Below The Beltway

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

Just over a month after David Souter announced his retirement, President Obama has named the woman he hopes will fill Souter’s seat:
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Barack Obama named federal appeals judge Sonia Sotomayor as the nation’s first Hispanic Supreme Court justice on Tuesday, praising her as “an inspiring woman” with both the intellect and compassion [...]

If today’s reports are to be believed, we could have the name of President Obama’s Supreme Court nominee by this time next week:
President Obama told senators at a White House meeting yesterday that he would review names of potential Supreme Court nominees over the weekend, leading participants to believe an announcement could come within days, [...]

The news just keeps getting worse when it comes to the utter fiscal irresponsibility of the Obama Administration:
WASHINGTON (AP) — With the economy performing worse than hoped, revised White House figures point to deepening budget deficits, with the government borrowing almost 50 cents for every dollar it spends this year.
The deficit for the current budget [...]

Today, the Obama Administration released the results of a its weeks-long search for areas where the Federal Budget can be cut.
To say the very least, the results were barely even symbolic:
The Obama administration today unveiled program details of a $3.4 trillion federal budget for the fiscal year beginning in October, a proposal that includes [...]