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Sarah Palin Makes Herself Even More Irrelevant

by @ Friday, July 3rd, 2009. Filed under Politics, Sarah Palin

In a move that is bizarre both in it’s content and in its timing, Sarah Palin announced today that she would be stepping down as Alaska’s Governor by the end of this month:
WASILLA, Alaska - Sarah Palin announced Friday she plans to resign as governor of Alaska in a few weeks, saying she will try [...]

Crazy Birther Lawyer Dispenses Medical Advice

by @ Friday, July 3rd, 2009. Filed under Barack Obama, Dumbasses, Obama Derangement Syndrome, Politics

Orly Taitz has made a name for herself over the past several months as what one writer called the “Queen Bee” of the people obsessed with Barack Obama’s citizenship.
Now, she’s dispensing medical advice and telling her readers not to get the flu vaccine because it’s part of some vast worldwide conspiracy that will kill us [...]

Sarah Palin Is Not A Serious Candidate For President

by @ Friday, July 3rd, 2009. Filed under 2012 Election, Economics, Politics, Sarah Palin

Something tells me that Charles Krauthammer won’t be invited to Wasilla anytime soon:

Krauthammer is, I think, 100% correct, as I observed only days after the 2008 election:
History certainly isn’t on her side. There are no examples in history of a failed Vice-Presidential candidate becoming either their party’s nominee or President of the United States (Walter [...]

Time To Party Like It’s 1983

by @ Thursday, July 2nd, 2009. Filed under Barack Obama, Credit Crisis, Economics, Politics

Despite some hopes/signs that the economy may be improving, the job market continues to get worse:
The pace of job losses quickened in June after slowing just a month earlier, casting a shadow over the Obama administration’s attempts to stanch months of declines in the labor market.
The American economy shed 467,000 jobs last month, and the [...]

Norm Coleman Concedes Minnesota Senate Race

by @ Tuesday, June 30th, 2009. Filed under 2008 Election, Politics

After the Supreme Court ruling I wrote about earlier, there were very few options left for Norm Coleman so it’s good to see that he had the class to bow out now rather than continue a pointless fight.‘
Here’s the statement he read at the top of the hour:
“Ours is a government of laws, not men [...]

More Trouble For John Edwards

by @ Monday, June 29th, 2009. Filed under Dumbasses, John Edwards, Politics

It looks like things are about to go from bad to worse for the former Senator and Vice-Presidential candidate:
Former presidential candidate John Edwards is out of luck if he hoped that the extramarital affairs of Gov. Mark Sanford and Sen. John Ensign would take people’s minds off his own cheating scandal.
Former Edwards aide Andrew Young [...]

Supreme Court Over-rules Sotomayor On Discrimination Case

by @ Monday, June 29th, 2009. Filed under Barack Obama, Politics, Sonia Sotormayor, Supreme Court

In a move that is bound to have repercussions for Judge Sonya Sotomayor’s approaching confirmation hearings, the Supreme Court today narrowly reversed a ruling she had made in a controversial employment discrimination case:
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court ruled on Monday, in a case with enormous implications for workplaces across the country, that white firefighters in [...]

Another Nail In The Obama Birth Truther Coffin

by @ Monday, June 8th, 2009. Filed under Barack Obama, Obama Derangement Syndrome, Politics

It seems that the Certification of Live Birth that Barack Obama produced last year is the only birth record that Hawaii releases:
[Y]ou can’t obtain a “certificate of live birth” anymore.
The state Department of Health no longer issues copies of paper birth certificates as was done in the past, said spokeswoman Janice Okubo.
The department only issues [...]

General Motors Follows Chrylser Into Bankruptcy

by @ Monday, June 1st, 2009. Filed under Auto Industry, Barack Obama, Business, Economics, Politics

Just over a month ago, it was Chrysler filing for Chapter 11 Bankruptcy protection, today General Motors did the same:
General Motors filed for bankruptcy protection this morning, marking the end of financial independence for the 100-year-old industrial leviathan that once conflated its interests with the country’s and — counting jobs at the company and its [...]

Public Continues To Hold Bush Responsible For The Economy

by @ Monday, June 1st, 2009. Filed under Barack Obama, Bush Administration, Credit Crisis, Economics, Politics, Republicans

If you’re looking for a reason why President Obama continues to enjoy relatively high approval ratings despite the state of the economy, look no further:
President Obama contends he inherited the nation’s ongoing economic problems and that his actions since taking office are not to blame. Sixty-two percent (62%) of U.S. voters agree with the president [...]

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