[NOTE: A portion of this post has been recycled, and part is very new.] For many days after 9/11 I found myself going to the ocean and sitting on the rocks. Everyone remembers that blue blue sky of 9/11, but … Continue reading →
The SCOTUS leaks are coming—to coin a phrase—fast and furious. The other day we heard through CBS’s Jan Crawford that two highly-placed anonymous sources described Umpire Roberts’ late innings mind change on Obamacare, and that rumors that Roberts wrote the … Continue reading →
…but this announcement makes me very, very sad. Ah, but who believes the government, anyway? Today it’s “no mermaids,” but tomorrow they’ll say there are no unicorns, and that the space alien autopsy videos are bogus. The nerve! When I … Continue reading →
Eric Holder, in his continuing effort to deflect criticism for his actions in Fast and Furious (and just about everything else), recently told the WaPo: “I’ve become a symbol of what [Republicans] don’t like about the positions this Justice Department … Continue reading →
Avik Roy outlines a plan.
Continue reading →Each day I have a decision to make. Actually, I have a lot of decisions to make, including the first one—to get out of bed, and then what to have for breakfast. But some time after that I have to … Continue reading →
Here’s Ann Coulter, writing in 2005: …[W]e don’t know much about John Roberts. Stealth nominees have never turned out to be a pleasant surprise for conservatives. Never. Not ever… [L]et’s ponder the fact that Roberts has gone through 50 years … Continue reading →
This post probably won’t mean much to newcomers to this blog. But I bet most of the oldtimers remember, and still acutely miss FredHJr, one of the most memorable and prolific commenters here. It hardly seems possible that three years … Continue reading →
…but rats are more like people than you might think: Now may be as good a time as any to say that I am puzzled by people (or rats, for that matter) who like to be tickled. When I was … Continue reading →
After all the brouhaha, I’ve come to the conclusion that, although I would have liked to have seen Obamacare overruled Thursday, fussing about the details of Commerce Clause vs. tax power isn’t really the point, although it’s legally interesting and … Continue reading →
…new Egyptian president Mohamed Morsi.
Continue reading →…by Andrew McCarthy.
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