Yeah, this will certainly boost those approval ratings. Good manners, Mr. President, mocking your new neighbors for being softies over not wanting to drive on ice. Smooth.

Dems’ clueless attack on Limbaugh already drawing accurate fire

28 January, 2009 (11:41) | Politics, The Media | By: ricjames

President Obama’s mere mention of Rush Limbaugh was an amateur mistake, elevating the status of a political foe while diminishing his own. It provided Limbaugh with a golden opportunity to shine a larger-than-normal spotlight on the flaws in the President’s agenda and giving him reach into audiences he normally cannot gather. Limbaugh wasted no time, [...]

Apparently that economic consensus the President reported isn’t as unchallenged as he alluded

28 January, 2009 (08:42) | Economy, Politics | By: ricjames

President Obama has asserted that there was “no disagreement” that, to fix the economy, a recovery plan of action (and that’s action by the government, mind you) was necessary. There’s no doubt he meant exactly what he’s currently proposing: a massive spending spree by the government. Apparently, the assertion was a little – shall we [...]

Al Gore summons DC’s 1st real snow storm of 2008-2009 winter, follows it up with an ice storm

28 January, 2009 (08:20) | Environment, Politics | By: ricjames

How does the man do that? Al Gore was expected to be in front of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee today to tell them that this whole fiscal crisis, the “stimulus” package, the continued national security efforts, and all of that are pretty much just distractions from the real issue: global warming. He’s going to [...]

Iran demands US apology and wants a cut of the “change”

28 January, 2009 (08:03) | GWOT, Politics | By: ricjames

Well, you can’t fault Iran’s Ahmadinejad’s reading of the PC playbook. Hyping criticism of Iran’s nuclear ambitions – to say nothing of the explicitly-stated goal of wiping Isreal “off the map” – into a “crime” against Iran is just what one would expect of some PC-nut here in the US. That does not, however, make [...]

Another day off school coming tomorrow

27 January, 2009 (23:13) | Human Interest | By: ricjames

Just got the ping from the Loudoun County Alert System that schools are closed tomorrow, Wednesday, 28 January. The kid’ll be happy about that. Road warriors like myself are “at work” wherever we are, so no rest for me.

Funny how with Dems “keeping politics out of it” is only important when it’s their initiatives they want passed.

27 January, 2009 (19:22) | Politics | By: ricjames

It also translates into “to hell with your objections, just vote the way we bloody tell you to vote.” Obama’s never shown more than a willingness to spout rhetorical flourishes when he claims he’s “considering the concerns” of the opposition. His admonition to “keep politics to a minimum” is preaching he’s never practiced. Don’t take [...]

LCRC meeting for tonight is postponed

27 January, 2009 (16:50) | Politics, Virginia Politics | By: ricjames

IN case you hadn’t heard, tonight’s meeting of the LCRC is postponed due to the weather. A new time and place will be sent out shortly, according to the web site. Check in over there for updates.

Seems that Dem-surrogate ACORN is in line for public money

27 January, 2009 (13:32) | Politics | By: ricjames

ACORN, a supposed “low-income” advocacy group, is under current investigation fo voter registration fraud and some of the people working for them in this regard are already convicted and in jail over the same offense. Now, it’s coming to light that provisions in the whopper “stimulus” bill Congress is attempting to ram down our throats [...]

And let the witch-hunts commence!

27 January, 2009 (08:26) | Politics | By: ricjames

The House Judiciary Committee has issued another subpoena to Karl Rove, no doubt to massive cheering over at MoveOn.org. The House Judiciary Committee chairman subpoenaed former White House adviser Karl Rove on Monday to testify about the Bush administration’s firing of nine U.S. attorneys and its prosecution of a former Democratic governor. Rep. John Conyers, [...]