As I’ve said numerous times before, voters aren’t stupid. They know who piloted our economic collapse last year and it’s going to be extremely hard for Republicans to convince them otherwise.
Still, it is kind of telling that Republicans blame Obama more for the economy than Bush, even though it’s by a very small 6 point [...]

Can you believe it’s 9 points?
Here’s the graph from Gallup:

This creates a bit of an interesting predicament. Should Obama simply push forward with his initiatives and let the polls be damned or can he risk losing independents in front of a tough 2012 fight? I guess it depends on whether or not he can lose [...]

Who’s this guy?
Meet Kenneth R. Feinberg, the new pay “czar” for the White House. He’s tasked with reigning in the out of control compensation at companies the government helped recently.
I think it should be noted right off the bat that this is tied to executive compensation and bonuses…two pots of money that are so [...]

The jokes will be legion, but the policy is sound. And this is a move that Libertarians, Republicans and Democrats can all applaud.
From The AP:The jokes will be legion, but the policy is sound. And this is a move that libertarians, republicans and democrats can all applaud.
From The AP:
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Obama administration will [...]

So, it looks like the artist behind the iconic poster of Barack Obama actually did use an A.P. image as a template to create it. Still, there’s a lot to discuss about copyright infringement, Fair Use, etc.
However, first the details from the NY Times:
The A.P. claimed in January that Mr. Fairey owed them credit and [...]

A brief introduction:  I’m a libertarian Republican, fiscal conservative and born-again Christian with moderate social views.  That means I’m sure to irritate everyone at some point, but never mind; I’m pleased to be invited to be part of the Donklephant team. Now, on to the first post …
Along with the head scratching [...]

What to say to this?
Well, I’ll give it a try…
Looks like 1st Amendment rights are alive and well if folks can create a billboard that sits on one of the most well traveled highways in the country and suggest Obama is a communist and make a quasi-revolutionary call. I mean…do they not see the irony [...]

Numbers just came out today and in July the number was 247,000. This is obviously disappointing because the numbers had been consistently dropping since the beginning of the year and this uptick was not expected.
More from Reuters:
Analysts polled by Reuters had expected non-farm payrolls to drop 180,000 in September and the unemployment rate to rise [...]

First Drudge tried to make it seem like Obama is forcing a news station to not report a story about people who don’t want the Olympics to come to the Chicago…
…and now John Boehner jumps on the pile…
House Minority Leader John Boehner torched President Barack Obama Wednesday for his European trip to pitch the Chicago [...]

I’m starting to notice some poll numbers that suggest an interesting trend. Basically, Americans aren’t necessarily happy with Obama’s health care plans, but they trust Republicans a LOT less.
Take a recent CBS/NY Times poll as an example:

52% of Americans trust Obama to make the right decisions for health, while only 27% feel Republicans are more [...]

Why yes…yes there is.
And all they’re asking you to do is give them $30 so they can send all 50 state attorney generals a fax demanding Obama show his birth certificate.
Fun fact: this is actually running on a CBS affiliate in Texas and other locales across the country.

In related news, if you think Obama is [...]

I found the following hilarious and I honestly don’t think it’s doctored.

Yes, he’s an alien.
Or a God.
Or a Hawaiian.
Take your pick. :-)

Independent voters are at the center (though not necessarily centr-IST!) of the current firestorm going on in the country over healthcare, socialism, war, and nearly every other issue around. I was reading Jonathan Weisman’s article in the WSJ yesterday (see below) and was struck by some of the questions that the NBC/WSJ poll asked voters. [...]

Public Policy Polling pitted the top Republicans (including Jeb Bush) against Obama in a hypothetical matchup and found that the former Arkansas Governor’s folksy ways puts him at the top of the pack. And this makes sense. Huckabee is amiable, has some ideas that at least sound new (get rid of the IRS, FAIR tax) [...]

Here are the facts. Racism has been rising steadily over the last few months. In recent polls, President Obama’s job approval number has dropped from 70% to 50%. This means the percentage of racists in this country has risen from 30% to 50% – a 67% increase in only eight months! Even more alarming, close to one out of two Americans are now racist. We have reached a tipping point. If this trend continues, the racists will soon be in a majority. Now, more than ever, we need the pundits and sages of the mainstream media to speak out.

First off, my takeaways about the policy in the speech…

You can’t be dropped because of pre-existing conditions. No surprise there, but to me this is the most important reform. Also, no more yearly or lifetime caps. For catastrophic illness, this is a must.

Stressing that nobody will be forced to change doctors or insurance providers, he’s [...]

Just in case you haven’t seen it…

Would love to hear your thoughts, but please be civil.

And [our predecessors] knew that when any government measure, no matter how carefully crafted or beneficial, is subject to scorn; when any efforts to help people in need are attacked as un-American; when facts and reason are thrown overboard and only timidity passes for wisdom, and we can no longer even engage in a civil [...]

Just got this and thought I’d share. As advertised, the President’s plan focused on insurance reform first and foremost and then has a quasi-public option that leaves a lot open for interpretation about how we’ll get there.
But don’t take my word for it…

That’s supposedly the takeaway from the prime time address to Congress, and I think it’s the right message to send. The public option has been the sticking point for nearly everybody. On the right it was tantamount to socialism. On the left, any modification of the plan was considered weak and worthy of scorn. So [...]