The Republican National Committee just released a new ad video, in which the GOP just about destroys President Obama – which is, obviously, a good thing.

In it, the RNC challenges Obama’s economic decision and record over the last two-and-a-half years, reports Wake up America!

Transcript (via WuA, with some slight corrections):

“He promised to change direction: $800 billion in stimulus, trillions for government healthcare, 2 million jobs… gone. Left turn after left turn America’s headed the wrong way – fast. Six million foreclosures, fourteen trillion in debt, $500 billion in higher taxes and the worst long term unemployment in generations. Don’t let Obama drive us to disaster, change direction. “

Watch the ad:

The GOP has to take the fight to Obama.| MORE ›

Ed Morrissey at Hot Air brings us this very creepy ad from the Pennsylvania Department of Revenue targeting delinquent taxpayers:| MORE ›

You know the time has come to stop paying your taxes when you discover that your government spends hundreds of thousands, nay, millions, on the following researches:

The federal government is spending $423,500 to find out why men don’t like to wear condoms . . .

As Patterico points out, I’ll give you the answer for half that.| MORE ›

It is utterly amazing that this man continues to represents his PA district:

The John Murtha airport sits on a windy mountain two hours east of Pittsburgh, a 650-acre expanse of smooth tarmac, spacious buildings, a helicopter hangar and a National Guard training center.| MORE ›

Color me surprised (hat tip to Drudge)

As a deep recession strips Americans of their jobs, homes and investments, the 2009 U.S. tax season promises to see a large uptick in first-time delinquent income taxpayers.| MORE ›

Reuters’ James Pethokoukis believes that U.S. President Barack Obama plans to raise taxes ASAP:

Obama’s campaign promise to not raise taxes on households making less than $250,000 a year was always considered a joke here inside the Beltway.| MORE ›

The Next Right issued “a sincere warning to big-government Republicans” today. The site’s Stephen Gordon writes:

Shortly after I wrote this quick piece for the Alabama Republican Liberty Caucus website, I was called by someone in another state who tracked down my cell number from a press release.| MORE ›

Jonah Goldberg wrote one heck of a post for National Review‘s the Corner called “Taxes &Tyranny.” I strongly urge you to read it in its entirety. Moneyquote:

According to that Reason video I posted below, Americans work an average of 103 days a year just to pay their taxes.| MORE ›

Sarah Palin declared to Joe Biden during the VP debate, “You said recently that higher taxes or asking for higher taxes or paying higher taxes is patriotic. In the middle class of America, which is where Todd and I have been all of our lives, that’s not patriotic.” (more…)