I assume you have been following the news regarding Van Jones, dinglebarry’s ‘green jobs’ czar? This guy is a chip off ole barry’s block but he doesn’t have barky’s finesse, or the money to hide his past. In case your memory needs refreshing, here is some of the poop on ole Jones: From wnd.com dated 08/28/2009 by Aaron Klein entitled “ Obama ‘czar’ on 9/11: Blame ‘U.S.

Big labor is abandoning Larry Clark. Times really are changing. [ Ruh Ro ] Metro United Way has kicked off its 2009-2010 campaign! Make sure you click on the MUW ad to learn more and to give back. [ Make An Impact! ] How much money can Kentucky legislators spend on a fancy conference trip? At least $135,000. [ John Cheves ] Eric Crawford deserves treats and candy for delivering this gem to his readership! He received an anonymous voicemail from a UK fan who thinks Calipari should be “fared” for sending a University of Kentucky Wildcats jersey to Barack Obama.

opposition as governance – ordinary-gentlemen.com 09/09/2009 “M y hunch is that the Times’ editors see Friedman aiming the gun at his foot, but watching a man stupid enough to actually pull the trigger is so fun they hate to intervene. That or they’re trying to explode the myth of American meritocracy.”  ~ Will Wilkinson Perhaps Wilkinson is being too harsh.  Lately, though, I tend to agree.  Friedman is so certain that his vision is correct.  His  pining for autocracy over

President Barack Obama who has given 263 speeches in his first 231 days in office will address a joint session of Congress on health care.  Another speech I’m sure will turn the health care debate around because we haven’t heard enough of him on this issue (tonight will be his 29th speech on health care).  An AP-GfK poll released today shows that public disapproval of President Obama’s handling health care has increased to 52% , and his ability to communicate effectively seems to be diminishing .

As far as corny jokes about nomenclature go, the classic “we’re Ameri can s, not Ameri can’t s” is likely among the most popular. At one point, for a fleeting, inconsequential moment of time, it seemed like that statement had finally gained some legitimacy — after all, America proved itself just last year to be a country that not only can but would elect an African-American to the Presidency. Now, in the puzzlingly contradictory way that only Americans seem to manage, that motivational statement of patriotism is again becoming more pride than truth.

Posted in news, politicsAP – Slow down and start over. That was the message from top Capitol Hill Republicans in advance of President Barack Obama’s address Wednesday night to Congress and the nation on health care. Similar posts:

Camille Paglia over at Salon starts off her latest column on healthcare reform with the phrase “what a difference a month makes!” How right she is.

Folks got pretty shook up over the idea of President Barack Obama’s address to school children, calling it everything from “liberal indoctrination” to “fascism.”Take a look at the text of the speech here if you haven’t already, and look over Dallas ISD’s position on the speech and some of the comments here.Is concern over this speech – or if not the speech itself, the idea of the speech – justified?What is the role of public school when it comes to politics? Many of your teachers have strong political views.

From Dana Bash CNN WASHINGTON (CNN) — A key Republican senator in health-care negotiations said Wednesday that President Barack Obama should drop his push for a government-run public insurance option. Sen. Olympia Snowe of Maine said in an interview with CNN that deep divisions over a public option were holding back progress on crafting a bipartisan health-care bill. Republicans unanimously oppose a public option, describing it as step toward a government takeover of health care.

Witness this incoherent mess of reasoning from a guest on MSNBC: Nancy: Have you changed your mind since hearing the president today? Teabagger: No I haven’t. I thought the speech was OK, we never really had a problem with the content of the speech. It was always about the lesson plans. Nancy: And what’s the problem with the lesson plans, that the idea is to stay in school and do your work and not let adversity keep you down?