Never Before Seen

Generally
The Obama administration on Tuesday provided the first detailed look at premiums to be charged to consumers for health insurance in 36 states where the federal government will run new insurance markets starting next week, highlighting costs it said were generally lower than previous estimates. (NYT, 9/25/2013)

Even the Times admits that Obama cherry-picked the data.

Of course, in Vermont true high deductible insurance plans will no longer be offered, thus tripling premiums for some residents. Thank you Democrats.


Suddenly
... it was a somewhat diminished American leader who faced a skeptical audience of world leaders here. After first threatening, then backing off, a military strike against Syria, and now suddenly confronting a diplomatic opening with Iran, Mr. Obama has employed a foreign policy that has at times seemed improvisational and, in the view of many critics, irresolute.

The president acknowledged as much, saying his zigzag course on military strikes had unnerved some allies and vindicated the cynicism of many in the Middle East about American motives in the region. But he said the bigger threat would be if America withdrew altogether. (NYT, 9/25/2013)

Obama essentially confirms what RedStateVT has argued. Namely that he is a foreign policy rube. And once again, note how Obama uses his tired straw dog rhetorical trick, here suggesting that he is being pressured to withdraw from the Middle East. If such a threat exists, its origin is with Obama's Liberal base.


Quote of the Day
“We will be engaged in the region for the long haul. For the hard work of forging freedom and democracy is the task of a generation.” (President George W. Bush speaking about the Middle East)

RedStateVT CORRECTION: The quote above attributed to former President George W. Bush was actually made by President Barack H. Obama on September 24, 2013 at the United Nations. We apologize for the error. 


Allegedly
The U.N. has charged the IPCC with weighing the evidence on climate change in an objective manner. The problem is that numerous IPCC personnel have ties to environmental groups, many of which raise funds by hyping the alleged dangers of climate change. This relationship raises a legitimate question about their objectivity. (Donna LaFramboise, WSJ, 9/25/2013)

Excellent article on the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (the name kind of gives it away, doesn't it?).

We particularly liked this point - no climate change, no money. Put another way, would Vermont's Bill McKibben have a job if climate change could not be scientifically proven? Of course he hypes it. It pays his bills.