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Latest Articles: Obama Wars
Mystery for White House: Where Did the Jobs Go?
Post Date: 2010-07-19 08:07:16 by Badeye
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Mystery for White House: Where Did the Jobs Go? By JOHN HARWOOD Welcome as it is, progress toward finally capping the gulf oil leak hasn’t resolved the biggest conundrum facing President Obama before the midterm elections. That conundrum, which reclaims center stage in Washington this week, is this: Why is unemployment so high? The whodunit has flummoxed economists in both parties for a year. In 2009, as the new Obama administration grappled with the financial crisis, joblessness rose nearly two points beyond customary recession forecasts. Part of the uncertainty concerns why. More consequential now, as the administration and Congress determine what to do, is whether the ...
It's All Maine's Fault
Post Date: 2010-07-19 08:03:25 by Badeye
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It's All Maine's Fault Vice President Joe Biden blames Maine's Republican Senators for not letting the $862 billion stimulus be even larger. Vice President Joe Biden is President Obama's gift to journalism, and Sunday he was in top form on ABC's "This Week." We were especially taken by his answer to a question of whether the February 2009 $862 billion stimulus was "too small." The veep averred that many people thought so, though we'd note that at the time he and the President sold it as the perfect amount. "There was a reality," Mr. Biden explained yesterday. "In order to get what we got passed, we had to find Republican votes. ...
Roadside bombs kill 5 NATO troops in Afghanistan's volatile south and east
Post Date: 2010-07-17 18:04:00 by WhiteSands
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KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Five NATO troops died in roadside bombs in Afghanistan, the alliance said Saturday, as international forces announced that they had foiled a terrorist attack on an upcoming conference in Kabul to be attended by leaders from more than 60 nations. Security is being tightened across the capital for Tuesday's conference, which is attracting the heads of NATO, the United Nations and top diplomats, including U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton. In May, Taliban fighters had a gunbattle with security forces and militants launched a rocket that landed with a thud about 100 yards (meters) from the site of a national peace conference in the capital; three ...
Obama Plays the Race Card
Post Date: 2010-07-16 14:02:20 by Badeye
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Obama Plays the Race Card by Roger Hedgecock 07/16/2010 The Obama Administration is playing the race card to win the November election and keep control of Congress. The President who promised to "bring us together" acts now to fan the flames of racial division. As every poll shows increasing disaffection among Obama 2008 voters, a desperate White House falls back on Alinsky 101—mobilize your supporters with a campaign of racial and class division and demonize, divide, and demoralize the opposition. In just 18 months, Obama's promise to "fundamentally transform" America got translated into legislative "accomplishments" that nationalized health ...
Fox News Poll: Obama a Hindrance on Fall Elections
Post Date: 2010-07-16 13:22:03 by Badeye
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Fox News Poll: Obama a Hindrance on Fall Elections By Dana Blanton Published July 16, 2010 Voters will go to the polls this November with control of Congress at stake. Yet most voters say when they pull that lever, they will be sending a message to the White House, according to a Fox News poll. The poll, released Friday, finds that 41 percent of voters will cast their ballots to register opposition to President Obama's policies. A third (33 percent) will vote to express their support. The policies of the administration will not be a factor for 20 percent of voters. Most Republicans — 72 percent — describe their midterm vote as expressing opposition to the Obama ...
Obama’s Second Act
Post Date: 2010-07-16 13:13:19 by Badeye
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Obama’s Second Act If he wins another term, he’ll only get worse. In the political marketplace, there’s now a run on Obama shares. The Left is disappointed with the president. Independents are abandoning him in droves. And the Right is already dancing on his political grave, salivating about November, when, his own press secretary admitted Sunday, Democrats might lose the House. I have a warning for Republicans: Don’t underestimate Barack Obama. Consider what he has already achieved. Obamacare alone makes his presidency historic. It has irrevocably changed one-sixth of the economy, put the country inexorably on the road to national health care, and, as acknowledged ...
Counting al Qaeda
Post Date: 2010-07-16 13:08:52 by Badeye
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Counting al Qaeda Leon Panetta’s numbers aren’t to be trusted. BY Bill Roggio and Daveed Gartenstein-Ross July 19, 2010, Vol. 15, No. 41 ShareThis When CIA director Leon Panetta declared on a Sunday talk show in late June that “we’re looking at maybe 50 to 100” al Qaeda fighters in Afghanistan, “maybe less,” some commentators took this as a political turning point. British journalist and author Stephen Grey commented via his Twitter account, for example, that the statement “could change the whole war debate.” No doubt the 50 to 100 figure will be repeated by officials and pundits for some time to come; given the paucity of available information, ...
