Something new to worry about
In case you don’t have enough to worry about already, and are looking to supplement your angst-inducing list, there’s this. “Low-probability, high-impact” indeed. [Hat tip: Instapundit.]
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The truth, the whole truth: the Obamacare Plan
Reading the administration’s announcements about how many people have signed up for Obamacare so far*, I realize that not only do I not trust the figures to tell the whole story, but I don’t trust them to have any relation … Continue reading →
I guess Sebelius and Obama…
…were just talking about the weather. I keep being amazed at how easily Obama’s “I didn’t knows” are accepted by the left, while Christie’s “I didn’t know” is mocked. But I shouldn’t be amazed in the least, so sometimes I’m … Continue reading →
Conservative proposals
I just noticed a trend today: my two most recent posts are about conservative proposals for change. “Conservative” and “change” is not an oxymoron, either, because (unlike the idea some people have of conservatism) conservatism does not just represent stagnancy, … Continue reading →
The 2017 project
This looks like a very interesting website. I haven’t had time to peruse it, but just a glance indicates it’s worth studying. One of the features is a proposal for a conservative alternative to Obamacare. Again, I haven’t read it … Continue reading →
A kinder, gentler-sounding conservatism?
Conservative “social justice,” from Arthur C. Brooks of the American Enterprise Institute. What do you think? And extra credit if, before you read the article (and without Googling it), you can identify the source of this quote: The burden on … Continue reading →
This White House photo…
…posted by Michelle Obama of the First Family’s two dogs comes under the heading of “what if the Bushes had put this up on their website?” You know the answer, of course: A person’s reaction to the photo depends not … Continue reading →
Robert Frost on idealists
The following is from a speech Robert Frost gave at Bread Loaf on July 4, 1960 (from the book Robert Frost: A Living Voice, edited by Reginald L. Cook), where he’s describing an encounter with a Boston cab driver: Now … Continue reading →
Another Obamacare postponement
We figured something like this was coming again from President Penphone. Congress? Deadlines? Who needs ’em? Here’s more about the latest postponement of the enforcement of Obamacare’s mandates: Under the new Treasury rule, firms with 50 to 99 full-time workers … Continue reading →
RIP: Shirley Temple Black
By the time Shirley Temple Black died at 85 last night we had come to take her extraordinary life for granted. Child star? How about: the most popular and unquestionably talented child star ever, who made people happy during the … Continue reading →
Obamacare and high-risk pools: what gives?
There have been a spate of articles about how wonderful it is that this person or that person was able to quit a nasty job (or not take on a nasty job they thought they’d have to get) because of … Continue reading →
If you don’t like pié±a colada
Sana Klaric and husband Adnan poured their hearts out to each other over their marriage troubles. Using the names ”˜Sweetie’ and ”˜Prince of Joy’ in a online chatroom, the pair thought they had found a soulmate with whom to spend … Continue reading →