There are more things in heaven and earth, Horatio…
…than are dreamt of in your philosophy. Like this baby pygmy hippo:
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The Obamacare case: challenging the Supreme Court’s legitimacy
The latest liberal meme is that if the Court rules against Obamacare it will be such an egregious case of conservative judicial activism that the Court will become illegitimate. My question is: to whom? The 72% of the American public … Continue reading →
Romney squared
In 2008 I wrote a post entitled “Wanting a cool and sexy Prez,” in which I evaluated Obama and previous presidents on the dimension of cool: Maybe it’s come down to this: choosing a President is now mostly about style … Continue reading →
For your viewing pleasure
I don’t know about you, but I was in the mood for a laugh. And I got one—or even more than one:
Continue reading →Legal elites and the Obamacare case
Jonathan Adler asks the question: why did legal elites underestimate the case against the mandate? You might want to give quick and flippant answers—such as, for instance, “because they’re stupid and biased”—but that really doesn’t tell us much. Legal elites … Continue reading →
Obama flexibility assurance: Krauthammer asks why
Charles Krauthammer wants to know what was behind Obama’s assurance to Medvedev on his increased post-2012-election “flexibility”: After all, what is Obama doing negotiating on missile defense in the first place? We have no obligation to do so. The Anti-Ballistic … Continue reading →
James Bond theme songs
Here’s a PJ article on the 5 worst and 5 best James Bond theme songs. My question is: why, why, why is there no “Dr. No” there among the best? Is it because there was no conventional “song” (with words, … Continue reading →
Why Romney is …
…uniquely positioned of all the GOP candidates to make the argument against Obamacare, according to Paul Goldman and Mark J. Rozell. Readers of this blog know I’m a Romney supporter, but I don’t think the article is especially good. It … Continue reading →
Castro asks the Pope…
…”What does a Pope do?” When I first heard that Fidel had asked a question of the Pope, I thought it might be “How many divisions have you got?“
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…Santorum seems to be slipping in Pennsylvania.
Continue reading →The plan: from Obamacare to single payer?
I’ve long thought that Obamacare was just a prelude to what Obama and the left really want, which is single payer health insurance. Obamacare was an unwieldy compromise, complex and cobbled together and passed because it could be done, whereas … Continue reading →
Federalism and Obamacare
An excellent article by Rick Lowry on federalism and how it relates to Obamacare.
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