Archive for March, 2009
He’s Starting to Make Joe Biden Sound Like Daniel Webster
Quick, say the word “Orion”. Did you get it right, with a long “eye” sound in the middle of the word and the stress on the second syllable? Of course you did. What are you, the President of the United States? The idea that led to the founding of Orion Energy Systems received a presidential [...]
Democrat Who Voted to Lift Drilling Ban Threatens Civil War If Ban Isn’t Reinstated
Hey, bring it on, Granola Boy. The moratorium on offshore oil drilling “will be reinstated,” Inslee told CNSNews.com, but he did not specify whether he meant the executive branch moratorium or the one from the Interior Department. “One way or the other, it will be reinstated,” said Inslee. “One way or the other, by any [...]
Meet the New Plan, Same As the Old Plan
Financial genius, noted tax cheat, and Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner has unveiled his new plan for solving the credit crisis and pulling the country up from its recession. He wants to buy up the toxic assets that are clogging up financial institutions. That’s not a terrible plan at its core. One of the biggest problems [...]
Tales of Brave Ulysses, Starring Barack Obama
It looks like the President has lashed Tim Geithner to the mast like an unwilling Ancient Mariner and is steering our economy right into Charybdis’ gaping maw*. At least the President made himself recession-proof by signing a big, fat deal worth half a million dollars not to write a book just before he took the [...]
It’s Not Yelling “Fire”, but It’s Darned Close…
This is madness. The Connecticut Working Families Party this weekend has organized a bus store that will make stops at Wilton, Connecticut, AIG office as well as the security-patrolled homes of AIG execs who are fearing for their lives. “We’re going to be peaceful and lawful in everything we do,” said Jon Green, the director [...]
Hypocrites on Parade
Paula at It’s Only Words lays the smackdown on Senator Patty Murray and her for her rank hypocrisy. Then, in what could rightfully be characterized as one of the most out-of-touch-with-reality statements ever, the Senators “…insist that you immediately renegotiate these contracts in order to recoup these payments and make the American taxpayer whole“. Make [...]
That’s What You Said