In a candid moment while running for president, Barack Obama told the editorial board of the San Francisco Chronicle, “under my plan…electricity rates would necessarily skyrocket.” Last week, the Obama administration moved to make that a reality, using its rule by executive fiat to punish the coal industry. The action comes as the president is halting offshore oil drilling and threatening … [Read more...]
Obama’s Decrees Cause Energy Prices to “Skyrocket”
January 18, 2011 By Ben Johnson
Filed Under: *Featured Bottom Right, AFL-CIO, Big Government, Economics, Environmentalism, Floyd Reports, Labor Unions, Obama administration, SEIU Tagged With: Arch Coal, Barack Obama, deepwater oil drilling, Economics, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Environmentalism, Executive Powers, Greater New Orleans Inc., Green Left, Gulf Oil Leak (2010), Heritage Foundation, James Hansen, Jay Rockefeller, Joe Manchin, John P. Holdren, Louisiana, regulation, Shelley Moore Capito, West Virginia
RINOs Plan a Third Party
December 3, 2010 By Ben Johnson
Stung by a surging Tea Party movement, liberal Republicans and Democrats associated with Hillary Clinton are privately planning to form a “centrist” third party in time for the 2012 election. Political insiders believe if Barack Obama remains unpopular next year and the Republican nominee believes in small government conservatism, an independent run may be their best bet to keep the … [Read more...]
Filed Under: Abortion, Big Government, Conservatism, Democrats, Floyd Reports, George Soros/Shadow Party, Homosexual issues, Immigration, Left-wing Philanthropy, Media bias, Obama administration, Politics, Republicans, RINOs, Social conservatives, United Nations/globalism Tagged With: 1912 presidential election, 1968 presidential election, 1980 presidential election, 1992 presidential election, Abortion, Alaska, Americans Elect, Andrew Tisch, Antonio Villaraigosa, Arizona, Barack Obama, Bill Clinton, Bill O'Reilly, Bob Dole, Bob Michel, Bob Roth, Boston, campaign finance reform, capital punishment, centrists, Charlie Crist, Christie Todd Whitman, Christine O'Donnell, Christopher Shays, Clinton School of Public Policy, Colorado, Conservative Digest (CD), Council on Foreign Relations (CFR), country club Republicans, Dave Morin, David Frum, Debbie Stabenow, Delaware, Democratic Party, Democrats, Don't Ask Don't Tell, Draft Bloomberg Committee, Drexel Burnham Lambert, Electoral College, Environmentalism, Evan Bayh, FaceBook, Federal Reserve, Florida, Fox News, Frank MacKay, Freedom House, gasoline tax, gays in the military, George H.W. Bush, George Soros, George W. Bush, George Wallace, Ground Zero Mosque, Harry Reid, Harvard, Hillary Clinton, Homosexual Agenda, homosexuality, Independence Party, Irregular Times, Jim DeMint, Jim Wright, Joe Scarborough, Joe Sestak, John B. Anderson, John Heilemann, John Hickenlooper, John McCain, John P. Avlon, Justice Department, Kadima (Israeli political party), Kathleen Parker, Kennedy School of Government, Kiki McLean, Kris Kristofferson, Lincoln Chafee, Lisa Murkowski, Lloyd Bentsen, Loews Corp., Margaret Hoover, Marjorie Tiven, Mark McKinnon, Mark Penn, Marty McVey, McCain-Feingold Campaign Finance Reform Bill, Michael Bennett, Michael Bloomberg, Michele Bachmann, Mike Castle, Minnesota, Mitt Romney, MSNBC, Nancy Jacobson, nepotism, New Hampshire, New York City, New York Magazine, New York Times, No Labels, Open Borders Lobby, Panera Bread, Peter Ackerman, Peter Angerhofer, Politico.com, Public Policy Polling, Ralph Nader, Republican Party, Rhode Island, Richard Poe, Richard Viguerie, RINOs, Ron Shaich, Ross Perot, Rudy Giuliani, Sarah Palin, Sharron Angle, Sherwood Boehlert, sin taxes, tax hikes, tea party, The Daily Beast, Theodore Roosevelt, Third Parties, Thomas Friedman, Thomas Menino, Tim Mak, Tom Davis, Tom Horner, Tom Tancredo, United Nations, Unity '08, Wall Street Journal, Walter Mondale, Woodrow Wilson
Obama Considering Rule by Executive Order in 2011
October 8, 2010 By Ben Johnson
This morning, political commentators are paying a great deal of attention to one of the Los Angeles Times’ stories about Barack Obama’s plans for a Republican takeover of Congress. Unfortunately, they are focusing on the wrong one. Most commentators spent the morning quoting the president’s remarks on a black radio program that a GOP-dominated Congress will result in “hand-to-hand … [Read more...]
