State-by-state Attack on Electoral College
The left’s war against the Electoral College took on a steep up-tick when President Bush won the presidency while losing the popular vote...
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Obama Getting Away With “Failed Policies of the Past”
Why doesn’t someone in the mainstream media take Presidenat Obama and his spokesmen to task for their ridiculous pledges not to repeat “the...
Bush III: Obama on Torture & Wiretapping
Just as President Bush publicly and repeatedly stated that “this nation does not torture,” but then secretly engaged in torture, President Obama’s public...
Americans Want Torture Inquiry, Obama Doesn’t
A Gallup Poll released February 12 revealed that 62 percent of Americans want to investigate or criminally prosecute Bush administration officials who authorized...
Biden: Global Cop Through “Alliances”
Vice President Joseph Biden told attendees of the 45th annual Munich Security Conference that President Obama plans to have the United States continue...
T-Bills Gone Wild: A Crash in Progress?
The credit rating of the U.S. government is falling fast. Treasury debt mechanisms have crashed in bond markets this year, forcing Treasury officials...
This Year: $2 Trillion Budget Deficit?
“Easily in fiscal year 2009 it’s not out of the realm of possibility to have a $2 trillion deficit,” Mary Ann Hurley, vice...
Obama: Capitalist “Risk-Taking” Created Recession
President Barack Obama blamed the current economic recession on “a binge of risk taking” by bankers in a Today Show interview that aired...
“Torture Memo” Author Attacks Torture Ban
Former Justice Department lawyer John Yoo castigated President Obama’s decision to ban torture and close Guantanamo in a January 29 Wall Street Journal...
Globalization Talk at Davos
German Prime Minister Angela Merkel proposed a new “global financial architecture” at the Davos World Economic Forum on January 30. But press coverage...
Federal Reserve as Corporate Overlord and “Super-Cop”?
Congress is considering granting the Federal Reserve Bank dramatic new powers by this spring, according to the Washington Post for January 26. According...
Phony Guantanamo Recidivism Numbers?
The Department of Defense claimed in a dramatic press briefing on January 13 that “61 in all former Guantanamo detainees are confirmed or...
Obama’s Orders to Close Gitmo, Ban Torture, Review Detention
President Barack Obama signed three executive orders on the first full day of his presidency, January 21, to (1) ban the use of...
Expect More Foreign War Under Obama
The Obama administration plans to increase overall troop commitments abroad this year, according to the Washington Post. The Obama administration has reportedly signed...
Obama’s Inauguration Speech: Glittering Generalities
President Barack Obama opened his presidency with an inaugural address laced with glittering generalities designed to get heads nodding in agreement, but outlined...