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Even before the election, various media outlets hammered home the comparison between Obama and Robin Hood. A very brief Google search reveals hundreds of "Obama Robin Hood" hits, beginning with comments from Bob Barr. From the Wall Street Journal to the New York Post to Bloomberg to the Sydney Morning Herald it goes on, ad nauseum. (My personal favorite is the Barack Obama Robin Hood doll.) While some of these comparisons are intentionally critical (such as Barr's), likening Obama to such a well-known and well-loved folk hero as Robin Hood clearly sheds an overall positive light on both himself and...

US Chamber of Commerce just put this out. As far as I can tell, it's the hardest they've come down on Obama thus far. Better late than never. ----------------------------------------- Obama Budget Wrong Prescription for Economic Recovery, Says U.S. Chamber Josten: You Don’t Build a House by Blowing Up Its Foundation WASHINGTON, D.C.—U.S. Chamber of Commerce Executive Vice President for Government Affairs Bruce Josten today issued the following statement on the Obama administration’s proposed budget: “While we have not seen all the details, the president’s disappointing budget proposal appears to move in exactly the wrong direction. More taxes, heavy-handed regulations, and...