Filed Under: *Featured Bottom Left, Big Government, Conspiracy theories, Constitution, Democrats, Environmentalism, Floyd Reports, Homeland Security, Homosexual issues, Immigration, Liberal fascism, Obama administration, Obama appointees, Politics, Radical Left, United Nations/globalism Tagged With: amnesty, Arizona, Arizona S.B. 1070, Associated Press (AP), Barack Obama, Ben Johnson, bilingual ballots, Brookings Institution, card check, Christi Parsons, Christopher Coates, Clean Air Act, conservative, Constitution, Department of Homeland Security, editor, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Environmentalism, executive orders, Executive Powers, foreign law, FrontPage Magazine, FrontPageMag.com, gays in the military, Homosexual Agenda, Homosexuals in Military, illegal immigration, Immigration, J. Christian Adams, Jan Brewer, Janet Napolitano, Jay Rockefeller, journalist, Julie Fernandes, Law of the Sea Treaty (LOST), Los Angeles Times, National Ocean Council, New York Times, Peter Nicholas, regulation, Sam Farr, Supreme Court, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, UN Human Rights Council, Unions, United Nations, United Nations Global Migration Group, United Nations Human Rights Council, universal daycare, West Virginia, William Galston
The ($50 Billion) Road to Serfdom
September 7, 2010 By Ben Johnson
The cornerstone of Obama's Labor Day speech before a union audience was a $50 billion transfer of wealth from taxpayers to Big Labor. Porkulus 3.0 will not create jobs for years (if at all), but it will raise gasoline prices Aside from taking time to feel sorry for himself, Obama unveiled a proposal to spend $50 billion on roads and infrastructure, which he promised "will not only create jobs … [Read more...]
Filed Under: AFL-CIO, Big Government, Democrats, Economics, Environmentalism, Floyd Reports, Labor Unions, Obama administration, Politics, Radical Left, SEIU Tagged With: 2010 elections, AFL-CIO, Barack Obama, Ben Johnson, California, conservative, editor, Energy Policy, Environmentalism, FrontPage Magazine, FrontPageMag.com, gasoline prices, Government Spending, Infrastructure Bank, Iran, Jerry Brown, journalist, National Debt, New York Times, News, Obama stimulus, Obama stimulus bill, Politics, Rosa DeLauro, SEIU, Stimulus, The Washington Times, Unemployment, Unions
Cash for Clunkers Hurt the Poor – and Obama’s Advisers Love It
August 26, 2010 By Ben Johnson
The Democrats’ “Cash for Clunkers” program had one major impact on the market: it raised the price of used cars almost $2,000 per car in a way that disproportionately hurts the poor. And Obama’s Green Left advisers could not be happier. The automobile industry authority Edmunds.com has found used car prices are up 10.3 percent over last summer. The average used vehicle costs $1,800 more … [Read more...]
Filed Under: Big Brother/Privacy, Big Government, Conspiracy theories, Economics, Environmentalism, Floyd Reports, Liberal fascism, Obama administration, Obama appointees, Radical Left Tagged With: Barack Obama, Ben Johnson, conservative, Economics, editor, Edmunds.com, Environmentalism, FrontPage Magazine, FrontPageMag.com, gasoline prices, James Hansen, Joe Spina, John Holdren, John P. Holdren, journalist, News, Politics, University of California-Davis (UCD).Cash for Clunkers
Obama’s Stimulus Put Microchips in Your Trash
August 19, 2010 By Ben Johnson
A new Senate report reveals the Obama administration spent nearly half-a-million dollars in stimulus funds to purchase recycling bins implanted with microchips, designed to monitor private citizens' recycling levels. Republican Senators Tom Coburn, R-OK, and John McCain, R-AZ, tracked 100 misuses of stimulus funds in a publication entitled "Summertime Blues," released just weeks ago. (It is far … [Read more...]
Filed Under: *Featured Bottom Right, Big Brother/Privacy, Big Government, Environmentalism, Floyd Reports, Obama administration, Spending Tagged With: American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA), Dayton, Dayton Daily News, Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block Grant, Environmentalism, Gordon Brown, Government Surveillance, Green Left, John McCain, Microchips, Obama stimulus, Tom Coburn, United Kingdom, WHIO-TV
George Soros’ New Plan for Globalism and Crony Capitalism
July 12, 2010 By Ben Johnson
When George Soros invests $50 million to revolutionize the way Americans think about a certain issue, it would normally be deemed newsworthy. Not so with the formation of the Institute for New Economic Thinking (INET). Three months after a summit in New York state last July, Soros pledged $50 million to INET, which promises “to promote changes in economic theory and practice” by … [Read more...]
