AP Accuses Conservatives of Blocking Business

On Monday afternoon, as President Obama announced his support for a tax increase that would affect nearly 900,000 small businesses, the Associated Press published a story to implicate Republicans as “roadblocks” to business. 11 Jul 2012

'Gay Obama' Newsweek Mag Also Shoehorns in a Knock on Palin

Inside the cover of the most recent issue of Newsweek, adorned by a rainbow haloed President Obama as the “first gay president,” is an article about New Mexico governor Susana Martinez. The article is largely positive piece about Governor Martinez’s compelling life story, her successes in the first year and a half of her term as governor, and what she could contribute to the national GOP as a whole and presumptive nominee Mitt Romney specifically. 14 May 2012

Was Steve Schmidt Qualified to Be McCain's Campaign Manager?

In his comments about the VP selection process, Schmidt indicates a pretty simple concept-- “capability and preparedness” are characteristics that a presidential nominee would seek in his or her running mate. However, Schmidt’s comments indicate that the selection process and the entire campaign he was involved in during 2008 did not consider such factors, which leads one to ask, “did Steve Schmidt have the ‘capability and preparedness’ necessary to perform his role as campaign strategist?" In other words, let the vetting of Steve Schmidt begin. 6 May 2012

Who Is the Real Sarah Palin?

By any objective standard, this woman was and is more than qualified to be vice president or president. Her record is arguably better than anyone on the national scene today. The facts bear this out. I’ve assembled just a brief and partial glimpse of Palin’s record. Much more could be written. I’ve chosen to focus primarily on fiscal and energy issues because that’s what Palin focused on. 6 May 2012

Carney: Keystone Pipeline Would 'Sacrifice American Sovereignty'

Beyond the fact that President Obama is at odds with many House members in his own party, Carney’s charge is ludicrous. The northern portion has not been established because the State Department is requiring a completely new review process for the proposed new route. Additionally, aligning with an ally like Canada would not “sacrifice American sovereignty” as Carney claims. 23 Apr 2012

World's Largest Solar Power Plant Goes Bankrupt

The Reuters story states that the company won the loan, but as the Washington Post reported that the company turned down the loan in late September of 2011. The CEO of Solar Trust, Uwe T. Schmidt thought that the loan was "too risky". The Obama administration was willing to loan more than two billion taxpayer dollars to a company who was unwilling to take that kind of risk. The company's bankruptcy filings indicate they employed only nine people. 3 Apr 2012

Cronyism in Chicago Public Schools' Cafeterias

Esaian and two members of her staff are accused in a report by CPS inspector general James Sullivan of accepting perhaps thousands of dollars in gifts from Chartwells and another vendor, Preferred Meals Systems, that have combined food contracts at CPS in excess of $75 million. 30 Mar 2012

Feds Give Millions to Company Under SEC Investigation

Ecotality was awarded $99 million in 2009 and an additional $26 million in October 2011. Since the beginning of the grant period in October 2009 the company reported creating 144 jobs according to Recovery.gov. 26 Mar 2012

Algae-Based Biofuels: More of President Obama's Green Cronyism

On February 23rd, President Obama gave a speech on his energy plan, where he discussed the importance of green energy. In particular, and laughably to many, he discussed the idea of algae based biofuels. 25 Feb 2012

President Obama's and Governor Quinn's Economic Philosophy: 'It's All Greek to Me'

In his weekly address this past weekend, President Obama spoke specifically about corporate taxes on manufacturing and on outsourcing jobs, echoing his words from his State of the Union address last month. 21 Feb 2012