The wild and wacky world of Rep. Sheila Jackson
Post Date: 2010-07-16 13:06:52 by Badeye
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The wild and wacky world of Rep. Sheila Jackson Rick Moran Whatever planet Sheila Jackson comes from, I think we should probably cut off US aid. We don't need any more wacky aliens like her coming to visit us and share their particular vision of planet earth. For instance: Democratic Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee - who once famously asked where she could find photos of the American flag that Neil Armstrong planted on Mars - yesterday insisted, in stark defiance of basic facts of history, that "today we have two Vietnams, side by side, North and South, exchanging and working. We may not agree with all that North Vietnam is doing, but they are living in peace." She went on to ...
Obama's Financial 'Reform' Doesn't Fix Anything [Full Thread]
Post Date: 2010-07-16 09:42:26 by Badeye
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Obama's Financial 'Reform' Doesn't Fix Anything By John Lott Published July 15, 2010 The 2,319 page financial regulation bill that just passed Congress is filled with vague, complicated language. Some language will weaken our financial system and make it less efficient. Other language appears to mandate racial and gender employment quotas in dozens of Federal agencies. In the name of making sure that there is not another financial crisis, the bill does nothing to address what caused the mortgage problems created by government regulations that forced banks to make risky loans that they didn't want to make. It does nothing to rein in the $400 billion in losses ...
Obama's New Financial Regulation Bill Strangles America's Economy with Red Tape
Post Date: 2010-07-16 09:41:08 by Badeye
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Obama's New Financial Regulation Bill Strangles America's Economy with Red Tape By John Berlau Published July 15, 2010 | FoxNews.com Print Email Share Comments (12) Text Size The 2,315 page Dodd-Frank financial regulation bill that passed the Senate 60-39 on Thursday and will be signed by President Obama next week should not be called "financial reform." Instead, it should be called what for what it is: pages and pages of massively costly, counterproductive and possibly unconstitutional mandates on nearly every type of business except for those government-sponsored enterprises at the root of the crisis. And while the bill claims to crack down on excesses on Wall ...
GOP Outpaces Dems in Open Senate Seat Fundraising
Post Date: 2010-07-16 09:39:31 by Badeye
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GOP Outpaces Dems in Open Senate Seat Fundraising Published July 15, 2010 WASHINGTON -- Republicans are outraising Democrats in nearly a dozen open Senate races, increasing their hopes of significantly narrowing the Democrats' majority in November. The differences are dramatic in some cases, such as Ohio. Republican nominee Rob Portman raised $2.6 million in the quarter than ended June 30, compared to about $1 million raised by Democrat Lee Fisher. Portman held a big cash-on-hand advantage: $8.8 million to $1 million, according to campaign finance reports filed Thursday. The two are seeking the seat being vacated by Republican George Voinovich. Fundraising is more competitive in ...
An Obama Administration Job for Sen. Specter?
Post Date: 2010-07-16 09:14:28 by Badeye
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An Obama Administration Job for Sen. Specter? July 15, 2010 6:27 PM Sources tell ABC News that Sen. Arlen Specter, D-Pennsylvania, has informed the White House that he would like to consider remaining in public service after his Senate term ends at the end of this session, and White House officials are keeping an open mind about possible job openings for him. Specter, who was defeated in his March primary by Rep. Joe Sestak, D-Pennsylvania, is a close friend of Vice President Joe Biden and someone praised for his leadership in pushing for greater funding for the National Institutes of Health. Sources said the job discussions are far from anything other than preliminary, and were not part ...
Reid stretches definition of "jobs" bill
Post Date: 2010-07-16 09:10:36 by Badeye
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Reid stretches definition of "jobs" bill By: Susan Ferrechio Chief Congressional Correspondent July 15, 2010 With the unemployment rate stuck at 9.5 percent and just months remaining before midterm elections, Democrats are pushing the idea that they other, seemingly unrelated, bills are job creation measures, including the health care law, an energy and climate change bill and a measure to provide benefits to the jobless. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., whose state has the highest unemployment rate in the nation, defended the Senate's efforts to get people back to work when he was asked if there are any further plans to try to pass jobs-specific legislation ...
