Water Cooler Archive: June 2009
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St. Louis bakery calls out cap and taxer Carnahan
Disappointed with his congressman's (Russ Carnahan, D-Mo) vote to pass cap and trade legislation on Friday, a small business owner posted a scrolling message outside his bakery shop for all passerbys to see. Published June 30 2009
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Obama knows better than the Honduras Supreme Court who is the legitimate president of Honduras
Even Zelaya's own political party moved to have him removed from office. Published June 29 2009
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Biased Headline in NY Times Piece on New Haven Fire Fighters' case
NY Times makes New Haven case look like it only involves white fire fighters who brought the case. Published June 29 2009
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Video: NY State Senate in chaos still
New York State Democrats refuse to give Senate to Republicans Published June 29 2009
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EPA censors global warming study
Too bad eight GOP House members ignored the vital information in CEI's finding before they helped pass the cap and tax bill on last Friday. Published June 29 2009
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"The Law Triumphs in Honduras"
How can in be a coup when the military is acting on orders from the nation's Supreme Court? Published June 29 2009
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300 boxes of new Sotomayor material discovered, Republicans ask for time to look at it
Judge Sotomayor's work at the Puerto Rican Legal Defense Fund could provide some explosive information. 300 new boxes worth of material have just been discovered and the Republicans would like time before her confirmation hearing in a couple of weeks to look through it. Published June 29 2009
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Missing Mary Lou Forbes
I am echoing my fellow editorial staffer, Quin Hillyer as I am also saddened by the passing of our beloved editorial colleague and Commentary Editor at The Washington Times, Mary Lou Forbes Published June 28 2009
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Nico Pitney v. Dana Milbank showdown
The Washington Post's Dana Milbank had it out with Huffington Post's Nico Pitney on CNN. Published June 28 2009
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Names of the eight Republicans who voted for the cap & trade bill in the House last night
Here are the names of the eight Republicans. Published June 27 2009
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Web users remember 'The King Pop' through his past work
Michael Jackson videos were always popular on You Tube, and his death has further re-ignited an interest in his work. Published June 26 2009
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Specter's poll numbers dip since party switch
Becoming a Democrat has not helped former GOP'er Senator Arlen Specter in the polls. Published June 26 2009
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Super Obama faces kryptonite today
Jib Jab created a super hero version of President Obama recently. Published June 26 2009
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The Most Dangerous Neighborhoods in the US
Here are the 25 most dangerous neighborhoods to live in among the states. Published June 25 2009
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Fox News on track for record number of viewers
Fox News averaged about the same number of viewers as the top three other cable news networks combined. Published June 25 2009
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Obama doesn't plan on having the health care program apply to himself and his family
Will this come back to haunt Obama? Published June 25 2009
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'The Stoning of Soraya M.': A film where timing meant everything
As people all over the world watched in horror the death of the young Iraninan woman, Neda Soltan, “The Stoning of Soraya M." is a film which could not be released at a more perfect time. Published June 24 2009
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Liberals' views on Obama's broken promises
A partial list of promises that those on the left think that Obama has broken. Published June 23 2009
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Outrageous case from Seattle: teens who beat a police officer so badly that he has brain damage get no jail time
Teens who brutally beat a police officer get no prison time. Published June 23 2009
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MSNBC's Matthews wants Iranian protesters defenseless
MSNBC's Chris Matthews was critical of Florida senatorial candidate Marco Rubio for suggesting the circumstances in Iran would be different if there was a 2nd amendment. Published June 22 2009