Tag Archives: Barack Obama

He says it like that would be a BAD thing.

As widely rumored in recent weeks, today Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens announced that he will retire this summer. Stevens turns 90 next week. Stevens began signaling a possible retirement last summer when he hired just one of his usual complement of four law clerks for the next court term. He acknowledged in several interviews that he was contemplating …

Army Lt. Colonel Terry Lakin says he doesn’t have to obey the commands of his illegal Kenyan president. The Army says, “Deploy or face court martial.” Via World Net Daily: “On 30 March 2010, this command became aware of your intentions to refuse to follow deployment orders. Your stated reason for refusal was your belief that the election of the …

Wingnuts are reveling in the president’s wild pitch at the opening of the baseball season yesterday. Because socialist/Marxist/Kenyans can’t throw. Or something.

Secretary of the Army Gen. John McHugh says he will no longer expel soldiers under DADT. Mr. McHugh, who spoke at a breakfast with Pentagon reporters, said it made no sense to pursue discharges of service members as he speaks with them about the change in policy. Mr. Obama, Mr. Gates and Admiral Mullen have all asked commanders to assess …

Despite months of strenuous opposition from the right, openly lesbian Chai Feldblum has been appointed to the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. Chris Geidner at Metro Weekly reports: Feldblum was nominated by President Barack Obama on Sept. 14, 2009, more than six months ago. Her confirmation hearing was held two months later, on Nov. 19, and her nomination received a favorable …

“My attitude is ‘Go for it!'”

Get them here.

According to Rush Limbaugh, the next step for our Marxist/communist president is to cancel free elections. Either that, or he’s going to grant mass amnesty to undocumented immigrants in order to get their 2012 votes. Talk-radio icon Rush Limbaugh today suggested the existence of U.S. elections is now threatened by a move he expects President Obama to pursue – a …

The Secret Service is investigating several death threats made to the president on Twitter following Sunday’s vote to approve the health care reform bill. “ASSASSINATION! America, we survived the Assassinations and Lincoln & Kennedy. We’ll surely get over a bullet to Barrack Obama’s head,” wrote one Twitter user, who goes by the handle Solly Forell, and identifies himself as a …

UPDATE: The ceremony is concluded. We probably just saw the enactment of the most impactful legislation in our lifetime. If it sticks.

In a decidedly non-triumphant, almost gracious speech, last night the president congratulated Congress for their passage of the health care reform bill. He took no questions after the speech.

The magic number is 216. Cross your fingers, kids.

The president made a rare appearance on Fox News yesterday to debate his health care bill with Bret Baier. You should watch this, if only to make a count of how many times Baier interrupts him.

The 11th Circuit Court of Appeals has upheld a $20,000 frivolous lawsuit judgment against birther loon Orly Taitz, who was sanctioned for filing suits intended to prove President Obama is not an American citizen. Taitz’ appeal stems from a suit filed on behalf of Capt. Connie Rhodes, who argued in September that Barack Obama’s presidency wasn’t legitimate and that she …

According to Rep. Barney Frank, the reason the DADT repeal wasn’t attached to a defense appropriations bill is that the White House doesn’t want it repealed this year. Kerry Eleveld at the Advocate: As Rep. Barney Frank told me Friday, “I’m disappointed with the administration talking about delaying legislation for a year. But I’m working with Patrick Murphy [the lead …