Obama: ‘Health Care Most Important Legislation Since Social Security Act’

Okay. Right. At ABC News, “Obama: Health Care Bill Would Be Most Important Legislation Since Social Security Act” (via): President Obama praised the Senate’s 60-39 passage of the $871 billion health care overhaul bill despite the fact that not a single Republican voted in favor following 24 consecutive days of often bitter debate and deep […]

 

National Review: What Do We Need Now? More Purges!

The John Birch Society announces it has paid for a booth at: February’s Conservative Political Action Conference, a Pajamas Media columnist has a conniption, National Review‘s Jonah Goldberg accuses CPAC of a “big mistake,” and even NRO contributor: Mark Krikorian: : jumps on the dogpile. Understand this: CPAC has scores of sponsoring organizations, who pay money to rent exhibition […]

 


Senate Democrats: please sit for a moment, have some eggnog (with brandy), and consider what you’re about to do.

A lot of bloggentary out there along the lines of: Senate Democrats are trying to push through this health care “reform” bill, because the more people see of it, the less they like it. Therefore, the longer it takes, the less chance of passage. Therefore, all together now! Push! I’m envisioning Harry Reid as Bill […]

 

Parker Griffith, a Blame America Democrat, to Face Conservative Primary Challenge

Okay, here’s an update to my previous post, “Will Alabama Democrat Parker Griffith Be RINO?‘ It turns out the basic point is not lost on voters in the district. Griffith will face a challenge in the GOP primary, accoding to Politico, “Griffith Getting Primaried” (via Memeorandum): Alabama Rep. Parker Griffith may be switching parties to […]

 

Will Alabama Democrat Parker Griffith Be RINO?

This post is updated, here: “Parker Griffith, a Blame America Democrat, to Face Conservative Primary Challenge.” ********** Everyone’s getting all excited about Alabama Representative Parker Griffith. A first-term Democrat, Griffith has announced he’s switching parties. Griffith serves Alabama’s 5th congressional, and by changing parties he’ll “become the first Republican to hold the historically Democratic, Huntsville-based […]

 

Damn that Humane Society. Why do they hate the Earth?

Great Mother Gaia is on her last nerve, and it’s all your fault, you stupid animal lovers. Your dogs and cats are worse for the environment than an SUV! Thus sayeth Robert and Brenda Vale, authors of “Time to Eat the Dog: The Real Guide to Sustainable Living:” The Vales, specialists in sustainable living at […]

 


Angst — but not outrage — over the health care “reform” bill’s start date

Several lefty commentators are noticing — and, as commentators do, commenting on — the fact that the health care “reform” bill, currently limping through the Senate like a Skeksis on his way to dinner, doesn’t take effect until 2014. Five years from now. For example, Ezra Klein: There’s a lot of talk over whether the […]

 


Paul Krugman: A Dangerous Nutroots Blogger

A couple of points need to be highlighted regarding Paul Krugman’s opinion piece at New York Times today, “A Dangerous Dysfunction.” (Via Memeorandum.) The first is that the essay’s a good indication of the outsized influence of unhinged radical bloggers have on people like Paul Krugman, a Princeton professor and Nobel prizewinner. For example, just […]

 


How will the health care “reform” bill affect the Democrats’ majorities?

Megan McArdle thinks it’s really, really bad for them: Democrats are on a political suicide mission; I’m not a particularly accurate prognosticator, but I think this makes it very likely that in 2010 they will (lose) several seats in the Senate–enough to make it damn hard to pass any more of their signature legislation–and will […]

 

The Democrats, Health Care, and the 2010 Elections

There are a lot of different memes on what’s happening with the ObamaCare debate. For one thing, the legislation’s not passed yet. And while I’m not sure if we’ll stop it, protesters are gearing up. See Nice Deb, “EMERGENCY HEALTH CARE RALLY, Omaha, NE, Sunday 12/20.” Plus, watch the opposition on the House side. See, […]

 

Orange County ‘Stuff-a-Bus’ Charity Collects More Than 15,000 Toys

I dropped off a $15 “Bionicle” toy yesterday at the annual “Stuff-a-Bus” toy drive at the Honda Center in Anaheim. Those giving toys walk right into the buses, which are loan from the Orange County Transit Authority. And seriously, the buses are filled to brim with toys! The NHL’s Mighty Ducks play at the Honda […]

 


Failure? Doesn’t sound like a failure to me.

Headline: Low targets, goals dropped: Copenhagen ends in failure Failure? Why failure? They went there to make an agreement, and they did. The UN climate summit reached a weak outline of a global agreement in Copenhagen tonight, falling far short of what Britain and many poor countries were seeking and leaving months of tough negotiations […]

 



Climate Change Summit Update

For those of you interested or keeping up, Copenhagen’s Climate Change Summit has been a disaster. India and China had had enough. Indian prime minister Manmohan Singh and China premier Wen Jiabao walked out of the summit along with their respective delegations as talks failed. Russian President Dmitry Medvedev left the deadlocked UN climate summit […]

 

Tabitha’s vlog: Urgent Senate Health Care Vote: Monday at 1am.

Harry Reid has called a vote to close cloture on Monday at 1am. This is essentially a vote to pass the bill and is critical. Encourage McConnell to continue filibustering. Other Senators that need to hear from you: Blanche Lincoln Ben Nelson Roland Burris Claire McCaskill Jim Webb Russ Feingold

 


Words To Live By On A Snowy Friday And Open Thread

Taking a slight break from politics Accept that some days you’re the pigeon, and some days you’re the statue. Always keep your words soft and sweet, just in case you have to eat them. Always read stuff that will make you look good if you die in the middle of it. Drive carefully. It’s not […]

 





Illinois Deserves Better Than This

President Obama’s decision to relocate Guantanamo Bay’s inmates to my home state of Illinois is a misguided decision that will ultimately be regretted. Proponents of the decision have failed to prove how this move will make America safer. Let’s be clear: the Administration is not closing Guantanamo, they are simply moving Guantanamo to Illinois. The […]

 

An Inconvenient Mess

Copenhagen has settled into what can only be characterized as an embarrassment for those who had hoped to see a historic treaty limiting greenhouse gases signed. World leaders – with Gordon Brown arriving tonight in the vanguard – are facing the humiliating prospect of having little of substance to sign on Friday, when they are […]