“Richardson Lied,” Team Obama Cried

Jake Tapper via HotAir-
Sources tell ABC News that officials on the Obama Transition Team feel that before he was formally offered the job of commerce secretary, New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson was not forthcoming with them about the federal investigation that is looking into whether the governor steered a state contract towards a major financial [...]

Richardson’s Pay To Play Debt Comes Due

Bill Richardson has dropped out as President-elect Obama’s Commerce Secretary.  No big surprise given what been going on his life lately.
NBC via Michelle Malkin -
New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson, tapped in December by President-elect Barack Obama to serve as secretary of Commerce, has withdrawn his name for the position, citing a pending investigation into a [...]

ARRP: “New Deal” Taking Shape

Behold the details of Obama’s New Deal, also known as ARRP.
Highlights:

extension of unemployment compensation to part-time workers
subsidization of employers’ expenses for temporarily continuing health insurance coverage to laid-off and retired workers and their dependents
spending and tax incentives to double production of renewable energy
making government buildings more energy efficient
building and renovating roads, bridges and schools
modernizing health [...]

This Just In: TARP Not Working

In Theory: Government will hand out $700 billion in relief funds to banks and mortgage companies to stimulate the economy by loosening up lending.
Beneficiary: American public.
In Practice: Government hands out $700 billion in relief funds to banks, mortgage companies, automakers, and whoever else grovels long enough.  Economy is not improved because lenders are still holding [...]

Harry Reid Tries Moral Superiority: Fails

In response to the recent revelation that he contacted Rod Blagojevich and told him who would be acceptable in Barack Obama’s vacant seat and who wouldn’t, Senate Majority leader Harry Reid had this to say:
“Gov. Blagojevich appears to be trying to distract attention from his daunting legal problems and damaged credibility by distorting information about [...]

San Francisco Street Scene

A recent scene from beautiful downtown San Francisco -

Does it spook anyone else to see the streets of American cities looking like a riots in Beruit or Jerusalem?  I am reminded of the Muslim riots in France, another event that seemed to be occurring in the wrong geographic location.
I’m no advocate [...]