Obamanation

Who Is Pulling the Trigger?

By Justin Katz | July 11, 2011 |

Given that the mainstream media has appeared less interested in this story than in such critical events as royal weddings and the accuracy of Republicans’ references to history, Anchor Rising should help in the effort to prevent it from slipping through the cracks: In Fall of 2009, the Obama Administration conceived Operation Fast and Furious,…

Should We Even Be Celebrating Independence?

By Justin Katz | July 2, 2011 |

Mark Steyn’s Fourth-of-July-weekend column is a doozy: Big Government on America’s unprecedented money-no-object scale will always be profoundly wasteful (as on that Williamsburg flight), stupid (as at the TSA) and arbitrary (as in those waivers). But it’s not republican in any sense the Founders would recognize. If (like Obama) you’re a lifetime member of the…

“If You Like Your Insurance, You Can Keep It.”

By Justin Katz | June 7, 2011 |

Remember when the President of the United States repeated that promise over and over to the American people? Well quite a few of us less-lofty folks predicted this contrary outcome: Once provisions of the Affordable Care Act start to kick in during 2014, at least three of every 10 employers will probably stop offering health…

A Change of Tune on Radicalization

By Justin Katz | May 18, 2011 |

The opening sentence of an article about events in Libya makes deafening the dog that isn’t barking: Mourners vowed revenge and rattled off heavy gunfire in a Tripoli cemetery on Saturday as they buried nine men they said were Muslim clerics and medics killed in a NATO airstrike in mostly rebel-held eastern Libya. Remember when…

Jobs Saved and Destroyed

By Justin Katz | May 17, 2011 |

I’ve long described President Obama’s stimulus program as an attempt to insulate governments at various levels from the effects of the recession. The great bulk of the dollars flowed to states and municipalities in order to prevent budget cuts and, therefore, salary cuts and layoffs. The problem with seeing the “just spend” approach as a…

A Message Full of Coincidence

By Justin Katz | May 1, 2011 |

So, as Donald Trump’s Celebrity Apprentice headed toward the climactic “you’re fired” of tonight’s episode, NBC periodically killed the sound to play a jingle and run ticker text about a pending important message from President Obama. The actual interruption came right as the show built up to a crest. Apparently, Osama bin Laden has been…

Birtherism Dies an Easy Death

By Justin Katz | April 28, 2011 |

At the end of a long post describing the ease with which President Obama could have ended the birther controversy long ago, Andrew McCarthy concludes as follows: So, assuming as we should the legitimacy of the long-form birth certificate produced yesterday, the only thing that makes sense is that Obama knows the mainstream media is…

The Reign of Obama May Close Out the Age of America

By Justin Katz | April 25, 2011 |

It’s not the current president’s fault (although many of us would be inclined to suggest that he hastened the end result), but if Barack Obama wins a second term, it may be that he’ll turn out the lights on the Age of America… at least according to the International Monetary Fund: According to the latest…

Let Them Buy Hybrid Vans

By Justin Katz | April 9, 2011 |

In his NRO column, this week Mark Steyn mentions President Obama’s response to an audience having to do with lowering the price of gasoline: He was asked a question by a citizen of the United States. The cost of a gallon of gas has doubled on Obama’s watch, and this gentleman asked, “Is there a…

Your Kids’ Diet, Their Business?

By Justin Katz | December 8, 2010 |

The fat cats in Washington will soon be telling your children what they can and cannot purchase to eat in school. The U.S. government will also be regulating what sorts of treats school-related organizations can provide during fundraisers and luring more children to after-school meals, making it even easier for busy parents to ignore the…