(House Minority Leader John) Boehner must be whistling a happy tune. Even though his critics say he's prematurely measuring for new drapes in the speaker's quarters, Boehner is hardly a household name beyond Washington and political parlors where the chattering class feasts on the latest polls. He's not a lightning rod like Newt Gingrich or Tom DeLay.More on “the Bugman” later, by the way…
Effective immediately, Boehner is the un-Obama, and that is not a bad thing for Republicans. If the president were confident in his programs, some of which Republicans also support (research and development tax credits, for example), he wouldn't need to challenge Boehner on his own turf. Successful leaders ignore the hecklers and noisemakers.Memo to self: look for video of the “NO YOU CAN’T” freakout by The Orange One in the House after health care reform was passed; what a shining example of a “successful leader ignoring the hecklers and noisemakers,” particularly when that “leader” is one himself (never mind – here it is).
Oh, and to get an idea of how much the Repugs “support” increased R&D tax credits, I should note that Parker’s link to a WaPo story in her column tells us of “Straight Talk” McCain’s opposition to those cuts as the only mention for the "loyal opposition" (and as far as Boehner himself is concerned, read this…yeah, that’s some “support” all right – and as this tells us, you could argue about the merits of the credits anyway…yes I know, more negative waves; sorry).
Parker continues…
…Obama doesn't even have the support of his own cast these days. Democratic incumbents are running against their own health-care law, de-emphasizing or failing to mention their vote. Sen. Ron Wyden of Oregon has sought waivers for certain Obamacare rules, even though he voted for them.I realize this concept is a little “wonky” for a well-kept corporate media scribe like Parker, but as this post tells us, Wyden…
…says that there's both policy and political considerations behind his efforts. The politics first. He thinks the debate can be changed if individual states are given more of an opportunity--and given it sooner--to shape how the exchanges will work in individual states. This, he says, could "put the attorneys general in the states that are suing on the spot--make them innovate rather than litigate" on health reform. He says in conversations with governors around the country, including Republican governors, they recognize that repeal of the Affordable Care Act and successful lawsuits against it aren't feasible, and what they need to do is start working on ways to make the reforms work for their own states.Parker concludes (sort of)…
As far as exemptions from the individual mandate are concerned, as the waiver was written into the law, states can only get an exemption from the federal individual mandate if they can come up with a better way to achieve the federal coverage requirements locally, so this is far from what some on the other side of the aisle seem to be proposing when they say that their states should be exempted from health reform. States will still have to abide by the Affordable Care Act, but would have more flexibility in doing so.
More people say that Obama's economic plan is making the economy worse (33 percent) than better (30 percent), with 36 percent saying it is having "no real effect." The "Recovery Summer" didn't happen.Just to let Parker know (concerning her “bogeyman that doesn’t exist”), this tells us that the national unemployment rate is currently 9.6 percent (and this post tells us that, as far as Parker is concerned, women serving in combat is “positioning (them) to become pawns of propaganda, (which) is called aiding and abetting the enemy”).
The moral of this tale is that Obama is out of touch with the American people -- and he still just doesn't get it. They are sad and mad, and the disappointer in chief is banging pots at a bogeyman that doesn't exist.
What exactly was her Pulitzer for again?
Obama finds himself in the uncomfortable position of having built his political career substantially on being against one war (Iraq), while being in favor of and aggressively prosecuting another (Afghanistan).Obama is hardly blameless for events in Afghanistan, but the following should be noted from here.
Oh, and get a load of this at the end of Malcolm’s post…
Chicago politicians do not take kindly to pushing -- or, rather, being pushed. So then, with national power at stake, what -- or who -- does the Democratic Party start thinking about for 2012?I would like to offer the following well-reasoned comment in response:
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!!!!!!!
Please, Repugs, nominate Sarah Palin for president in 2012. Forget that boring, dog-abusing Willard Mitt Romney or Pawlenty Of Nothing. Just tell the moose-hunting, half-term former governor to put on her red high heels (or something) and start impugning every Democrat/liberal/progressive in sight. It will make the Hindenburg look like a weenie roast.
