Wow, when it comes to deficit spending Barack Obama makes George W. Bush look like a piker… From The Washington Times: The federal government posted its largest monthly deficit in history in February at $223 billion, according to preliminary numbers the Congressional Budget Office released Monday morning. That figure tops last February’s record of $220.9 [...]
Ramesh Ponnuru: A Ticket for ’12
November 6, 2010 By Leave a Comment
I spotted this post by Ramesh Ponnuru on National Review Online’s Corner blog yesterday and thought I’d weigh in: There’s been a lot of talk about Jeb Bush over the last few days. If he does run, he should consider Liz Cheney as a running mate. They won’t even have to design new stickers. I’m [...]
New York Appeals Court Dismisses Dan Rather’s Suit vs. CBS
September 29, 2009 By Leave a Comment
This should come as no surprise to anyone who has followed the whole sorry “Rathergate” affair… A New York State Appeals Court has dismissed Dan Rather’s $70 million wrongful termination suit against CBS: A New York state appeals court on Tuesday dismissed former TV newsman Dan Rather’s lawsuit against CBS Corp in which Rather claimed [...]
Diana West: Its George W. Bush Not Rush Limbaugh Who is the Real Enemy of Conservatism
March 11, 2009 By Leave a Comment
When I wrote my election postmortem I listed “Bush fatigue” as one of the reasons why Republicans lost in November. Diana West takes that theory one step further in her column today and says out loud what a lot of us having been thinking: Forced to the ramparts to defend Rush Limbaugh against the spurious, [...]
The Bush Legacy
January 27, 2009 By Leave a Comment
I was flipping through the worthless rag that passes for our local paper this morning when I came across this joyous little piece of hate in the Letters to the Editor: A Reign of Error has finally ended It has been said by others that “the highest patriotism is love of one’s country deep enough [...]
LAT: Reagan Wouldn’t Recognize This GOP
January 26, 2009 By Leave a Comment
Former congressman Mickey Edwards wrote provocative Op Ed titled “Reagan wouldn’t recognize this GOP” in the Los Angeles Times a couple of days… It’s worth reading. I agree with Edwards’ central point which point which is that the contemporary Republican party has lost its way. Where Edwards loses me is here: The Republican Party that [...]
Harry Reid: George W. Bush ‘the worst president we’ve ever had’
January 4, 2009 By Leave a Comment
From CNN’s Politcal Ticker blog: As the nation prepares for the inauguration of President-elect Barack Obama, a leading Democrat is not letting up in his criticism of President George W. Bush. “I really do believe President Bush is the worst president we’ve ever had,” Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid said Sunday on NBC’s “Meet the [...]
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