— Which headline is misleading, because it goes beyond the “K Street Republicans” to the very anti-“purist” vocal mainstream Republican opinion outlets — you know, that new brand of conservative that is helping make conservatism more palatable to “independents” and the “moderates” and the “undecideds” by making sure it isn’t terribly conservative. Because the only way for conservatism to gain power — to appeal to the great unwashed — is
August 8, 2012
Why certain Catholic leaders make life difficult for Catholics
“Cardinal Hosts Obama Despite Archdiocese’s Lawsuit, Obama’s Abortion Stance,” CNS News: President Barack Obama, who is moving ahead with a regulation that forces observant American Catholics to act against their consciences and the teachings of their faith, will be one of the keynote speakers at an Oct. 18 white-tie fundraiser hosted by Cardinal Timothy Dolan, the archbishop of New York and president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops. […]
August 8, 2012
The problem with Constitutional scholars, in an (academic and hermeneutic) nutshell
Michael Stokes Paulsen, University Chair and Professor of Law at the University of St. Thomas, in Minneapolis and co-director of its Pro-Life Advocacy Center (PLACE), argues that CJ John Roberts got the ObamaCare ruling correct: while the power to tax is the power to destroy, Paulsen argues, “the power to elect is the power to repair” — that is, a political solution is the best and really only legitimate way
August 8, 2012
“How can our own federal government pick winners and losers amongst its own citizens?” [Darleen Click]
Obama, who ran in 2008 ostensibly with promises to change DC and unite American citizenry has done anything but. Cronyism has lived large in an administration that has funneled taxpayer money into Obama-connected hands while continuing to nudge America down the road to a Euro-socialist, diminished nation. Punishing dissenters is one part, rewarding the backers is another. During the GM bailout, UAW members didn’t skip a beat in maintaining their
August 7, 2012
RIP Marvin Hamlisch [Darleen Click]
LATimes Marvin Hamlisch, the stage and film composer who created the memorable songs for “A Chorus Line,” has died at 68. The composer died on Monday in Los Angeles after collapsing from a brief illness, his family said in a statement. One of the most decorated composers in entertainment, Hamlisch had won a Tony Award, three Academy Awards, four Emmy Awards and the Pulitzer Prize for drama. Hamlisch was still
August 7, 2012
Creeping sharia and the totalitarian left
Because let’s just say aloud here what everybody’s thinking: the Constitution, written by patriarchal while slave-owners poisoned by Christianity, is, like, over a hundred years old. Meaning it’s time we did some “progressive” adjusting to things like the First Amendment, which — looked at properly, is really just a bit of language justifying hate. Just ask Chick-fil-A. Tolerance, to progressives, is the enforcement of government-approved speech. Hate, on other hand,
August 7, 2012
plunge officially taken
The recent spate of shootings (and attendant manufactured “fear” over “assault weapons” and “high-capacity mags” promoted by the left and the media), the UN small arms treaty rumblings, Obama’s charge the we search our souls with respect to gun violence, Schumer’s attempt to plant gun control measures in various forms of legislation — all of this conspired to convince me I probably shouldn’t wait to pick up the SCAR Heavy.
August 7, 2012
“Left, duped by Onion parody, condemns Michele Bachmann for reaction to shooting”
One of these days, they’ll get to blame a TEA Party conservative for something. Until then, they’ll just keep throwing shit against the wall to see if it sticks — and mistakes like this one won’t shame them because they can’t be shamed. The ends justify the means. Always and forever. And sometimes you have to take a little egg on your face if you want to socially engineer the
August 7, 2012
“York: When 1,099 felons vote in race won by 312 ballots”
The problem is not so much the fraud or the cheating — though these are certainly problems with a system so readily gamed. Instead, the real problem is, we know about these things — be it with the Franken race, or with found ballots in Washington state, and so on — and nothing of substance is ever done about it. We don’t raise enough of a sustained pushback to hold
August 7, 2012
“Reform Is Not Enough: The Federal Government Needs a Complete Makeover”
Yes, our government is a deviant subculture. But no, we needn’t all be looking 0ut for the “common good.” In fact, it’s when we act out of self-interest that we tend to most productive, most happy, and create the most wealth — thereby reinforcing a system for common good, one that works because it promotes individual autonomy and relies on spontaneous order. Which is why we don’t need a better