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Broken Promise List »

By LisaB on Mar 30, 2010 in Bamboozling, Campaign promises, Current Affairs, Health Care, Hoodwinking, President Barack Obama | 119 Comments

NRO has a post today supposedly listing all of Obama’s broken promises. I have a feeling it’s not entirely comprehensive, so feel free to add others. Here are a few snips. HEALTH CARE NEGOTIATIONS ON C-SPAN STATEMENT: “These negotiations will be on C-SPAN, and so the public will be part of the conversation and will [...]

Hating on Palin and Musing on an Edwards Comeback »

By LisaB on Feb 7, 2010 in Current Affairs | 75 Comments

The Atlantic is already debating John Edwards’ comeback chances in politics (one suggestion: wait until Elizabeth passes away from cancer). Every time John Edwards’ tale of lies and adultery seems to have reached its sordid limit, a newly depraved twist arises. Is Edwards unsalvageable? Could he ever return to any form of public life? We [...]

Let Them Eat Organic Arugula »

By LisaB on Feb 5, 2010 in Current Affairs | 144 Comments

For liberals, the observation that “the peasants are revolting” is a pun. – Charles Krauthammer Charles Krauthammer wrote a wonderful piece titled “The Great Peasant Revolt.” He explains how he thinks Obama politics got where it is today. It’s a short piece and to the point. Worth your time. I think Krauthammer is getting weary [...]

Rasmussen Says Few Believe Obama on Economy »

By LisaB on Feb 4, 2010 in Current Affairs | 78 Comments

Rasmussen issued a report on January 30th, saying most people did NOT believe Obama’s SOTU statements about the economy. During his State-of-the-Union address Wednesday night, President Obama spoke about a deficit of trust between the American people and political leaders. New Rasmussen Reports polling on the president’s speech shows just how deep that trust deficit [...]

So Your Kid wants to Be an OFA Intern? »

By LisaB on Feb 3, 2010 in Current Affairs | 58 Comments

Atlas Shrugged posted a story about Organizing for America’s attempts to recruit a captive audience – high school students. An Atlas reader, Chuck,  has a student in the eleventh grade in an Ohio High School. Her government class passed out this propaganda recruiting paper so students could sign up as interns for Obama’s Organizing for [...]

What Centers U.S. Foreign Policy? Not the U.S. »

By LisaB on Feb 2, 2010 in Current Affairs | 50 Comments

Charles Krauthammer spoke recently at the Heritage Foundation about Obama’s foreign policy. Very interesting reading, Krauthammer’s speech pulls together many events we’ve discussed here at NQ and offers an explanation that alarms as much as edifies. What is the essence of Obama’s foreign policy? There are many places where it can be found– the Cairo [...]

Obama’s C-SPAN promise video and the “Let the Cameras In” Petition »

By LisaB on Jan 6, 2010 in Current Affairs | 17 Comments

Breitbart has a priceless clip from Naked Emperor News with 8 different BO promises to air healthcare debate on C-SPAN. Ah. I feel a chorus of “Memories” coming on. . .

Senators Dodd, Dorgan and Gov. Ritter – OUT »

By LisaB on Jan 6, 2010 in Current Affairs | 61 Comments

Chris Dodd will not run again. Byron Dorgan will not run again. Colorado Governor Bill Ritter will not run again. Politico has a story on the run for the exit. Four top Democrats—including veteran Sens. Chris Dodd and Byron Dorgan—all prepared to pull the plug on their campaigns in a 24-hour period that began Tuesday, [...]

Nat Hentoff Says Obama “Dangerous and Destructive” »

By LisaB on Jan 5, 2010 in Current Affairs | 49 Comments

Editor’s Note: This is one of the most important stories we’ve published recently. Don’t miss it. BUMPED UP from December 21st because this critical expose of Obama by one of our nation’s best minds deserves more time on our front page. “I try to avoid hyperbole, but I think Obama is possibly the most dangerous [...]

“The Hollow Men” and Obama »

By LisaB on Jan 2, 2010 in Current Affairs | 15 Comments

Obama is a “hollow man” according to Shelby Steele. Since we’ve often said similar things here at NQ, I thought it might be a good time to re-read a classic poem by T. S. Eliot – “The Hollow Men.” Eliot was an American who moved to England, so both the US and Britain claim this [...]

Cornhusker Kickback a Place Marker??? »

By LisaB on Jan 2, 2010 in Current Affairs | 22 Comments

Ben Nelson feels he has taken enough heat for selling his health care vote to get Nebraska an exemption for paying the coming increase in Medicaid. His chief of staff sent a letter to the ringleader of the Republican states attorneys general proposing to file suit against the federal government on behalf of states not [...]

Obama: Golf Addict? »

By LisaB on Jan 1, 2010 in Current Affairs | 35 Comments

In her article, “Bunker Mentality,” The New Republic‘s Michelle Cottle contends that Obama can improve his presidential performance by giving up his obsession with his golf game. At the least, she believes, he could improve his image: “POTUS has a prime opportunity to regroup, reload, and revamp his image” as a serious-minded president seen by [...]

Shelby Steele on race and Obama as President »

By LisaB on Dec 31, 2009 in Current Affairs | 17 Comments

I’ve been wondering what Shelby Steele, a research fellow at Stanford’s Hoover Institute, would say next about President Obama. A conservative, Steele has written several good books about race in America. As a man of mixed race in the same way as Obama, Steele has a unique vantage point from which to talk about Obama’s [...]

VIDEO and 3 Story UPDATES: WSJ and CNN report 8 US civilians killed in suicide bombing at US facility in Afghanistan »

By LisaB on Dec 30, 2009 in Current Affairs | 42 Comments

UPDATE #3: See The Los Angeles Times story, “Afghanistan suicide bombing kills 8 CIA officers,” for more details on the deaths, and the inexplicable ability of a suicide bomber to gain access to the compound. Here are a few bits of information from that article: The attack took place at Forward Operating Base Chapman in [...]

Spread the healthcare wealth? Look who’s saying no way. »

By LisaB on Dec 29, 2009 in Current Affairs | 30 Comments

This NYT story reflects a fundamental question for BO. Who pays? Remember, during the election of 2008 when BO said that wealth should be “spread around?” Well, how does that work out in his health care plan? Some states are unhappy to pay more than “their fair share.” States that have already broadly expanded health [...]

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