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Air Force One sparkled beneath the brilliant Arizona sun as President Obama and Governor Jan Brewer met one fine day on the tarmac. Then, for no reason, Brewer spat on Obama’s foot. Oh, she didn’t? Then she asked him for a shoeshine. No? Did her dog mark Air Force One’s tires? Wrong again? So what was the big deal? 

While both parties appeared terse during their recent meeting, they didn’t seem on the verge of blows. Obama was apparently displeased with how Brewer’s new book portrayed him while Brewer didn’t appreciate Obama’s condescending attitude. Fine, there was a mild rift. The situation ended with Brewer inviting Obama to a formal meeting, which a White House spokesman indicated was accepted, and Obama referring to the incident as “overblown” and “not a big deal at all.” 
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Imperfections notwithstanding, humans are a rather forgiving bunch. We’ve been known to forgive people who’ve stolen from us, damaged our property, or attacked us outright. We’ve forgiven con artists, robbers, and swindlers of all stripes. The more magnanimous among us can even forgive their rapist, or their loved one’s murderer. A big heart is essential to granting absolution in lieu of vengeance. Therefore, when such forgiveness is accorded, the gracious party rightly earns public respect.

To revere a forgiving victim is one thing. But what would we think of someone who encouraged their assailant? What would we think of a woman who cheered her attacker during a sexual assault? How about someone who applauds while their neighbor is being murdered, or roots for the thief who’s burglarizing their home, or praises the thug who’s vandalizing their property? We’d think them foolish, if not tetched. Read more

The Obama campaign played the birther conspiracy theorists like Jenny Oaks Baker plays a tune, smooth, in control and beautifully.

Now they mock them again. I must say, it is actually kind of funny.

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When the curtain went up on Obama Theatre’s latest presentation, staged at a town hall meeting sponsored by LinkedIn.com, the performance was the same as it has always been. A theatre critic would describe Obama’s act as tired, tedious, and repetitive. The President delivered the same stale routines and predictable themes upon which he’s long relied. There was nothing new, nothing creative. His message was inescapably vacant and laughably sophomoric. 

Yet one scene stood out, wherein an obvious cast member sheepishly asked Obama, “Will you raise my taxes?” Read more

For the record, reports of my demise have been slightly exaggerated. I have been up till recently suffering from a combined attack of employment, academia, and travel which has left me time sufficient only to pound the steering wheel or throw pillows at the television screen when I have been assaulted by The One’s endless speechifying. I’m beginning to think presidential addresses should come with a warning screen prior to the actual event.

Yesterday was Monday and thus the scene of yet another TelePrompTer show at the White House Rose Garden. Has anybody checked to see whether TOTUS now has a permanent pole mounted amongst the roses? I’m just curious.

But I digress. Where was I? Oh, yes. Roses.

There is a well used section of the liberal playbook entitled “Class Warfare”. This involves convincing the public that all of their problems can be traced back to some rotund Wall Street hedge fund manager who owns six houses, three stretch HUMMERS, and a fleet of private jets. This demographic, dear reader, doesn’t pay its “fair share” of taxes and that’s why the American economy is stuck clinging to the edges of the drain.
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Unless you’ve been living under a rock, you have probably heard about the Solyndra scandal.  It’s being touted as Obama’s first scandal, well at least the first one that has known ties to the White House.  How will this impact 2012?  Or will it just blow over by then?

Less than 18 months before a general election a sitting president arrives in Iowa and we’re supposed to believe he’s on an economic mission? Pardon me, but I’ve seen more believable posturing. President Obama’s trip to the Hawkeye State had nothing do with economics and everything to do with receiving mail at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue until January 2017. However, Obama’s Iowa appearance should have an opposite effect. He provided America several reasons to grant him a change of address. Read more

After the initial reaction dies down, does the death of Osama Bin Laden at the hands of United States commandos help the flagging Obama administration?

Could this be the foreign policy victory he needs to jump start his reelection campaign?

What say you people out there in PD land?

Two years can be to politics what two minutes is to a football game – an eternity. Two years ago Team Obama rode into DC on the Hope & Change Express full of promises to fundamentally reconstruct America into something more (meaning less) than what she had become. Virtually everyone and every organization would stop at nothing to have The One come and impart his wisdom upon them. Such was the afterglow of the 2008 election cycle.

Obamamania was not limited to the DC Beltway. According to the infallible Wikipedia, no fewer than seven states have schools or other institutions named in honor of The One. Bear in mind that most of these namings were enshrined before or shortly after The One sat in the Big Chair for the first time. Normally Americans wait to name buildings after someone until said someone has actually accomplished something.

But I digress.

Last year at this time, request for presidential speeches – specifically commencement addresses – were pouring into the White House. Nearly 1,000 schools were clamoring for The One to impart wisdom to the graduating masses before they went on either to get more education or do something novel like getting a job.
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Well, numbers fans, today was the day the Government Printing Office stocked up on toner and put the lasers into overdrive as The One put forth his much awaited 2012 Budget. It’s a light read – coming in at just over 2,400 pages (to include the required appendices). Sometimes I think budget writers go to the Walt Whitman Writing School and come out somehow believing they get paid by the word.

Like most Americans, all I want to know about The One’s budget is just how much it’s going to cost me and the other five remaining taxpaying Americans to fund all the hope and change in 2012. The answer to that trillion dollar question is $3.73 trillion. Yes, my fellow taxpayer. The Federal Government simply must spend $3.73 trillion in 2012. Any less would constitute cuts of a Gingrichian Draconian scale.