Update 9/11/10: Oh, and speaking of "T-Paw"...
Yes, I’ve had issues with Obama, but he’s an actual adult who has governed, unlike anyone else in the GOP “stable.”
It’s almost embarrassing to point out what a hack Malcolm is, but like the mosquito buzzing around your face while flipping the grilled burgers during a late-summer cookout, sometimes he needs to be “swatted” every now and then.
(Or, if not Palin, you can always consider this guy :-).NEW YORK (AP) — Kelsey Grammer is an investor and public face supporting a new network that launched Wednesday with entertainment designed to appeal to political conservatives.God, I should have saved that HAHAHAHAHAHA!!!! for Grammer, if he really believes that the “particular point of view” from network television is anything but conservative, as noted here, basically.
RightNetwork, whose first series, "Running," follows the fortunes of some Tea Party-backed candidates for public office, is also trying a new model to establish itself. It is initially making programming available through video-on-demand services, the Internet and through mobile phones, bypassing the approach of a traditional television network with a spot on channel lineups.
Investors hope the support of a conservative audience that has made Fox News Channel and radio hosts like Rush Limbaugh successful could also work for entertainment programming, said Kevin McFeeley, RightNetwork's president.
"We feel the precedent has been set," he said.
Grammer, the Emmy-winning star of "Frasier," said the network represented a desire by him and some political friends "to stop allowing people who hate us to define us."
"If you have NBC, ABC, you have entire networks flooded with a very particular point of view," he said. "They won't admit it, but it's clearly the way it is. There's plenty of room for us."
Still, though, to be a good sport, I’d like to propose the following shows for Grammer’s fledgling propaganda outfit…
Death Valley Daze – This sequel to the film “Gasland” (with a title invoking the program once hosted by The Sainted Ronnie R) is a weekly reality-TV show about families coping with the effects of polluted groundwater on their property, poisoned as a consequence of drilling for natural gas (note the disturbed countenances and permeating sense of futility by program participants hinted at in the show’s title, as well as the state of their formerly healthy surrounding environment).Oh, and by the way, the Times tells us that the network, thus far, has only one benefactor, and guess who it is?
I Dream of “Greenie” –Wondering what financial crisis the former Federal Reserve Chairman and wunderkind of the investor class is ignoring these days? Follow him through a hectic day of congressional testimony (trying to disappear responsibility for the housing bubble that inflated on his watch) and media pronouncements against tax cuts brought to us by the ruling cabal of our 43rd president (just a few years late on that one, I’d say).
Tips In Sanity “Tea” – Just in time for the “ramp up” of the 2010 congressional campaign season, this program (hosted by conservative notables taking their turns on a weekly basis) provides the viewer with “Haute couture” tips to properly accessorize just in time for disrupting town hall gatherings and other campaign events. First up is Ann Coulter, who cautions against too much eye shadow since it could clash with the black SS uniforms and swastikas in your anti-Obama posters; she also says a pale shade of lipstick works best so as not to contrast with the bright red markings simulating blood on your “No Death Panels in Obama Care!” signs.
Here Come The Bribes – Tom DeLay is back in a weekly comedy-drama about money laundering, influence peddling and proselytizing for fun and profit. In the show’s “pilot,” he worms his way into the good graces of potential House Majority Leader Boehner (ugh) with an offer of a trip to the Northern Mariana Islands, a one-piece-spa hot tub, and a brand new set of Titleist golf clubs. Don’t miss the hilarious outtakes shown during the end credits, including assorted pratfalls during DeLay’s audition for “Dancing With The Stars.”
The only other investor the privately held company has identified is Ed Snider, chairman of Comcast-Spectacor and owner of the Philadelphia 76ers and Flyers.Which makes this post all the more timely as far as I’m concerned; also, as long as we’re talking about the “orange and black,” nice move to sign goon Jody Shelley for $3 million and let Stanley Cup-winning goalie Antti Niemi of Chicago escape to the San Jose Sharks – I’ll remember that the next time Boucher and Leighton are carried off the ice (nothing against those two guys, but let’s be realistic, OK?).
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