Reaganite Independent: September 13

18 September 2009

Hilarity from Hope-n-Change!

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-thanks to Stilton Jarsberg at Hope-n-Change-

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Obama Facilitates GE/Kremlin Ties

In the wake of President Barack Obama's abrupt decision to cave-in to the instragence of Vladimir Putin and shelve the Eastern European missile shield -thus abandoning the Czechs and Poles to the Kremlin's whims- a funny thing happened:

Once the White House announced they were axing the shield, Russia's government said PM Vladimir Putin would meet several U.S. executives today from firms including General Electric, Morgan Stanley, and TPG- one of the world's largest private equity firms

General Electric may be the company with the closest ties to the Obama administration (if not Goldman Sachs), and here we see the company benefiting from an sudden foreign policy change implemented by Barack Obama.

GE CEO Jeff Immelt sits on Obama's Economic Recovery Advisory Board, and GE owns MSNBC- you figure it out.

Like he used to do it back in Chicago with Tony Rezko- it's easy to cloak one's actions in some greater good like affordable housing or world peace... while steering deals and huge government money to your political supporters- Obama's got it down pat.

Winning the White House was like hitting the Lotto for this Chicago Machine huckster, once used to dealing with local slumlords like Tony- Obama's now moved-on to the big time of international deals with General Electric. The whole thing stinks like trash-truck juice... but it won't surprise anyone who's taken more than a glance at the Dear Leader's shady past and myriad criminal associations.

While Neville Chamberlain may have abandoned the Czechs in the niave hope of obtaining peace in our time- Obama's just doing it because he lacks moral and strategic clarity... and to steer a major political supporter a few billion bucks of business. This shameful opportunism is a disgrace that this country will regret- the Poles and Czechs gladly went to Iraq, you know.

Naturally, Putin was cock-a-hoop over a costless victory that keeps his nuclear arsenal relevent for the forseeable future... but this chum-in-the-water surely didn't appease the Kremlin. Predictably, it only left them hungering for more:

"I expect that after this correct and brave decision, others will follow, including the complete removal of all restrictions on the transfer of high technology to Russia and activity to widen the membership of the World Trade Organisation to (include) Russia, Kazakhstan and Belarus," Putin said. (Reuters)

Hey Barack- he called you "brave" for doing what's in Russia's interests, and abandoning the cause of freedom... maybe if you let him snake Ukraine, you'll be a "hero" and Vlad will give you a medal- LOL

►h/t Government Mess

►Reuters

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A reaction from our allies: Conservative Aussie blogger "MK" at Down-Under on the Right Side posts that Obama has indeed betrayed the cause of liberty... -here-

UPDATE 7:30 am EST: Polish PM Donald Tusk refused to take the call from Hillary Clinton notifying him of the missile defense system's cancellation -here-

► h/t Memeorandum

And at Gateway Pundit, see how the Polish press has reacted to this betrayal -here-

17 September 2009

Voters Negative On ALL Political Labels...except "Reagan"

Rasmussen Reports:

Progressive is becoming more of a dirty word, but all political labels – except being like Ronald Reagan - are falling into disfavor with many U.S. voters, according to a new Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey.

Liberal is still the worst and remains the only political description that is viewed more negatively than positively. Being like Reagan is still the most positive thing you can say about a candidate.

And who's surprised by that, anyway?

The Gipper gave this country eight of the best years it's ever seen...

Where'd that Mojo Go, B.O.?

All Barack Obama has ever done in his charmed political career is campaign- and get elected. And the rails were always well-greased by first the Chicago Machine, then later the DNC -with some opponents even removed from the ballot by dubious legal means so the rising star could run unopposed. Playing to strength, campaigning was all Barack really needed -or wanted- to do... sure didn't show much interest in writing legislation -or even voting.

And it all went to plan for Obama and the Democrats as long as there was some hill left to climb- an early acquaintance said "He was always running for something". Later, as a young Illinois politician -then US Senator- Obama seems to have spent most of his time shmoozing and preparing for the next campaign- while writing books about himself, of course.

As US President, he's continued to stump-away, too- with no end of it in sight. And wowing-the-plebes with "soaring rhetoric" (plus some strategic scare-mongering) pushed the thoroughly useless $800B "stimulus" package over the finish-line... although he likely already wishes he hadn't.

The problem now for this career hack is not only the lack of new peaks to aspire to, but that Obama's finally landed in a position where reality calls the bluff on his fictional leadership skills- and the cupboard's bare. Since his actual legislative agenda is far, far to the left of how he has portrayed it, cap-n-trade and card-check initiatives have met with serious resistance on the Hill... as is the case now with Obamacare. And contrary to legend, Barack Obama doesn't seem able to actually talk anyone into anything.

