Oval Office 2008 Posts

Posts

Page 1 of 25 first | prev | next

Senator Gregg: CBO Estimates Pelosi Health Care Bill Will Cost $3 Trillion

by Rob Port

views: 8 | rating: 10 | comments: 3

November 07, 2009 01:00 PM EST (shared with group: November 07, 2009) — But hey, we’ve got money to burn right ? Senator Judd Gregg (R-NH), ranking member of the Senate Budget Committee today commented on the Congressional Budget Office's (CBO) more detailed cost . . . more

In Honor Of The Deer Opener This Weekend: How To Spot A ND Guy With A DUI

by Rob Port

November 07, 2009 01:00 PM EST (shared with group: November 07, 2009) — Hope everyone is being safe out there. Original article more

Rep. Barney Frank Was Present When His Gay Lover Was Arrested On Marijuana Charges

by Rob Port

views: 7 | comments: 1

November 07, 2009 01:00 PM EST (shared with group: November 07, 2009) — If this were a Republican, or Sarah Palin’s daughter’s ex-boyfriend, it’d be big news. But Barney Frank is a Democrat, so the usual double standards apply. Perhaps the most hilarious . . . more

Hero: Senator Tom Coburn Threatening To Force Health Care Bill To Be Read Aloud In The Senate

by Rob Port

views: 6 | comments: 1

November 07, 2009 01:00 PM EST (shared with group: November 07, 2009) — And given the heft of the several-thousand-page document, as Ed Morrissey points out , the bill would essentially be filibustering itself: Sen. Tom Coburn, the Oklahoma Republican who developed . . . more

Surprise: Democrat Who Won New York 23 Race Already Breaking Promise On Government Health Care

by Rob Port

views: 8 | comments: 2

November 07, 2009 01:00 PM EST (shared with group: November 07, 2009) — That didn’t take long : Congressman-elect Bill Owens was sworn in at noon today. Owens indicated in a press release that he was now in favor of the bill in direct contrast to . . . more

Democrats, Placating Pro-Life Liberals, To Allow Vote On Abortion Amendment

by Rob Port

November 07, 2009 01:00 PM EST (shared with group: November 07, 2009) — Ok, but what happens when the amendment is voted down ? Do these pro-life Democrats then vote for the bill anyway feeling their duty to their pro-life principles has been filled? House Democratic . . . more

Freddie Mac Posts $5 Billion Loss, Will Need More Bailouts

by Rob Port

November 07, 2009 01:00 PM EST (shared with group: November 07, 2009) — That $5 billion figure is a bit low. Remember that Freddie Mac had to make a $1.3 billion payment to the treasury for the original bailout. Too big to fail: NEW YORK (Reuters) - Freddie . . . more

Democrats To Force A Vote On Government Health Care Today

by Rob Port

November 07, 2009 01:00 PM EST (shared with group: November 07, 2009) — There were hints yesterday about having to postpone a vote, but that might have been a feint to dissuade opponents from last-minute opposition efforts. President Barack Obama is traveling . . . more

Military Officials Not Ruling Out Terrorism In Ft. Hood Shootings

by Rob Port

views: 7 | rating: 10 | comments: 1

November 07, 2009 01:00 PM EST (shared with group: November 07, 2009) — Which doesn’t mean that the attack was linked to terrorism in any way, but it does mean that those who are speculating about terror links aren’t the crazy, racial-profiling idiots so many . . . more

California’s “Not a Tax”, Tax

by Rob Port

November 07, 2009 04:48 AM EST (shared with group: November 07, 2009) — What was that line that Whoopi Goldberg used about Roman Polanski? Oh, yeah! It wasn’t rape rape when he drugged and raped a thirteen year old girl! Well, in California, Whoopi is considered . . . more

Obama’s Mouthpiece: Can You Imagine If People Had Compared Bush To Hitler?

