October 19, 2009 – 11:20 am
In his weekly address Saturday, President Obama reminded Americans that last November we “went to the polls in historic numbers and demanded change.” We “sought a change in our politics: a politics that too often has … fostered division.” Oddly enough, he said this mere seconds after claiming that America’s health insurance industry is “deceptive […]
October 9, 2009 – 12:52 pm
NEW YORK — Responding to this morning’s stunning announcement that U.S. President Barack Obama has been awarded the Nobel Peace Prize, Major League Baseball Commissioner Bud Selig announced that Mr. Obama has also won the 2009 World Series. The remainder of baseball’s playoffs will be canceled. “I think we all saw when the president threw […]
October 9, 2009 – 9:47 am
Apparently I underestimated the power of President Obama’s speeches. They just won him a Nobel Peace Prize. You may recall that Barack Obama was elected president of the United States less than a year ago and since then, well, it’s been tough. Economy’s been roughed up; automakers needed bailouts; he can’t figure out what to […]
October 1, 2009 – 8:49 am
Politico’s Mike Allen prints a White House statement about the National Security Council meeting held yesterday to discuss the president’s options in Afghanistan. Conclusion: The best way forward is more meetings – at least three more in the White House and many more with Congress, a process that will take weeks. This is the president’s prerogative. […]
September 22, 2009 – 10:06 am
Last night, President Obama appeared on Late Show with David Letterman to reaffirm his position that people who oppose government health care are nuts, while he is just another in a string of great leaders who’ve tried to “bring about significant changes” in American life. You know, FDR, Reagan, Obama. (I think I found a kindred […]
September 18, 2009 – 10:06 am
Yesterday President Obama spoke to college students at the University of Maryland and, through Facebook, across the land. After getting everyone ginned up about the awesomeness of his election, and their part in it, the president said: There are still those in Washington who are resistant to change – who are more willing to defend […]
September 17, 2009 – 11:45 am
The Wall Street Journal news pages are following up on a contention made in an op-ed the newspaper ran, namely that President Obama was a little loose with the facts in his big health care speech. In an article headlined “Obama Used Faulty Anecdote in Speech to Congress,” reporter Jonathan Weisman writes: President Barack Obama, […]
September 15, 2009 – 10:54 am
There’s been way too much talking recently. And it just gets people in trouble and drains seconds out of our lives. We’d be better off if these people would shut the hell up: Rep. Joe Wilson. No need to be shouting things at the president on the House floor. Thank you for apologizing. But you’re not […]
September 14, 2009 – 10:42 am
Concern was registered the other day about Republicans in 1937 “stirring up ignorance and prejudice and blind fears.” No doubt a dark chapter in American public life. I remember my great-grandparents telling me they were livid about it. But it seems like some people never learn. Turns out President Obama may not have told the whole […]
September 14, 2009 – 9:52 am
This morning, former Clinton Administration Deputy Treasury Secretary Roger Altman discussed an array of issues on CNBC. Asked by Erin Burnett whether taxes on health care companies to pay for reform will be passed on to consumers through higher prices for health insurance, Altman candidly replied (at about the 5:30 mark): Well I think everyone […]
September 10, 2009 – 9:10 am
Regardless of whether anyone was watching, or anyone watching was persuadable on the issue of health care, President Obama’s health care address last night will be chalked up as a victory for one reason: He lowered his expectations. The president confirmed last night that he doesn’t want health care reform anymore; he wants health insurance […]
September 9, 2009 – 6:24 am
In an op-ed in today’s Wall Street Journal, Sarah Palin goes head-to-head with President Obama on health care. While giving a wink (and a wave) to her “death panels” coinage that came to dominate public conversation, Governor Palin steers clear of any incendiary rhetoric, instead offering a solid point-by-point rebuttal of some of the president’s […]
September 7, 2009 – 9:17 pm
President Obama’s socialist indoctrination script for schoolchildren was unleashed released today (Labor Day – workers of the world, indeed) and he offers just enough to raise conservatives’ hackles: You’ll need the knowledge and problem-solving skills you learn in science and math to cure diseases like cancer and AIDS, and to develop new energy technologies and […]
September 4, 2009 – 3:03 pm
I don’t tend to agree with presidential spokesman Robert Gibbs, but I think he’s correct that criticism of President Obama’s plan to address the nation’s schoolchildren next week is “silly.” Conservatives should be careful where they tread on this issue. While skepticism of government intrusion is a conservative touchstone, so is respect for authority. Not […]
September 2, 2009 – 4:20 pm
Finally heeding my advice*, President Obama is planning to get more explicit about what he wants out of health care reform during an address to Congress and the nation Wednesday night. While much of the country may think, “Seriously? Again with the primetime?” the president could do himself some real good if he uses the forum […]
