Michael Gerson: The liberal addiction to red ink - The Washington Post

Michael Gerson: The liberal addiction to red ink - The Washington Post: "At a recent meeting of the House Financial Services Committee, two Democratic members objected to the display of the debt clock — a running count of the federal debt — as “a political prop designed to message ideologically.” Numbers, it turns out, have an offensive ideological bias."

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A sordid business indeed « Hot Air

A sordid business indeed « Hot Air: "This entire battle over the last century has been to ensure that we are all recognized as equal human beings, hasn’t it? But apparently not if you happen to be part of the progressive contingent determined to grimly cling to the nightmares of the past to use as cudgels against those who disagree with them in the present. Racism is still a problem today, but it’s not coming from where you think."

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WaPo: Another two Pinocchios for Obama’s Janitorgeddon « Hot Air

WaPo: Another two Pinocchios for Obama’s Janitorgeddon « Hot Air: "In other words for those other words, no one actually bothered to check this claim before Obama made it at the press conference.  Why not?  Apparently, they don’t care about getting caught fibbing and demagoguing, and the rest of the media (Kessler aside) doesn’t seem to be checking up on their claims, especially those that fit their class-warfare paradigm."

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The slow slide toward state run media « Hot Air

The slow slide toward state run media « Hot Air: "This is no tempest in a teapot but rather the leak in the dike. Drip by drip, the Obama administration has demonstrated its intolerance for dissent and its contempt for any who stray from the White House script. Yes, all administrations are sensitive to criticism, and all push back when such criticism is deemed unfair or inaccurate. But no president since Richard Nixon has demonstrated such overt contempt for the messenger. And, thanks to technological advances in social media, Obama has been able to bypass traditional watchdogs as no other president has."

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Romney: It was an exciting roller coaster ride, but the ride ends « Hot Air

Romney: It was an exciting roller coaster ride, but the ride ends « Hot Air: "Sidebar: I think David Weigel had a fantastic idea over at Slate for a way in which post-presidential candidate Mitt Romney could contribute to the national dialogue. The guy basically ran on his resume of solid business sense and managerial know-how; can I second that we give Detroit to Mitt Romney? "

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Charles Krauthammer: Hail Armageddon - The Washington Post

Charles Krauthammer: Hail Armageddon - The Washington Post: "“The worst-case scenario for us,” a leading anti-budget-cuts lobbyist told The Post, “is the sequester hits and nothing bad really happens.”"

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Obama Is Playing a New Game - WSJ.com

Obama Is Playing a New Game - WSJ.com: "He doesn't have time for Congress, but he has time to go on Al Sharpton's radio show and say Republicans care only about protecting the rich from taxes. Which is the kind of thing that embitters, that makes foes dig in more deeply."

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