Soon the Supreme Court will start hearing King v. Burwell, the case that could eliminate federal subsidies for people in states that declined to set up Obamacare exchanges. It would deal a huge blow to Obamacare itself if the plaintiffs … Continue reading →
Anyone surprised at the vote? Didn’t think so. The general trend is for greater and greater control by agencies in matters that may seem innocuous, technical, and/or unimportant at the time but can have wide-reaching effects especially when they are … Continue reading →
I’ve run out of time for writing posts right now, but I thought I’d provide a thread for discussion of the topic of net neutrality. It’s a biggee. To spark things, go to Drudge and take a look at some … Continue reading →
…many of you will be pleased to know I’ve changed my mind somewhat on the “Obama doesn’t love America” flap. I still think it’s not the way to go for Republican candidates, as I said in my previous posts and … Continue reading →
Watters’ World visits Southie and quizzes people on global warming. Some Boston humor:
Continue reading →Let me begin by stating my point of view. I’m with commenter “Harold,” who writes: Not only should Republicans break the filibuster, they should break, bend, ignore every rule and tradition in the Senate. Republicans don’t seem to get that … Continue reading →
Of course he does. And he will have no hesitation to veto everything else the Republicans pass that doesn’t have the votes to override. And since the Democrats tend to hang tough, that will be just about everything the Republicans … Continue reading →
How about you? Yes, they do away with the need to always have gobs of change on hand. Big deal. What they offer in that particular convenience they more than take away in the many other annoyances they provide. How … Continue reading →
…and who among us doesn’t?—read this. It would be immensely satisfying poetic justice if the man the Democrats set out to destroy in Wisconsin ended up becoming the next president in part because his fight against their attacks helped gain … Continue reading →
Scott Johnson at Powerline alerts readers to news on the current state of negotiations with Iran over its nuclear program, pointing to this AP article as well as this piece by David Horovitz at The Times of Israel. The AP … Continue reading →
It occurs to me that some of the disagreement we had in this thread reflects the fact that there are actually two populations to which the Republican Party could appeal. The first is the base, the “preaching to the choir” … Continue reading →
Back in November of 2010 I made a prediction that frightened me: The American people are a generally genial and forgiving (not to say trusting) lot, predisposed to like [Obama], and by [2012] he may indeed have rehabilitated himself in … Continue reading →