Wednesday, January 28, 2009
Stimulus Passes..Grab Your Ankles, America
The House Democrats passed Obama's huge $819 billion stimulus bill tonight by a vote of 244-188.It was pretty much a straight party line vote,with all of the Republicans opposing it. They finally learned to say no to obscene government spending the hard way, and it's a pity the lesson wasn't learned years ago.
The House minority leader, Rep. John Boehner of Ohio, said the measure "won't create many jobs, but it will create plenty of programs and projects through slow-moving government spending." A GOP alternative plan mostly based on tax cuts got voted down 266-170 moments before the final vote.
Now it goes to the senate.
That this obscenity passed when the American people are overwhelmingly opposed to it shows exactly how much contempt the current congress has for the electorate. And they're counting on the public's short memory and ability to be diverted to avoid any political consequences.Quote O' The Day..
"The problem with Socialism is that you eventually run out of other people's money."
Margaret ThatcherJoshuaPundits Headlines, 1/28/09
All the news you need and nothing you don't...
Democrat Says Fairness Doctrine Should Extend to Cable, Satellite TV -Don't say you weren't warned..
Rush Limbaugh Offers the Grand 54/46 Compromise
Stimulus Bill Near $900 Billion
Condoms and 'family planning' out of stimulus bill....
And so is $200M for refurbishing the National Mall
GOP: 'Won't stimulate anything but more government and more debt'...
Fed Keeps Rate as Low as Zero, Says Prepared to Buy Treasuries -hmmm, th eFed buying up US government debt? Paul, meet Peter.
Anti-Bush backlash apparent in race for new RNC chairmanAs they begin meeting in Washington today, many members of the Republican National Committee are focusing their ire against what they considered George W. Bush's anti-conservative policies and trying to dump the man he tapped to run the GOP. ..
Los Angeles Times: School can expel lesbian students, court rules — An appeals panel finds California Lutheran High School in Riverside County is not a business and therefore doesn't have to comply with a state law barring discrimination based on sexual orientation...
AHMADINEJAD : "USA MUST APOLOGIZE TO IRAN OVER PAST ACTIONS."..
Change means ending support for 'Zionists'..
CIA Station Chief in Algeria Recalled, Accused of Multiple Rapes...Muslim convert in charge of the station allegedly drugged local women, made sex tapes..
Hamas: Shalit in exchange for prisoners ..
Gaza tunnels buzz again despite strikes
EU shifts conditions for Palestinian unity government - Now they mightdeal with Hamas.
Iran playing "subversive" Latin America role-Gates
Israel, Venezuela snap diplomatic tiesWatcher's Council Nominations, 1/28/09
The Watcher's Council is a group of some of the most incisive blogs in the`sphere. Every week, the members nominate two posts each, one of their own and one from outside the group for consideration by the whole Council.
So, let's see what we have this week....and do check out the Watcher'stake on Obama and the new Congress's first week in office...
COUNCIL
Joshuapundit - Obama’s ‘Change’ In The Middle East President Obama made a number of moves this week that are a clear indication of where his Middle East policy is heading, and his recent interview on al-Arabiya underlined this trend.
The Glittering Eye - Let’s Have a Constructive Discussion -Dave Schuler at the Glittering Eye wants to hear a real argument in favor of the proposed economic stimulus. So do I.
The answer perhaps is that the stimulus is not intended for economic benefit as much as a poitical one for the current administration and his party.
Cheat-Seeking Missiles - What, Indeed, Did We Win? - Laer argues the case for the Iraq war.
Rhymes With Right - Tom Hanks’ Non-Apology For Anti-Mormon Bigotry - Actors are people who make a living doing and saying what other people tell them to. The vast majority of them should stick to that and bless the good fortune that allows them to be paid so handsomely for simply following directions.
Tom Hanks is a case in point. After gratuitously insulting the Church of the Latter Day Saints as 'un-American' because of their support of California's Prop 8 defining marriage as between one man and one woman, Hanks decided to back track a little bit. But as Greg points out, it wasn't exactly an apology.
Bookworm Room - Offensive “charm” - It's interesting to see a woman's perspective on President Obama's reputed charm, considering how over the top so many of Obama's acolytes have been on the subject. I noticed the trash talking and crude behavior a long time ago,( does anyone recall Obama subtly giving Hillary Clinton and John McCain the finger during speeches on the campaign trail?) and undoubtedly Ms. Bookworm did too.
My own impression of our new president is that he is a sociopath, in the classic sense of the word. His parents abandoning him at an early age might have something to do with it.
Soccer Dad - Ob-eds - Like me, Soccer dad was struck by President Obama's choice of venue fo rhis fiorst official presidential interview. As he points out al-Arabiya is hardly moderate in its content, to say the least.
The Provocateur - The Shadow Government of the Obama Administration- Mike has an interesting post on Obama's huge phalanx of advisers and 'czars' behind the scenes.
The Razor - I Won? No Mr. President, Howard Dean Won - Scott credits Howard Dean's decison to be kingmaker rather than nominee with the Democrat's success in 2006 and 2008, and sees a lesson therein on how the Republican party can get its groove back. I largely agree with him.
Right Truth - First Post-Inauguration Interview Goes To Al-Arabiya and Keeping America and Israel Safe - Debbie Hamilton likewise comments on Obama's al-Arabiya interview and the apppointment of George Mitchell as Middle East envoy.
The Colossus of Rhodey - Is this a surprise? The News Journal says “race still an issue” - Hube takes on an article on the subject in his local paper. He's right of course...race will remain an issue both because you can't legislate what's in someone's heart and because there's money in it.
Mere Rhetoric - NJDC Tool Aaron Keyak Helpfully Illustrates How Liberal Activists Sneeringly Cocoon Themselves In Asinine Arguments And Dishonest Smears - Omri dissects a hit piece by a member of the New Jersey Democratic Committee.
NON-COUNCIL
Submitted By: The Glittering Eye - American Digest - Abortion in America: A Personal Journey
Submitted By: Cheat-Seeking Missiles - Jules Crittenden - Gaia re Gaia
Submitted By: Joshuapundit - Rants And Raves - Israel and anti-Semitism, decision time
Submitted By: Rhymes With Right - Debbie Schlussel - No Surprise: Iraqis Prefer U.S. Jailers to Iraqi Ones
Submitted By: Bookworm Room - Power Line - How Things Look to a Democrat
Submitted By: Soccer Dad - Elie’s Expositions - Aaron’s Birthday 2009: 22 And Not Counting
Submitted By: The Provocateur - Jerusalem Post - History’s Tragic Farce
Submitted By: The Razor - Covert Rationing Blog - We Have Enough Primary Docs After All
Submitted By: Right Truth - Prison Planet - Blackjack Part 2: Telegraph Continues To Run Vulgar Propaganda
Submitted By: The Colossus of Rhodey - Spiked Online - After Gaza: what’s behind 21st-century anti-Semitism?
Submitted By: Mere Rhetoric - Daniel Pipes - George Mitchell’s Return to Middle East Diplomacy
Thursday, 29 January 2009
His position is obviously that the Arabs and Iran are reasonable people who can be cajoled, appeased or bribed out of jihad. I see absolutely no evidence of that fact, and I examine why I think Obama's misunderstandings in this area will end up being extremely costly ones.
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