October 20, 2011

Dictator on Ice

October 20, 2011October 21, 2011 Buck Banks

It was a U.S. hellfire missle, shot from afar
That blew up the convoy carrying General Muammar.
Yes, it was our drone
That sent him home,
And now we’ll hear from Muammar no more.

Obama’s Regime Change Much Cheaper Than Bush’s

October 20, 2011 Buck Banks

+$1 trillion

What it cost — and many U.S. troops’ lives — to topple Saddam, but only about a $1 billion to topple Khaddafy without the loss of a single U.S. soldier.

Reid Pushes Public-Sector Jobs Bill

October 20, 2011 Buck Banks

It’s very clear that private sector jobs have been doing just fine, it’s the public sector jobs where we’ve lost huge numbers, and that’s what this legislation is all about.

— Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV), quoted by The Hill, pushing a bill aimed at shoring up teachers and first responders.

Majority Blames Obama for Economic Woes

October 20, 2011October 20, 2011 Buck Banks

53%

Of Americans blame President Obama for the nation’s economic problems — the first time a majority blames him, according to a USA Today/Gallup poll. Key findings: 53% say Obama deserved “a great deal” or a “moderate amount” of blame for the economic problems the country currently faces. But an even larger number — 69% — said that former President George Bush deserved a “great deal” or a “moderate amount” of blame for the economy.

Obama Deserves More Credit for His Foreign Policy Successes

October 20, 2011 Buck Banks

To rid the world of Osama bin Laden, Anwar al-Awlaki and Moammar Qaddafi within six months: if Obama were a Republican, he’d be on Mount Rushmore by now.

Day: October 20, 2011

Dictator on Ice

Obama’s Regime Change Much Cheaper Than Bush’s

+$1 trillion

What it cost — and many U.S. troops’ lives — to topple Saddam, but only about a $1 billion to topple Khaddafy without the loss of a single U.S. soldier.

Reid Pushes Public-Sector Jobs Bill

It’s very clear that private sector jobs have been doing just fine, it’s the public sector jobs where we’ve lost huge numbers, and that’s what this legislation is all about.

— Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV), quoted by The Hill, pushing a bill aimed at shoring up teachers and first responders.

Majority Blames Obama for Economic Woes

53%

Obama Deserves More Credit for His Foreign Policy Successes

To rid the world of Osama bin Laden, Anwar al-Awlaki and Moammar Qaddafi within six months: if Obama were a Republican, he’d be on Mount Rushmore by now.

— Andrew Sullivan, reflecting on President Obama’s recent foreign policy successes in the Daily Beast.

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.