by Rob Port

November 06, 2009 08:24 PM EST (shared with group: November 06, 2009) — White House spokesman Robert Gibbs is worried about Hitler analogies in the health care debate . Because that sort of thing is divisive . I will continue to say what I've said before. You hear . . . more

MSNBC: Who Cares What Hasan’s Religion Is?

by Rob Port

views: 9 | comments: 1

November 06, 2009 08:24 PM EST (shared with group: November 06, 2009) — Well, given that he was apparently screaming “allahu akbar” while he was murdering people it’s a pertinent part of the crime . Morning Meeting host Dylan Ratigan on Friday appeared . . . more

Yikes: Ft. Hood Shooter Nidal Hassan Participated In Obama Transition Team Conference

by Rob Port

November 06, 2009 08:24 PM EST (shared with group: November 06, 2009) — No joke : The gunman who killed 12 people today at Ft. Hood appears, based on current media reports, to be Army psychiatrist Nidal Hasan who was listed as a participant in a Homeland Security Policy . . . more

Facing Re-Election, Red State Liberal Senator Byron Dorgan Puts His “Free Market” Hat On

by Rob Port

November 06, 2009 08:24 PM EST (shared with group: November 06, 2009) — After the utter failure of the last “stimulus” plan, rumor on capitol hill is that the Democrats are threatening to pass a second stimulus spending spree. But Democrats who are facing . . . more

On His First Time Out With His New Metal Detector, British Man Finds 2 Million In Gold Artifacts

by Rob Port

November 06, 2009 08:24 PM EST (shared with group: November 06, 2009) — Sigh. I don’t gamble. Not because I have any moral problems with it - I don’t - it’s just that I don’t win. Ever. Therefore, I don’t gamble. Nor am I the guy to find that . . . more

ACORN's Louisiana Offices Raided By State A.G.

by Poliwonk USA

views: 94 | rating: 8.7 | comments: 11

November 06, 2009 04:25 PM EST (shared with group: November 06, 2009) — Investigators for the Louisiana Attorney General executed a search warrant Friday at ACORN's New Orleans office in connections to allegations of embezzlement and tax fraud. Spokeswoman Tammi Arender . . . more

Political Correctness In The Military: How Did The Ft. Hood Shooter Become A Major?

by Rob Port

views: 11 | rating: 10 | comments: 1

November 06, 2009 04:12 PM EST (shared with group: November 06, 2009) — One thing that has bothered me about the Ft. Hood massacre since I heard the first reports has been the rank of the shooter: Major. I’m no expert on things military, but my impression is that . . . more

Remember When Obama Promised Not To Sign Bills Without Posting Them Online?

by Rob Port

views: 7 | rating: 10

November 06, 2009 04:12 PM EST (shared with group: November 06, 2009) — Earlier today I posted about Nancy Pelosi refusing to post the finalized House version of the health care bill online before forcing a vote on it. That’s depressing news given that these . . . more

Say Anything’s Open Records Demand to the Alerus Center

by Rob Port

views: 8 | rating: 10

November 06, 2009 04:12 PM EST (shared with group: November 06, 2009) — The Grand Forks Alerus Center Financial Disaster on the Prairie We actually did this on Monday, but with all of the Alerus news coming out I didn’t get a chance to post this . . . more

Liberal War On ND Workers Comp System Successful: Premiums Doubling

by Rob Port

views: 8 | rating: 10

November 06, 2009 04:12 PM EST (shared with group: November 06, 2009) — I just had a short meeting where my boss told us the alarming news that our workers’ compensation (AKA Workforce Safety and Insurance) bill was doubling. All my boss . . . more

Page 1 of 25 first | prev | next

top

Oval Office 2008

Owner: 0000-ovaloffice2008-0000

Created: Apr 12, 2006

A chance for everyone to have their say on the issues, candidates and campaigns for President of the United States in 2008. This is a place where differences of opinion are revealed, argued over, but respected. Where all political views can be expressed . . .