"Every government interference in the economy consists of giving an unearned benefit, extorted by force, to some men at the expense of others." - Ayn Rand

CMS: House bill increases health care costs

CMS: House bill increases health care costs

"If Khalid Sheikh Mohammed Is Acquitted, President Obama, Will You Release Him?"

The Press Conference and transcripts follow! That is a question President Obama will never answer. If Obama were to answer yes, he would not be re-elected. The answer would haunt him and damage him irrevocably.

Gallup: Obama down in 8 goals

One Year After Election, Americans Less Sure About Obama Far fewer say he will be able to control federal spending or heal political divisions by Frank Newport

FHA runs low on cash, fueling bailout concerns

OH NO, NOT AGAIN! WASHINGTON - The Federal Housing Administration, which propped up the collapsing housing market last year, acknowledged yesterday that it has drained its cash reserves to dangerously low levels, heightening concerns that it might need a taxpayer bailout.

Sinking Dem polls force Stimulus 2.0

Get ready for Stimulus 2.0 — Extreme Jobs Edition. Yes, the U.S. labor market is slowly healing. The declining number of monthly job losses and weekly initial unemployment claims show that.

45% Now Rate Obama's Economic Performance As Poor

Forty-five percent (45%) of U.S. voters now give President Obama poor marks for his handling of the economy, the highest level of disapproval this year.

Hasan's Treason

One word aptly describes Ft. Hood mass murderer Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan: traitor.

Prof busted in Columbia gal 'punch'

A prominent Columbia architecture professor punched a female university employee in the face at a Harlem bar during a heated argument about race relations, cops said yesterday.

A few Americans will have to be sacrificed from time to time

Bottom line: The society at large, driven by the sermonizing of its elites, has come to an unstated conclusion that, unfortunately, a few Americans will have to be sacrificed from time to time, for the larger goal of establishing the fact that Americans in no way think Muslims ar …

Report: 237 millionaires in Congress

Talk about bad timing. As Washington reels from the news of 10.2 percent unemployment, the Center for Responsive Politics is out with a new report describing the wealth of members of Congress.

Obama's delayed empathy

It takes more than scripted eloquence for presidents to connect with their fellow Americans. It requires a visceral ability to grasp the scope of tragedy, calculate its impact on the national psyche, and react swiftly to it.

CBO: Republican health plan would reduce premiums, cut deficit

The Congressional Budget Office Wednesday night released its cost analysis of the Republican health care plan and found that it would reduce health care premiums and cut the deficit by $68 billion over ten years.

Obama and the Liberal Paradigm

The sheep are quite capable of looking out for themselves. Someone tell the Democrats. As a liberal she [Valerie Jarrett] carries around in her head the liberal paradigm of how the world works and what needs to be done to make it work better. [...]

Let's wish him well! Glenn Beck had an appendicitis attack

FNC host Glenn Beck had an appendicitis attack during his radio show today. Chris Balfe, President of Mercury Radio Arts, Beck's production company, confirmed that Beck had his appendix removed today at an undisclosed hospital.

ABC News: The economy portends trouble for Dems in 2010.

Voters who expressed the highest levels of economic discontent heavily favored the Republican candidates in both states – underscoring the challenge Obama and his party may face in 2010 if economic attitudes don't improve.

By 2-1, People think Hillary would be a better president than Obama

Just 14% of U.S. voters say Hillary Clinton would be doing a worse job as president than Barack Obama if she had won last year's Democratic presidential nomination.

New Anti-Limbaugh-Beck Group Tied To Ex-Obama Czar Van Jones

A new left-wing organization created specifically to attack Rush Limbaugh, Glenn Beck, Lou Dobbs, Pat Buchanan, and Paul Brown has ties to ex-Obama green jobs czar Van Jones.

Real men of genius: W.H., Dems sound alarm on budget deficit

The president's budget director, Peter R. Orszag, on Tuesday will deliver the second major speech on the deficit in a week by a top White House official. Mr.

Pelosi's health care bill creates 111 new federal Obamacare bureaucracies

The House Republican Conference has compiled the following list of the 110 new Obamacare boards, bureaucracies, commissions, and programs created in H.R. 3962, Speaker Pelosi's legislation for a government takeover of health care:

Planned Parenthood leader resigns after watching abortion ultrasound

The director of a Planned Parenthood outlet in Texas has resigned after watching an ultrasound of an abortion procedure. Abby Johnson told the KBTX television station: "I just thought I can't do this anymore, and it was just like a flash that hit me, and I thought that's it.

Obama's Attorney General Tries To Kill Ad

President Obama isn't taking kindly to a television ad that criticizes his opposition to a popular scholarship program for poor children, and his administration wants the ad pulled.

Pelosi's payback to Trial Lawyers

Trial lawyers are the biggest contributors to the Democrat party.

GREEN JOBS-for China!

Obama promised Green Jobs, he just didn't say for whom! Huge Texas Wind Farm's Turbines Will Be Made in China A Chinese wind-turbine company strikes a deal to become the exclusive supplier for one of the largest U.S. wind farms

GOP on health care: In 568 words, what's wrong with 1,990 pages

"This 1,990 pages of bureaucracy will centralize health care decision making in Washington, DC," Boehner said. "It'll require thousands of new federal employees.

About The Observer

Articles Posted: 16
Links Seeded: 394
Member Since: 7/2006

The Observer has not filled out a bio yet.

The Observer's Feeds

Subscribe to The Observer's content using the feeds below. Use RSS for your newsreader and JSS to insert onto your own blog:
  • Articles
  • Seeds

The Observer's Private Articles & Seeds

The Observer has not published any private articles or seeds that you have access to.