IS OBAMA LEADING, or ducking blame?

It’s an interesting question. David Frum seems to be trying to make the case for ducking; I would argue that he’s ‘leading from behind’ -- expending his Democrat congresscritters at a prodigious rate in hopes of achieving his goals before he runs out of congresscritters for ammunition.

KITTENS TAKE A SLIDE RIDE



Linked from Instapundit.

NORTHROP CHOOSES VIRGINA FOR CORPORATE HEADQUARTERS because “Virginia is a better place to do business. Forbes magazine rates the state as the most business-friendly in the nation. With a 6 percent corporate tax rate, it costs less to run a business in Virginia than either the District (9 percent) or Maryland (8.25 percent). Virginia's superior business rating is no fluke. It results from official policies that over the years have sent strong welcome signals to companies like Northrop and that contrast mightily with years of anti-business policies across the Potomac.”

“Bob’s for jobs” - no longer just a campaign slogan.

IN 1995 OR 1996, FUTURE SUPREME COURT NOMINEE ELENA KAGAN “was involved in a bizarre controversy in which the Clinton White House was accused of siding with an eco-terrorist group locked in a standoff with federal agents deep in the woods of Oregon.”

BORDER SECURITY IS PRESIDENT OBAMA’S RESPONSIBILITY, whether he likes it or not.

ANOTHER REASON TO ‘DECERTIFY’ BIG GOVERNMENT. Obama appointees rewrite the rules for airline unions.

AN ILL-TIMED REQUEST FOR AID: Fannie Mae’s request on Monday for another $8.4 billion in federal aid comes at a politically inconvenient time for the Obama administration, which is pressing to pass sweeping financial legislation without endangering a major source of Democrat political contributions.

Linked from the Washington Examiner [third item].

I WONDERED WHERE THEY WENT ....

Q: What was the most positive result of the “Cash for Clunkers” program?
A: It took 95% of the Obama bumper stickers off the road.

- from Letterman.

LEFT WING MEDIA continues struggle to define the Tea Party movement. “It’s like watching a 3 year old struggle with a jigsaw puzzle for AGES 14 AND UP.”

Heh.

HEARD ON THE RADIO THIS MORNING: the Obama administration is aggressively attacking the Gulf oil spill by sending heavy equipment from Alaska and experts from Washington.

I hope the heavy equipment makes it first ... it, at least, can be used.

THE WASHINGTON POST’S COLBERT I. KING on the “rite of passage” for a Supreme Court nominee: “What a waste.”

I wonder if he said anything similar when the Bush administratio nominated John Roberts and Samuel Alito to the Supreme Court? Somehow, I doubt it.

DOWNSIZING NUCLEAR POWER:IEEE Spectrum reports on efforts to “downsize nuclear plants from gigawatt scale to more affordable units that can be built by the dozen”.

It’s a good idea – if it’s coupled with a requirement to put the plants near the consumers.

FIVE PLACES YOU’LL never find a Supreme Court justice. Pity.

PRAY FOR OBAMA: Psalm 109:8

ASSOCIATED PRESS HEADLINE. Obama oil response: aggressive as crisis unfolded.

Uh, huh. The Obama administration aggressively blamed everyone but themselves ....

THE OBAMA ADMINISTRATION threatened to veto parts of its own health care bill after budget scorekeepers found that the package would add at least $115 billion more to government health care spending.

Jeez. Can an administration possibly be more incompetent?

SHOULD I BELIEVE YOU OR MY LYIN’ EYES?

Federal, state and local taxes — including income, property, sales and other taxes — consumed 9.2% of all personal income in 2009, the lowest rate since 1950, the Bureau of Economic Analysis reports.

I’ll believe my lyin’ eyes, thank you very much. Even though the wife and I have already partially ‘gone Galt’, our monthly state and federal taxes - alone, excluding FICA - are well above the quoted 9.2% (and yes, I do know how to do percentages).

If I look at all taxes from our 2009 tax return data, the percentage is roughly double; triple including FICA and Medicare; more if sales taxes are included -- and we can’t claim even being close to Obama’s evil rich earning $250K or more.

Linked from JammieWearingFool.

THUNDER ON THE MOUNTAIN: an early warning that the people do indeed rule the District of Columbia.

While their power is limited, it is nevertheless unconditional where it exists. Barack Obama and Nancy Pelosi need the assent of the people of the United States to govern this country. But the people don't need any such thing. In the limited sphere where they rule, they are supreme.

This is easy to forget because it is rare to see the people actually wield their power in its full force.

That's bad news for the establishment this year. They're going to wake up on the morning of November 3rd and be reminded of who is actually in charge of this country.

Democrats will be hit the hardest, but Republicans will be fools to believe they will escape unscathed.

Link from Neal Boortz [5th item].