But, never fear, Citizen! The One has declared that over the next decade, his budgetary guidelines (which subsequent administrations are under no obligation to uphold) will cut $1.6 trillion off the total.
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Interesting round-up from CBS News.

Speeches, statements and remarks: 491

-Since taking office: 883

News conferences and press availabilities: 27

-Formal, solo White House Press Conferences: 6

-Since taking office: 69 total, 11 WH.

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One of the positions President Barack Obama vigorously campaigned on was “restoring America’s standing in the world”. In fact, he commented after only one year from winning his election in an interview with CNN the he believed this had already occurred:

I think that we’ve restored America’s standing in the world, and that’s confirmed by polls.

I wonder what “the polls” have to say today as we are being openly mocked internationally. Indeed, the UK’s Daily Mail ran a piece on Saturday that began with this indictment:

Probably not since the days of the Pharaohs or the more ludicrous Roman Emperors has a head of state travelled in such pomp and expensive grandeur as the President of the United States of America.

While lesser mortals – the Pope, Queen Elizabeth and so on – are usually happy to let their hosts handle most of the security and transport arrangements when they venture beyond their home shores, the United States creates a mini-America on the move to ensure that nothing is left to chance. . . .

The White House has, according to some reports, booked the entire Taj Mahal Palace Hotel in Mumbai, the city’s most luxurious. It is not uncommon for the grander heads of state to reserve a floor or two, but a whole hotel is unprecedented.

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I must first admit that I don’t pay much attention to the work of the Washington Post’s Bob Woodward. I didn’t read any of the books he wrote during W’s tenure and I likely won’t read his latest book which he has entitled “Obama’s Wars”. I understand Woodward to be fairly well sourced and am willing to believe his work is based (mostly) in fact.

The MSM is replete today with stories taken from copies leaked or otherwise released prior to Monday’s official launch. I must admit that when I came across this tidbit, I nearly choked on my morning Diet Coke. It appears, Dear Reader, that The One has already accepted the inevitability of another terrorist attack on United States soil. Saith The One:

We can absorb a terrorist attack. We’ll do everything we can to prevent it, but even a 9/11, even the biggest attack ever . . . we absorbed it and we are stronger

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Sounds like the work of a dictator to me…

American citizens are targeted for killings far away from any battlefield, based exclusively on unchecked accusations by the Executive Branch that they’re involved in Terrorism.

..Obama had continued Bush’s policy (which Bush never actually implemented) of having the Joint Chiefs of Staff compile “hit lists” of Americans..

Obama’s Director of National Intelligence, Adm. Dennis Blair, acknowledged in Congressional testimony that the administration reserves the “right” to carry out such assassinations.

Read the entire article from, of all places, Salon.com

Discussion with a friend a few days ago:

HIM: “Can you believe Obama and this oil spill?”

ME: “Yeah, it’s a mess.”

HIM: “I can’t believe he doesn’t just go down there and get the job done.”

ME: “Huh?”

HIM: “Plug the hole, you know.”

ME: “Himself?”

HIM: “Yeah… Whatever… Want to get a soda?”

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Yesterday, Quincy, Illinois served as the latest stop on The One’s perpetual campaign trail. He believes that if he talks often and long enough, the words which he reads from his TelePrompTer will somehow morph into reality and suddenly all of America will start to chant “Yes We Can”.

Meanwhile, the rest of us have to live in this strange world commonly referred to as “reality”.

During his canned stump speech, The One took a risk and unplugged himself from the TelePrompTer and spoke “off the cuff” for a few minutes about his effort to reform the way Wall Street does business. I’ll omit – for the sake of brevity – a discussion regarding The One’s non understanding of basic business principles.

Here’s a taste of The One’s off Prompter remarks:

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Obama goes to Quincy, Illinois for a speech at the convention center and notices the Quincy Tea Party Rally in progress. What does the Obamanation do? He calls out SWAT because they are SO dangerous.

See just how dangerous they are here:

Obama has to be desperate to accept an interview on Fox News.  You know… that “entertainment” channel.  However, we all know that he needed to reach a bigger audience and FNC has four times the viewers as any other cable network.

Rather than conducting the interview with someone like Bill O’Reilly, who has a reputation for going after his guests when they don’t answer his questions, Obama chose Bret Baier, a seemingly mild mannered host.  I saw his interview with O’Reilly right before the 2008 election and I saw the interview with Bret Baier.  He should have gone with O’Reilly.

Bret – Congratulations and thank you from every American for asking tough questions and demanding answers from the President.

To everyone else in the media – That’s how it’s done.  Take notes.  You can watch it multiple times if needed.

In the run up to the State of the Union Show, much hullabaloo was made about The One’s graceful pivot from a health care focus to one centered on jobs. He would stretch forth his mighty hand and command the economy to create jobs for his followers. Then the stormy economy would calm itself, the purses of the fat cat greedy Wall Street corporate CEOs would be loosed and there would be employment and happiness for all

And rainbows. Oh, and unicorns too. Don’t forget the unicorns.

So, last week I was very surprised to come across a headline which began with an eye catching phrase:

Obama calls ‘entrepreneurship summit’
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From The Right Scoop site this puts it all in a nice package