Having appointed czars for the auto industry, bank bailouts, pay, energy, and countless other issues, President Obama finally got around to appointing a czar for a really important issue to those of us in the Midwest — namely, preventing the potential invasion of the Great Lakes by the Asian carp. It’s not entirely clear what [...]
Posts Tagged ‘Politics’
When You Fish Upon A Czar
Posted in America, Humor, Politics, tagged Politics, America, President Obama, Humor, Great Lakes, Asian carp, Nicholas II, Ivan the Terrible, Peter the Great, Czars on September 9, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Overstimulated
Posted in America, Politics, The Economy, tagged economy, Politics, America, President Obama, stimulus spending, Democrats, 2010 Election on September 7, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
President Obama has proposed another form of stimulus legislation to address our economic woes. This time, his proposal seeks to spend $50 billion to rebuild more roads, railways, and runways. It’s hard to see how this $50 billion stimulus proposal could have a significant immediate impact on the economy or unemployment. After all, last year’s [...]
Signs of Trouble
Posted in America, Politics, World, crime, tagged America, Arizona, crime, Immigration, Mexican Border, Mexico, Politics, World on September 3, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Yesterday an interesting story reported on signs posted in Arizona by the federal Bureau of Land Management. The signs warn that drivers are entering “an active drug and human smuggling area” and “may encounter armed criminals and smuggling vehicles traveling at high rates of speed.” The signs suggest that travelers drive farther north. Given the [...]
Two Months And Counting
Posted in Ohio, Politics, tagged 2010 Election, Election Day 2010, John Kasich, Labor Day, Lee Fisher, Ohio, Politics, Rob Portman, Ted Strickland on September 2, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Election Day 2010 is exactly two months away. In Ohio, the two races that seem to be receiving the most national attention are the race for the open Senate seat, between Democrat Lee Fisher and Republican Rob Portman, and the contest for Governor, where Republican John Kasich is challenging incumbent Ted Strickland. The polls indicate [...]
Traficant’s Return
Posted in Ohio, Politics, tagged Congress, James Traficant, Ohio, Politics on August 31, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Jim Traficant apparently will be back on the ballot in November, running for the seat in Ohio’s 17th Congressional District as an independent. Elections officials had previously ruled that Traficant lacked enough signatures to qualify for the ballot, but reversed that decision on reconsideration. Traficant formerly was a Democrat who served 17 years in Congress. [...]
Protecting Us From Arizona
Posted in America, Politics, World, tagged America, Arizona, Immigration, Politics, United Nations, United Nations Human Rights Council, World on August 30, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Here’s a curious story: the United States State Department has cited the federal government’s lawsuit against the Arizona immigration law in a “required report” to the United Nations Human Rights Council as one of the 100 steps the federal government has taken to uphold human and civil rights in the United States. Arizona’s governor, Jan [...]
Katrina’s Five-Year Anniversary
Posted in America, Politics, tagged Politics, America, News media, President Bush, New Orleans, Hurricane Katrina, Louisiana on August 29, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
It’s the five-year anniversary of Hurricane Katrina. The media usually cannot resist anniversaries, particularly when there is powerful film footage to show, and this one is no exception. This CNN story on the anniversary is typical — a rehash of what happened, some hand-wringing about it, and plenty of retrospective blame being put on President [...]
Another Reason Not To Trust Stimulus Statistics (Cont.)
Posted in America, Politics, The Economy, tagged America, economy, Politics, stimulus, stimulus bill, stimulus spending, Vice President Biden on August 27, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
The AP does a critical analysis of Vice President Biden’s comments about the weatherization program funded with “stimulus” funds and concludes that the Veep failed to mention some pretty material points. No surprise there. The Obama Administration really should stop talking about the “stimulus” debacle before its loses all credibility.
Straight Talk From Everyman
Posted in America, Politics, tagged America, Chris Christie, New Jersey, Politics on August 27, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
New Jersey Governor Chris Christie is an interesting political figure. Elected last year, Christie looks like the guy next door rather than a carefully coiffed and presented candidate. During his time in office he has ruffled feathers, knocked the existing New Jersey political order askew, and somehow balanced the budget and righted the state’s listing [...]
A Few Words From The Veep
Posted in Politics, tagged 2010 Election, Democrats, Politics, Vice President Biden on August 21, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Vice President Joe Biden spoke to the Democratic National Committee on Friday to urge Democrats to shake off their pessimism about the upcoming midterm elections. I’m not sure that Biden has a lot of credibility in general — I think he may have come up with the unfortunate phrase “Summer of Recovery,” and he confidently [...]
Another Reason Not To Trust “Stimulus” Statistics
Posted in America, Columbus, Ohio, Politics, The Economy, tagged America, Columbus, Congress, economy, Ohio, Politics, President Obama, stimulus, stimulus bill, stimulus spending on August 20, 2010 | 1 Comment »
You’d think that the Obama Administration and Congress would have realized by now that it is pointless and counterproductive to try to convince Americans that the “stimulus” bill was a huge success, but they keep trying anyway. Earlier this week, for example, President Obama visited Columbus and cited the work of one local architecture firm [...]
The Steady Drip, Drip, Drip Of Bad News (Cont.)
Posted in America, tagged America, bankruptcy, econom, Politics, Unemployment on August 19, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Sigh. As I’ve noted recently, the bad news just keeps coming. Yesterday the troubling story was about personal bankruptcies reaching a five-year high. Today it is reports of another “surprise” increase in new filings for unemployment benefits, which reached the highest weekly total in nine months. When every day seems to bring a fresh sign [...]
Was It Worth It?
Posted in America, Politics, tagged America, Commuting, Los Angeles, Political Fundraising, Politics, President Obama on August 18, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
As I noted recently, the President has been on a three-day bender of fundraising and campaigning, sufficiently leavened with “non-political” events to justify the taxpayers picking up most of the tab for the trip. Monday night he was in Los Angeles to attend an upscale fundraiser at a Hollywood producer’s house that netted a cool [...]
Enough With The Mosque, Already!
Posted in America, Politics, The Economy, tagged 9/11, Afghanistan, America, economy, Ground Zero Mosque, Iran, Iraq, Mosque near Ground Zero, New York City, Politics, recession, Unemployment on August 18, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
I haven’t commented on the so-called “Ground Zero Mosque” on this blog because UJ has already discussed it and I’m not sure there is anything left to say. I think the Muslims who want to establish the mosque have every right to do so, although if they truly are interested in building bridges they would [...]
On The Taxpayers’ Dime
Posted in America, Politics, tagged America, Budget Deficit, Federal Debt, Politics, President Obama on August 17, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
The AP has a story about President Obama’s themes for the upcoming midterm elections. They are pretty familiar already — don’t give the keys back to the Republicans, who are just obstructionists — but that is not what I find interesting about the article. No, the significant statement comes about two-thirds of the way down, [...]
