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 →
Category Archives: Politics
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 →
Ryan’s ready to rumble
Representative Paul Ryan gave a rousing speech describing the campaign ahead to block the Obama/Pelosi/Reid agenda. Ryan’s a wonky guy. He can crunch the numbers with the best of them. But he’s also pretty eloquent, and in touch with what’s … Continue reading →
The difficulty of demonizing the Tea Partiers: less than six degrees of separation
The word has gone out that, now that HCR has been passed and President Obama is spending his precious time going around the country to “sell” it, the Tea Partiers must be further demonized in any way possible, including of … Continue reading →
Obama: mockery in Maine
Two days ago President Obama was in Portland, Maine, to give a speech promoting the HCR bill. I’ve observed before that sometimes Obama will put two contradictory assertions in the same address, hoping the discrepancies in logic will go unnoticed. … Continue reading →
Get inspired for the coming fight
And keep your eyes on the prize during the sprint, the relay, and the marathon ahead.
Continue reading →Obama to press forward with other stuff most Americans hate
Why? Because yes, he can. Did anyone doubt that, emboldened by his “success” in passing the HCR legislation that America didn’t (and still doesn’t) want and that is likely to lead to greater financial ruin, Obama would be inspired to … Continue reading →
Politics as sport: not all wins are wins
This Politico article reflects a common theme among pundits and those in the political game, treating politics as a sport in which people like a winner. The theory goes that Obama’s victory in passing HCR should lead to a significant … Continue reading →
Yes Nancy, apparently we did have to pass the bill to learn what’s in it
And what a learning curve it’s been. This may come back to haunt the Democrats; I certainly hope so. We’re always told not to sign a contract without reading and studying every word. Well, HCR was one whopping big contract … Continue reading →
“Give me liberty or give me social justice” revisited
Back in December I wrote an article for PJ about the HCR battle, contrasting the two sides as a fight between those who value liberty and those who prefer “social justice.” I still see it that way. As the fight … Continue reading →
Unhappy historic anniversary yesterday: the Enabling Act of 1933
Commenter Artfldgr, our resident historian, has reminded us that yesterday was the anniversary of the Enabling Act in Germany, 1933. The Act (the full name of which can be translated as the “Law to Remedy the Distress of the People … Continue reading →
Obama’s big FU to Bart Stupak, patsy extraordinaire
Isn’t this special—and so unexpected, too: A White House official told Fox, Obama will not sign the Executive Order [banning federal funds for abortion] Tuesday and has set no specific date to do so. Stupak predicted Obama would sign the … Continue reading →