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If there has ever been a case that could vindicate the Supreme Court as a guardian of liberty or incriminate it as freedom’s thief, it is the court’s present consideration of the Affordable Care Act. At the founding of the republic, the Anti-Federalist opponents of the Constitution warned that to grant the power to declare […]
In his front-page-of-the-business-section “Economic Scene” column in The New York Times last week, Eduardo Porter wrote, “The United States does less than other rich countries to transfer income from the affluent to the less fortunate.” Think about that sentence for a moment. It ends oddly. Logic dictates that it should have said, “transfer income from […]
President Barack Obama keeps trying to give former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney credit for the Affordable Care Act, which tells you how unpopular Obamacare is. Romney, Obama told the public radio show “Marketplace,” “is now pretending like he came up with something different” from Obamacare, which celebrated its second anniversary last week. Like Obama, Romney’s […]
If you watch the news in any large city you are probably desensitized to stories about crime involving young black men. Most nights there are reports about several of them getting shot; often, more than one dies. It might be a gang fight, a revenge killing, robbery or a drive-by. Someone is likely killed for […]
CNS News: reports on a shocking conversation between Barack Obama and Russian President: Dmitry Medvedev. Excerpt: President Barack Obama told Russia’s leader Monday that he would have more flexibility after the November election to deal with the contentious issue of missile defense, a candid assessment of political reality that was picked up by a microphone without either […]
Like Jerry Seinfeld, the Associated Press did a masterful job of making a story out of nothing this weekend after news broke that former Vice President Dick Cheney was the recipient of a heart transplant. In fact, APs first paragraph is one of those masterful bits of psychological manipulation along the lines of the old […]
Don’t misunderstand, I’m not defending Zimmerman. Nor am I going to defend Trayvon. What we need are facts, rather than frontier justice ending with a lynch mob (Orlando Sentinal) With a single punch, Trayvon Martin decked the Neighborhood Watch volunteer who eventually shot and killed the unarmed 17-year-old, then Trayvon climbed on top of George […]
Apparently, the Smartest President Evah! still doesn’t understand that those little sidebar conversations are often picked up by microphones, leading to this exchange with current Russian President Dmitri Medvedev Monday in Seoul, meant to be transmitted back to incoming President Putin (ABC News) President Obama: On all these issues, but particularly missile defense, this, this […]
“After all the speculation about the sniper terrorizing Maryland and Virginia, at last we have some cold hard facts. He is a Muslim. He converted to Islam 17 years ago. He changed his name to John Muhammad. He belonged to Louis Farrakhan’s Nation of Islam. He cheered the terrorist attack of Sept. 11. He registered […]
That’s right, today is the day the oral arguments start over the constitutionality of Affordable Care Act. Perhaps they should start with the name, since the legislation is anything but affordable. Anyhow, the NY Times points out that day 1 will be excruciatingly boring, as it will be a discussion over whether the High Court […]
Respectfully, I have to say that Roger Kimball is is so far off base here that he’s practically on the wrong planet. The most effective form of censorship is also the quietest. It operates not by actively proscribing speech but by rendering certain topics hors de combat, literally undiscussable. It does this by propagating an […]
This! RT @ExJon: I want justice for Trayvon AND Zimmerman. Too much to ask? — JDM (@sleepdoctorjoe) March 26, 2012 It’s a shame that the decent people who’re concerned about Martin being killed are starting to be drowned out by the race hustlers & thugs — John Hawkins (@johnhawkinsrwn) March 24, 2012 This week-end, Spike […]
One of the great fallacies about Muslims, spread by dishonest groups like CAIR, is that their image problems are caused by people who point out the problems with radical Islam. The idea is supposed to be that if somehow these people weren’t around, Islam would have a wonderful reputation. The issue with that is it […]
President Barack Obama’s 17-minute video, “The Road We’ve Traveled,” gives us an idea of how he wants to frame the issues in the fall election. The first thing you notice about the video is that the atmosphere is dark, wintry, minor key. You see but don’t hear the election night crowd in Grant Park, and […]
For the past 15 years, the Environmental Working Group (EWG) has been trying to scare U.S. consumers about pesticide residues on the fruits and vegetables in supermarkets. The EWG annually selects a “dirty dozen” produce items that they say pose the most pesticide residue danger to consumers and their kids. Now, however, two courageous researchers […]
Just a few stories or other interesting bits I noticed, whether I blogged them or not. Click the link under each picture if you don’t quite get it. Like that needs any explanation. Link: The Trog, here and here. Link: Grandpa Steve. Link: The Sundries Shack. Link: Political Clown Parade. Link: Brian J. Noggle. Link: […]
“(M)y jokes tend to be bitter and personal and not even that funny, so I’m filling an overlooked market niche: the bitter, personal, unfunny blog. People were screaming out for this. Too many sites were entertaining and witty.” –: Tim Blair “(Australia has) our anti-US forces. Lots of them. We’ve taken the precaution of rounding them […]
They’re just “challenging everything you know”, and essentially proving you, meaning those who understand Obamacare, rather than simply being cheerleaders for a bill you didn’t read, 100% correct (WP) 1. The “individual mandate” forces everyone to buy health insurance. The law states that, beginning in 2014, individuals must ensure that they and their dependents are […]
Ronald Bailey reviews: Abundance: Why The Future Will Be Much Better Than You Think.(Link via: Instapundit.)
Don’t worry: since Jen is–and has been–grossing about $20 million/year, she can affordthis.
House Budget Committee Chairman Paul Ryan introduced a hard-core GOP budget last week. His committee passed the package in a 19-18 vote. Two Republicans voted against it. No Democrats voted for it. Partisanship lives. Last year, the Ryan budget passed the House in a 235-193 vote. No Democrats voted for the GOP plan. Only Republicans […]
Back in 1735, using poles and chains and the sun, surveyors mapped out the border between North and South Carolina. But today: …modern-day surveyors, using computers and GPS systems, redrew the border to narrow it down to the centimeter. Their results put the new line about 150 feet south of the old one and placed […]
NJ Democrats rejected Governor Chris Christie’s nomination of Phillip Kwon to the State Supreme Court. Why? Because he’s a Republican. And he’s on the staff of the Attorney General’s office. Voting no, [State Senator Nia] Gill said nominees from the attorney general’s office typically present conflicts. “I think it is imperative for the issues presented […]
Whatever comes of the SCOTUS case coming up next week, we’ll always agree on that. Couple law professors wrote in the Baltimore Sun the other day, arguing that Obamacare is, too, Constitutional. Here’s the best part: The individual mandate is the centerpiece of a complex regulatory scheme that accomplishes two objectives: obligating insurers to cover […]
When asked, Obama had this to say about Trayvon Martin Well, I’m the head of the executive branch, and the Attorney General reports to me so I’ve got to be careful about my statements to make sure that we’re not impairing any investigation that’s taking place right now. But obviously, this is a tragedy.: I […]
“Fom the out set, the War on Terror was sharply different from other U.S. military actions in the strong support it received from American women. Normally, men back military action by 10 to 20 points more than women do. But, after 9/11, women felt more endangered by terror and backed action against the Taliban and […]
Happy Saturday! It’s a beautiful day in America, and yet another Saturday where (NMP) is whining pushing for more stimulus style money for transportation in his weekly address. Not sure why, since it is starting to get a little too expensive for Americans to drive on America’s “crumbling roads and bridges“. And “we’ve got thousands […]
Fort Knox and Cheyenne Mountain head the: list. Also: “10 Places to Ride Out the Apocalypse“.
Avoid wearing, at all costs,: red shirts.