From France’s The Local: The wife of assassinated US president John F. Kennedy did not care for French leader Charles de Gaulle or India’s Indira Gandhi, according to newly-released taped interviews. Jackie O: I studied there…but that doesn’t mean I
The White House’s Solyndra game plan and that of its talking head and media enablers is now apparent and requires correction. First, the notion that Solyndra failed because China subsidized their own solar companies is absurd: these companies only exist
When President Obama was elected he promised to usher in a new way of doing business in Washington. Well past the half way point of his administration, it is clear that much like his promises of “Hope” and “Change” –
From the Associated Press: Obama’s proposal comes amid Democratic demands that Obama take a tougher stance against Republicans. And while the plan stands little chance of passing Congress, its populist pitch is one that the White House believes the public
Two weeks ago, alternative energy company Solyndra, which received $535 million in “stimulus” loan guarantees from the Obama administration, collapsed. Solyndra was the poster child for the Obama administration’s claim that it could create green jobs with taxpayer money. Now
Wow, this is remarkable. The alternative minimum tax (AMT) is one of the most-hated features of the tax code. It is such a nightmare of complexity that even Democrats routinely have supported “patches” and “band-aids” to protect millions of additional
Oh the scandalizing books ahead of election time. I remember them well and how work-place liberals loved to quote from their pages when it was the Bush team in the White House. Between them and the liberal press, one would
As a communications professional, my assessment of the Obama Administration’s communications strategy is that it may be the most inept performance I have ever seen of any political regime. Crisis communications is not a silver bullet. Some thing simply cannot
From Reuters: President Barack Obama, in a populist step designed to appeal to voters, will propose a “Buffett Tax” on people making more than $1 million a year as part of his deficit recommendations to Congress on Monday. Such a
From the invaluable John Kass in The Chicago Tribune: The Solyndra scandal cost at least a half-billion public dollars. It is plaguing President Barack Obama. And it’s being billed as a Washington story. But back in Obama’s political hometown, those
During Bibi Netanyahu’s 2010 visit to the White House, in the middle of a tense settlement concession conversation an irritated Obama left Mr. Netanyahu sitting in a room to rush upstairs for din-din with Shelley and the girls. Abruptly walking
In a piece on Politico, liberal standard bearer Sally Kohn posted her response to the growing Solyndra scandal, in which the Obama White House aggressively pushed through $535 million in loans to a company that was not financially sound, nor
This series was inspired by the a six part, video examination of Dimitri Shostakovich’s Fifth Symphony. Before you go to sleep, however, or bump up another article, stay with me and this article’s title. The cited video is Michael Tilson
We’re in that strange season of Liberal Limbo where everyone feels safe piling on a Democrat president. In the most glaring example, the media’s finally caught up to the Solyndra scandal and have decided to give it the attention it
A known liberal activist that has for months been stalking several Republican lawmakers in Wisconsin, verbally abusing them, has finally crossed the line into a physical attack. So … where is the Old Media to chronicle this assault? Sadly, no
Last week, Air Force General William Shelton, Commander of Air Force Space Command, told Congressional leaders in a closed-door session that the White House tried to pressure him to change his testimony to favor a company that turns out to
[audio: http://newledger.com/podcasts/CoffeeandMarkets091611.mp3] Download Podcast | iTunes | Podcast Feed On today’s edition of Coffee and Markets, Brad Jackson and Ben Domenech are joined by Francis Cianfrocca to discuss the markets rise this week, the possible moves of the Fed next
A Politico item suggesting Obama’s Chief of Staff, Bill Daley, may not be up to the job is getting a good deal of buzz. Earlier yesterday, it was an item by James Carville suggesting some administration heads need to start
On September 15, a New York Times article reacting to the Republican upset in NY-9 alerted readers to the efforts President Obama is making to win back Jewish voters. Apparently, Obama’s endless praise of Islamic nations that hate Israel and
Emails released late Thursday night show that officials in the White House were privately very concerned over the viability of Solyndra even as they publicly declared the solar panel manufacturer was in good shape. “The optics of a Solyndra default
When George W. Bush was president, one thing we didn’t have to worry about was the media doing their jobs in the watchdog department. Frequently the press went overboard in this regard, but when it comes to protecting democracy, an
Democratic political operative James Carville’s advice to the Obama White House: “Fire. Indict. Fight.”
As the Solyndra scandal continues to grow and more main stream media outlets uncover new aspects to the story, liberal pundits will be challenged with having to defend the White House’s actions. Fox News’ Bob Beckel has a unique approach.
—– The idea here is to paint conservatives as prudes and hold tight to that narrative at all costs. The idea here is to pretend there was no legitimate reason for opposing Common’s White House invitation. When the Left rose
The California solar company, Solyndra, heralded by the Obama administration as a prime example of how the Recovery Act created new jobs while promoting his vision of renewable energy, is closing their doors. Just over a year ago, Obama himself
