Archive for April, 2008

Sowell Unloads Both Barrels on Obamarama

Tuesday, April 29th, 2008

After a suitable baseball anecdote about Paul Waner, Thomas Sowell lays into Barack Obama:

There is no reason why someone as arrogant, foolishly clever and ultimately dangerous as Barack Obama should become president — especially not at a time when the threat of international terrorists with nuclear weapons looms over 300 million Americans.

Yikes.

Don’t hold back — tell us what you really think!

My thoughts: a lot of people read Obamarama as a political Tiger Woods, a post-racial classy progressive politician. The more we get to know Uh-Oh, the more he looks like a no-class empty-suit leftist paper tiger instead.

(Hat tip: William Katz at Urgent Agenda.)

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Will’s Hot Button Questions for Obamarama

Tuesday, April 29th, 2008

In the May 5 issue of Newsweek, George Will serves up a set of sizzling questions to Barack Obama. It’s hard to pick a favorite, but this one will serve as exemplar:

ExxonMobil’s 2007 profit of $40.6 billion annoys you. Do you know that its profit, relative to its revenue, was smaller than Microsoft’s and many other corporations’? And that reducing ExxonMobil’s profits will injure people who participate in mutual funds, index funds and pension funds that own 52 percent of the company?

Next: a batch for John McCain.

Did I miss his batch for The Hildebeast?

(Hat tip: Gary Gross at California Conservative.)

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Twitter Updates for 2008-04-28

Monday, April 28th, 2008

  • @jaysolo: heh. magnifying glass. Can I ever sympathize! #

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Twitter Updates for 2008-04-28

Monday, April 28th, 2008

  • @jaysolo: heh. magnifying glass. Can I ever sympathize! #

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High Gas Prices Ripple Through Economy

Monday, April 28th, 2008

Airlines are merging or filing for bankruptcy.

SUVs are auto non grata as trade-ins.

Now another domino is falling — cutbacks in the auto industry:

Sagging pickup truck and sport utility vehicle sales have forced General Motors Corp. to shut down one shift each at four North American factories and lay off about 3,500 workers.

The world’s largest automaker by sales said Monday that the cuts, to take effect starting this summer, were brought on by weak demand due to high gasoline prices and an economic downturn.

Each of those 3,500 workers likely has mortgage payments…

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