You may have heard that the IRS was fined $50,000 for improperly releasing to the left the names of donors to a pro-traditional-marriage group called NOM in 2012, material that ended up being published and used in the 2012 election. … Continue reading →
Chuck Schumer warns Republicans in Congress that if they don’t give the Democrats what they want regarding immigration reform, President Obama will take it anyway. Excuse me, did I say “will take it anyway”? What Schumer actually said was [emphasis … Continue reading →
We’ve become familiar with those “Fill-In-the-Blank-Country’s Got Talent” videos that feature an unlikely person—shy, young, fat, or weird, or sometimes several of those characteristics—belting out a song. The style is usually either diva-esque, operatic, or rock. The judges look stunned … Continue reading →
It’s just that the plan may not have been what most people thought it was. And I’m not even talking about eventual single payer; I’m talking about Obamacare itself. Jonathan Cohn analyzes the first set of data we’ve received on … Continue reading →
…but please don’t go there. A “big health care marketing campaign” had been planned for December (at your expense, you lucky taxpayers!) to further sell the program to the reluctant public. But that’s been postponed for fear it would be … Continue reading →
Well, well, well. Another case of needing to pass the bill to find out what nuggets were hidden in its deep recesses: If an exchange plan’s performance varies in either direction by more than 3 percent, it either collects a … Continue reading →
The inspiration is Bob Dylan’s “Stuck Inside of Mobile with the Memphis Blues Again” (you can find Dylan’s original lyrics here). The singer for this version is Obama, of course. And I didn’t even have to change the lyrics all … Continue reading →
Although, come to think of it, it certainly wouldn’t be the only government program to resemble that illustrious undertaking in Boston: The Big Dig was the most expensive highway project in the U.S. and was plagued by escalating costs, scheduling … Continue reading →
If you’re familiar with Thomas Sowell’s concept of competing visions (see this or this) you’ll have a framework for this conversation between Steven Rattner, former counsel to Obama’s Treasury Department, and George Will, on the topic of what should be … Continue reading →
Read this and get angry about Obamacare all over again. Remember how it had to receive a good report from the CBO in order to be passed? Well, here’s how the smoke and mirrors worked: In sum, the scorekeeping baseline … Continue reading →
In following the Benghazi debacle I am reminded of what an exceptionally poor choice Leon Panetta was, first for CIA head and then for Defense. That’s not a new thought. I said as much when he was first appointed as … Continue reading →
Anyone who studies history and humanity knows about the technique of the Big Lie. The summary version of the idea of the Big Lie is that propaganda works, and truth has little to do with its efficacy. In fact, the … Continue reading →