Daily Archives: June 12, 2009

Wright gets it wrong again

June 12, 200912:50 p.m.

wrightpbs1The Rev. Jeremiah Wright tried to explain his comment that he had not spoken to President Obama because “them Jews ain’t going to let him talk to me.” He wasn’t successful. Wright claimed that he misspoke, and that rather than meaning all Jews he was referring only to “Zionists.” How is that better?

By Phillip Brownlee | Filed under President Obama | Comments (46)

Leadership vacuum in GOP

June 12, 20096:03 a.m.

rush3The biggest challenge facing the GOP is not that Rush Limbaugh is the “main person who speaks for the Republican Party today,” according to a new Gallup poll. Rather, it’s that 47 percent of Republicans and Republican-leaning independents surveyed couldn’t name a main GOP spokesman. Within that leadership vacuum, Limbaugh and Newt Gingrich were picked by 10 percent of those surveyed, and former Vice President Dick Cheney was next with 9 percent.

By Phillip Brownlee | Filed under U.S. politics | Comments (69)

Open thread 6/12

June 12, 20096:02 a.m.

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By The Editors | Filed under Open thread | Comments (395)

Voting against stimulus wasn’t enough for Tiahrt

June 12, 20096:01 a.m.

tiahrtnewmug20Rep. Todd Tiahrt, R-Goddard, didn’t get far in an attempt Tuesday to roll back the stimulus bill. The House Appropriations Committee nixed it on a party-line vote. “Disguised as economic recovery, the so-called stimulus plan has miserably failed the American people,” Tiahrt said. “Quite simply, it has not worked. Consider that 1.5 million Americans have lost their jobs since the Obama stimulus bill became law, and then ask yourself why we should borrow money to fund programs that fail to perform.” He planned to try again in the full House. One wonders whether Tiahrt cares what his fellow Republicans in the Legislature would have had to cut from the state budget if not for some $1 billion in stimulus funds.

By Rhonda Holman | Filed under Congress, Kansas delegation, President Obama | Comments (16)

Late-night laughs

June 12, 20096:00 a.m.

“President Obama is proposing a new national health care plan that’s both inexpensive and accessible. He’s calling it Have Your Surgery in Mexico.” — Jimmy Fallon

“President Obama says he wants to create a national health care plan that’s both affordable and easy to use. . . . And the insurance industry says they’ll fight the plan with congressmen who are both affordable and easy to use.” — Conan O’Brien

“Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor fell and broke her ankle, and she’s expected to be on crutches for several weeks. In a related story, Republicans have announced that Sotomayor’s confirmation hearing will consist of three questions and a timed obstacle course.” — O’Brien

“Rush (Limbaugh) said he hopes her ankle doesn’t heal.” — David Letterman

By The Editors | Filed under Late-night laughs | Comments (4)