Government

Profiles in spending, John Murtha

By Dave in EH | April 22, 2009 |

Perhaps no single individual can exemplify the profligate spending and massive ego that is Congress better than John Murtha. And what better monument to his ego than the airport that has been named for this poltroon. “The John Murtha airport sits on a windy mountain two hours east of Pittsburgh, a 650-acre expanse of smooth…

Feinstein, $25 billion, and her husband’s company

By Steve McGough | April 21, 2009 |

In today’s “can we make the problem any more obvious” file, we have Sen. Diane Feinstein introducing legislation to send $25 billion in tax dollars to the Federal Deposit Insurance Agency (FDIC) who days before provided her husband’s company a lucrative contract to sell foreclosed properties. The Washington Times thought this was a pretty interesting…

Obama: Where was I in 2004?

By Jim Vicevich | April 20, 2009 |

Ok I know … it was sarcastic … I think? But if Bush had done it … you know … somewhere in Illinois a village is missing an “”. You get the idea. More to the point, another campaign promise expired. This time on Cuba. httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SMbJw3rLGxY More from HotAirPundit. “There is no place for this…

Hume and Williams mix it up over torture on Fox News Sunday

By Jim Vicevich | April 20, 2009 |

Hume asks what good can it do to tell the enemy what we do and don’t do. Juan Williams’ response … exactly Britt. No need for a big explanation just watch and enjoy. httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pRRkKn8YfUY

Why universal health care isn’t universal

By Dave in EH | April 19, 2009 |

A spot of cold water for those who seem to think that a simple wave of the wand (or, in this case, Presidential pen) can kiss the boo-boo and make it all better… Here’s something that has gotten lost in the drive to institute universal health insurance: Health insurance doesn’t automatically lead to health care.…

Torture memos: NOT a dark and painful chapter in our history

By Steve McGough | April 17, 2009 |

Twenty-four hours have passed since the so-called torture memos have been released and as I expected, it’s not a story that has gone viral. Plenty of coverage, but not oh-my-God kind of coverage.

University pays Michelle Obama $63k for… nothing?

By Steve McGough | April 16, 2009 |

Maybe it was a deferred bonus? Michelle Obama was paid $62,709 in 2008 by the University of Chicago Hospitals as vice president of community and external affairs. The information that is causing a small stir today is that she has not worked for the University since May of 2007. From the Washington Post on May…

Grassroots? Umm … yeah

By Jim Vicevich | April 15, 2009 |

Nancy Pelosi sure won’t like this … but I wanted to take a moment to point to two posts that point out the grassroots nature of the Tea Parties today. The first comes from Brainflation who reported on the Hartford rally for the Huffpost. One of the organizers identified as Rick reluctantly volunteered as a…

Are you in favor of “quality” health care?

By SoundOffSister | April 13, 2009 |

It seems the more we learn about Universal Health Care, the less there is to like.  Two physicians  who are on the staff of Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Boston, and on the faculty of Harvard Medical School have written an article that provides a glimpse of what health care will be like should Congress…

Hoist Yer Sails, Matey

By SoundOffSister | April 12, 2009 |

Much has been written about “Cap and Trade” recently.  Regardless of it’s “good intentions”, I suspect most would refer to it as the largest proposed regressive tax increase in this country’s history.  But, apparently not satisfied with the crippling effects this legislation would have on our economy, Congressional democrats are now proposing even stiffer energy…