Archive for July 2011
What’s wrong with Congress?
Let me give you the tip of the ice berg.
Read MoreThe sky didn’t fall
On Sunday, Secretary of the Treasury, Timothy Geithner, took to the Sunday morning talk show programs to speak about the gridlock over our national debt ceiling. I am not adept enough to add a video clip of his comments. But, here is what I heard.
Read MoreIs Obamacare the end of employer sponsored insurance?
Last month McKinsey and Company issued the results of a survey it had conducted of some 1300 employers concerning what they would do when Obamacare fully took effect in 2014. Overall 30% of employers said they would drop their group insurance, and, of those who claimed a high awareness of the terms of Obamacare, 50%…
Read MoreWhy are we subsidizing Harry Reid’s trips home…
…or, what happened to the FAA?
Read MoreWhat happened to “the deal”? Plus … caption the picture contest
At 6 pm Friday evening, we learned that the negotiations between the President and the Speaker of the House concerning the debt/deficit fell apart. Why?
Read MoreMore EPA madness
Remember earlier this year when the President directed that all administrative agencies review their rules so as to strike an appropriate balance between the need for the regulation and the economic impact of the regulation? It should come as no surprise that the EPA either didn’t get the memo, or assumed that the President’s directive did…
Read MorePresident says he was left at altar. Major Garrett: hey he didn’t even have a friendship ring
When the President is trying to sway public opinion he will generally use metaphors that speak clearly. Well last night Obama likened Boehner cutting off talks to being “left at the altar”. Hey, who can’t sympathize with that one? Except, says National Journal’s Major Garrett … it’s not exactly … well … ummm …. true.
Read MoreThe President has summoned … Part Deux – CK responds: this is not a banana republic
Just a follow up to the SOS post from last night. I thought I would just show you the video and let you decide. Krauthammer chimes in on this as only he can. But on the left, as you are about to see MSNBC disagrees. Why they positively euphoric. If only he could be dictator for…
Read MoreThe President has “summoned”?
After listening tonight to the “dueling banjos” of the President’s press conference, and Speaker Boehner’s ensuing press conference, we seem to be back to square one.
Read MoreJoe Scarborough:Look what’s happened to CT since the income tax
It’s flatlined. In a rare moment of candor from Morning Joe cohost Joe Scarborough, the former Republican congressman tries to explain to his lefty colleagues why raising taxes over and over again is not good for business it’s not good for the economy and it’s not good for creating jobs. And his exhibit a is…
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