The situation in Iran is not letting up. We've got people in jail, protestors being shot to death, a fraudulent election in the hands of a regime on the verge of obtaining a nuclear weapon. All of this and the best that our White House Press Secretary can come up with is the fact that Barack Obama ... the leader of the free world ... has been "moved" by the protests in Iran.

Moved? Moved? Well I'm so glad he's moved. People are fighting for their freedom, and Obama is moved. That's just so special. I'm moved that he's moved? Are you moved? Yup ... we're all moved. It's so nice to be moved on a Tuesday morning.

Iran's Guardian Council has admitted that there were some irregularities in the presidential election. Gee, ya think? It said that the number of votes collected was greater than the number of eligible voters ... we are talking about 3 million questionable votes. But Iranian authorities have ruled out the possibility of nullifying the vote.

Meanwhile, did you hear what Moonbat Mahmoud Ahmadinejad had to say about the election? You'll find this statement humorous:

"In Western countries, democracy is 100% controlled and people's role is ceremonial. But, what happened in Islamic Iran was the true manifestation of the nation's resolve and determination ... Following Iran's election, the US and British leaders became concerned about their own existence and launched a sinister effort to defend the oppressive system that they have imposed on the world ... Today, the enemies are upset because a nation has understood its capacity and is turning into a role model for the international community."

I want to know just when he hired Obama's speechwriters .... Or are they on loan.

... Who even begins to understand this absurd advertising campaign for the Lexus IS convertible? What's with the people running all over the place, and that helicopter? Was someone paid actual money to come up with this?

While we're talking cars, y'all take up a collection and buy the Talkmaster a McLaren 722S. There's one on the showroom floor at Mercedes Benz of Buckhead with my name on it.

If there is one thing that Barack Obama can do really well it is campaign. I really hoped that this guy would make just as good a president as he was a candidate, but sadly that doesn't seem to be the case. But that's another story. Now that he is in the White House, he is going to use his excellent campaign techniques to get legislation passed. In this case, it would be government-run healthcare. Yep. He is going to use his campaign slogan of "yes we can" to con the government-educated Americans into believing that government healthcare is exactly what they need in their lives.

He said that those "here in Washington who've grown accustomed to sky-is-falling prognoses and the certainties that we cannot get this done, I have to repeat and revive an old saying we had from the campaign: 'Yes, we can.'"

• "Yes we can" make the dumb masses react positively to another focus-group based sloganeering campaign.
• "Yes we can" take control of another 20% of the American economy.
• "Yes we can" gain even more control over you by controlling your access to health care.
• "Yes we can" ration health care.
• "Yes we can" make the necessary excuses when this whole thing turns into dog squeeze. We'll blame what's left of the private sector.
• "Yes we can" stifle innovation in health care for the rest of time.
• "Yes we can" create long waiting lines for seeing a specialist.
• "Yes we can" make it seem as if there are only two MRI units in the entire nation
• "Yes we can" make the Canadians feel better knowing that misery loves company
• "Yes we can" successfully ignore the private sector's role in health care.
• "Yes we can" help to bury the people the people who die because their access to health care was limited due to their age.
• "Yes we can" run your health care like we've run Social Security and Medicaid.
• "Yes we can" fool most of the people in this country ... most of the time.

Gag me. The only thing that is missing is the "change we can believe in" banner underneath. I'm sure that one is coming. After all, "change" is such a hot buzz word with voters.

Investor's Business Daily published some research on government-run healthcare. The Pacific Research Institute did a study on healthcare spending in order to compare the cost of private versus government healthcare. I'm sure that you know what is coming, but here are the details. Don't mention these statistics to a Democrat.

The results are clear: Since 1970 -- even without the prescription drug benefit -- Medicare's costs have risen 34% more, per patient, than the combined costs of all health care in America apart from Medicare and Medicaid, the vast majority of which is purchased through the private sector.

Since 1970, the per-patient costs of all health care apart from Medicare and Medicaid have risen from $364 to $7,119, while Medicare's per-patient costs have risen from $368 to $9,634. Medicare's costs have risen $2,511 more per patient.

Just remember that healthcare isn't really about your health or making it more affordable ... it is all about power.

Obama is going to have a press conference today at 12:30PM EST. Maybe he will explain to America how moved he is by Iran and North Korea.

According to Rasmussen, 39% of voters now say the country's economic problems are caused more by the policies Obama has put in place.

Yesterday Obama revealed the long-awaited rules on how to properly count the number of jobs created or saved by the stimulus bill.

This article explains how Obama has gone from a great communicator to a great explainer .. much like FDR.

Fired Inspector General Gerald Walpin wants a Congressional hearing on his case.

The Supreme Court ruled that parents who send their special education students to private schools cannot be barred from seeking taxpayer reimbursement for their tuition costs.

Teachers unions have found their latest target: charter schools.

French President Nicholas Sarkozy says that burqas (you know .. the penguin suits) will not be welcomed in France.

Mother of the year award. She leaves twin infants in a car in 90 degree weather so that she can go shopping.

Get this ... Democrats in many state legislatures are pushing measures that require businesses to grant employees additional time off from work.

That fired inspector general? What was PrezBO trying to cover up?

Arizona has had the longest stretch of days below 100 degrees since 1913. Must be all of that global warming.

Man, Harry Reid is really pushing for immigration reform lately. Now he insists on including a guest worker program in future legislation.

Dianne Feinstein says that all narcotics trafficking in the US is controlled by drug gangs in federal and state prisons.