Archives: 2008 October

I got to wondering today - is there anyone in Barack Obama’s orbit that he doesn’t have to make excuses for? Biden, as everyone knows by now, pulled another gaffe this week (he told the truth again) and embarrassed the Obama campaign and sent the handlers banging their heads together to figure out how to [...]

Watching this makes me wonder if he expects to lose and will be glad when this is all over. Probably just my imagination.

I just checked my Twitter page and look at my new count:

I’m a big fan of John McWhorter. He is easily one of the most astute observers of our social climate today. He makes a startlingly good point in his recent column On The Content of His Character .
In the increasingly unlikely event that Barack Obama does not become president, Martin Luther King’s dream would reveal [...]

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I have hope! Every once in a while, common sense prevails! Parents who left teen under safe haven law lose custody - CNN.com
This woman spends twelve hours driving this kid to Nebraska so she can abandon him, then has the onions to ask for him back. “No madam, and we’ll take the others off your [...]

If Joe the (unlicensed, divorced, gasp Christian) plumber is going to undergo the kind of media and moonbat scrutiny the candidates do (reporters haven’t been this busy digging through trash cans since they got back from Alaska) shouldn’t he maybe have a secret service detail too?

EarthFrisk has just posted  Amazon.com to Barack: You Are a Socialist, We’ve proven it!. This is political blogging at its best. Obama has denied being a member of this socialist party, but the proof found in the archives shows otherwise.
Our lives are open books in this internet age. Things we do are [...]

Obama is no Robin Hood.

Brits at their Best  have a great piece on the misguided notion that Obama is some sort of Robin Hood, taking from the rich and giving to the poor. Obama’s plan sounds great for the plumber who is working hard to make ends meet, but what about when the plumber’s hard [...]

Short answer: Wealth redistribution.
Shorter answer: Welfare.
How Obama’s vote-buying 95% tax cut scheme works.
One of Barack Obama’s most potent campaign claims is that he’ll cut taxes for no less than 95% of “working families.”

First, the bait and switch:
There are several sleights of hand, but the most creative is to redefine the meaning of “tax cut.”
For the [...]