Arkady's Thoughts

Courtesy of Clyde @ PatriotRoom I learned that Obama is considering attending Durban II. In case you are not familiar with Durban I, you should discover what Durban, South Africa means and it's impact on Israel and Jews worldwide. In a nutshell, this is a UN sponsored conference designed to battle worldwide racism. Unfortunately a conference sponsored and lead by the likes of Iran and Libya will typically only have one agenda. Demonize and vilify Israel and Jews. Canada and America wanted none of it and left this pathetic gathering in 2001, but with a new administration and liberalism aplenty change has come to town. A brief introduction: Durban I video. Learn more about Durban at Durban Watch . Mandatory Reading: Obama's policy on the upcoming Durban II. Spectator: America slides into the sewer.

In light of President's day I would like to entertain you with a slightly closer look at the comparisons being made between our current president and the much accomplished Abraham Lincoln.  I found the comparison to be extremely off-putting as I failed to see any comparison other than state origin and perceived "inexperience" in Congress.   For starters, Honest Abe got into politics at the tender age of 23.  In the next 17 or so years Abe served in the state legislature, taught himself law, passed the bar and according to most sources became a reputable lawyer.  Lincoln toured with Zachary Taylor supporting his presidency bid where he actively participated by giving speeches for crowds and learning about the process.  Not to be forgtten, he was also a captain of the Illinois militia although did not experience action. Obama on the other hand experienced drugs at Occidental College, ended up in Columbia where he apparently was not a very good student, his transcript was ne...

Obama's utter contradiction by Caterpillar's CEO did not get much fanfare in the MSM , but I am not particularly surprised by this lack of coverage. In case you have not seen the contradiction in terms, video is below, Obama tries to convince Caterpillar's employees that passage of the stimulus bill will be quite beneficial to them. CEO apparently disagrees. Obama looks like a complete amateur and if President Bush ever got contradicted in this fashion the press would be swarming over this like vultures over a carcass. Video also includes Karl Rove's commentary on the subject, but feel free to skip it. At the press conference, Robert Gibbs fields questions from ABC's Jack Tapper who apparently demonstrates that journalism while badly wounded and on the brink of death is still surviving in some dark corner. Watch how Gibbs completely avoids the question leaving Jack so befuddled that only a chuckle can accurately summarize his sentiment. What is absolutely profou...

We have a housing crisis in this country, but the crisis is not rising foreclosure rates and rundown neighborhoods. After all, those elements have existed before and they are a natural part of the real estate market's ebb and flow. There is another crisis unfolding, a crisis that the media will not report and the politicians will not acknowledge. War has been declared on every single American who in the past several years did all the right things and made all the correct decisions. Somehow it has been established that those suffering the impending housing doom are victims of greedy bankers and exploitative free marketeers unleashed upon America due to 'deregulation'. It has been estimated that those suffering foreclosures number somewhere between 4 and 6 million people. For perspective, there are as many Facebook fans of Barack Obama. The remainder 295 million Americans due to sheer cunning shrewdness and genius escaped the prying clutches of money grubbing bankers and for...

People interested in the details of this package, the final number of 787 of which appears to be the final and set number can examine the following.  Since there is hardly any point in raving or ranting about the inevitable package I am instead providing resources for people that are interested in learning more information about the biggest spending bill in America's history. My work: I read the bill in parts and summed up important details here.   However some items and number of billions allocated may have changed. Official website:   Recovery.gov according to the bill is the official website that will provide transparency and clarity to us all.  Other websites: National Review has a brief list in no particular order that they find objectionable/interesting. ProPublica :  This is probably the most comprehensive list, but it lacks any details/wording of allocation or reasoning, I find this to be of limited use, but gives you a sense of who the big recipients are.  Actual Bill: F...

UPDATE:  Senate passes the bill 60-38 and it will be signed next week.  After all the work and the passionate speeches, websites, facebook groups, awareness and general broo - haha this boondoggle finally clears the finish line.  Not much more we can do here, but prepare for the next spending project that is expected to come down the pipe shortly, the Omnibus. Yet another impressive showing, albeit not as powerful as last time by the House republicans standing united against the "revised" stimulus. I say " revised" in jest, as there is not much difference in this bill from a fundamental standpoint. A bill that is entirely tailored to the spending interests of liberal groups, laughable tax incentives and senseless research projects cannot be supported by fiscally minded individuals. Even if the number is down from 819 to 787 B-b-b-billion. There is just one difference this time, fewer Democrats stood with the GOP this time. Where as last time 11 brave souls bro...

Judd Gregg's announcement today that was not accepting the Commerce position was perplexing and strange. Citing a fluff reason - philosophical differences - weeks after the pick makes no sense. In order to understand how this affects people, it's best to put ourselves in their shoes. This is the official statement "Senator Gregg reached out to the President and offered his name for Secretary of Commerce. He was very clear throughout the interviewing process that despite past disagreements about policies, he would support, embrace, and move forward with the President’s agenda. Once it became clear after his nomination that Senator Gregg was not going to be supporting some of President Obama’s key economic priorities, it became necessary for Senator Gregg and the Obama administration to part ways. We regret that he has had a change of heart". Conservatives: This is bad news for us as we were happy to see this RINO go and self-destruct as one of the three Republicans in...