Remember when he made fun of Justice John Roberts? The exact quote was, “My memory is not as good as Justice Roberts’” Obama was right behind him at the time and you could tell he wasn’t amused. Karma, karma, karma… What do they say about people who live in glass houses?

Yesterday, I reported how the numbers behind the demise of the PJM ad network didn’t seem to add up, and now a very angry Jeff Goldstein digs into Roger Simon’s reasoning too. First, I think it’s important to reprint what Simon said because without it you probably won’t understand what Goldstein is saying. From Simon… [...]

I can understand forgetting that the use of a car is considered income, but note that Daschle didn’t even report earned income too. From ABC: ABC News has obtained the Senate Finance Committee Report on Tom Daschle’s nomination to be Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services, which indicates that Daschle’s tax problems [...]

If you thought $700 billion was a lot of money, well.. It is. But $2 trillion is.. ridiculous. This is Danielle Ivory from ANP. Congress and the new administration have been focusing their attention on strengthening oversight for the Treasury’s TARP program, but meanwhile few are paying any attention to the Federal Reserve. Since September, [...]

In this economy, would you pay $149.99 for a Bernie Madoff action figure? Would your answer be influenced if you knew it was a limited edition action figure? Herobuilders.com is no stranger to controversy, brazenly giving G.I. Joe collectors the meanest enemies possible to wage war on — Saddam, Osama, Hugo Chavez.  Without bad guys, [...]

Just when I didn’t think I could be shocked by the previous administration’s decisions… From Wash Post: President Obama’s plans to expeditiously determine the fates of about 245 terrorism suspects held at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, and quickly close the military prison there were set back last week when incoming legal and national security officials — [...]

50 cents a post to make your country look better? Joe The Plumber would approve. Here’s more from BBC: China is using an increasing number of paid “internet commentators” in a sophisticated attempt to control public opinion. [...] They have been dubbed the “50-cent party” because of how much they are reputed to be paid [...]

I did some digging and found the following interview Joe Wurzelbacher did with Shepherd Smith on Fox News back in October. Among the highlights… When asked if he knows anything about Obama’s positions on Israel, Wurzelbacher doesn’t have an answer. Instead he tries to hide behind some lame excuse about people going out and finding [...]

Pajamas TV just got more awesome! Because now they’re sending somebody into the field who agreed that “a vote for Obama is a vote for the death of Israel.” Here’s the announcement… Honestly, I think they’re using this guy as a stunt, but if he’s willing to be used that’s his cross to bear. By [...]

Yesterday they cut off their natural gas supply to the Ukraine. Completely. That also means the supply to numerous European countries has been severely diminished. From AP: The Russia-Ukraine natural gas dispute hit Europe with the force of a winter storm Tuesday, cutting or limiting supplies to nearly a dozen nations. Tens of thousands of [...]

I’ve written at length about my opinions of extraordinary rendition, Guantanamo Bay, etc., but the idea that people will vigorously defend policies that put a completely innocent man through 6 years of hell still leaves me completely baffled. Seriously. This is one of those issues for me where there’s absolutely zero common ground because I [...]

I’m still not sure why this guy is trying to force his way into the Senate on the back of Blago, but he had to see this one coming. From CNN: Robert Baxter says Erickson rejected Burris’ appointment because it does not conform with Rule 2 of the Standing rules of the Senate, which specifically [...]

“The original intelligence was wrong, no question about it. But there were parts of it that were right. It wasn’t 100 percent wrong. It was correct in saying he had the technology. It was correct in saying he still had the people who knew how to build weapons of mass destruction. I think it was [...]

Here’s the deal…if Chip Saltsman can honestly spin this whole flap by saying that those who called him out for his racially insensitivity are simply pandering to the national press, well, the GOP has truly become the party of clueless white people. Politico explores the acute tone deafness: Four days after news broke that the [...]

I’m glad to see we learned our lesson… From CNN: After nearly a year of flagging sales, low gas prices and fat incentives are reigniting America’s taste for big vehicles. Trucks and SUVs will outsell cars in December, according to researchers at the automotive Website Edmunds.com, something that hasn’t happened since February. Meanwhile the forecast [...]

At his new Culture11 digs, John Schwenkler points to a Washington Post article about the impending February 10 National Bankruptcy Day, about which I have written prolifically in recent days. One of the few saving graces with respect to this legislation, which will devastate small, medium and domestic businesses in numerous industries, has been a [...]

Looks like the folks at Goldman Sachs will get those hefty bonuses after all. Still think paying taxes isn’t patriotic? From Bloomberg: Dec. 16 (Bloomberg) — Goldman Sachs Group Inc., which got $10 billion and debt guarantees from the U.S. government in October, expects to pay $14 million in taxes worldwide for 2008 compared with [...]

If Ford declines the taxpayer money, Ford deserves the support of American car buyers. If GM and Chrysler take taxpayer money, they do not deserve the support of American car buyers. Polls show that a majority of Americans oppose taxpayer dollars being used to support the Detroit 3 bailout. Perhaps the right idea is to boycott any company that takes taxpayer funds against the wishes of the majority of American taxpayers.

I wrote about this plan recently, but today I find out that it may not happen. Why? Because it’s not “free market” enough. Good times… The FCC has been considering auctioning 25 megahertz of spectrum in the 2155MHz to 2180MHz band. As part of the rules for using the spectrum, the FCC plans to require [...]

I couldn’t make this stuff up if I tried. But after 8 years of being told half truths, who will believe any of this…especially now that word has leaked that these are just talking points? From LA Times: A two-page memo that has been sent to Cabinet members and other high-ranking officials offers a guide [...]