What’s next for the Republicans and Obamacare?
Avik Roy outlines a plan.
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Spin, spin, spin
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 →
Just call her Cassandra Coulter
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 →
Three years: in memory of FredHJr
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 →
Scientists may be a little strange…
…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 →
More reflections on SCOTUS and Obamacare and the future
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 →
Geting to know…
…new Egyptian president Mohamed Morsi.
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…by Andrew McCarthy.
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…among liberals, leftists, and RINO pundits around the MSM and the blogosphere: that there’s no possibility of a repeal of Obamacare in 2012. Even if the Republicans try, they won’t be able to succeed. Or they won’t even try. The … Continue reading →
The tax power is now the 800-pound gorilla in the room
It can do almost anything it wants to. Rick Hills, an NYU law professor who appears to specialize in federalism (and does not appear to be a conservative), writes: I am no friend of the Commerce Clause argument against the … Continue reading →
What hath Roberts wrought in his Obamacare decision?
I stayed up until the wee hours of the morning reading the SCOTUS Obamacare decision. What I found was so distressing I’m having trouble digesting it; it’s too fibrous and unappetizing a meal. But I’ve already swallowed it; in fact, … Continue reading →
Two, two…two things in one
In another comment thread, I wrote: In order for the Court to have standing to hear the suit””because if it were a tax, it could not be heard until the “tax” kicks in, which I believe wouldn’t be till 2014””the … Continue reading →