The No Kool-Aid Zone Blog

I Don't Drink The Kool-Aid. For Anybody.

Private Sector Experience Not Needed

By Paul Oyler / December 17, 2009 /

Not in the Obama administration, at least. We’re nearly a year into our latest presidential experiment. After our 8-year “let’s see what happens when we turn the government over to a teenager” approach (we call that the “Clinton Administration”), and another 8-year experiment we can label “let’s see what happens when we turn the government…

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In a Word…

By Paul Oyler / September 21, 2009 /

Arrogance. The epitome of it. Seven men who have served this country under presidents Democrat and Republican, band together and with one voice plead with the President to cease and desist on this CIA probe–and Mr. Obama, apparently, knows more than these guys. I keep wondering what’s the greatest threat about this man’s presidency: his…

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The Stimulus that Didn't Stimulate

By Paul Oyler / September 18, 2009 /

Now here’s a shocker. Of course, the rhetoric from our Dear Comrade began a few weeks back, claiming that his master stroke of genius, the Ridiculous Government Pork Spending Bill of 2009 (that was the name of it, wasn’t it? Maybe not…) was the reason the economy was showing signs of life. Ummm…no, Mr. President.…

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Joe Wilson, Part II

By Paul Oyler / September 16, 2009 /

Joe Wilson’s rude outburst gave ammunition to the race-baiters–well, it actually didn’t, but that didn’t stop the race-baiters from playing the race card, injecting a racial tone into the whole conversation. It’s despicable; it’s unAmerican; it’s godless. But there were some of the usual hacks: – Jimmy Carter–the little president who cried “race”–is either a…

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Joe Wilson, Part I

By Paul Oyler / September 16, 2009 /

It’s old news now: though I didn’t care to watch Mr. Obama’s speech last week–and it apparently proved to be exactly what I thought it would, justifying my decision to ignore it–Rep. Joe Wilson made headlines by shouting “you lie” at a point in the speech. Thoughts: 1. Joe Wilson was right. The President did…

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