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Archive for July, 2009

Why Republicans Need To Take The Birther Threat Seriously

by Doug Mataconis @ Wednesday, July 22nd, 2009. Filed under Barack Obama, Obama Derangement Syndrome, Politics, Republicans

Marc Ambinder makes the case:
The birther movement may be premised on a fictional belief, but it is savvy: birthers now wear the term “birther” as badge of honor, as if they were a persecuted minority — which, come to think of it, is one mechanism for solidarity in the face of evidence to the contrary. [...]

An Idea Whose Time Has Come

by Doug Mataconis @ Wednesday, July 22nd, 2009. Filed under 2009 Governor's Race, Bob McDonnell, Virginia, Virginia Politics

Bob McDonnell has an idea that makes a heck a of a lot of sense:
Robert F. McDonnell, the Republican candidate for governor of Virginia, proposed Tuesday handing over about 330 state-run liquor stores to private operators to pay for road improvements — a novel way to fund fixes but one that confronts many of the [...]

Birther Of A Notion

by Doug Mataconis @ Wednesday, July 22nd, 2009. Filed under Barack Obama, Obama Derangement Syndrome, Politics

Rachel Maddow did a spot on the birther movement last night, including an interview with The Washington Independent’s David Weigel, whose done a lot of good reporting on this issue:

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Not Everyone Is In Love With Obamacare

by Doug Mataconis @ Wednesday, July 22nd, 2009. Filed under Barack Obama, Economics, Health Care Reform, Politics, Sports

Not even in the normally very Democratic state of Maryland, as Senator Ben Cardin found out recently:

Missouri Congressman Russ Carnahan encountered a similar reaction at a recent town hall meeting:

As did HHS Secretary Kathleen Sibelius:

It doesn’t seem to me that the public is buying what the Democrats are selling.
H/T: No Runny Eggs and Hot Air

Ron Paul vs. Ben Bernanke On Federal Reserve Board Transparency

by Doug Mataconis @ Wednesday, July 22nd, 2009. Filed under Economics, Politics, Ron Paul

The other day, Ron Paul got the chance to ask Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke about transparency at the Federal Reserve Board in general, and Paul’s own bill to audit the Fed specifically:

Incidentally, Paul’s bill, H.R. 1207, now has 275 co-sponsors, and it’s Senate companion, S. 604, has 17 co-sponsors.
H/T: Liberty Maven

Fox News: Nationalized Healthcare Helps Terrorists

by Doug Mataconis @ Tuesday, July 21st, 2009. Filed under Dumbasses, Health Care Reform, Politics

There are plenty of good arguments against increasing government involvement in the health care system, this is not one of them:

H/T: Donklephant

Hardball Takes On The Birthers In Congress

by Doug Mataconis @ Tuesday, July 21st, 2009. Filed under Barack Obama, Obama Derangement Syndrome, Politics

On this evening’s Hardball, Chris Matthews pretty much owned California Congressman John Campbell, who is one of the nine co-sponsors of H.R. 1503, which many are calling the Birther Bill:

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Matthews is a bit of a blowhard here, but he does an excellent job of [...]

Why You Shouldn’t “Buy American”

by Doug Mataconis @ Tuesday, July 21st, 2009. Filed under Economics, Politics

Reason.tv explains why all that “buy American” talk doesn’t make much sense:

Rush Limbaugh: Birther ?

by Doug Mataconis @ Tuesday, July 21st, 2009. Filed under Barack Obama, Obama Derangement Syndrome, Politics

Sure sounds like it:

LIMBAUGH: Barack Obama has yet to have to prove he’s a citizen. All he’d have to do is show a birth certificate. He has yet to have to prove he’s — I have to show them 14 different ways where the hell I am every day of the year for three years.

The Immorality Of Health Care Reform

by Doug Mataconis @ Tuesday, July 21st, 2009. Filed under Barack Obama, Health Care Reform, Politics

Joseph Phillips makes the case against Obamacare from a different perspective:
I must remember to share this article with my friend Bryan. Bryan is a cancer survivor. I have had friends that have lost their battles with cancer so his continued presence on this earth is a great joy to me and a fact of which [...]

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