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“ALL OF US WILL PAY.”

D’oh. But since it wasn’t the fault of Fox News or a Republican, you’ll barely hear a peep about it.

The Pope’s rebuke of pro-abortion Catholic Nancy Pelosi was diplomatically worded, of course. But as transparent as Scotch tape. Wham. Pelosi’s response? Blink, blink. Blink. *** More from Ed Morrissey: Message from Benedict: Study more. And he sent another message as well — that those with higher positions have higher responsibilities not to formally cooperate [...]

Photoshop credit: Leo Alberti My syndicated column today looks at the massive mortgage entitlement campaign launched by President Obama today — and the concurrent, anti-foreclosure bullying campaign launched by ACORN. I’ve been warning about this for weeks (see here, here, here, and here) — and in particular, I’ve been blasting the Republicans for playing right [...]

Actually, it is easy being green.

For eight years, we’ve heard “Bushitler” invoked endlessly. Again: And again. And again. And again. And again: Now, the tables have been turned. Some folks are invoking Nazi allusions against Barack Obama. I’ve pretty much stayed away from using such rhetoric against those with whom I disagree — especially having been on the receiving end [...]

Dissent.

Culture of corruption, Part 9,999,995.

Scroll for updates…more vid and pic links below… (From my iphone/twitpic) (Photo via People’s Press Collective) Hundreds of taxpayers took time out of their busy day to protest President Obama’s “stimulus” bill-signing in Denver today. Jim Pfaff of Colorado Americans for Prosperity, Jon Caldara and the Independence Institute, former Rep. Tom Tancredo, and several GOP [...]

What an unspeakable relief for their families.

From reader Matthew R, who e-mails: “Obama will use as much energy in flight to CO as the museum’s solar panels can produce in 4 years.” Thought you might find this interesting – according to the info I found on Boeing’s website and elsewhere, the 747-200 that operates as Air Force One uses anywhere from [...]

On Nov. 4, after Barack Obama clinched the White House, the market closed at 9,625.28. In mid-morning trading today, the day President Obama signs his massive Generational Theft Act into law and a day before he unveils a massive new mortgage entitlement, the Dow dropped to to 7,606.53. Now, imagine if President Bush had presided [...]

The White House has published an official photo album documenting its fantasy-land version of the porkulus journey. From the photo album, it looks like it was all smooth sailing and easy back-slapping for President Obama. Missing: Photos of the dissenting House Democrats and unanimous House Republicans who opposed the behemoth bill. Missing: The Reid/Pelosi backroom [...]

Food for thought.

There were tons of terrific signs at the Seattle anti-porkulus rally today. (Even more pics now up at Flickr via Mylittlehadji.) My favorites: A familiar image for mm.com readers: (Zac Petersen) Gorgeous: (photo source) And the pulled pork I ordered from Longhorn BBQ for the event arrived on time! Here’s protest organizer Liberty Belle with [...]

Budget-conscious.

In Schmucky Schumer’s world, these American taxpayers don’t exist. A big crowd of them gathered in Seattle this afternoon to raise their voices in opposition to the trillion-dollar, pork-filled Generational Theft Act of 2009 — which will be signed into law by the blind President “There are no earmarks” Obama. Thanks to Zac Petersen for [...]

Across the pond, environmentalis bigwigs are just like our own president — preaching energy conservation while going hog wild in their own homes. THEY may shout their green credentials from the rooftops, but some of Britain’s most prominent environmental champions are living in homes that produce up to half a ton of excess carbon dioxide [...]

Reader Tom M. of Grand Junction, Colorado e-mails: I am absolutely OUTRAGED by a response I received from one of my senators, Mark Udall (D-CO). After multiple e-mails from me stating my opposition against the “Porkulus” Bill, Senator uDULL had the nerve to reply about a totally different subject (which I have added below, unedited, [...]

Do not read this on a full stomach. You have been warned: “I see him like he’s my own son, and not in a funny way, either,” Dorothy Tisdale, a 73-year-old Peorian, said in reference to President Obama. She was the same woman who, after Obama’s motorcade passed her, said the experience was “better than [...]

Come and get it!

The Chicago Tribune’s reporter Jill Zuckman takes a new job as assistant to the secretary and director of public affairs for Transportation Secretary nominee Ray LaHood. Another Tribune Co. writer and former LA Times reporter Peter Gosselin grabbed a job as chief speech writer for Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner. That’s in addition to former Time [...]

We are truly living an Ayn Rand novel-come-to-life nightmare: President Obama has given up on landing a “car czar” to oversee the auto industry’s restructuring. Instead, Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner will be in charge, administration officials said Sunday night. The czar was to have evaluated turnaround reports that are due Tuesday from GM and Chrysler [...]

Eat this.

Uh-oh.

I’ve always found Democrat Sen. Patty Murray slow on the uptake. I’ll never forget interviewing her many years ago when I worked for the Seattle Times editorial board. We were talking about federal entitlement spending. I asked her about FICA taxes. She didn’t know what I was talking about; when I said “payroll taxes,” she [...]

Pig roast.

Do you think this will get as much attention from the MSM as, say, the Ted Haggard scandal or Pat Robertson’s Teletubbies remarks? Somehow, I doubt it. (Link): Orchard Park police are investigating a particularly gruesome killing, the beheading of a woman, after her husband — an influential member of the local Muslim community — [...]

Please keep American John Solecki in your prayers. Somehow, I don’t think more “dialogue” and “compassion” are going to help him: Kidnappers threatened on Friday to kill an American employee of the United Nations within 72 hours and issued a grainy video of the blindfolded captive saying he was “sick and in trouble.” A letter [...]

The members of the most deliberative body in the world are on the floor casting their hurry-up-and-vote porkulus votes. Stand by for Senate roll call vote tally. Meantime, if you haven’t already seen it, the House roll call vote is here. The 7 House Democrats who voted no: Bright DeFazio Griffith Minnick Peterson Shuler Taylor [...]