Archive for 16 Sep 2009

Some more light reading for you:

Is Obama a Narcissist?

Probably, but that’s the least of our problems

Al Qaida moves the battle to Iraq

Suppose you were Osama Bin Laden or his successor, and you’re pitted against Barack Bin Obama.

Calling Obama Out on HealthCare

Finally, that which Obama had utterly dismissed and ignored, the passion of the people, found expression through the brave lips of Wilson.

Black Tea Party Express Tour Team Member Experienced Racism

The racial hate expressed against me all came from the left, people who support President Obama’s radial socialist agenda

Obama Is Redefining the American Presidency

It’s time we question the popular assumption that the power of the Presidency should “bring relief and prosperity” to the American people

Voyage of the Mayflower

The Pilgrims set sail for the New World on September 16, 1620. It behooves us to appreciate the tremendous risks of their solo voyage, and the resulting great rewards Americans enjoy to this day

Voyage of the Mayflower

The Pilgrims set sail for the New World on September 16, 1620. It behooves us to appreciate the tremendous risks of their solo voyage, and the resulting great rewards Americans enjoy to this day.

What I Saw at the Revolution

A vivid personal account of the 9/12 demonsation in DC.

More lying from the Liar-in-Chief:

At It Again
Jennifer Rubin

The Wall Street Journal’s editors gingerly call it an “invention,” but really—it’s a lie. The “it,” of course, is another made-up fact by Obama, who is becoming a font of misinformation and half-truths. The editors explain that Obama’s claim that individually purchased insurance is three times more expensive than employer coverage is false:

The Congressional Budget Office expects premiums for employer-sponsored coverage to cost about $5,000 for singles and $13,000 for families this year on average. “Premiums for policies purchased in the individual market,” adds CBO, “are much lower, about one-third lower for single coverage and half that level for family policies.”

Similarly, the federal Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality finds that the growth rate for premiums is also lower for individuals over employers. Mr. Obama’s health team surely knows this dynamic, given that the CBO report was issued under the auspices of Peter Orszag, now the White House budget director.

More

Another hypocrisy from the left. This time, again, it’s from the Liar-in-Chief.

Obama: I Want Those Patriot Act Powers
by Tim Lynch

Yesterday, President Obama’s lawyers informed members of Congress that the president does not want any provision of the  Patriot Act to expire.  Turns out that  Obama wants to have the sweeping powers.  This is just the latest example of the cacophony that pervades Washington.  When Bush was in the White House, the Dems postured against his runaway spending, his military quagmires, and his constitutional violations.  With Obama in the White House, Bush’s most misguided policies either continue or worsen.

Obama is in the news today for his “off-the-record” comment about Kanye West.  It would have been better had a reporter overheard Obama saying something like, “John Ashcroft was a terrific Attorney General, but  I’ll never admit that publicly.”

For related Cato work, go here and here.