Monthly Archives: March 2009
Silk Purse From an Earmark
The day after criticizing Bush’s signing statements the president issued a signing statement of his own complaining about the earmarks he said he would never approve in the bill he was signing. Got that? Victor Davis Hanson does in this column.
Bernie Madoff: Free at Age 220
At least you know where your money went if Bernie stole it.
Gift Exchange
The Brits feel Obama dissed them on Gordon Brown’s recent visit. Brown put some serious thought into his gift to the Messiah; a desk penholder carved from the sister ship of the HMS Resolute. The president’s desk is made from timbers in the Resolute. Classy, no?
The president gave Brown a 25 DVD collection of American movie classics and a Popeil Pocket Fisherman. Just kidding about the pocket fisherman.
According to the Sunday Telegraph UK, a White House official said, “There’s nothing special about Britain. You’re just the same as the other 190 countries in the world. You shouldn’t expect special treatment.” Later reports said the president was tired.
Mark Steyn, as usual, has an amusing take.
Dittohead
Jonathan Martin of Politico revealed a vast left wing conspiracy against El Rushbo. Okay not so vast, but James Carville, Paul Begala, and pollster Stanley Greenberg determined that Rush is less popular with young voters than Jeremiah Wright, at least among those who know who Jeremiah Wright is. Carville’s response, “It’s great for us, great for him, great for the press”, “The only people he’s not good for are the actual Republicans in Congress.” For more on the Rush diversion go to the Daily Beast.
