Will the Republican Charlie Browns…
…ever catch on to the Democrats’ Lucy and the football?
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Immigration reform: Obama and Congress vs. the citizens of the United States
Used to be that when the leaders of Congress said they would move on a certain bill (or not move on a certain bill), you could kinda sorta believe them. Now trying to figure out what’s really happening is like … Continue reading →
Will the party of “no” be able to stop the immigration reform and climate change bills?
Republicans have been accused of being the party of “no.” The idea is that being perceived as blocking rather than facilitating legislation is ordinarily an unpopular stance. But it could wind up being popular to say “no” to unpopular bills. … Continue reading →
The calm before the storms
The Obama administration appears to be in a slight—a very slight—resting phase. For a while the pace of change was so fast and furious that it seemed that each day there were about fifty pressing topics vying frantically for contention … Continue reading →
Full speed ahead on immigration reform?
Our rogue Congress is readying its next attack on the American public, as “the overbearing majority” marches on. This time, we have no illusions that anything as mundane as public opinion or the bill’s unpopularity will stop them. If they … Continue reading →
Archie Bunker at the Tea Party
From the start, the MSM has been determined to trivialize and/or demonize the Tea Partiers. Although the Tea Party movement has been consistent in focusing almost entirely on fiscal matters and small government, one of the most consistent and favored … Continue reading →
Arizona, illegal immigrants, and welcoming the stranger
Arizona has just passed a tough anti-illegal immigration law, requiring: …state and local police to determine the status of people if there is “reasonable suspicion” that they are illegal immigrants and to arrest people who are unable to provide documentation … Continue reading →
Will House Dems say “We don’t need no steenking budgets”?
This House of Representatives seems intent on making history, and it’s not a good sort of history. If passing a budget—or even proposing one—causes problems and the need for debate with opponents, then hey, why do it? After all, money … Continue reading →
We’re just simple folk at the Tea Parties
Commenter “manju” wrote: With the teaparties driving the republicans toward simple-minded libertarian sloganeering, conspriacy [sic] theories (birtherism), and even an ahistorical revival of the confederacy(McDonnell, Barbour), the top candidates become less and less electable. we may very well be looking … Continue reading →
Congress becomes Madison’s “overbearing majority”
I’ve got a new essay up at the Weekly Standard. In it, I unearthed some great—and extraordinarily relevant—quotes from Federalist Paper #10 by James Madison. Follow the link to read; come back here to comment (the WS has no comments, … Continue reading →
Two retirements
The first is no surprise at all: Supreme Court Justice Stevens, who is nearly ninety, and as a liberal wanted to wait to retire until he knew another liberal would be appointed to fill his place. Now he can do … Continue reading →
CNN article tries to be fair to Tea Partiers—and nearly succeeds
See that pig flying overhead? It’s CNN’s relatively fair article about the Tea Partiers. The only flaw (and it’s a biggie; but hey, CNN’s just a news outlet, so we can’t really blame them for spreading undocumented “facts”) is that … Continue reading →