Today in Washington – June 18, 2010
By: Brian Darling (Diary) | June 18th at 11:00 AM |
Not much going on today in Washington after a big day of grilling for the low key CEO of BP Tony Hayward yesterday in the House. Just like the Celtics defense melted down in the 4th quarter collapse last night against the LA Lakers in game 7 of the NBA finals, final passage of the Tax Extenders bill melted down in the Senate and consideration of | Read More »
Today in Washington – June 16, 2010
By: Brian Darling (Diary) | June 16th at 10:30 AM |
President Obama laid an egg on national TV last night. The Boston Celtics followed with their own egg laying against the Lakers. Obama is in the process of losing his base, as evidenced by the scathing analysis by three Obama cheerleaders at MSDNC (via RCP) Keith Olbermann – “I thought it was a great speech if you lived on another planet for the past 57 days.” | Read More »
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Today in Washington – June 8, 2010
By: Brian Darling (Diary) | June 8th at 06:30 AM |
Last month, Senator Pat Roberts (R-KS) called President Obama “thin skinned,” because of the President’s intolerance of criticism. Trait came out in an interview with the Today Show interview posted on Real Clear Politics yesterday: I was down there a month ago, before most of these talking heads were even paying attention to the Gulf. A month ago I was meeting with fishermen down there, | Read More »
Today in Washington – May 27, 2010
By: Brian Darling (Diary) | May 27th at 11:01 AM |
At least four hearings today in the House and Senate on the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. This is becoming a big problem for the Obama Administration, because Obama Administration officials and President Obama himself, just don’t seem to be responding quickly to emerging threats. There is no official of the Obama Administration taking point on the situation to explain to the American people | Read More »
This Week in Washington – May 24, 2010
By: Brian Darling (Diary) | May 24th at 11:00 AM |
This week is the last week of work for the House and Senate before the Memorial Day recess and these are the times when taxpayers should keep a close eye on elites on Capitol Hill. Keep an eye on all of the expensive ideas up for a vote, because this week could prove very expensive for the American people if Congress passes every “must pass” | Read More »