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April 27, 2012

Communiqué from command follows stop No mock draft this year full stop [bh]

Sometimes things are lost in comments and as some things shouldn’t be lost in comments we occasionally find ourselves in posts like this. Jeff would like to thank all y’all for the kind words, gifts, and additions to the tip jar.  He’s currently looking out for the rest of the family because they’re either very, very young, just came out of surgery, or a fun-loving youth tempted by armadillian promises

A Government That Can Force You to Buy Health Insurance Can Do Anything, 1 [McGehee]

Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood wants Congress to add to Washington’s non-existent police powers. Tough federal legislation is the only way to deal with what he called a “national epidemic,” he said at a distracted-driving summit in San Antonio, Texas, that drew doctors, advocates and government officials. LaHood said it is important for the police to have “the opportunity to write tickets when people are foolishly thinking they can drive safely

HHS Kathleen Sebelius channels Sergeant Schultz … [Darleen Click]

“I know nothing …” h/t sdferr

The Chicago Way: Obama attacking private citizens for the crime … [Darleen Click]

… of opposing his re-election This past week, one of his campaign websites posted an item entitled “Behind the curtain: A brief history of Romney’s donors.” In the post, the Obama campaign named and shamed eight private citizens who had donated to his opponent. Describing the givers as all having “less-than-reputable records,” the post went on to make the extraordinary accusations that “quite a few” have also been “on the

“Taxpayers’ money should not be spent on patients who don’t cooperate with their doctor” [Darleen Click]

The loving face of socialism … Hungarian diabetics who fail to stick to their diet will be deprived of more modern treatments from July, under a government decree published Monday aimed at cutting health spending. Diabetics undergo a blood test on average every three months and those who score high levels of glycemia more than twice a year could be turned away from treatments with analog insulin — more efficient