http://www.redstate.com/gclaghorn Wed, 12 Aug 2009 14:33:45 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Promoted from the diaries by Jeff. Is "make up your mind" really all that much to ask of President Obama? Evidently so. At yesterday's townhall in Portsmouth, New Hampshire, Obama's oft-repeated "money line" was that tax raises are "painful" and unneccessary, and that tax cuts were awesome. Take, for example, the following ... http://www.redstate.com/gclaghorn/2009/08/12/i-will-actually-i-wont-or-perhaps-i-will/ (Via Gateway Pundit) This is how much Democrats believe it is "healthy for such a historic effort to be subject to so much scrutiny and debate": Enough to portray Kenneth Gladney, an anti-Obamacare townhall attendee who was beaten by SEIU thugs, as a "silly black man in a wheelchair" and hurl sexual ... http://www.redstate.com/gclaghorn/2009/08/10/this-is-what-happens-to-black-men-in-america/ At About 5 PM Eastern yesterday, a bitterly ironic post entitled "Stop the violence at health care town halls" was published on the official blog of the Service Employees International Union. Over the last 24 hours, almost 40 comments have been posted on that entry, spelling out America's opinion in the ... http://www.redstate.com/gclaghorn/2009/08/08/what-the-seiu-doesnt-want-you-to-see/ Hey, Senators Graham, Collins, Snowe, Voinovich, Lugar, Alexandar, Martinez, Gregg, and Bond?  Hi.  It's me. You see, there are just a few things I have to say, but I think they're pretty important points.  Pull up a chair, won't you, because I think we're going to be here for a while.  ... http://www.redstate.com/gclaghorn/2009/08/06/we-need-to-talk/ Promoted from the diaries by Jeff. Most of you have seen the latest smear from the Democratic National Committee. You've also probably heard about the call for members of the newly-formed White House Snitch Brigade. You have watched elected officials "flee their 'townhalls' like frightened bunnies" (as Moe Lane put it), in fear ... http://www.redstate.com/gclaghorn/2009/08/05/you-keep-using-that-word/ Promoted from the diaries by Jeff In recent weeks, the healthcare debate has become increasingly heated, with both sides preparing to make an example of the final results.  Republicans want to make Obama's push for socialized Healthcare his "Waterloo", and Democrats want to use it to reaffirm their constituent support, which ... http://www.redstate.com/gclaghorn/2009/08/04/a-failure-so-epic-it-was-almost-a-success/ On the front page at the Daily Kos, the Kos Kidz are appalled at Michelle Malkin's commentary on miranda rights for terrorists: Michelle Malkin's idea of ha ha ha... ......is using an images of planes crashing into the WTC to peddle a false conspiracy theory. For the record, according to Gen. David Petraeus, ... http://www.redstate.com/gclaghorn/2009/06/11/do-as-we-say-you-stupid-conservatives-not-as-we-do/