by Ben Johnson When Barack Obama updated Congress on the war in Libya last Friday, he claimed our role is so limited it does not require Congressional authorization. However, on Monday Hillary Clinton told the European press, “Even today, the United States continues to fly 25 percent of all sorties,” and Obama has promised there will be “no let-up.” Apparently Congress will have no … [Read more...]
Archives for May 2011
Congress Ignores Obama’s War-by-Fiat
Obama’s New “Terminator” – Paid With Your Taxes
Throughout his time as president, Barack Obama has made ample use of Saul Alinsky’s rules for political warfare. Alinsky’s Rule #5 states “Ridicule is man’s most potent weapon,” while Rule #13 prescribes: “Pick the target, freeze it, personalize it, and polarize it.” Obama has repeatedly mocked and belittled his political opponents, attempted to stifle dissent, and tried to delegitimize news … [Read more...]
Videos: The Queen Snubs Obama’s Toast at State Dinner
by Ben Johnson If Dan Quayle, Sarah Palin, or George W. Bush had so flubbed royal protocol that the Queen of England politely ignored them, every major network would have played the clip on continuous loop and the late night comedians would belittle the rustic rubes for days. Did you know Barack Obama did this very thing during his state dinner with Queen Elizabeth II, sovereign of Great … [Read more...]
King Obama Tramples the Law, Continues Libyan War by Decree
by Ben Johnson In his official notice to Congress that he had unilaterally sent American soldiers into the Libyan war kinetic action, Barack Obama wrote, “I am providing this report as part of my efforts to keep the Congress fully informed, consistent with the War Powers Resolution.” Today, he decided the War Powers Resolution is also disposable. In a letter to Congress today Obama declared … [Read more...]
Six GOP Senators to Obama: Follow the Law on Libya
President Obama informed Congress that he had sent U.S. forces into Libya on March 21. Under the War Powers Act, the president must ask Congressional authorization within 60 days. That deadline came Friday. On Thursday, six Republican senators sent the following letter to the president, asking whether he intended to obey the law. This is an all-too-rare instance of our elected officials having the … [Read more...]
Documents Show Elena Kagan’s Conflict of Interest on ObamaCare
Documents uncovered by a legal watchdog group prove Supreme Court Justice Elena Kagan was involved in the Obama administration’s legal defense of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, otherwise known as “ObamaCare.” Judicial Watch has released a number of administration communiqués that show Kagan, who was then Solicitor General, presided over the president’s response to lawsuits … [Read more...]
Sex Change You Can Believe In! Obama Enacts Transgender Policies by Executive Fiat
Call it sex-change you can believe in. This author reported Tuesday that Barack Obama had held the first-ever White House transgender conference last Friday. The People’s House conducted this proud meeting in such complete secrecy that we know the identity of only one attendee, Mara Keisling of the National Center for Transgender Equality (NCTE), a group lobbying for “a comprehensive civil rights … [Read more...]
Voting Present: Obama Dithered 16 Hours Before Killing Bin Laden
by Ben Johnson The media are salivating that Osama bin Laden's death will seal Barack Obama’s re-election. But detailed reports show that the process that led to the event Democrats are calling Obama’s greatest triumph should be tantamount to a disqualification for holding the nation’s highest office. Delving into the details reveals that Obama proved as weak-kneed and indecisive about getting … [Read more...]
No Time for Sideshows? Obama Holds First-Ever Transgender Conference
Last Wednesday, Barack Obama offered his long-form Certificate of Live Birth, saying, “We do not have time for this kind of silliness. We’ve got better stuff to do.” He added, “We’re not going to be able to solve our problems if we get distracted by sideshows and carnival barkers.” Two days later, he gave his idea of a dignified use of presidential time and resources as the Office of Public … [Read more...]
On the Eve of Osama’s Death, Obama Forces Gay Propaganda on the Military
Before stealing the U.S. military's glory for killing the world's most wanted terrorist, Barack Obama instituted an indoctrination program forcing Christian servicemen to affirm the homosexual lifestyle or get out. Last Thursday, the Associated Press took a behind the scenes look at a reprogramming session conducted with Combat Logistics Regiment 17 of the the 1st Marine Logistics Group at Camp … [Read more...]