CHICAGO TRIBUNE Chief of staff pick just another cog in the Daley machine By John Kass January 7, 2011 As President Barack Obama knighted Chicago’s William Daley as his new chief of staff — and kept the Daley machine in control of the executive branch of our federal government — I couldn’t help thinking of […]
DALEY – THE CHICAGO WAY Read More »
JANUARY 7, 2011 Ou Est Le ‘Cash for Clunkers’? Not surprisingly, the idea of subsidizing new cars came from France. By VICTOR DIAL Many countries in Europe are reporting improved auto sales in December, thanks to a last-minute rush by consumers to take advantage of yet another “Cash for Clunkers” program. So look for poor
THE ORIGIN OF CASH FOR CLUNKERS Read More »
JANUARY 7, 2011 The New Party of No Majority Leader Harry Reid will soon be blocking, obstructing or deterring nearly all the reforms the Republican House sends to the Senate. By KIMBERLEY A. STRASSEL Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid may yet rue the day he helped popularize the phrase “The Party of No.” It never
DEMOCRATS – THE NEW PARTY OF NO Read More »
WALL STREET JOURNAL JANUARY 7, 2011 GOP Governors Seek Leeway to Cut Medicaid Rolls By JANET ADAMY Republican governors are pressing the Obama administration to make it easier for states to cut Medicaid enrollment, setting up a fight over one of states’ costliest programs. On Friday, 33 Republican governors and governors-elect plan to send a
GOP GOVERNORS SEEK LEEWAY TO CUT MEDICAID ROLLS Read More »
Final Tab for Pelosi’s Speakership: $5.34 Trillion in New Debt—Or $3.66 Billion Per Day Thursday, January 06, 2011 By Terence P. Jeffrey Outgoing House Speaker Nancy Pelosi of Calif. speaks during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Jan. 4, 2011. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak) (CNSNews.com) – In the 1,461 days that Rep. Nancy
FINAL TAB FO PELOSI’S SPEAKERSHIP – $3.66 BILLION PER DAY! Read More »
NEW YORK POST January 6, 2011 Charles Gasparino I Have seen the future, and it doesn’t work. Don’t get me wrong: New Year’s in beautiful Barcelona was a blast. Spain is a great vacation spot, with good food and gorgeous women — but nobody seems to be working outside the tourist areas. The reason is
WHY EUROPE’S MALAISE COULD COME HERE Read More »
AMERICAN THINKER January 06, 2011 What Obama Thinks of America By Wendy Wright Sometimes the best way to find out what a person thinks about you is to find out what he tells others. That’s why the report on America’s human rights record filed by the Obama administration with the U.N. is particularly interesting. It’s
WHAT OBAMA THINKS OF AMERICA Read More »
January 4, 2011 Budget Hawk Eyes Deficit By DAVID LEONHARDT Indianapolis Of all the Republicans talking about the deficit these days, Mitch Daniels, the governor of Indiana, has arguably the most credibility. Congressional Republicans have spent much of the last decade voting for tax cuts and spending increases, all the while giving speeches decrying the
AN INTERVIEW WITH MITCH DANIELS, GOVERNOR OF INDIANA Read More »
The American Spectator : Crisis In Euroland The American Spectator Letter From Paris By Joseph A. Harriss on 1.4.11 The euro, that artificial Funny Money used by 331 million Europeans in17 nations — the 17th, Estonia, joined the euro just this week — was conceived in sin and born in corruption. The New Year brings
CRISIS IN EUROLAND Read More »
THE GAME JANUARY 4, 2011 By DENNIS K. BERMAN Land values soared. States splurged on new programs. Then it all went bust, bringing down banks and state governments with them. This wasn’t America in 2011, it was America in 1841, when a now-forgotten depression pushed eight states and a desolate territory called Florida into the
WHEN STATES DEFAULT: 2011, MEET 1841 Read More »