Dems in denial
Post Date: 2010-07-16 09:08:47 by Badeye
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Dems in denial Refusing to see why voters are revolting Last Updated: 8:54 AM, July 16, 2010 Posted: 12:40 AM, July 16, 2010 Rich Lowry The great Democratic revolution of 2008 is entering its pitiful stage. If House Speaker Nancy Pelosi had a guillotine, Robert Gibbs' head would be rolling around in a basket. His offense? Uttering perhaps the most unassailably accurate statement of his tenure as White House press secretary: that there is "no doubt" Republicans might take back the House. Theories abound for why Gibbs would say such a flatly true thing. The simplest is that Gibbs was asked whether the House is in play on "Meet the Press" and in the flush of the ...
Poll: Obama Losing to Romney, Huck & Newt (but Tied With Palin)
Post Date: 2010-07-16 09:06:41 by Badeye
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Poll: Obama Losing to Romney, Huck & Newt (but Tied With Palin) 2 hours ago 0 Comments Say Something » Print Text Size EmailMore Matt Lewis A new survey out from Public Policy Polling should give Republicans hope they can defeat President Obama in 2012. According to the poll, Obama "trails Mitt Romney 46-43, Mike Huckabee 47-45, Newt Gingrich 46-45, and is even tied with Sarah Palin at 46. The only person tested he leads is Jan Brewer, who doesn't have particularly high name recognition on the national level at this point." Analysis suggests these Republican candidates are polling ahead of Obama because they "lead within independents in every match-up" ...
Cherry-picking Obama polls: Iceberg? What iceberg?
Post Date: 2010-07-15 15:07:29 by Badeye
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Cherry-picking Obama polls: Iceberg? What iceberg? July 15, 2010 | 6:16 am President Obama met to mollify angry House Democratic leaders Wednesday night. The only things at stake this year are 435 House seats, 36 Senate seats and 37 governors' offices. Facing their biennial elections on Nov. 2, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and gang seem to think that they have loyally trekked along and dutifully delivered on the Chicago president's costly, controversial agenda, and what does he do for them? Throw a lousy White House picnic. Candidly, political executives of any party, with their big-picture agendas, find the care, feeding and courting of everyday legislators and their parochial ...
Fox News Poll: Obama Job Approval Down, Few Think Stimulus Helped
Post Date: 2010-07-15 14:33:13 by Badeye
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Fox News Poll: Obama Job Approval Down, Few Think Stimulus Helped By Dana Blanton Published July 15, 2010 July 15: President Obama's job performance rating has dropped overall and hit a new low among Democrats. Most Americans see little benefit from the federal government's economic stimulus plan, as President Obama's job performance rating drops overall, and hits a new low among Democrats. A Fox News poll released Thursday finds that 43 percent of voters approve of the job Obama's doing, matching a previous low in early April. Two weeks ago 47 percent approved, and a year ago 54 percent of voters approved. His highest approval thus far was 65 percent in January 2009. ...
Americans in 73% Majority Oppose Deepwater Drilling Ban
Post Date: 2010-07-15 13:29:04 by Badeye
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Americans in 73% Majority Oppose Deepwater Drilling Ban By Kim Chipman - Jul 14, 2010 Chart: Poll Attachment: Poll results and methodology Most Americans oppose President Barack Obama’s ban on deepwater oil drilling in response to BP Plc’s Gulf of Mexico spill, even as they hold the company primarily responsible for the incident. Almost three-fourths, or 73 percent, say a ban is unnecessary, calling the worst oil spill in U.S. history a “freak accident,” according to a Bloomberg National Poll. Barely more than a third say they support drilling less than they did a few months ago. The BP rig sank in April. The administration issued a new moratorium this week after a ...
Mass Foreclosures This Year Expected to Eclipse '09 Levels
Post Date: 2010-07-15 13:26:47 by Badeye
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Mass Foreclosures This Year Expected to Eclipse '09 Levels Published July 15, 2010 LOS ANGELES LOS ANGELES -- More than 1 million American households are likely to lose their homes to foreclosure this year, as lenders work their way through a huge backlog of borrowers who have fallen behind on their loans. Nearly 528,000 homes were taken over by lenders in the first six months of the year, a rate that is on track to eclipse the more than 900,000 homes repossessed in 2009, according to data released Thursday by RealtyTrac Inc., a foreclosure listing service. "That would be unprecedented," said Rick Sharga, a senior vice president at RealtyTrac. By comparison, lenders ...
