Not the ceiling on each campaign contribution, mind you, but their total. The vote was the very familiar 5-4: Wednesday’s decision in McCutcheon v. Federal Election Commission…did not affect familiar base limits on contributions from individuals to candidates, currently $2,600 … Continue reading →
How many uninsured people there were in America prior to Obamacare has been a mystery wrapped in an enigma (see this for an analysis of the misleading figures), ready to be exploited for propaganda purposes. That confusion was not just … Continue reading →
Surprise, surprise: The Middle East peace talks verged on a breakdown Tuesday night, after President Mahmoud Abbas of the Palestinian Authority defied the United States and Israel by taking concrete steps to join 15 international agencies ”” a move to … Continue reading →
When it’s about a Democrat.
Continue reading →You may think that Vermont and New Hampshire are similar, but they couldn’t be more different. Yes, they’re both small, long, and thin, cold, and mountainous (Green vs. White). But Vermont is the most leftist state in the union, while … Continue reading →
…of the Obamacare “enrollees” are illegal aliens? The Obama administration has been helping to facilitate a series of events nationwide at Mexican Consulate offices to enroll people in Obamacare ”“ and a key activist says the efforts are “our responsibility” … Continue reading →
And here are statistics about it—sort of. You can find the articles nearly everywhere in the MSM on the success of the six million signups. Or enrollments. Or somethings. How many have paid or will pay, how many are well … Continue reading →
…until you experience enough of it, that is: France’s governing Socialists have suffered big losses in municipal elections, with the opposition UMP claiming victory and the far right celebrating further gains. These are local contests, but they indicate a dissatisfaction … Continue reading →
At least we in the US don’t have to deal with this: When soggy, green Northern Ireland gets coated by red, Saharan dust, the locals get slightly perturbed. The dust is being pumped northward into the United Kingdom as winds … Continue reading →
Yesterday I wrote a post featuring this charming photo of the young and growing royal family: What do I like about the photo? It’s not really the subject matter; I’m not so much into the royals, although I think this … Continue reading →
…but I think it’s charming:
Continue reading →I was on an airplane recently that was completely full—as almost all airplanes I ride seem to be these days. I was seated on the aisle next to two female college students who were clearly friends of each other. Maybe … Continue reading →