[NOTE: This is in some ways a companion piece to this earlier post today.] Commenter “ConceptJunkie” made an interesting comment the other day. “Concept” was describing a friend of his—a very intelligent lawyer—who voted for Obama: He still insists today … Continue reading →
…grants audiences to his supplicants: The go-it-alone approach has left the [Obama] administration ”” which claims to be the most transparent in United States history ”” essentially making policy from the White House, replacing congressional hearings and floor debates with … Continue reading →
I grew up in an area of New York that wasn’t especially high-crime, and my dealings with police tended to be limited to traffic stops. And yet I feared them because they had the power and I did not. And … Continue reading →
How long has Congress been mulling over some sort of amnesty plan for illegal immigrants? A long time, certainly under several presidents, whether it’s called “amnesty” or whether euphemisms are used to substitute for the word. But there’s a reason … Continue reading →
A few weeks ago I was looking at some old comment threads to find some apropos quotes from commenter FredHJr for a post on the fifth anniversary of his death, and I came across a few extra ones that I … Continue reading →
The Fourth of July is called the Fourth, but of course it’s also called Independence Day. Independence, as in “The Declaration of Independence,” meant that we had severed our ties with England and were autonomous, although it took many long … Continue reading →
Commenter “J.J.” wrote a comment that has much in it with which I agree. But I question this: The Founders never envisioned that the citizens would elect a man with no ethics. A man who would not follow the law. … Continue reading →
I wish I didn’t have more bad news to report, but I do*: President Obama announced this afternoon that he will bypass Congress to enact “comprehensive immigration reform.” However, at no point did he discuss what his plan would entail. … Continue reading →
In another ruling today, SCOTUS held 5-4 that public sector unions cannot compel dues from non-members who are not “full-fledged” public service workers. More here: Union leaders had feared that the justices might strike down those state laws [requiring public … Continue reading →
But it’s a relatively narrow ruling. It was also another 5-4 decision, indicating how small the margin usually is on the Court. The swing vote this time—the vote that distinguished it from the all-important “is it a tax or a … Continue reading →
…if you think he still cares about public opinion. I, for one, think he has o’erleaped public opinion. His vaulting ambition is to fundamentally change America, and that means a lot of people—maybe even a majority—will be expected to whine … Continue reading →
…when the administration trots out excuses as stupendously preposterous as the idea that the emails of Lois Lerner and six other IRS higher-ups have disappeared in perfectly-timed crashes. That’s a tale that literally no one believes. One can only conclude … Continue reading →