Tag Archives: Obama
President Canute
Obama accepted the Democratic nomination two years ago by remarking that the occasion marked the moment when “our planet began to heal” and the “rise of the oceans began to slow”. Mark Steyn riffs on the subject here.
Daddy Carville
The president is getting it from all sides on the oil spill. James Carville wants Obama to take charge and tell BP, “I’m your daddy“.
Nuke Security Screener
Canada, Ukraine, Mexico, and Chile agreed to cut their stockpiles of enriched uranium at last week’s Nuclear Security Summit.
Give It Up for Lent
Obama wants the health care bill passed by March 18. He endorsed using “the budget maneuver known as reconciliation” to pass the unpopular big bill by a simple majority rather than the 60 votes normally needed in the Senate. Here’s the Washington Post story.
Health Summit
Harry Reid on Politico – ” Republicans should stop crying about reconciliation.” Harry Reid, (and Hillary, Schumer, Biden) on Breitbart from 2005 – Founders saw need for protection from tyranny of the majority.