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Category Archives: Domestic Politics
“So how is that working out for you, Mr President?”
Good Friend Bruce McQuain picks up on a story I noticed yesterday. Rather than rehash it, I’ll let him lay it out: Greg Mankiw reminds us of this bit of fantasy: What we are not doing — what I have … Continue reading
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I know, let’s compare ourselves to Jimmy!!!
Let’s compare ourselves to other successful Democratic Presidents. Brilliant I say! BRILLIANT. http://www.whitehouse.gov/blog/2009/11/03/commemorative-tree-planting-white-house-0
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If you strike me down, I will become more powerful than you can possibly imagine.
What do tea parties, Glenn Beck, Fox News, and the US Chamber of Commerce have in common? All are demonized opponents of the Obama administration, and more popular then ever. “If you strike me down, I will become more powerful … Continue reading
Posted in Culture, Domestic Politics, Keith's Page, Media
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Brain-dead Conservatism?
Ann Althouse linked this commentary from the Washington Post yesterday. “During the glory days of the conservative movement, from its ascent in the 1960s and ’70s to its success in Ronald Reagan’s era, there was a balance between the intellectuals, … Continue reading
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Uncommon insight
The Saddest Lede on the Internet Today. Says Ric Locke on his new blog. And what was the lede? “Americans believe that the normal state of things is not-violence.” Do you suppose that’s true? That that’s why we … Continue reading
Posted in Blogs, Domestic Politics, Economics, Libertarianism, social science, Synova's Page
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Bogus Civility
Finally someone said what I’ve been thinking about this constant call to civility: Have we transformed into so brittle a citizenry that we are unable to handle a raucous debate over the future of the country? If things were quiet, … Continue reading
Posted in Domestic Politics, Economics, Gov't Spending, Health Care, Race, Synova's Page, Uncategorized
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Water Under the Bridge
So Joe Wilson apologized for the outbreak during President Obama’s latest cheer leading session for health care/insurance reform. While his behavior was inappropriate, he did have a point that Obama was not quite truthful with the facts. Otherwise there wouldn’t … Continue reading
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Time for a Rum Revolt…
This just has me speechless… (or wordless…) Under the agreement, London-based Diageo PLC will receive tax credits and other benefits worth $2.7 billion over 30 years, including the entire $165-million cost of building a state-of-the-art distillery on the island of … Continue reading
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Parsimonious Democrats & Altruistic Republicans
(FNC via HotAir) The latest Fox/Opinion Dynamics poll on health care reform has an interesting finding buried midway through it. Respondents who expressed support for the Democratic plan were asked for their reasons. Interestingly, the most obviously altruistic motive –that … Continue reading
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Sarah and Todd sizzle
From The Other McCain at Hot Air: “Now, here’s my idea: I told my source to give my phone number to . . . uh, two sources in Wasilla, Alaska, if you get my drift. Because I’ve made my living as a … Continue reading
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Some Lenders Object, Why Not Others?
20 Chrysler lenders or about 30% of the debt Chrysler owes lending institutions are objecting to getting fleeced in the governments planned “surgical bankruptcy” plan. In a normal bankruptcy the senior secured creditors (the lenders) are first in line, while … Continue reading
Posted in Chris' Page, Domestic Politics, regulation
Tagged bankruptcy, banks, Chrysler, government coercion, tarp, thuggery
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New GOP 2012 Challenger: Gary Johnson?
2012 could be an interesting year for GOP presidential candidates if it features both Mark Sanford and Gary Johnson. This, along with the tea party movements, seems to be an outgrowth of the Ron Paul candidacy, perhaps similar to what … Continue reading
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Tagged 2012, gary johnson, GOP, Mark Sanford, president, Ron Paul
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Tea Party Turnout Totals
Texas leads the way with 18 protests and 64,000 attendees.
