Double Standard: Treasury Secretary Geithner’s Unpaid Taxes

Timothy Geithner failed to pay $34,000 in taxes over a three year period.  His memory was jarred when he was appointed Treasury Secretary and he then coughed up most of the dough days before his appointment was announced.
President-elect Barack Obama’s choice to run the Treasury Department and lead the economic rescue effort disclosed to senators [...]

Sanford Opposes Earmarks; Clyburn Brands Sanford A Racist

Does this really surprise anyone, coming from Rep. James Clyburn?
South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford (R) accused House Democratic Whip James Clyburn (S.C.) of playing the race card instead of explaining increased spending he wants as part of a proposed stimulus package.
In an interview with The Hill, Sanford said Clyburn, the highest-ranking black lawmaker in the [...]

Iran And Obama: No Love Lost

Scene from a street protest in Tehran -

“I am absolutely certain that generations from now, we will be able to look back and tell our children that this was the moment when we began to provide care for the sick and good jobs to the jobless; this was the moment when the rise of the [...]

GOP 2012 Presidential Contenders: Seeking Bailouts?

SteppingRightUp has a handy post about the fiscal behavior of some of the Republican governors on the radar as GOP candidates for 2012.  He includes Sarah Palin, someone I have taken off my list due to oversaturation in the media and loss of credibility. 
The two on his list that are also on my list are [...]

Tough Teen Dilemma: Career Woman or…Martyr?

Oh to return to the days of my youth, when life’s decisions were so minor and inconsequential…
Hiba Qassir dreams of making movies. She’s ambitious and precocious enough. At 18, she’s taught herself how to edit video and sound on a computer, and has her sights set on directing gripping social and psychological dramas.
But if the [...]

John Kerry: Always A Bridesmaid…

Massachusetts Senator John Kerry is preparing to accept his consolation prize: Chairmanship of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee.

Small comfort for the man who was once the next President…Vice-President…Secretary of State of the United States.
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UN Food Aid To Gaza Hijacked By Hamas

Jerusalem Post via HotAir -
Hamas on Monday raided some 100 aid trucks that Israel had allowed into Gaza, stole their contents and sold them to the highest bidders.
The IDF said that since terminal activity is coordinated with UNRWA and the Red Cross, Israel could do nothing to prevent such raids, Israel Radio reported.
Between 10 a.m. [...]

George Bush Unplugged

Some unscripted, gracious comments on Obama and the presidency:

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Another San Francisco Street Scene

Pro-Palestine, anti-Israel protesters on San Francisco are at it again.  (Via Zombietime)

Perhaps if she sent her children to school instead of taking them to a radical protest march, they would learn to spell better than their mother.

The bad speller’s family photo.

Wonder if she has met any proud Hamas terrorists against queers [...]