Who can say? Though Doug Ross has photos that suggest it might not be such a bad thought: This outrageous administration and its pathetic sycophants in Congress spent trillions on “shovel-ready” projects that only harmed the economic health of the country. They borrowed hundreds of billions of dollars from China, which our children must repay with interest when they grow up. And the border remains open, even though the one
May 2010
Another moment of unabashed pragmatism
I probably could have made a salad for lunch, but fuck it: that leftover sausage and mushroom pizza wasn’t getting any younger — and it certainly wasn’t going to eat itself. So. That settled that.
The end of American Exceptionalism?
The Obama Administration seems to believe so: Congressman Mike Pence suspects that the Administration, despite [Hillary] Clinton’s denial, really does believe that America is in decline. At the Conservative Political Action Conference this year, he said, “I am told that officials in this administration will actually admit in private that they see their job as ‘managing American decline.’” If true, the Administration’s approach is extremely chilling. Actually, what’s most chilling
“Is the Cure Worse than the Disease?”
In the case of Obamacare, that’s a rhetorical question. Peter Suderman, Reason: […] while ObamaCare might qualify as victory for Washington’s army of bureaucrats and rulemakers, for the rest of us, there isn’t much to cheer. Since the law’s passage, the news about it has been been unrelentingly bad. With each passing it day, it looks more likely that costs will go up, businesses will face new bureaucratic burdens, and
"Is the Cure Worse than the Disease?"
In the case of Obamacare, that’s a rhetorical question. Peter Suderman, Reason: […] while ObamaCare might qualify as victory for Washington’s army of bureaucrats and rulemakers, for the rest of us, there isn’t much to cheer. Since the law’s passage, the news about it has been been unrelentingly bad. With each passing it day, it looks more likely that costs will go up, businesses will face new bureaucratic burdens, and
It’s Friday, Jeff. And considering how we’ve weathered a week of technical talk about signs and signifiers and such, we thought maybe —
— yeah, well, you thought wrong. Seems having your shell “bedazzled” is not only surprisingly expensive, but it requires that you lie mostly still and belly down for a couple three hours even after leaving the salon. So not only did I spend the better part of the evening spoonfeeding the bastard his DQ Butterfinger Blizzard, but I did it while watching red white and blue-colored rhinestones harden into an
It's Friday, Jeff. And considering how we've weathered a week of technical talk about signs and signifiers and such, we thought maybe —
— yeah, well, you thought wrong. Seems having your shell “bedazzled” is not only surprisingly expensive, but it requires that you lie mostly still and belly down for a couple three hours even after leaving the salon. So not only did I spend the better part of the evening spoonfeeding the bastard his DQ Butterfinger Blizzard, but I did it while watching red white and blue-colored rhinestones harden into an
Is Kagan too deferential to executive power?
Damon Root at Reason seems to think the answer is yes — though whether one argues such deference pushes her more to the right or more to the left seems to depend on whose ox is being gored. Writes Root: […] by selecting Kagan—who famously chose to argue Citizens United as her very first appearance before the Supreme Court—Obama sent a clear message about the deferential role he wants the
“Cap and scam”
David Harsanyi, Denver Post: Were you aware that Americans have a collective obligation to stop kicking challenges to the next generation and join the White House in supporting “sweeping” and “transformative” legislation? I thought so. These days, there are few higher callings in Washington than pretending to save the environment. Authoritative “leadership” is sorely needed in this area — and quick, before the three-corner-hat-wearing Visigoths storm Washington’s barricades this midterm
"Cap and scam"
David Harsanyi, Denver Post: Were you aware that Americans have a collective obligation to stop kicking challenges to the next generation and join the White House in supporting “sweeping” and “transformative” legislation? I thought so. These days, there are few higher callings in Washington than pretending to save the environment. Authoritative “leadership” is sorely needed in this area — and quick, before the three-corner-hat-wearing Visigoths storm Washington’s barricades this midterm