Obama creates more crises to manipulate and control
Post Date: 2010-07-15 13:17:44 by Badeye
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Obama creates more crises to manipulate and control By Dr. Laurie Roth Thursday, July 15, 2010 President Obama is on a ‘Rules for Radicals’ roll, creating environmental crises with the calculated sham of the Gulf oil spill, while fueling race wars with the NAACP against the Tea Party groups. Remember, Obama needs crises and enemies to be the messiah and dictator he fantasizes being. As long as people can suffer in the gulf, prices go up and jobs are ruined, he can blame big oil, off shore drilling and eventually Bush, since that is his favorite fallback. Once the problem has grown to the uncontrollable absurd, mostly through his neglect in leadership and careful planning of ...
Americans Torn Over Obama Strategy In Afghanistan: Poll
Post Date: 2010-07-15 11:23:43 by Brian S
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Some 44 percent of Americans disapprove of President Barack Obama's handling of the war in Afghanistan, a significant rise from earlier this year, according to a CBS news poll released Thursday. In CBS's last poll in May, only 37 percent of those questioned disapproved of the president's approach to the conflict now in its ninth year. Some 43 percent of those polled approve of Obama's policies, about the same as the 44 percent who said they approved in May. But the number of undecideds dropped from 19 percent to 13 percent. A majority of Americans believe the war is going either "somewhat" or "very badly" (62 percent) jumped from 49 percent in May. ...
Signs of the Stimulus
Post Date: 2010-07-15 09:54:16 by Badeye
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Signs of the Stimulus Some Call it Transparency, Others Another Example of Government Waste By JONATHAN KARL and GREGORY SIMMONS July 14, 2010 As the midterm election season approaches, new road signs are popping up everywhere – millions of dollars worth of signs touting "The American Reinvestment and Recovery Act" and reminding passers-by that the program is "Putting America Back to Work." A look at where the stimulus money is going.On the road leading to Dulles Airport outside Washington, DC there's a 10' x 11' road sign touting a runway improvement project funded by the federal stimulus. The project cost nearly $15 million and has created 17 jobs, ...
Obama enlists Bill Clinton's aid on economy
Post Date: 2010-07-15 09:50:19 by Badeye
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Obama enlists Bill Clinton's aid on economy By Caren Bohan and Alister Bull Wed Jul 14, 8:31 pm ET WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Barack Obama sought on Wednesday to lift sagging confidence in his economic stewardship by enlisting the help of predecessor Bill Clinton, as a leading business group issued a scathing critique of the administration's policies. Clinton, who presided over the 1990s economic boom, joined Obama at a closed-door White House meeting with business leaders to encourage job creation and investment, including in clean energy. The U.S. Chamber of Commerce, a top business group, issued a rebuke of Obama's economic agenda, accusing him and his ...
Europe Warns Obama: This Relationship Is Not Working
Post Date: 2010-07-15 09:45:47 by Badeye
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Europe Warns Obama: This Relationship Is Not Working Published July 15, 2010 | Europe’s disappointment with Persident Barack Obama’s presidency was laid bare Thursday as the EU’s most senior figure called for a dramatic effort to revive transatlantic relations. The President of the European Commission said the new era at the White House was in danger of becoming a “missed opportunity” for Europe. José Manuel Barroso said the EU-U.S. relationship was not living up to its potential. The criticism follows a series of fundamental disagreements on how to deal with the economic crisis, climate change and trade reform. The feelings of a deepening rift are ...
From Disaster to Catastrophe -- What's Obama's Endgame In the Gulf?
Post Date: 2010-07-15 09:39:49 by Badeye
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From Disaster to Catastrophe -- What's Obama's Endgame In the Gulf? By James Carafano Published July 15, 2010 | FoxNews.com To many along the Gulf Coast, the oil spill response is Katrina… with a difference. With Katrina, says Mark Riley, an official in Louisiana’s Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness Department, the problem was that the federal government showed up with its “hurricane bag” and found a disaster. This time, they showed up with “oil spill bag and found a catastrophe.” And after a week surveying the federal response to this latest disaster, one certainly gets the impression that the feds, though anxious to help, have brought ...
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