Month: September 2011
The Sun is Still Shining
The solar company Solyndra filed for bankruptcy last month, which media reports have depicted as the end of solar power in the U.S. This is like saying there is no future for the internet because Netscape went out of business.
Adam Browning, www.votesolar.org, in an email which does not name FOX News, but certainly implicates it.
Forget It, Pat
Pat Robertson never ceases to amaze us
With his crackpot pronouncements and one-liners.
It seems God told him it’s OK
To make your sick spouse a divorcee —
You can unmarry them if they come down with Alzheimer’s.
Robertson: It’s OK to Divorce Spouse with Alzheimer’s
I know it sounds cruel, but if he’s going to do something, he should divorce her and start all over again, but make sure she has custodial care and somebody looking after her.
— Religious broadcaster Pat Robertson, giving advice to a caller. He told viewers that divorcing a spouse with Alzheimer’s is justifiable because the disease is “a kind of death,” the AP reports.
Carville to Obama: ‘Fire Somebody’
Fire somebody. No — fire a lot of people. This may be news to you but this is not going well. For precedent, see Russian Army 64th division at Stalingrad. There were enough deaths at Stalingrad to make the entire tea party collectively orgasm.
— James Carville, giving advice to President Obama, and proving once again why he’s really not the adviser to anybody.
Obama Staying on ‘Pass This Bill’ Message
90
Number of times President Obama has said “pass this bill” or some variant of it in five speeches over the last week about his proposed jobs legislation, Politico reports.
Perry Thinks Obama Administration is ‘Socialist’
I still believe they are socialist. Their policies prove that almost daily.
— Texas Gov. Rick Perry (R), in an interview with Time magazine, sticking with his characterization of the Obama administration.
Did Boehner Just Contradict Himself?
If we want to create a better environment for job creation, politicians of all stripes can leave the ‘my way or the highway’ philosophy behind.
Tax increases, however, are not a viable option for the Joint Committee.
