Waste Not
“The simple fact is that Obama’s spendthrift ways produced the worst economic recovery since the Great Depression, with GDP growth far below, and unemployment far above, the trend set in previous recoveries.” (Editorial, “A Shovel Empty Waste of $787 Billion,” Investor’s Business Daily, 5/18/2011)
Never Enough Government?
Obama Democrats push for another federal agency, more government employees, more taxpayer funds wasted, nothing useful achieved. (Charles Gasparino, “More Useless Government: New Fed Agency Won’t Solve Anything,” New York Post, 5/22/2011)
Half of ObamaCare Waivers to Unions…
The lion’s share of ObamaCare waivers go to Obama’s Big Labor supporters. (Mark Hemingway, “Over Half of All ObamaCare Waivers Given to Union Members,” The Weekly Standard, 5/16/2011)
…And One Fifth for Pelosi
Apparently $60 steaks don’t generate enough restaurant revenue to provide healthcare. (Matthew Boyle, “Nearly 20 Percent of New ObamaCare Waivers Are Gourmet Restaurants, Nightclubs, Fancy Hotels in Nancy Pelosi’s District,” The Daily Caller, 5/16/2011)
California = Bust?
California Republicans try to save their state from Democrats’ bloated spending, taxes, and waste. (George Will, “Golden State Blues,” The Washington Post, 5/20/2011)
Just Another Wealth Transfer to Obama’s Allies
Courtesy of your taxes, Obama’s “Stimulus” preserved 450,000 public sector union jobs while quashing one million private sector jobs. (John Hinderaker, “A Verdict on Obama’s “Stimulus” Plan,”Powerline, 5/15/2011)
“Funnyman” Colbert is Butt of Own Joke
Comedian Stephen Colbert finds the joke is on him when he gets snared in arcane campaign finance laws. (Steve Simpson & Paul Sherman, “Stephen Colbert’s Free Speech Problem: The Comedian Runs Up Against Campaign-finance Law in an Attempt to Lampoon the Supreme Court,” The Wall Street Journal, 5/19/2011)
GOP’s Big Tent
Republican candidates display true diversity — the diversity of ideas. (S.E. Cupp, “The Left’s Fake Rainbow Coalition: When it Comes to Ideas, GOP is Far More Diverse,” New York Daily News, 5/18/2011)
With Friends Like These…
Barack Obama’s hard line stance concerning Israel is having a chilling effect on his former supporters. (Eli Lake, “Obama’s Speech Doesn’t Sway Some Key Donors,” The Washington Times, 5/22/2011)
Criticize Obama at Your Peril
Want your newspaper to have access to Obama’s media entourage? Better toe the leftist, pro-Obama party line… (Hillary Chabot, “White House Shuts Out Herald Scribe,” Boston Herald, 5/18/2011)
Weekly Republican Video Address
View this week’s message from Texas Senator Kay Bailey Hutchison as she discusses the Republican Party’s efforts to lower soaring energy prices and the Obama Democrats’ unwillingness to cooperate. |
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