Fri05242013
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Transparency.
Maybe Joe Biden should stop consulting Frank Lautenberg on media access. A second reporter has claimed to been banished to a confined area while covering one of Biden’s fundraisers a pool reporter, while the first reporter tried to put the story in context: In March 2010, Baltimore Sun reporter Justin Fenton was on duty to cover [...]
"It doesn't add a penny to the deficit."
In order to solve the budget impasse, Dick Durbin says that everything has to be on the table. In almost literally the next breath, Durbin then says Social Security reform will kill any budget deal, because even though budget talks can’t be serious without entitlement reform, Congress will refuse to address one of the Big [...]
Hitting bottom.
In its last survey of voter priorities, Gallup found that the least pressing issue on the mind of the electorate was the environment, scoring below race relations in a race for last place. Now, with the Obama administration and Democrats on the Hill preparing to do battle over carbon emissions, Gallup’s latest poll of environmental [...]
3 pm ET.
Today on The Ed Morrissey Show (3 pm ET), Steve Everley of American Solutions returns. Steve wrote a point-by-point rebuttal of the White House defense of its energy policy, so he’ll bring us up to date on the latest spin and talk more about the Drill Here, Drill Now, Pay Less petition. In the second [...]
Ambiguities.
NATO insisted that it would “remain impartial” in the Libyan conflict when it takes over command of Operation Odyssey Dawn, but the New York Times and CBS both report that the White House sounds a lot more interested in picking sides. In fact, the ranking American commander in the coalition, General Carter Ham, warned today [...]
Mission critical?
The pressure of competition forces enterprises into efficiency in order to survive. If a business finds itself losing a competitive edge because of waste and poor investment decisions, such as inflated payrolls and non-critical projects, they either have to trim expenses or go out of business. This is obviously not true of the public sector, [...]
Karma.
Claire McCaskill has more in common with John Kerry than just a work address. Like the 2004 presidential contender, McCaskill turned out to be for an issue she used in that election before she was against it. In this case, though, the issue was the use of a private jet by then-Governor Bob Holden, a [...]
The Missing Man.
Another disturbing story from the war front this week, covering what is being dubbed as the “Kill Teams” – rogue elements of US forces accused of intentionally killing unarmed Afghani civilians. Rather than a new item, this is apparently a story which took place more than a year ago and has been under investigation by [...]
Hypocrisies abound.
Good question! In fact, as the Washington Post editorial board notes, it’s actually a series of good questions. Not only does Barack Obama need to explain his enthusiasm for drilling and oil consumption apparently everywhere but in the US, he also needs to explain why the US wants to import oil from Brazil, but not [...]
Strained.
Politico analyzes the strained relations between the Obama administration and Turkey, which provides one potential explanation for the schizophrenic White House response to the various crises in the Middle East. When Barack Obama took office, he pledged to bring the US closer to Turkey, but that has been a moving target, so to speak. While [...]
Opening.
During the Democratic debacle of the midterms, speculation abounded about whether Barack Obama would face a challenger in 2012, especially from the anti-war Left. The post-election bump seemed to put an end to the notion, but with Obama’s numbers reverting to 2010 form and a fumbled start to a fresh military adventure, will it arise [...]
The usual suspects.
Is it possible to be both disgusted and jaded at the same time? As a grandparent, the latest line of swimwear from the purveyors at Abercrombie & Fitch disgusts me, but hardly surprises any more. ABC reports that A&F has a new line of bikinis for preadolescents that feature padded, “push-up” bikini tops for girls [...]
