Issue 12; May 28, 2009
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This week's issue features...
Republicans nationwide are taking notice of the hard work and dedication RNC Chairman Michael Steele brings to the job. (Andy Barr, "Steele Critics: RNC Chair Finding Mojo," Politico, 5/24/09)
A revealing account of clear leftist partisanship by The New York Times in last year's presidential election. (John Hinderaker, "Killing A Story: How It's Done," Power Line, 5/17/09)
Obama ravages retirees' pension funds to protect his UAW cronies' jobs at Chrysler. (Editorial, "About Those 'Speculators'...Pension Funds Also Got Whacked by Uncle Sam," The Wall Street Journal, 5/21/09)
Nancy Pelosi is so consumed with vindictive desire to damage the previous administration, she's damaging herself even more to do it. (Rich Lowry, "A Martyr to Self-Righteousness: Pelosi is Sacrificing Her Credibility on the Altar of Moral Vanity and Rhetorical Excess," National Review, 5/19/09)
Charles Krauthammer: "If hypocrisy is the homage that vice pays to virtue, then the flip-flops on previously denounced anti-terror measures are the homage that Barack Obama pays to George Bush." (Charles Krauthammer, "Obama's Deeds Vindicate Bush," RealClearPolitics, 5/22/09)
Barack Obama's drive to force Americans into ever smaller cars endangers their lives. (Greg Gutfeld, "Deadly Dreams in Tiny Cars," Big Hollywood, 5/19/09)
Consumer choice? Sorry folks, but Chief Automotive Officer Barack Obama will decide what kind of car you'll be driving. (Editorial, "Banning the Pickup Truck: Barack Obama Now Running the Automobile Industry," Las Vegas Review-Journal, 5/21/09)
Months after promising transparency for "Stimulus" spending, the Obama Administration has provided hardly any information at all, while a private website provides plenty of details. (Alec MacGillis, "Tracking Stimulus Spending May Not Be as Easy as Promised," The Washington Post, 5/21/09)
If the above articles didn't make the foolishness of the Obama Administration's attempts to muscle in on private enterprise clear, this should do it. (Editorial, "Why Government Can't Run a Business: Politicians Need Headlines. Executives Need Profits," The Wall Street Journal, 5/21/09)
When it comes to maintaining our nation's security, neither incompetence nor naiveté are acceptable. (Andrew C. McCarthy, "On 'Torture,' Holder Undoes Holder: The Attorney General Reveals His Legal Ignorance -- or, His Willful Inconsistency," National Review Online, 5/19/09)
Bungling Joe Biden continues to expand his infamous record of running his mouth when he should keep it shut. (Lili Ladaga, "Note to Joe: Don't Reveal Top-Secret Secrets," Yahoo News, 5/18/09)
The action star and martial arts champion comments on the leftist erosion of our freedoms of expression. (Chuck Norris, "Outlawing Opinion," Townhall.com, 5/19/09)
Remember when "you deserve a break today" meant only a trip to McDonalds? Now, it might as well be the motto of the Obama Democrats. Florida Democrat Rep. Alan Grayson wants to force paid vacation days on employers during a recession. (Erika Lovely, "Alan Grayson to Introduce Paid Vacation Act," Politico, 5/21/09)
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