The Boy Wonder is now seriously over-exposing himself, in desperation- and it just doesn't work anymore. As his legislative agenda crumbles and self-inflicted negatives such as Van Jones are a further drag on the Dear Leader's poll numbers, appearing on five shows this coming Sunday (plus David Lecherman) isn't likely to help much... The Wiz has had his curtain yoinked. Obama has been exposed (to the initially deluded) as a mere mortal- a habitually dishonest and managerially untalented one at that. And now he's starting to really get on our nerves.

Just one week after Obama's much-hyped Obamacare speech, opposition to his HC "reform" initiative has reached an all-time high... with 55% now against the legislation. As a matter of fact, support for his big-government HC schemes has eroded steadily ever since Obama began campaigning in support of it... the numbers suggest that he's actually scared-off more people than he's won. It's like a salesman at the car dealer who doesn't know when to stop talking... you start to wonder what he's up to.

Alas, a normal person would likely shut-up at this point, but narcissists like Obama have no interest in being normal... they can only operate under the assumption that they are "special". So expect more condescending drivel from the Dear Leader as he bravely and selflessly fights "disinformation" and "educates the public" about his new, massive goverment-run health care fantasy. Please tell me how this hectoring of the electorate and Congress is any different than some preachy Marxist lecture in Havana.

And it's hard to imagine that Obama and Reid are seriously considering reconciliation to pass the bill with such massive dissatisfaction out there... and Obama's own poll numbers so weak. Threats to use an obscure parliamentary maneuver to ram this unpopular bill down America's throat are likely just strategic bluster, IMO- it's doubtful that even these hubrisitic statists believe they could get away with that, regardless of what they're telling you now.

This is not the time for patriots to let-up the pressure, though- Obama-Pelosi-Reid do know what's at stake here for them.... everything. They'll be fighting tooth-and-nail to get this bill passed in some form that allows them to claim victory... so Obamacare's own death panel -the American people- need to deliver the grim verdict resolutely on this irreversible statist power-n-tax grab.

And well-done on 9/12, folks... a model going forward!

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►Hot Air

►No Sheeples Here

16 September 2009

Hey Val- You're Next

Senior White House Advisor Valerie Jarrett is undoubtedly a woman of power and influence.

Barack Obama has in-fact said that he makes no decision without her, as noted by Michelle Malkin. But like recently departed "Green Jobs Czar" Van Jones, Jarrett is also a far-left subversive radical who's completely obsessed with racial issues... and was never properly vetted by the MSM, let alone anybody in the White House. And this woman was Van Jones' recruiter, biggest supporter, and cheerleader. She was also a cog in the corrupt and ruthless Chicago Machine, basically racketeering with the likes of (now disowned) Obama allies Blago and Tony Rezko... and of course the Dear Leader himself back-in-the-days.

Born in Iran to expat American parents, Valerie Jarrett's father was a doctor long associated with far-left causes and racial-identity politics... and who served on a union board with Obama mentor and racist-communist Frank Marshall Davis. Jarrett's mother still serves on a board with unrepentant Weather Underground terrorist Bill Ayers' father and wife- she herself unrepetant WU terrorista Bernardine Dohrn.

Involved deeply with Jarrett was scumbag-supreme Tony Rezko, a now-convicted felon and Obama’s (and Blago's...) friend/fundraiser/political Godfather... you know, the guy that helped Barack and Michelle get that nice South Side mansion they couldn't quite swing on their own (with helpful real-estate agent Patti Blagojevich, no less)

Judicial Watch, a public interest group that investigates and prosecutes government corruption, linked Jarrett to a series of shameful real-estate scandals, including projects operated by Rezko and Allison Davis (former boss of Obama). Housing projects developed and/or operated by Davis and Rezko have been manifestly substandard and beset with code violations.

Basically, Obama helped get them public funding for projects purported to be "for the poor"- while these charlatans spent as little as possible building and maintaining them- and Jarrett "managed" and looked the other way for $300K/yr in salary... plus $850K of "deferred income" -according to her own report.

As CEO of The Habitat Company, she was notably responsible for the controversial housing project located in Obama’s district Grove Parc Plaza, which according to the Boston Globe was considered “uninhabitable by unfixed problems, such as collapsed roofs and fire damage. In 2006, federal inspectors graded the condition of the complex an 11 on a 100-point scale ... a score so bad the buildings now face demolition.