Posted in Chris' Page, Domestic Politics, taxes
Tagged Houston, protests, tea party, Texas
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List of All Tea Party Protests
A pretty comprehensive list for Texas here. I roughly estimate around 64 protests planned for just Texas. You’ll note that other states are listed on the right. I’m closer to the Sugarland one and may check it out. I’m curious … Continue reading
Posted in Chris' Page, Domestic Politics, taxes
Tagged Houston, protests, tea party, Texas
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Happy Tax Freedom Day
Today is the day that we have earned enough to pay its tax burden for the year. This year’s day comes earlier than last year, though this is due to recent stimulus effects. Before you start to celebrate though, Doug … Continue reading
Posted in Chris' Page, Domestic Politics, Economics, taxes
Tagged obama administration, protests, tax freedom day, tax policy, taxes, tea party
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To Big To Fail
Over at Instapundit, Glenn has been keeping an eye on both the Tax Day Tea Party and the New Way Forward demonstrations. Reading about what the left is doing, I have to think, that if the left thinks banks that … Continue reading
Posted in Domestic Politics, Economics, Keith's Page
Tagged banks, financial crisis, government
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Send in the SEALS
Well, here’s a true foreign crisis to test the President with. My response is noted in the title. And we should kill the pirates. In fact, after rescued the hostages, and killed the pirates, we should get all Jeffersonian with … Continue reading
Posted in Domestic Politics, Foreign affairs, Keith's Page, Military Matters
Tagged maersk alabama, pirates, Somalia
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Iraq – We’re Winning!!!
A funny thing happened on the way to Iraq, President Obama declared that we’re winning. Anyone who’s been keeping up to date knows we’ve been making great progress, and I say, winning in Iraq. President Obama acknowledges the courage and … Continue reading
Obama Fires Izzo
…awards Michigan State 18 points.
Posted in Chris' Page, Domestic Politics, Humor, regulation, Sports
Tagged basketball championship, cato, GM, government, government motors, michigan state, NCAA, President Obama, satire
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The 90% Myth – Only 17% of Guns in Mexico Come from US
You’ve probably heard all over the media and from the politicos about the out of control crime in Mexico. And of course 90% of the guns used come from the US so therefore we need to take away your guns. … Continue reading
Posted in Chris' Page, Domestic Politics, Firearms
Tagged 2nd amendment, gun violence, guns, Mexico, Statistics
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Why the AIG Mess is Ignorant Populism of the Worst Kind
Via Greg Mankiw comes this letter by a Mr. Desantis published in the NYTimes. The government is spinelessly trying to punish the very people who’s help it most needs. It’s almost tragic really. I am proud of everything I have … Continue reading
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Political Slogan Bad Timing
After working very hard and soliciting thousands of ideas for a slogan to attack and bring more attention to Rush Limbaugh, the DNC has settled on, “Americans didn’t vote for a Rush to failure”. This slogan seems like especially bad … Continue reading
Posted in Chris' Page, Domestic Politics
Tagged bad timing, DNC, Obama, political slogans, Rush
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What passes for moral clarity
Creating a human embryo for the purpose of experimentation and destruction = Good. Creating a human embryo for the purpose of creating a born human person = Bad. How does it work that way? Also, some argue that Obama’s statements … Continue reading
Posted in Domestic Politics, Eugenics, Religion and theology, science, Synova's Page
Tagged clones, morality, Obama, science, stem cells
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Houston Tea Party
I didn’t get to make it out, as I work almost 30 miles away, but here’s the video:
Posted in Chris' Page, Domestic Politics, Economics, Libertarianism
Tagged liberty, protests, tea party
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They say you wanna Revolution!
Come one, come all. Anyone interested in attending a mass rally protesting the mess our government is, come join Hoosiers for Fair Taxation on March 25th at the capital building in Indianapolis. They are also calling for volunteers, and there … Continue reading
Posted in Domestic Politics, Economics, Keith's Page
Tagged hoosiers for fair taxation, Indiana, Indianapolis, tax protest, tea party
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Heh
Dilbert
Posted in Domestic Politics, Humor, Lance's Page
Tagged bailout, Dilbert, Domestic Politics
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Houston’s Own Mortgage Bailout Bad Idea
Kinda. Basically the city of Houston wants to take public money and give it to private individuals to help them pay off loans and improve their credit scores to help them get approved for a mortgage loan. Judging from the … Continue reading
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Tagged bad ideas, Houston, houston city council, improving credit scores
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Texas Bill Introduced to Reassert 10th Amendment Rights
H.C.R. 50 has been introduced to the Texas House. Authored by Texas State Representatives Brandon Creighton, Bryan Hughes, and Leo Berman, it reasserts Texas’s rights of sovereignty under the 10th Amendment of the US Constitution. RESOLVED, That the 81st Legislature … Continue reading
Posted in Chris' Page, Domestic Politics, Law, Libertarianism
Tagged 10th amendment, bill of rights, sovereinty, states rights, Texas
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Pitchfork Time?? How about Shovel Time!