Filed Under: Affirmative Action/Race, China, Economics, Environmentalism, Foreign policy, George Soros/Shadow Party, Left-wing Philanthropy, National Legal and Policy Center (NLPC), Radical Left Tagged With: Affirmative Action, Andre Wilkens, Ben Johnson, Charles H. Dallara, China, Council on Foreign Relations (CFR), Department of the Treasury, Economics, Environmentalism, European Council on Foreign Relations (ECFR), European Economic Community (EEC), European Union (EU), Federal Open Market Committee, Federal Reserve, Financial Stability Board, Franklin Allen, Franklin Delano Roosevelt, George Soros, Global Macroeconomic Coordinating Council, globalism, Institute for New Economic Thinking (INET), Institute of International Finance (IIF), interest rates, International Monetary Fund (IMF), J.P. Morgan and Company, John Maynard Keynes, John P. Holdren, Kate Pickett, Keynesianism, King's College, Market Monitoring Group, National Legal and Policy Center (NLPC), National Recovery Administration (NRA), News, NLPC.org, Open Society Institute (OSI), Open Society Institute Brussels (OSI-Brussels), Politics, Private Export Funding Corporation (PEFCO), Siftung Mercator, The Spirit Level: Why More Equal Societies Almost Always Do Better, U.S. dollar, University of Pennsylvania, University of York
Obama’s Dangerous UN Agenda
September 28, 2009 By Ben Johnson
Much commentary about Barack Obama’s speech to the United Nations on Wednesday, September 23, 2009, has focused on his description of pre-Obama America as a deadbeat, lawless, foot-dragging country that tortures innocent Muslims, or did until his glorious ascension to the right hand of power. The predictable emphasis on the speech’s most offensive aspects overlooks more dangerous points: … [Read more...]
Filed Under: China, Environmentalism, Foreign policy, FrontPage Magazine, Homeland Security, Iran, National defense, Obama administration, Radical Left, United Nations/globalism Tagged With: AIDS, American Association for the Advancement of Science, Ariel Sharon, Baker Spring, Barack Obama, Ben Johnson, Benjamin Netanyahu, Brazil, Center for American Progress (CAP), China, Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty, Czech Republic, Dmitry Medvedev, Ecoscience, Ed Markey, Ehud Olmert, Ellen Tauscher, Environmentalism, Foreign policy, FrontPage Magazine, FrontPageMag.com, George Soros, globalism, H1N1 virus, Henry Sokolski, Heritage Foundation, Hillary Clinton, India, Iran, John P. Holdren, Kyoto Protocol, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, malaria, Mexico, Nancy Pelosi, News, nuclear disarmament, polio, Politics, terrorism, The (UK) Guardian, Todd Stern, UN Climate Change Summit, UN Human Rights Council, UN Security Council, unilateral disarmament
Costly Shibboleths
February 25, 2009 By Ben Johnson
Barack Obama set out a few modest goals in his address to both chambers of Congress last night: cure cancer, reform Social Security and Medicare, destroy al-Qaeda, end our dependence on foreign oil, promise education to every American "from the day they are born" to the day they begin work, and "save our planet from the ravages of climate change." The few prescriptions for accomplishing these … [Read more...]
Filed Under: Big Government, Economics, Environmentalism, FrontPage Magazine, Hatred of the Military, Obama administration Tagged With: Alyssa Lappen, Barack Obama, Ben Johnson, cap-and-trade, Cornelia Grumman, Department of Defense, Economics, Environmentalism, First Five Years Fund, FrontPage Magazine, Government Spending, Great Society, Guantanamo Bay, Head Start, John McCain, Keynesianism, Medicare, Obama stimulus, Sarah Palin, SCHIP program, sin taxes, Social Security, Socialized medicine, stagflation, tax cuts, tax hikes, tax rebates, wealth redistribution
The Left’s Man at Commerce
December 5, 2008 By Ben Johnson
AT THEIR BEST, POLITICAL APPOINTMENTS are a function of accomplishment, expertise, or judgment. At their worst, they are the consolation prize of cronyism. With Bill Richardson’s appointment as Secretary of Commerce, President-elect Obama veered sharply toward the latter. Although he has little experience in the private sector, Richardson will helm the department most responsible for U.S. … [Read more...]
Filed Under: AFL-CIO, Big Government, Bill Clinton, Democrats, Economics, Environmentalism, Foreign policy, FrontPage Magazine, History, Homeland Security, Islam, Jihad, Labor Unions, National defense, North Korea, Obama administration, Obama appointees, Politics, The Clintons, War on Terror Tagged With: 2000 presidential race, Afghanistan, AFL-CIO, Al Gore, Americans for Democratic Action, Asia Society, Barack Obama, Ben Johnson, Bernard Schwartz, Between Worlds:The Making of an American Life (book), Big Labor, Bill Clinton, Bill Gertz, Bill Richardson, China, Chris Matthews, Commerce Department, Cox Committee, Curt Weldon, Dana Rohrabacher, Dennis Kucinich, Department of Energy (DOE), Department of Justice, Don Imus, EHI Group, Employee Free Choice Act (EFCA), Environmentalism, Erskine Bowles, Foreign policy, FrontPage Magazine, James Risen, Jeffrey Garten, Jimmy Carter, Kyoto Protocol, Kyoto Treaty, League of Conservation Voters (LCV), Legacy: Paying the Price for the Clinton Years (book), Loral Space and Communications, Los Alamos, Louis Freeh, Monica Lewinsky, multipolarity, National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA), National Security, New York Times, Norm Dicks, North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), North Korea, Northern Alliance, Notra Trulock, Osama bin Laden, Party of Defeat, Pervez Musharraf, Rich Lowry, Robert Byrd, Ron Brown, Roswell New Mexico, Samuel "Sandy" Berger, Taliban, The China Threat (Book), The China Threat: How the People's Republic Targets America (book), The Huffington Post, UFOs, United Nations, Wen Ho Lee
