Obama and Matheson
Could this be just more of the Chicago Way? Poor Blago got impeached for somewhat similar shenanigans. What will Obama get—his health care reform bill passed?
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Hypocrisy, thy name is Obama
What a difference an election makes. Obama used to sing quite a different tune on why a strong and bipartisan majority was needed to pass a transformative bill such as HCR. There are lots of previous Obama quotes to that … Continue reading →
Timely book about tyranny
I haven’t read it, but this book, an exploration of how free societies descend into tyranny, sounds like an idea whose time has come (hat tip: Instapundit).
Continue reading →Health care reform: ignoring the dangerous precedent of reconciliation
Today’s thoroughly excellent WSJ editorial on using reconciliation to pass health care reform makes the point that Democrats’ comparisons to previous transformative bills such as Social Security, Medicare, and welfare reform are inappropriate, because all those measures enjoyed significant bipartisan … Continue reading →
Latest step in the Obama administration’s ongoing war against Britain
It has become impossible to dismiss the idea that the Obama administration has decided that Britain is no longer to be treated as our ally. A series of disses, beginning with but hardly limited to the return of a bust … Continue reading →
Advancing the “Emanuel the reasonable” meme
This WaPO piece is another in a series of recent articles about how Rahm Emanuel is the only voice of practicality, incremental change, and reason in the Obama White House (I wrote about an earlier piece here). I’m not at … Continue reading →
What to do about long-term unemployment?
I am not an expert in economics or business, nor do I play one on TV. But when Megan McArdle, who is both of those things, writes that there’s not much that government can do for the long-term unemployed, I … Continue reading →
Comparing the Chilean and Haitian earthquakes
Time magazine’s Tim Padgett writes an entire piece comparing the damage in the Chilean and Haitian earthquakes without ever once mentioning one huge difference: the Chilean earthquake, although stronger, was deeper and further away from population centers. The Time piece—and … Continue reading →
Pelosi to Americans: you’ll take your health care reform medicine, orally or otherwise
This Politico piece calls Nancy Pelosi “one of the strongest speakers in modern history.” I suppose that depends on what you mean by the word “strong.” If you’re thinking Nurse Ratched strong rather than the greater strength that comes from … Continue reading →
Mr. and Mrs. Spambot of the day
Togetherness: Many thanks. Yet a typical extraordinary thread, definitely why My spouse and I come back for a weblog generally!!
Continue reading →Andy McCarthy on what is different about this administration and this Congress
Andy McCarthy gets it. The “it” is what we’ve been saying on this blog for what seems like a long, long, time: that Obama and the Democratic leaders in Congress are playing a very different game with very different rules. … Continue reading →
Health care reform, Prohibition: legislation vs. constitutional amendment
I was thinking what a huge and personal set of changes would result from the passage of the contemplated comprehensive health care reform bill, and how close the vote will be either way. If we dodge it, it will be … Continue reading →