White House Attacks Drudge

Federal tax revenues have dropped by the largest amount since the Great Depression.  The liberal answer will be to raise taxes, especially on the evil, hated rich, who already pay most of the taxes.  American companies are increasingly sending more money and people offshore.  The liberal answer will be to raise taxes on them too.  Just wait until the Democrats decide to push for a VAT.

 

In response to the Drudge Report posting that video of President Obama advocating a single-payer system, the White House attacked Drudge, accusing him of cherry-picking.  Drudge responded by linking a video of Obama's full speech from 2003 advocating a single-payer system.

 

While the Senate considers extending cash-for-clunkers, John McCain asked a question that pretty much sums up the program:  Why not cash-for-refrigerators?  As the Transportation Department doubles their staff to deal with the additional paperwork required to process all of the clunker requests, the Obama administration is refusing to release data on the program.  James Pethokoukis calls cash-for-clunkers "Obamanomics in microcosm."

 

For the Democrats, town halls have turned into "town hells" because citizens concerned over Obamacare are showing up to protest.  Dick Durbin is even warning his colleagues to beware of the "sucker punch" that they are expecting.

 

A British mother was fined for grieving too long at her baby son's funeral.  It shouldn't surprise you that the crematorium imposing the fine is run by the local government.

 

More Americans are getting concealed carry permits to defend themselves.  It's a shame that this isn't happening where people actually need them, because they can't.

 

Here's some advice that I can take to heart:  Russian soccer fans are urged to drink whiskey to ward off the swine flu.

 

The White House is going to hold a summit on texting while driving.  At least that will be time that Obama can't spend pushing socialist medicine.

 

The latest way to save the planet is to have fewer kids.  Hopefully the breathers will take note.

 

The AJC says that the state's tax-free holiday might not be back next year because the state will need the revenue.  There are other, better reasons for the tax free holiday to not return, but it'll be back next year and every year after.

 

The state might have to borrow from the federal government to provide unemployment benefits.

 

How sad is it that the University of Georgia is celebrating the fact that none of their players were arrested over the offseason?

 

The Warner Robins City Council voted yesterday to build a new police headquarters and they delayed a vote on the hotel-motel tax increase.