Tag Archives: Obama
Ed Gillespie: Ideology Motivates Obama
By: Ronald Kessler Unlike most politicians, President Obama is an ideologue who sees his presidency as a way to extend government control over Americans’ lives, Ed Gillespie, former counselor to President George W. Bush, tells Newsmax. “I believe that he and the people around him see this as an opportunity to seize control of one […]
Biden Slams New Construction, Israel Apologizes
As U.S. Vice President Joe Biden again denounced the plan for new Israeli construction in eastern Jerusalem after meeting with Palestinian leaders, Israel’s interior minister apologized for the timing of the plan’s approval. Eli Yishai apologized Wednesday during an interview on Israel Radio “for the distress this matter caused.” He was referring to the announcement […]
On Biden in Israel
by Daniel Pipes March 10, 2010 Cross-posted from National Review Online Joe Biden’s trip to Israel fits neatly into the context of the Obama administration’s internal struggle over Israel policy. The far left prevailed initially, as evidenced by Hilary Clinton‘s May 2009 declaration that Obama “wants to see a stop to settlements – not some […]
Joke of the Day
Pinocchio, Snow White, and Superman are out for a stroll in town one day. As they walked they come across a sign: ‘Beauty contest for the most beautiful woman in the world.’ ‘I am entering,’ said Snow White. After half an hour she comes out and they ask her, ‘Well, how’d ya do?’ ‘First Place’, […]
Iraq’s Cosmetic Election
by Daniel Pipes March 9, 2010 Cross-posted from National Review Online “It takes a cynical mind not to share in the achievement of Iraq’s national elections.” So writes the Wall Street Journal editorial board today. I’m no cynic, but my mood about Iraq could variously be described as depressed, despairing, despondent, dejected, pessimistic, melancholic, and […]
It’s Rahm vs. Axelrod, and Rahm Is Winning
In the days of the old Pravda, one could determine who was winning secret Politburo power struggles by just looking at the official Soviet newspaper. Those winning simply got better press. Perhaps it may be no different here in the United States. This week two of the heaviest guns in American media, The […]
Obama Stimulus funds pays for Cocaine and Monkey’s
Monkeys are getting high on Cocaine in North Carolina, thanks to Obama. An analyst at the Civitas Institute seized on that image when selecting a cocaine addiction study at Wake Forest University Medical School as No. 1 on a list of the “10 worst federal stimulus projects in North Carolina.” Civitas’ Brian Balfour takes swipes […]
36 States Fight Obama’s Socialized Healthcare
States have an extensive and complicated shared power relationship with the federal government in regulating various aspects of the health insurance market and in enacting health reforms. As part of state-based responses to federal health reform legislation, individual members of at least 36 state legislatures are using the legislative process to seek to limit, alter […]
U.S. lawmakers launch push to repeal NAFTA
By Doug Palmer WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A small group of U.S. lawmakers unveiled legislation on Thursday to withdraw from the North American Free Trade Agreement in the latest sign of congressional disillusionment with free-trade deals. The bill spearheaded by Rep. Gene Taylor, a Mississippi Democrat, would require President Barack Obama to give Mexico and Canada […]
