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President Obama Will Visit Mosque on Indonesia Trip
By Steven Hoffer - AOL News(Oct. 28) -- Please don't get carried away with the following statement. President Barack Obama plans to visit one of the world's largest mosques when he makes an upcoming trip to Indonesia, where he lived between the ages of 6 and 10. During his early November trip, Obama intends to visit the Istiqlal Mosque -- the national mosque of Indonesia and the third largest mosque in the world -- located in the Indonesian capital of Jakarta. Visiting a mosque while touring a Muslim region is standard protocol for the president, according to White House national security aide Ben Rhodes. "When he ...
Obama Supports a Nuclear Iran
By Matt Lewis - Politics DailyToday's Washington Post reports: "President Barack Obama suggested that Iran may have some right to nuclear energy -- provided it proves by the end of the year that its aspirations are peaceful." This, of course, is sort of like saying that one supports the right for Jeffrey Dahmer to have dinner with friends as long as his plans are for friendship. ...
Tweety Bird (Gavin Newsom) for Governor?
By Matt Lewis - Politics DailyIf you haven't heard, San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom is running for Governor of California. This is not particularly surprising, considering he's been looking at the race for a while; nor is is terribly relevant, as polls currently show him getting pounded in the Democratic Primary. However, what is interesting is how he announced his candidacy. There was no big speech to supporters and no network TV interview. Instead, Mayor Newsom announced his candidacy via Facebook and Twitter -- directing supporters to his new website, where he posted a YouTube video. Now, anyone who has ever looked at ...
Kathleen Sebelius at HHS: Why Abortion and Taxes May Be the Least of Our Worries
By Matt Lewis - Politics DailyEarlier today, the Senate Finance Committee voted in favor of Kathleen Sebelius' nomination as Secretary of Health and Human Services -- sending the issue to the full Senate for a final vote. It was far from unanimous, as only two of the committee's Republicans were willing to support her (Sens. Pat Roberts of Kansas and Olympia Snowe of Maine). Some of President Obama's nominees have sailed through without much trouble, some have faced primarily partisan opposition, and still others (*cough*Geithner) have sparked criticism with their personal indiscretions -- but Sebelius is different. She ...
First Inning: Mariners 1, Pirates 0 ...
By Matt Lewis - Politics Daily"Americans love a winner and will not tolerate a loser," General Patton famously said. If you've ever noticed how many New York Yankee fans there are outside New York, you probably realize General Patton was, at least, on to something. Americans do seem to love winners -- and that's one reason that the successful rescue of Captain Richard Phillips has boosted morale; it was an example of America actually doing something against the bad guys. I'm a Baltimore Oriole fan (by birth, not choice), so I know first hand what years of consistent losing does to morale. On a given night, there are more ...
The Double Standard Debate on Banks, Autos
By Matt Lewis - Politics DailyI was on 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue last night with David Shuster and Firedoglake's Jane Hamshire. Here's the segment on the double standard between the auto industry and the banking industry (my part comes in at about the 3:48 mark): Visit msnbc.com for Breaking News, World News, and News about the Economy ... One note, regarding the unfairness of this, I mistakenly said "Lehman Bros. gets bailed out and others fail" -- obviously,it was the other way around (Lehman Bros. was allowed to fail while everyone else was bailed out) -- though the point that government is picking winners and losers ...
Atlas Embraced: Why Libertarianism is Back!
By Matt Lewis - Politics DailyEver since Barack Obama started seizing companies -- and pushing his pseudo-fascist notion of "national service" -- I've noted some subtle changes bubbling up from deep within the conservative movement. The change is: Who is John Galt?... Perhaps you've noticed the trend, too? Your Facebook page may now list you as "Libertarian" or "classical liberal," instead of "very conservative." If that's the case, you know exactly what I mean. If not, read on... BACK IN THE 1990's -- before anyone knew the names George W. Bush or Barack Obama -- being a young conservative was a lot more fun. It was easy ...
How Would Modern Americans React to a 'Great Depression'?
By Matt Lewis - Politics DailyMegan McArdle and Jonah Goldberg are both asking an interesting question -- whether or not WWII ended The Great Depression. As they point out, despite its nearly universal acceptance as a historical fact, even this "fact" is disputable.While it is interesting to examine the real causes and cures of The Great Depression, I am also intrigued by another question: If, despite Barack Obama's efforts, the economy were to continue to spiral downward, would modern-day Americans respond in a similar fashion to 1930s Americans? This is worth examining, inasmuch as 1). Great Depression comparisons are ...
Major League Screwups? ... Big Time!
By Matt Lewis - Politics DailyThe other week, Barack Obama pointedly admitted, "I screwed up." Today, Yankees star A-Rod went one step further, saying he "screwed up big time". ... Clearly, the term "screwed up" has taken on new importance in this post-modern era.I do love how A-Rod added the qualifier, "big time," though. As Guy Benson shrewdly Tweeted me: "So in other words, A-Rod = Obama + Cheney." ...
Liberal Columnist Slips Up; Tells Truth About Stimulus...
By Matt Lewis - Politics DailyIn a shockingly candid op-ed today, liberal Washington Post columnist E.J. Dionne tacitly admits the real goal of the "stimulus" package is not to fix the economy -- but to use the economy as an excuse to pass a variety of other issues being pushed by his liberal base.As Dionne writes: The real test is whether Obama will fight for a stimulus bill that achieves some of his larger objectives. The aspects of the House bill that Republicans and conservative commentators have so eviscerated are the very ones that take substantial steps toward the president's own priorities. Obama placed a heavy ...
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