Non-daily Digest
Washington Times — Obama’s crony capitalism: Friends of the president are given billions in government largesse
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Heritage — Soros May Benefit From White House’s Natural Gas Proposal
Nothing quite like Chicago-style backscratching.
Forbes — Warren Buffett’s Secretary Likely Makes Between $200,000 And $500,000/Year
Oh, the irony. Leave it to Obama to trot out one of the 1% as his big example of how unfair the tax system is. And how about having his own staff pay their taxes:
Hot Air — Great news: The “fair share” administration owes over $800,000 in back taxes
Investor’s Business Daily triple play:
- CNN Turns Blind Eye To Obama-Alinsky Ties
- Government Accounting Is Like Lemonade Stand Economics
- Blocking Keystone XL Is Bad For Canada, Too
Michelle Malkin — Obama’s Green Robber Barons
Walter E. Williams, Human Events — Schools of education
John Ransom, Townhall — Unions, Buffett, Robber Barons and Cronies Now Have Our Oil, Oh My
Thomas Sowell, National Review — Is Anybody Serious?
WSJ — The Buffett Ruse: Obama’s ploy means the highest capital gains tax rate since 1978.
Karl Rove — Channeling David Axelrod
Not usually a fan of Rove, but this one had me snickering.
Real Clear Politics — The Hyper-Partisan President
NY Post — Adding up to nothing: O’s fast talk on the economy
MSNBC — Cops: Man, 65, kills teen who knocks him off bicycle
Jim Brady and the rest of the anti-CCW crowd would rather see a 65-year-old man be the victim of these thugs.
National Review — Ballot-Box Zombies
But requiring voter IDs is racist!
CNN — Obama pushes clean energy theme in Nevada, Colorado
Obama called his energy plan an “all-out, all-in, all-of-the-above strategy that develops every available source of American energy.”
At this point does anyone really believe this line?
CNET — U.S.-backed battery firm Ener1 seeks Chapter 11 bankruptcy
Why did the company fail? Low demand for electric vehicles. Duh. They’re EXPENSIVE! You know, when someone finally gets around to writing a book about the incredible failure of Obama’s brilliant “green economy” plan, it will have only one long chapter…11.