December 17th, 2011
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Highlights from Conference Call With Former U.S. Senator Norm Coleman (R-MN) and Dr. Tevi Troy
Former U.S. Senator Norm Coleman (R-MN): “President Obama doesn’t have a messaging problem with the Jewish community, he has a policy problem. The reality is that he recognizes that and so you’re going to see efforts to try and shore up Jewish supporters. Dr. Troy indicated that 78% support in the last election and that’s [...]
Democrats throw Obama under the bus over payroll taxcut
The Democrat-controlled Senate voted 89-10 to pass an extension of the payroll tax cut. According to theAssociated Press, the two-month extension requires President Obama to grant a permit for the Canada-to-Texas Keystone pipeline within 60 days unless he determines that the pipeline is “not in the national interest.” Obama had implied that he would veto any bill that [...]
Courage, Not Scorecards
From the diaries by Erick Heritage Action for America and the Club for Growth are outstanding organizations. If you look at scorecards, theirs represent the purest of some very impure cards. HAFA and CFG should be commended for their efforts to hold politicians feet to the fire, but we need an added element. We need [...]
Ricardo Sanchez drops out of TX-SEN Democratic primary…
Instapundit has reminded me of this story about retired General Ricardo Sanchez’s dropping out of the Democratic TX-SEN primary. The very short version: Sanchez was the handpicked recruit of the DSCC, much to the cynical amusement of hardcore partisan Republicans who looked forward to savaging rabidly anti-war DSCC chair Patty Murray for recruiting and running [...]
The Truth about the New Detainee Policy
From the diaries… On Thursday, Congress gave the President sweeping new power to detain American citizens indefinitely, without charge or trial. A provision in the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) empowers the President to detain anyone who “substantially supported” groups he determines are “associated forces” of terrorists. The provision at issue, sec. 1021, was tucked [...]
Tech at Night: We won a battle on SOPA; LightSquared heating up; OBAMA shows sense on privacy
Wednesday night I put off all Tech at Night topics except for SOPA because the critical mark up votes in Committee were coming up. We weren’t supposed to be able to stop SOPA, but we could at least raise awareness, put up a fight, and prepare for the floor votes. And sure enough, the vote [...]
The Debate Play By Play #EERS
Tonight from 6pm ET to 9pm ET I’m going to do a detailed play by play of the Fox News Republican Debate from Iowa last night. You aren’t going to want to miss it. You can listen live on the WSB live stream and call in at 1-800-WSB-TALK. You know, you guys never call in, [...]
All of the candidates suck. Pick one.
Promoted from the diaries. The key message here is the first and last sentences. Remember that when/if you threaten to “stay home” from the election(s) … Ed. So…..do they suck WORSE than Obama? All of the candidates are politicians. ALL of them think that government has answers….YES, even Ron Paul. THAT’S WHY THEY ARE IN [...]
Obama, Reid facing revolt over Keystone ethical oil pipeline?
(Via @davidhauptmann) Background: the House of Representatives, understandably upset that the Obama administration would rather please foreign conflict oil despots and radical progressives than provide manufacturing and construction jobs to good Americans – to say nothing of cheaper energy – has passed a bill that would expedite the construction of the Keystone ethical oil pipeline. [...]