Jarrett was given a pass by the MSM over the past year, with only the most superficial vetting. Completely ignored and therefore unknown to most are the shady business dealings and radical allies like Marylin Katz: Jarrett's biggest promoter, '68 Days-of-Rage veteran... and Weather Underground founding member. But Jarrett's radical associations and lucrative-yet-ethically-challenged "management" career have now drawn the unwelcome attention of the resurgent Right... fresh-off their exposure/victory over embittered commie nutter Van Jones.

A far less opaque picture of Jarrett's web of dubious associations is offered-up by Muckety.com -here-

The American Spectator states that in speeches before far-left groups over the past five months, Jarrett touted Jones's hiring, in part, because the groups ... were familiar with Jones's brand of anti-Americanism and economic radicalism.

As Jarrett had said to the Netroots Nation conference just a little over a month ago, re. Van Jones:

“We were so delighted to be able to recruit him into the White House. We were watching him…for as long as he’s been active out in Oakland. And all the creative ideas he has. And so now, we have captured that, and we have all that energy in the White House.” -video here-

It was also Jarrett's brainstorm to establish a Chief Diversity Officer at the FCC, a position created, then filled with Alinskyite radical Mark Lloyd- with a stealth mandate for muzzling talk radio, where obviously some of Obama's most fervent -and effective- critics dwell.

Is Valerie Jarrett next of Obama's revolutionary command to go? Riehl World View is starting to see the possibility -here-

FrontPageMag did a truly comprehensive expose/summary on Jarrett -here-

And as Jill Stanek wrote:

Scott Baker of Breitbart TV's The B-Cast was on during Glenn's final segment, connecting the dots between POTUS advisor Valerie Jarrett and Obama's past, including his grandparents, his mother, and Franklin Davis Marshall who played an influential role in his life.

This is stuff you can't make up.

... She is Obama's brain. She's also Michelle's brain too.

Perhaps the only thing keeping heat off Jarrett for now is the dramatic and ongoing implosion of longtime Obama ally ACORN, which Moonbattery brings us up to date on -here-

The Confederate Yankee is tracking what Glenn Beck is training his artillery upon next. It also looks to him like ACORN first, then....? -here-

Obama would likely put up a real fight over this one... seems like he'd be lost without her. But if Jarrett's not next to go, she sure ought to be -like Jones, her and the Trotskyite agenda need to be shown the door ASAP... seriously, there's just not many people in this country looking for what she's peddling.

With that tumor removed, there's still a chance Obama can be forcibly-moderated. While not altogether likely, Obama would perhaps then see it as in his interest to take a more centrist path in the name of political survival -ala Clinton '96- limiting the amount of incremental damage he can do to the country prior to November 2010's "correction".

►Memeorandum

►FrontPageMag.com

►Riehl World View

►Moonbattery

►Confederate Yankee

►Michelle Malkin

►Jill Stanek

►Muckety.com

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15 September 2009

Politico: Obama "Failing Miserably"

Today left-leaning Politico's Jeremy Lott states that "so far, Obama's failing miserably".

He goes-on (highlights mine)-

• Cap-and-trade legislation had to limp over the finish line in the House of Representatives with the help of a few moderate Republicans, who then caught holy unshirted hell from their constituents. Environmental legislation generally has taken a drubbing in public opinion polls when people consider how costly it is.

• The Employee Free Choice Act may be stripped of its “card check” provision in the Senate, which would effectively do away with secret ballots for unionization elections. Even in its watered-down form — which still includes highly objectionable, mandatory, binding so-called gunpoint arbitration and makes no concessions to employers who don’t want to have to prop up teetering union pensions — it might not pass the Senate. And the leadership of the House has refused to touch it until the other chamber has made up its mind.

• On health care, forget the rage set off by private citizen Sarah Palin tweeting about “death panels.” Forget the misleading talk about whether there will be a “public option.” (The ever-evolving plan is one giant public option, folks.) Forget the angry voters who crowded into the town halls during the August recess. Forget that a number of Democratic senators and Sen. Joe Lieberman (I-Conn.) are still not willing to sign on to a bill. Right now, even after Obama’s address to the joint session of Congress last week, it’s possible Democrats don’t even have the votes in the House — where they currently enjoy a 77-seat majority.

It’s entirely possible — nay, likely — that Obama will lose on all three big issues. He’ll probably take that personally. As he has pushed for the passage of his reforms, his public approval ratings have taken a beating, and voters have started to trust the Republicans more than his party on a host of issues.

The question that most political handicappers are considering right now is not “Will Republicans make gains at the midterm elections?” but “How large will those gains be?”