POLITICO: With California’s state government deadlocked over a $24 billion hole in its budget, the Golden State is hurtling toward financial apocalypse. Washington’s response? Deal with it yourselves. California is the world’s 8th-largest economy, home to one out of every eight Americans and the holder of 55 electoral votes. The state enjoys incredible sway on [...]
Surreal images from the streets of Tehran. It doesn’t look terribly calm. It DOES look like martial law. Video is out of sync with sound, so use your imagination. . LiveLeak:
LiveLeak: This is Jeff Kuhner of the Washington Times filling in for Michael Savage ……..
HouseRepublicanLeader John Boehner: H/T JayMS Washington, Jun 26 – Speaker Pelosi’s national energy tax is going to raise electricity prices, increase gasoline prices, and ship American jobs overseas to countries like China and India. This, we know. It would be a bureaucratic nightmare overseen by a confusing web of government agencies that would take and [...]
H/T Scoot During Boehner’s brief attempt at filibuster, he reads passages related to the usage of “qualified youth corps” to regulate energy efficiency in regards to “the sustainability of low-end income communities.” “I wonder if ACORN qualifies for these grants,” Boehner quipped. . .
Publius’ Forum: -By Warner Todd Huston The Washington Post had an interesting article on June 25 headlined, “A First Lady Who Demands Substance.†I think it was meant to highlight that fact that Michelle Obama is more than a mere first lady but is a strong, substantive person — which is, by the way, without [...]
Bloomberg: By Michael B. Marois and Darrell Preston June 29 (Bloomberg) — California lawmakers remain deadlocked over how to fix a $24 billion deficit that threatens to leave the state broke in July, after Democrats sought an end-run around a rule requiring a supermajority vote to raise taxes. The Assembly last night began passing a [...]
NewsBusters: By Mark Finkelstein Remember the good old days—when dissent was patriotic? Fuggedaboutit. Dissent isn’t merely unpatriotic now. It’s downright treasonous. Just ask Paul Krugman. If, like virtually all House Republicans and a handful of Dems, you don’t agree with the likes of Henry Waxman on the need to take radical measures on the climate, [...]
TheRightSideOfLife: As I had recently remarked in my “best of†vacation posting, Rep. Bill Posey’s (R-FL) bill on presidential eligibility, HR1503, had 4 cosponsors added to his bill. And as attorney Mario Apuzzo points out, the list has recently grown to 6: The sixth U.S. Congress House Representative has signed on to co-sponsor HR 1503. [...]
AtlasShrugs: Minutes ago: Ghoba Mosque closed, but more than 20,000 ppl around chanting against regime, some clashes, more trying join 12:43 pm Tweetdeck: There are reports of clash between military forces and people Thousands used the anniversary of 7th. tir martyrs memorial at the Ghoba mosque to take to the streets. Continued HERE
TimesOnline: Jenny Booth Soldiers have reportedly arrested the President of Honduras and taken him to a military airbase to be flown into exile. Supporters of Manuel Zelaya described the events as a coup and have gathered outside the presidential palace to protest. First reports of what happened came from Carlos Enrique Reina, Mr Zelaya’s private [...]
AmericanThinker: Yep. We taxpayers now have “a little Captain in all of us.” Too bad it’s because our tax dollars went to the rum distiller who makes Captain Morgan rum. Via Crooks and Liars we get the not surprising news that the $750 billion we shelled out in TARP to save American banks ended up [...]
CypressTimes: Bill Turner NOW WILL YOU LISTEN? I have been begging, pleading, cajoling and insisting you get active. Let me clarify the term active for you. Active is more than calling, writing, email and faxing. Active is getting in the street with protest signs. Active is going to your senators and representatives local office and [...]
KoreaTimes: By Jung Sung-ki Staff Reporter The South Korean military plans to speed up efforts to deploy ground, air and naval weapons systems for use in strikes against key facilities in North Korea in the event of war, the Ministry of National Defense said Friday. The plan is part of a revised version of a [...]
bLOOMBERG: By Joe Carroll and Edward Klump June 26 (Bloomberg) — America’s biggest oil companies will probably cope with U.S. carbon legislation by closing fuel plants, cutting capital spending and increasing imports. Under the Waxman-Markey climate bill that may be voted on today by the U.S. House, refiners would have to buy allowances for carbon [...]
Jerusalem Post: By AP AND JPOST.COM STAFF Iran’s hard-line president lashed out again at the United States and President Barack Obama on Saturday. Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, re-elected this month in a disputed vote that sparked huge protests, said the US response to the turmoil was a mistake and hinted it could imperil Obama’s aim of improving [...]
WAshingtonPost White House Weighs Order on Detention Officials: Move Would Reassert Power To Hold Terror Suspects Indefinitely By Dafna Linzer and Peter Finn Obama administration officials, fearing a battle with Congress that could stall plans to close the U.S. prison at Guantanamo Bay, are crafting language for an executive order that would reassert presidential authority [...]
