Aside from the wooden performance, there was nothing particularly noteworthy about President Barack Obama’s Oval Office address on Iraq last night. The President again evinced the impression that he viewed Iraq as a distraction, and hetwice said he wanted to “turn the page” to other issues. As forgettable as the address was however, once placed into the broader context of foreign policy speeches and actions, a clear Obama Doctrine can now be defined, as James Carafano and Kim Holmes do in a new paper released today.
- Downplaying American Sovereignty
- Soft-Pedaling American Power
- A More Restrained America
- A More Humble America
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The American people know the President’s stimulus has failed. A new CBS poll out today shows that 74 percent of Americans believe the Obama stimulus either damaged the economy or had no effect. And a Washington Post poll released Tuesday again showed that a majority of Americans disapprove of President Obama’s handling of the economy. So how on earth can the White House claim they “saved or created” 3 million jobs? By rerunning the same economic models that predicted the stimulus would prevent unemployment from ever rising above 8%. That’s right. The White House’s 3 million jobs number is not based on any real world data.
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From: The Heritage Foundation’s Morning Bell
The Lawyers and Lobbyists Full Employment Act
Without spending a single dime, the Obama administration did more yesterday to create jobs for the U.S. economy than it has throughout its entire existence. With the single stroke of a pen, President Barack Obama signed the Dodd-Frank financial regulation bill that set in motion 243 new formal rule-makings by 11 different federal agencies. Each of the 243 rule-makings will employ hundreds of banking lobbyists as they try to shape what the final actual laws will look like. And when the rules are finally written, thousands of lawyers will bill millions of hours as the richest incumbent financial firms that caused the last crisis figure out how to game the new system.
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Texas Governor: Perry (R) 50%, White (D) 41%
Republican incumbent Rick Perry holds a modest lead over Democratic challenger Bill White again this month in his bid for an unprecedented third term as governor of Texas.
You are invited to attend a dinner supporting Congressman Ted Poe. He will be the featured speaker at a dinner catered by Bubba and Betty Haidusek.
Also, have an opportunity to meet other Liberty County Republican candidates.
Thursday, August 19, 2010 at 6:00 PM at the Dayton Community Center.
- Sponsorships and/or individual tickets available.
- Please make checks payable to Ted Poe for Congress
- Tickets: $50.00
- Sponsorships: $350
- Seating is limited Call for reservations – Deadline Monday, August 16.
Contact:
Ken L. Coleman
713 304 7406
kenlcoleman@gmail.com
or
Andy Mccreight
936 346 1069
awmsr@hotmail.com
52% Favor Repeal of Health Care Bill
Most voters still favor repeal of the national health care bill, but support for repeal has fallen to its lowest level since the bill passed in March. Voters remain skeptical, however, about the impact of the plan on the deficit and on the quality and cost of health care. A new Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey finds that 52% of voters favor repeal of the health care bill, while 40% are opposed.
You think its bad now?
Arthur Laffer predicts that you’ve seen nothing yet. Read his article from the Wall Street Journal.
Tax Hikes and the 2011 Economic collapse
From National Review Online:
Krauthammer’s Take [NRO Staff]
On the question of who will replace John Paul Stevens:
The timing is crucial. This is an election year and I can now see a delegation of the endangered Senate Democrats walking into the Oval Office — Harry Reid, Arlen Specter, Michael Bennet of Colorado, Blanche Lincoln — saying: Please, Mr. President, we’re hanging by a thread after health care and the stimulus. With all that happened in the last month to your agenda which we supported, don’t hit with us Diane Wood, a left ideologue who believes not only in the left-wing causes but believes that the role of the court is to impose itself on issues like abortion or gay marriage.
Health care overhaul spawns mass confusion for public
Two weeks after President Barack Obama signed the big health care overhaul into law, Americans are struggling to understand how — and when — the sweeping measure will affect them.
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