July 6, 2010
Lying about the reason Berwick’s nomination was held up
As previously noted, President Obama’s choice to put Dr. Donald Berwick at the helm of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services through recess appointment shows a double standard on side-stepping the nomination process — making Berwick what Obama used to call “damaged goods.” But what’s more, the White House is lying when it says [...]
Damaged goods: President to make recess appointment for Medicare head
Obama pulls a Bush and sidesteps the Senate.
June 2, 2010
Obama looking for an ‘ass to kick’ after cautioning against harsh language
The least he could do is live up to his own standards.
March 27, 2010
Then: Recess appointments are ‘damaged goods.’ Now: ‘In the interest of the American people’
Recess appointments were “damaged goods” under President Bush, but just good under Obama.
February 28, 2010
Still smoking
Do as I say (cough), not as I do.
January 9, 2010
Forgiveness for Reid, not for Lott, Imus
Obama’s standards on race relations come with partisan blinders.
December 18, 2009
Burning through 160,480 gallons of fuel to pop in at lackluster climate summit
Traveling to solve climate change while spewing $320,960 worth of carbon-filled greenhouse gases into the air.
December 16, 2009
Guy who told the GOP to ‘stop frightening’ Americans uses scare tactics to push health care reform
The president’s admonition to avoid scare tactics must only apply to his opponents.
November 16, 2009
Obama: I’ve never used Twitter
The president said he’s never used Twitter, but whoever runs his Twitter account sure uses “I” and “me” a lot.
July 16, 2009
Telling black parents to ‘turn off the Xbox’ after placing campaign ads in Xbox games
President Obama told the NAACP that black parents need to turn off the Xbox, while during his campaign he advertised in the Xbox game “Burnout Paradise.”
June 23, 2009
Obama still smokes, after quitting in 2008
President Obama admits he still “struggles” with his smoking — but he quit in February 2008.
May 26, 2009
Vegas: Bad for corporate CEOs, good for Democratic high rollers
President Obama headlined a fundraiser — which cost attendees $2,400 a pop — in Las Vegas for Sen. Harry Reid three months after he slammed corporate CEOs for taking trips to Sin City.
May 13, 2009
Warning college grads against living on credit, while quadrupling the deficit
President Obama told Arizona State grads to live responsibly and avoid living on credit — while quadrupling the national deficit and doubling the national debt.
April 22, 2009
Burning 9,000 gallons of fuel for Earth Day
On Earth Day, President Barack Obama took two flights on Air Force One and four on Marine One to get to a wind turbine plant in Iowa, burning more than 9,000 gallons of fuel. How’s that for conservation?
January 28, 2009
President cranks up Oval Office thermostat
President Obama likes it warm in the Oval Office, though as a candidate he said Americans can’t keep setting their thermostats on high temperatures.