District Court Judge George C. Steeh has upheld the government’s right to force people to buy health insurance or face a hefty fine. But, as Randy Barnett writes at Volokh, this is just the first step on a long road … Continue reading →
I missed this poll when it first came out about two weeks ago, indicating that, although only 38% of respondents say that Obama should be re-elected, 65% still view him favorably “as a person.” My question is: why? I confess … Continue reading →
Not. Funny stuff.
Continue reading →Commenter “physics guy” asks: As has been predicted by others: when do we see the full-blown BHO in total meltdown? I don’t pretend to have the inside track on this, so my answer is just a hunch, but this is … Continue reading →
Lou Dobbs has raised the ire of the left because he’s against illegal immigration, and has criticized firms that hire illegals. Now the intrepid Nation has mounted a year-long investigation to turn up illegals in Dobbs’s past, and they have … Continue reading →
McDonald’s got its waiver for mini-med plans. It’s a good idea, and no doubt was expedited because of the huge swarm of negative publicity attendant on the original story. But, as Ed Morrisey of Hot Air points out: Dictating percentages … Continue reading →
…strikes again.
Continue reading →Commenter Simon Weaver, transplanted Brit, writes: Not everyone believes Obama is a Marxist. Coming from England he seems pretty right wing to me. The most radical left wing thing he has done since coming into office was merely suggesting a … Continue reading →
And in other video—perhaps it’s A Sign: Obama’s attempt to ad lib a joke is revealing. Instead of a self-deprecating remark—which the occasion seems to cry out for—he makes a self-aggrandizing one.
Continue reading →…[drum roll please]: dancers and choreographers. At first this puzzled me. But then I realized that (duh!), although the photo is of ballet dancers, exotic/erotic dancers fall into this category, too. Which would explain a lot.
Continue reading →The predictions of the polls for this election are all over the place. Although in general a Republican win is expected, the scope and breadth of that win is highly disputed. Liberal rags and bloggers say that the Republicans have … Continue reading →
I’ve sometimes wondered whether, as John Dickerson wrote here, the Obama administration’s struggles will make at least a few Bush-haters acknowledge that maybe, just maybe, his predecessor wasn’t such an abysmal ignoramus after all. That maybe, just maybe, it’s actually … Continue reading →