Daily Archives for November 29, 2012
“What Is Obama So Afraid Of?”
TweetQuick, how many of you answered “truth”? Good for you! Precisely right! Now, the rest of you? Should be ashamed. Unless your first thought was either “Michelle” or “spiders.” In which case, you get a pass. This time. (h/t JHo) … Continue reading
“UN vote is a boost to Palestinian statehood hopes”
TweetThis opens Israel up to endless prosecutions before the ICC, and gives a terror state the imprimatur of legitimacy. Which was a predictable move in the trajectory of transnational progressivism, the disease that will in the end kill off any … Continue reading
Perspective
TweetBig government math: Two lucky individuals won $587.5 million last night by matching all six numbers in the Powerball lottery. This represents the second-largest jackpot in U.S. lottery history. To put this amount in perspective, and to shed light on the United … Continue reading
“Inside the talks: Fiscal framework emerges”
TweetOh, goodie! That must mean Obama has given in and decided not to raise taxes at all — and that the Republicans held firm, letting Obama know that they’re happy to go over the fiscal cliff, getting rid of Bush’s … Continue reading
“Federal Court Temporarily Blocks HHS Contraception Mandate for Private Business Owner”
TweetThe headline is unintentionally ironic because it speaks to the now temporary nature of what were once considered rights the government could not infringe upon, no matter what John Roberts would say hundreds of years on. Just thought I’d point … Continue reading
“Krugman: National default ‘can’t happen’”
TweetBill Wilson, ALG, responds: In the past 30 years, the national debt has increased 1,328 percent from $1.1 trillion to $16.3 trillion. [...] What will the national debt be in 2042? An historically “modest” tripling to $50 trillion? Or perhaps … Continue reading
Progressivism has become a parody of itself
TweetIt’s cliche, I know, but we’ve nearly reached an Orwellian singularity: The Washington state Health Department will be changing marriage and divorce certificates in response to the same-sex marriage law that takes effect Dec. 6. Words such as “bride,” ”groom,” … Continue reading
Obama’s mandate: That you know your place in His plan [Darleen Click]
TweetThe permanent campaign’s spokeshole, Stephanie Cutter, makes the purpose of Leviathan Government clear Stephanie Cutter, who served as deputy campaign manager for Obama’s re-election effort, said that the president’s mandate after winning re-election “is to protect the middle class,” during … Continue reading
Teaching a man to fishJHoward
Tweet…it turns out, is no less true a principle than is teaching an enormous continent to fish. Which is to say, progressive altruism is a myth and beyond that, a deeply damaging notion. Note the ten thousand pound bombshell Sirolli … Continue reading
