Pat Smith has something to say to President Obama: The mother of a Benghazi victim is furious about the new White House strategy of calling the terrorist attack and many other scandals plaguing the Obama administration “fake” or “phony.” Patricia … Continue reading →
A laser, I tell you.
Continue reading →Detroit’s declaration of bankruptcy has been discussed in countless articles, both the how and the why of it. One thing nearly everyone agrees on is that it’s been a long time coming. Just how long? Well, if you’d like a … Continue reading →
Literally. The article says it’s the largest city in the US to ever file for bankruptcy, but New York came mighty close in 1975. I know, because I owned a very small NYC bond at the time, and I remember … Continue reading →
…it’s the honor system for Obamacare income subsidies. Oh, that’ll work just fine. Unbelievable. And yet at this point, ever so believable: The White House seems to regard laws as mere suggestions, including the laws it helped to write. On … Continue reading →
Part-time yes, full-time no. People are not dumb. They get around a law if they can. And Obamacare is a terrible, terrible law, passed in a terrible manner.
Continue reading →It may not be what you’d think.
Continue reading →…and oh, if only Obama knew! [NOTE: If you want to refresh your memory on the “if only Stalin knew” reference, see this.] [NOTE II: George Will weighs in, asking, “How stupid do they think we are?” My answer: “Very. … Continue reading →
Surprised that the Tsarnaevs of Massachusetts received welfare benefits?: The Tsarnaevs’ parents are former recipients of transitional assistance benefits, and both Dzhokhar and Tamerlan Tsarnaev received benefits through their parents when they were younger. Separately, Tamerlan and his family received … Continue reading →
Once a population has been welfarized, can a nation go back? Countries in Europe are facing problems as they start to run out of what Margaret Thatcher called “other people’s money.” So Denmark is trying, at least a little bitty … Continue reading →
[NOTE: This is an edited version of an essay of mine from the past.] Today is April 15th. This means that millions of us will be making our way to the copy machine and then on to the post office … Continue reading →
Obama actually offers up a proposal that at least gives the appearance of being a compromise (entitlement cuts for tax raises), and the left gets angry at him, naturally: Progressive groups and lawmakers, including Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), are blasting … Continue reading →