Obama insurance exchanges rollout
Whatever could go wrong? Plenty.
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Things in heaven and earth
Horatio: O day and night, but this is wondrous strange! Hamlet: And therefore as a stranger give it welcome. There are more things in heaven and earth, Horatio, Than are dreamt of in your philosophy. Case in point, the rainbow … Continue reading →
On the Republican civil war over defunding Obamacare
I haven’t yet written about the fight that’s been going on for quite some time between Senator Ted Cruz and the more (for want of a better word) “establishment” Republicans in Congress. I haven’t commented on it yet because it … Continue reading →
I’m no hunter, but…
…this certainly doesn’t sound like “hunting” to me: The gunman who slaughtered 12 people at the Washington Navy Yard stalked his victims as if he was “hunting” them, officials said Thursday as they painted a chilling portrait of how the … Continue reading →
Poets of the right
British poet Philip Larkin (1922-1985) was a complicated man, like many poets. But unlike most of them these days, he was politically of the right, at least in some respects. Larkin wrote in forms, which is inherently conservative. But his … Continue reading →
DeLay wins his appeal…
…after some delays. (Some puns are simply irresistible.) The evidence in DeLay’s 2010 trial for money laundering to influence an election was ruled “legally insufficient to sustain DeLay’s convictions.” In other words, the case should never have been brought in … Continue reading →
Guns saving people
I’ve often heard it asked (and often wondered myself) how often guns prevent the death of innocents rather than cause them. This article doesn’t answer that question. But it offers nine instances where it happened.
Continue reading →The mother of Aaron Alexis speaks
Here’s her statement: Alexis’ mother, Cathleen Alexis, read a brief statement to reporters in response to her son’s murderous rampage Monday at the Navy Yard, saying she had no idea why he would do such a thing. “Our son Aaron … Continue reading →
The Continuing Resolution, the debt ceiling, and defunding Obamacare
No, I’m not going to write the definitive analysis of these things. I’m going to turn into a linker and refer you to the analyses of others, because I don’t have much to add to what they say: Here’s Ace: … Continue reading →
They may be seeing Obama’s feet of clay—but then what?
Maureen Dowd has become disillusioned with President Obama in this, his second term. To her, he’s so much less admirable than Candidate Obama was, or even than President Obama was in his first term. It’s probably correct to conclude that … Continue reading →
Swiftboating those who question Benghazi
It’s a tried and true tactic, and Dana Milbank gets into the act here. The topic this time? The Benghazi killings and coverup. The method? Emphasize the fringe arguments that are more easily mocked and/or repudiated, and ignore or gloss … Continue reading →
Or maybe we should ban
…violent video games. Or meditation.
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