Is There Nothing That The Car-Salesman-In-Chief Can’t Do?

The One 42 Comments

The axe swings politically at Obama Motors – the Washington Examiner has picked up on questions raised in the American rightosphere over past days;

Evidence appears to be mounting that the Obama administration has systematically targeted for closing Chrysler dealers who contributed to Repubicans. What started earlier this week as mainly a rumbling on the Right side of the Blogosphere has gathered some steam today with revelations that among the dealers being shut down are a GOP congressman and closing of competitors to a dealership chain partly owned by former Clinton White House chief of staff Mack McLarty.
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Also fueling the controversy is the fact the RLJ-McCarty-Landers chain of Arkansas and Missouri dealerships aren’t being closed, but many of their local competitors are being eliminated. Go here for a detailed look at this situation. McClarty is the former Clinton senior aide. The “J” is Robert Johnson, founder of the Black Entertainment Television, a heavy Democratic contributor.
A lawyer representing a group of Chrysler dealers who are on the hit list deposed senior Chrysler executives and later told Reuters that he believes the closings have been forced on the company by the White House.
“It became clear to us that Chrysler does not see the wisdom of terminating 25 percent of its dealers. It really wasn’t Chrysler’s decision. They are under enormous pressure from the President’s automotive task force,” said attorney Leonard Bellavia.

Glenn Reynolds – “A reader notes something about “car czar” Steven Rattner: “Rattner is married to Maureen White, the former National Finance Chair for the Democratic Party.”
Rick Moran has much more, at American Thinker.
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“We created the country you live in. Never forget it.”

The Libranos 33 Comments

And that’s why Liberals get their offices for free!

Take notice that Satgur Investments Ltd hereby terminates and forfeits the Lease date 1st day November, 2008, between Satgur Investments Ltd as Landlord, Dr Ruby Dhalla, in capacity as Member of Parliament as Tenant, by reason of contractual default in the Tenant’s leasehold improvement maintenance and repair requirements.
And further take notice that Satgur Investments Ltd reserves all rights to claim all rents remaining unpaid by the Tenant pursuant to the said Lease, and the rights to claim damages as compensation for its loss of benefits during the unexpired term of the said Lease.
Dated at Brampton, this 26th day of May 2009

The good old days when a Liberal could count on Public Works to pay the bills seem so long ago now…
Update – commentors point out, quite rightly, that this may not be a case of unpaid rent, but of those Filipino cleaning ladies falling down on the job….
Update 2 – Steve Janke indicates the matter has been “resolved”, in a post that is tellingly devoid of any explanation from Dhalla.

One Man’s Terrorist Is Another Man’s Liberal Voting Bloc

Political Animal 24 Comments

Now is the time at SDA when we juxtapose!
May 11th – “Our Party has raised, and will continue to raise, the plight of the Tamils in Sri Lanka in the House of Commons. We will continue to demand action by the Canadian government to address the humanitarian crisis in Sri Lanka.”
May 27th – Hundreds of Sri Lankans have protested outside the Canadian Embassy, accusing Canada of supporting the Tamil Tigers in the final days before the rebel’s defeat. Protesters pelted the embassy with stones, sprayed graffiti on the wall and painted over a security camera.

The First American Prime Minister In White Sheets

The Libranos 93 Comments

When I ran across this quote last evening in the comments, I cringed a little, assuming it came from some quasi-supremacist twit that the Liberals were attempting to link to the Conservatives…

“We created the country you live in. Never forget it.”

Turns out it’s just the same old “we’re Canadian and you’re not” Liberal campaign rhetoric. The more things change, eh western Canada?
Sounds funny, though, coming from the lips of an American.
Ignatieff translated;

When I was 17 I knocked on doors for Lester Pearson, even though he gave us a flag that looks like a “poor imitation of a Beer label”
In 1968 I campaigned for Pierre Trudeau. They I buggered off for 34 years.
Now I need your votes so you can have me stay in Canada. If I am not elected, I will go back to teach at Harvard. Hey it’s your loss.

Tony Blair’s Britain

Great Moments In Socialism 25 Comments

Where the foxes caper unmolested, the government packs your school lunch, and who is this Galt chap you keep speaking of?

SOL ZAKAY, the billionaire property tycoon, is the latest entrepreneur to quit Britain after the introduction of a 50% tax rate on high earners.

And judging by some of the reader comments, not a moment too soon.

“Good riddance. Most of these people dont pay tax anyway so best be rid of them. Just shows there is no loyalty from them either and we can do without spongers.” aziz, london, uk

Yeah – faster, please!
(h/t Adrian)

First Came The Marxist, Then Came The Czars

Baiting The Left 34 Comments

It’s like Russian history, written backwards!

President Obama is expected to announce late this week that he will create a “cyber czar,” a senior White House official who will have broad authority to develop strategy to protect the nation’s government-run and private computer networks, according to people who have been briefed on the plan.
The adviser will have the most comprehensive mandate granted to such an official to date and will probably be a member of the National Security Council but will report to the national security adviser as well as the senior White House economic adviser, said the sources, who spoke on the condition of anonymity because the deliberations are not final.

And, not subject to confirmation hearings.
(One assumes the Kossacks will be tickled red.)

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