Archive for: white-house

President Obama’s Budget Staff Gets Furlough Notices

President Obama’s Budget Staff Gets Furlough Notices

The Obama Administration that 480 employees on the president’s budget staff have been told they may have to take some days off pretty soon. The notices were sent out to the workers in the midst of the ongoing sequestration cuts which total... read more »

 

The Obama Sequester: He Was For It Before He Was Against It

This sums up President Obama’s complete flip-flop on the sequester very nicely: So let’s recap:  he came up with the idea, signed it into law, threatened to veto any effort to get rid of it, and now he’s trying to blame Republicans... read more »

 

Let’s Go Head First Off The Fiscal Cliff

Let’s Go Head First Off The Fiscal Cliff

Much has been said about the so-called ‘fiscal cliff’ and the negotiations that go along with it since President Obama’s re-election. One school of thought is that the GOP should give President Obama and Democrats everything... read more »

 

The Election That Changed Nothing

The Election That Changed Nothing

You’ll be hearing a lot about how this election changed nothing in Washington over the next few weeks. The House is still Republican. The Senate is still Democratic (with enough Republicans for a filibuster). And President Barack Obama... read more »

 

Small Politics

Small Politics

I’m disgusted right now. I’ve been disgusted for four years, but today I believe my disgust has reached a boiling point of critical mass that will push me off the edge. Yes, all those analogies are necessary. I come home from school... read more »

 

Out Of Touch White House Says “Recovery Continues”

This is just unbelievable. On the heels of today’s horrific jobs report in which not only were a paltry 96,000 jobs added, but almost 360,000 also left the workforce, the White House Council of Economic Advisers chairman Alan Krueger had... read more »

 

Bill Clinton’s DNC 2012 Speech: Good and Dishonest

Bill Clinton’s DNC 2012 Speech: Good and Dishonest

Bill Clinton gave what was, by all accounts, a very good speech last night. It was persuasive, articulate and inspiring, but there was just one problem: almost the whole speech was based completely on distortions or one-sided portrayals. What... read more »

 

Leslie Marshall Touts ‘Unbiased Site’ Run By… Her Producer

Leslie Marshall Touts ‘Unbiased Site’ Run By… Her Producer

Of all the nonsense I’ve seen in my life, this one just might take the cake. Liberal talk show host Leslie Marshall tweeted this earlier plugging what she called an ‘unbiased website’ she would be using on her show: Check out... read more »

 

My Obligatory Obamacare Thoughts

My Obligatory Obamacare Thoughts

As everyone and their cat now knows, Obamacare and the individual mandate was found constitutional by the Supreme Court today. Of course, the catch is that the mandate doesn’t survive as commerce, but as a tax. My thoughts on this are... read more »

 

About that No Lobbyists Pledge, Mr. President

About that No Lobbyists Pledge, Mr. President

Yeah, you’re a liar. Before 9 a.m., a group of lobbyists began showing up at the White House security gates with the chief executives of their companies, all of whom serve on President Obama’s jobs council, to be checked in for a roundtable... read more »

 

Could Romney Romp to Big Win in November?

Could Romney Romp to Big Win in November?

It’s still very early with six months until Election Day, and I’m not ready to turn away from my statements that this may be a very tight race, but there are some recent indicators forming that make me wonder if Mitt Romney might just win... read more »

 

What An Amazing Coincidence!

As if they were cued (they were) by President Obama saying he personally supports same-sex marriage, the Washington Post is running a story about pranks Mitt Romney and his friends played in high school.  The crux of the entire story seems... read more »