“I mean, shit, brother. I’m already trying to give you all bullet trains. You’re gonna have to do at least some of the work, you know? “– alternately, do what I did: get yourself elected President. Then it’s all personal planes and limos. Which, come on now. I deserve that, being historical and whatnot.”*

Of course they were: In a US Senate vote on proposals to limit the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)’s authority to regulate emissions under the Clean Air Act, the Republican advances were fought off successfully by a narrow Democratic majority yesterday (6 April). However, Republicans have insisted on continuing to fight the EPA’s efforts to regulate emissions on a federal level, which had been confirmed by the US Supreme Court in

Stanley Kurtz’s deranged unhelpfulness in full bloom. You know, I can remember when Kurtz was a thoughtful and articulate critic of our friends the Democrats’ well-intentioned (though politically misguided) policies. But I guess there’s simply more profit to be made writing rhetorical stinkbombs that — though perhaps based in fact (personally, I remain convinced that facts that make us look kooky are best left unremarked upon) — are nonetheless not

The CBO knows this. Congress knows this. The President knows this. So ask yourselves: why, if they all know this, is nothing of substance being done to stop it? On the right, the answer is simple: we’re being led by a spray-painted coward and his carefully appointed lackeys in leadership. But on the left? What’s the end game? I have an idea what the answer is. And it doesn’t involve

…and unsurprisingly, Kloppenburg has overcome her 800 vote deficit! Supreme Court REPORTING 99% Joanne Kloppenburg 738,368 50% David Prosser (inc) 738,228 50% Why, it’s a miracle! Sorry, Congressman Ryan. And sorry, conservatives / classical liberals. America has reached that tipping point about which Ryan yesterday spoke. And the majority has chosen the “government needs to pay me until the money runs out and I’ll worry about it then”-route to self-determination

CNS: President Obama said Tuesday he would not sign a budget agreement to keep the government running that cuts funding for Planned Parenthood and the Environmental Protection Agency. “There can be some negotiation about composition,” Obama told reporters shortly after discussions with congressional leaders on the budget. “What we can’t be doing is using last year’s budget process to have arguments about abortion, to have arguments about the Environmental Protection

Our friend and frequent commentator Roddy Boyd’s new book, Fatal Risk — an examination of AIG and its role in the 2008 financial meltdown — has been released, and to nice notices. Congrats to Roddy on the book! If you’re interested in good, solid investigative journalism — and are curious how the government and business operate sometimes in concert, other times at odds — I recommend you pick up a

James Pethokoukis, Reuters: Is Rep. Paul Ryan’s “Path to Prosperity” potentially the most important and necessary piece of economic legislation since President Ronald Reagan’s tax cuts in 1981? Quite likely. The blueprint embraces free markets and individual choice to radically reshape America’s social welfare state for the 21st century and shrink government. Instead of looking for ways to finance an ever-expanding public sector, it would prevent Washington from growing to

“Calderon’s Silence on ATF Gunwalker Scandal Explained”: Anabel Hernández has made quite the charge: the Sinaloa cartel has bought the Mexican government lock, stock and Calderon. What’s more, the DEA knows about the corruption and plays ball with Calderon to catch other cartels, giving the Sinaloas a pass. Which would account for Calderon’s lack of indignation on the whole Gunwalker deal. The stink on this scandal continues to strain mightily