By LisaB on Nov 2, 2009 in Current Affairs | 43 Comments
The LATimes has a fascinating article comparing California to Texas. William Voegeli basically argues that the Texas model of low taxes / low-benefit works better than California’s high-benefit / high-tax model.
In America’s federal system, some states, such as California, offer residents a “package deal” that bundles numerous and ambitious public benefits with the high [...]
By LisaB on Oct 17, 2009 in Current Affairs | 51 Comments
City Square has a short piece and lots of pics about Obama protesters in San Fran. Apparently it was a mixed bag of protesters, but most were still tea partiers.
Obama was there for a fundraiser, where guests contributed $34,000 per couple. Clearly, the penny groundlings were left outside. According to Politico, Obama [...]
By LisaB on Oct 17, 2009 in Current Affairs | 38 Comments
Calling your opponent in an argument “stupid” has always been a cheap shot, a way to try and end an argument by declaring victory and sauntering away. Someone who is frustrating you by not agreeing to your premise or with your logic surely must be stupid, what else could it be, after all?
We’ve [...]
By LisaB on Oct 13, 2009 in Current Affairs | 70 Comments
(Bumped up from early today.)
1) John Kass wrote a fun piece today reminding everyone of those 12 special days at the beginning of BO’s presidency that helped seal the deal on the Nobel.
He’d been in office only 12 days when the Nobel nominations were due. That’s a mere 288 hours for Obama to have [...]
By LisaB on Oct 10, 2009 in Current Affairs | 14 Comments
1) Paul Krugman talks about the decline in American education today. It can be difficult to know how seriously to take such talk, since people have been in despair over education since the first attempt to teach someone how to create fire. But Krugman’s take is interesting, if simplistic.
He does give credit [...]
By LisaB on Sep 25, 2009 in Current Affairs | 70 Comments
1) Today’s WaPo reports that Democratic political committees are having trouble with fundraising. Wonder why?
The trend is a marked reversal from recent history, in which Democrats have erased the GOP’s long-standing fundraising advantage. In the first six months of 2009, Democratic campaign committees’ receipts have dropped compared with the same period two years [...]
By LisaB on Sep 21, 2009 in Current Affairs | 40 Comments
It has been very interesting to see ACORN’s response to the recent video stings of several offices. They seem to be in the denial phase. Or maybe it’s anger since they’ve threatened lawsuits.
What happens when they reach acceptance? Well, optimistically, they’d disband. Yeah, that’ll happen. What do other corrupt corporations, [...]
By LisaB on Sep 18, 2009 in Current Affairs | 82 Comments
1) The Telegraph (UK) takes a look at “racist America” and isn’t so sure the label sticks.
But wait a minute. Mr Obama convincingly prevailed over John McCain in last November’s election, an event that many American liberals argued could never happen in “racist” America. He has, moreover, not been shot by a redneck, giving [...]
By LisaB on Sep 17, 2009 in Current Affairs | 55 Comments
Listening to NPR recently, I heard that the AMA is supporting Obama’s attempt to change healthcare. That’s new. The AMA rejected all other attempts at reform before now. So what gives? The Chicago Tribune looked at this question.
And among the many reasons for the AMA’s historic shift is one practical consideration: [...]
By LisaB on Sep 16, 2009 in Current Affairs | 72 Comments
Are you tired of white racism being the reason for any opposition to Obama and his policies? Think that protesting his plans or talking about him negatively as a politician is part of your rights in a democratic society? Well, think again. Not only is it not right, now instead of merely [...]
By LisaB on Sep 15, 2009 in Current Affairs | 22 Comments
1) Think the financial crisis is slowly abating and things will be back to normal soon? The Daily Mail (UK) has a few pics for you. A “ghost armada” haunts the waters off Singapore. Nearly 500 ships sit high in the water with no crew, no cargo and no where to [...]
By LisaB on Sep 13, 2009 in Current Affairs | 94 Comments
MooDoo makes an embarrassing personal admission in today’s NYT. She’s hearing voices. She hears things that don’t exist. And, apparently, her eyesight isn’t too good either.
Her piece in today’s NYT calls Joe Wilson’s outburst during Obama’s speech an example of terrible, regional racism, where MooDoo particularly slams South Carolina, gratis. To [...]
By LisaB on Sep 12, 2009 in Current Affairs | 42 Comments
Trig-truther Andrew Sullivan just got busted for possession. In a national park. By a park ranger. That’s gotta be embarrassing.
Andrew Sullivan won’t face charges though. They were dropped by the office of the US Attorney. The judge at Sullivan’s hearing wasn’t too happy about that. The Docket, a [...]
By LisaB on Sep 6, 2009 in Current Affairs | 152 Comments
First Post (UK) has an interesting picture of BO in the oval office.
Apparently, Sasha was trying to “sneak up” on her dad as he was working. Are you kidding me?
By LisaB on Sep 3, 2009 in Current Affairs | 55 Comments
Do the Kennedys “own” Teddy’s Seat? ; Levi talks trash about his baby mamma’s family and may bare nearly all for Playgirl; another writer and friends just can’t figure out health care, but BO PROMISED negotiations on C-SPAN (video)
1) According to Irish Central, the Kennedy family would rather Teddy Jr take his father’s [...]
By LisaB on Aug 5, 2009 in Current Affairs | 253 Comments
Rachel Maddow did a self-righteous piece on “GOP Thuggery.” Sounding more like Olbermann everyday, Maddow has got self-righteousness down when it comes to defending the One.
Maddow seems to think the upset crowds are somehow GOP-orchestrated. Now according to many democrats, republicans are neither smart enough nor numerous enough anymore to pull off [...]
By LisaB on Aug 3, 2009 in Current Affairs | 53 Comments
I was hoping that Shelby Steele, a “self-described black conservative,” would eventually weigh in on Gates-gate. The WSJ published an op-ed, “From Emmitt Till to Skip Gates,” by the “author, columnist, documentary film maker, and a research fellow at the Hoover Institution at Stanford University, specialising in the study of race relations, multiculturalism [...]
By LisaB on Aug 2, 2009 in Current Affairs | 114 Comments
(bumped up from Saturday early afternoon)
American Thinker has two photos that raise fascinating questions about the relative compassion of Barack Obama vice George Bush.
I am stunned that the official White House Blog published this picture and that it is in the public domain. The body language is most revealing.
Sergeant Crowley, the sole class [...]
By LisaB on Aug 2, 2009 in Current Affairs | 52 Comments
One of the things I’ve been struck by during and after the 2008 election is the classism that exists — think of terms like “redneck” and “white trash” — and where those fault lines lie. But of course we don’t have any serious classism here. It’s all about other isms, right? Maybe. Maybe [...]
By LisaB on Aug 1, 2009 in Current Affairs | 14 Comments
This round-up includes a real “teachable moment” for the media with its double standard towards two famous black women that differs solely because of their politics, the aristocratic scolds who are the most upset about the blue-collar Sgt. Crowley’s treatment of Henry Louis Gates, and the “group think” that explains the media’s sudden preoccupation [...]
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