August 25, 2011

Big Government? Let’s Talk Reagan

August 25, 2011 Trish

35,000

Number less of non-military federal employees under Pres. Obama, compared to Pres. Reagan. Obama, like every Democratic president starting with Jimmy Carter, has cut federal employees, while every Republican, starting with Reagan, has increased them. When Reagan employed 2,875,000 non-military employees in 1980, the American population was 226.5 million. Obama employs 2,840,000 serving a national population of 330 million.

Jeb Bush Suggests There’s More to being a Conservative Than ‘No’

August 25, 2011 Buck Banks

I would humbly suggest to you that being a conservative is not necessarily a bad thing. But if you are a conservative, you have to persuade. You have to defend a position. You can’t just be against the president. And that’s the big test.

— Jeb Bush, quoted by CNN.

CEOs Pledging Not to Contribute to Candidates

August 25, 2011 Buck Banks

More than 100

CEOs have promised not to donate to political campaigns until politicians stop the “partisan gridlock,” CNN reports. Those who have signed on include Starbucks’ Howard Schultz, AOL’s Tim Armstrong, and Whole Foods’ Scott Griffiths.

Most Still Blame the Economy on Bush, Not Obama

August 25, 2011 Buck Banks

51%

Of Americans still blame former President George W. Bush for the current economic distress while 31% put the bulk of the blame on President Obama.

Gaddafi Likes Condi

August 25, 2011May 22, 2014 Buck Banks

When the rebs entered Gaddafi’s compound,
You’ll never believe what they found:
A photo album of Condoleeza Rice
Looking real nice —
Who says Muammar’s mind is unsound?

Rove Speculates About Speculating About Palin

August 25, 2011August 25, 2011 Buck Banks

It is a sign of enormous, thin skin that if we speculate about her, she gets upset, and I suspect if we didn’t speculate about her, she’d be upset and trying to find a way to get us to speculate about it … it’s weird, very odd.

Day: August 25, 2011

Big Government? Let’s Talk Reagan

35,000

Jeb Bush Suggests There’s More to being a Conservative Than ‘No’

I would humbly suggest to you that being a conservative is not necessarily a bad thing. But if you are a conservative, you have to persuade. You have to defend a position. You can’t just be against the president. And that’s the big test.

— Jeb Bush, quoted by CNN.

CEOs Pledging Not to Contribute to Candidates

More than 100

CEOs have promised not to donate to political campaigns until politicians stop the “partisan gridlock,” CNN reports. Those who have signed on include Starbucks’ Howard Schultz, AOL’s Tim Armstrong, and Whole Foods’ Scott Griffiths.

Most Still Blame the Economy on Bush, Not Obama

51%

Of Americans still blame former President George W. Bush for the current economic distress while 31% put the bulk of the blame on President Obama.

Gaddafi Likes Condi

Rove Speculates About Speculating About Palin

It is a sign of enormous, thin skin that if we speculate about her, she gets upset, and I suspect if we didn’t speculate about her, she’d be upset and trying to find a way to get us to speculate about it … it’s weird, very odd.

— Political wonk Karl Rove, on FOX News, speculating about speculating about Sarah Palin and whether she will run for president.

Poetic Justice

Verbatim

“The man is afraid of the voice of the people and that the people understand and know what he’s doing. He’s trying to stifle the ability of journalists to let the people of America know what’s really going on with their government.”

— “Kamala Harris called President Donald Trump’s ban of CNN, MS NOW and Politico from the White House ‘absolutely abhorrent,’” The Wrap reports.

“Not one of them is trained in technical skills. Not one research PhD, as opposed to China, where half the cabinet is science and technology PhDs. We’re led by grifters and fools.”

— Columbia professor Jeffrey Sachs, on X, on President Trump’s 35-person cabinet.

“Mr. President, some of your immigration enforcement efforts have gone too far… The same Hispanics who helped you get to the White House in 2024 feel betrayed today.”

— Rep. Maria Elvira Salazar (R-FL), breaking with President Trump in a direct-to-camera video.

Numerati

1,000

10%

“The unprecedented spate of mid-decade redistricting for the U.S. House has changed the congressional districts for one-tenth of Americans and significantly altered the makeup of at least one-fifth of districts, according to a new study,” the Associated Press reports.

71%

A new Fox News Poll finds 71% of voters think the Trump administration lacks a clear strategy for ending the Iran War, including 95% of Democrats, 83% of independents, and 43% of Republicans. Sixty percent say U.S. military action against Iran was the wrong decision, while just 37% say it was right.

$9.5 billion

“The Trump administration last year spent $9.5 billion on paid administrative leave for federal workers as part of its plan to shrink the government and save taxpayers money, according to a new estimate by a congressional watchdog,” CNN reports.

470

Reuters has documented at least 470 targets of retribution under Trump’s leadership – from federal employees and prosecutors to universities and media outlets. The list illuminates the sweeping effort by the president and his administration to punish dissent and reshape the government.