Shut’em down, take’em over. But stop giving them cash

And we just got fooled again. Today, we (and when I say we I mean the government, ergo taxpayers, ergo us) made another bonehead financial deal with the Bank-rupt CitiGroup. We didn’t necessarily give them anymore cash but about $25 billion we’ve already spent, we are taking in common share...

Should Jindal’s 2012 Aspirations Be Counted Out Already?

In the aftermath of Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal’s horrendous rebuttal performance, there was no shortage of talk about how he had severely hindered any hopes he may have had at a presidential run in 2012. I initially wanted to refute this claim. One thing that people tend to forget, especially...

Bobby Lied

Here is Zachary Roth of TPMMuckraker: Remember that story Bobby Jindal told in his big speech Tuesday night — about how during Katrina, he stood shoulder-to-shoulder with a local sheriff who was battling government red tape to try to rescue stranded victims? Turns out it wasn’t actually, you...

He’s On Fire!

It’s been an interesting week of poll numbers for President Obama. The week kicked off with him seeing the lowest approval ratings of his presidency at 59%, but we finish the week with President Obama attaining a 67% approval rating, with some of that coming from Republicans. On the surface, this may...

Stealing Tas’ Thunder With A Michelle Malkin Irony Update

I know Tas is usually the one that is on Michelle Malkin Craziness Watch, but I just HAD to jump in for this one. So get this, Michelle Malkin says, ahem, “Fiscal responsibility is the new counterculture.” I added the bold because, well, what the hell is so new about it? Where were you during...