Monthly Archives for June 2012
Off to pistol training for the day
TweetAfter which, I plan to sue the range for allowing me to fire in a dangerous environment that, in addition to allowing guns, gets too loud and too full of lead. And that makes me feel a bit cramped when … Continue reading
Boom!
TweetSure, it’s no Scooter Libby having the temerity to remember differently than Tim Russert. But still.
In my inbox: “Judge Roberts’ decision forces Americans to stand on their own two feet — and that’s a good thing”
TweetI’m not going to critique the whole thing – you’re free to do so, just as you’re free to agree with the arguments on offer — though I will say generally that what I want in a SCOTUS Justice is … Continue reading
Commerce Clause status quo
TweetMark Levin: [...] A number of politicians and commentators are claiming that the Supreme Court in the Obamacare case “limited” the reach of the commerce clause, i.e., five justices held that individuals cannot be mandated to buy insurance under the … Continue reading
What I learned watching “Rizzoli and Isles”
TweetDid you know that frakking pumps thousands of chemicals — I know, right? chemicals! — into the virgin earth, resulting in massive water pollution and, if the show is to be believed, the murders of concerned and goodly environmentalists who, … Continue reading
“White House Statement on Obamacare Mandate Tax Contradicts Supreme Court Ruling”
TweetIt’s a penalty. Duh. According to press reports, White House spokesman Jay Carney told reporters aboard Air Force One that the penalty was not a tax but a penalty. “It’s a penalty, because you have a choice. You don’t have … Continue reading
Subjects / verb disagreement
TweetRemember: She is your better, this silly dried up old fig in her crony-bought finery and patchwork spackle, stretch, plump, and tuck. She is your lord and she is your ruler. So suck it up, comrades. Eat your peas. (h/t … Continue reading
Let me address this idea that John Roberts bravely and with humility saved the Court and the Union — all while fashioning a cunning victory for classical liberalism and federalism
TweetNotes McGehee in the comments: Even if all the silver-lining guys are right, the best that can be said for what Roberts did is, he gamed the ruling to help bring about a desired political outcome. If a 5-4 ruling … Continue reading
Barry Hussein Obama’s magical unicorn ride to Socialist Utopia, day 1
TweetWhen I woke this morning and looked outside my office window, nothing seemed much changed: on recently watered suburban lawns, American Goldfinches plucked bugs from the space between grass blades, fat rabbits nibbled at the local Fescue pluming up around … Continue reading