Glenn Reynolds ponders “IS IT PITCHFORK TIME? Dang, I don’t own a pitchfork. Oh well, they’re not too expensive. Maybe mail a bunch to Congress, first . . .” I think shovels would be a more appropriate gift to send … Continue reading
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Tagged stimulus bill, tax and spend protest
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Late Night in the Halls of Congress
Well, the final text of the spendathon bill is out, looks like it was a late night in the halls of Congress. Interesting that they chose not to create a searchable PDF, but scanned in a printed version, with markups. … Continue reading
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Tagged stimulus bill, transparency
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A Rose By Any Other Name
Sounds like they want the Fairness Doctrine to me. If they want this fight, then broadcast TV ought be included. More over at QandO. http://www.cnsnews.com/public/content/article.aspx?RsrcID=43414 “If markets cannot produce what society really cares about, like a media that reflects the … Continue reading
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Tagged fairness doctrine
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Name That Party
Any guesses what party this state rep. belongs to? Answer after the break. http://content.usatoday.com/communities/theoval/post/2009/02/62687523/1?se=yahoorefer While local and national media swarmed Henrietta Hughes for interviews, Chene Thompson, wife of State Rep. Nick Thompson, grabbed Hughes’ hand and offered them a house. … Continue reading
Mr Bad Example
Isn’t there an energy crisis or something that we all have to worry about? Guess, we can just call him “Mr Bad Example,” and be done with it. http://www.nytimes.com/2009/01/29/us/politics/29whitehouse.html?_r=2&ref=politics?xid=rss-page The capital flew into a bit of a tizzy when, on … Continue reading
Posted in Domestic Politics, energy, Environment, Keith's Page, Music
Tagged energy crisis, Mr Bad Example, Obama, Warren Zevon
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Sarah Palin in the Eye of the Beholder
With news that Governor Palin started her own political action committee at SarahPAC, she has entered the punditry discussion again, and yet again provokes strong responses, though as Josh Painter shows, little consensus. Many of the descriptions have to be … Continue reading
Obama Snubs MOH recipients
In a sense, this is surprising to me. I thought Obama had more political sense to him then this. It might have been his handlers fault. That’s being generous though. http://pajamasmedia.com/blog/obama-snubs-medal-of-honor-recipients/ In this case, the American Legion, the Military Order … Continue reading
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Tagged medal of honor, military, President Obama, veterans
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Is Today “Historic?”
In one sense, today is an historic day. We’ve now sworn in our 44th President, in yet another peaceful transition of the leadership of our government. But it seems to me that the only other way to see this day … Continue reading
Posted in Domestic Politics, Keith's Page, Race
Tagged inauguration, Martin Luther King, MLK, Obama
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How to Show Off Your Conservation Credentials
Rep. Eric Massa (D-N.Y.) decided he wanted to show off how green he was by driving an electric car being developed in his district to his swearing in at the Capitol in D.C. Of course no electric car actually has … Continue reading
Posted in Chris' Page, Domestic Politics, energy, Environment
Tagged boneheaded congress, conservation, electric cars, government waste
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Resolution to Repeal the Twenty-Second Amendment
Rep. José Serrano introduced a bill to do just that last week. Not sure why. I would think it had something to do with Obama being president, but he also introduced the same bill in 2005. (H/T: Euguene Volokh)
Posted in Chris' Page, Domestic Politics
Tagged 22nd amendment, constitutional amendments, jose serrano
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Taxation without Representation
The current bailout mania, and the long going practice of spending our way into debt, ought to be considered the highest form of “taxation without representation” as the government is taxing the future revenue of people who, at the moment, … Continue reading
John Elway for Senate
With Obama tapping Ken Salazar for the Interior Department, rumor has it conservative John Elway may step forward to run for his Senate seat in Colorado. This rumor –similar to one for Mike Ditka in Illinois– has come and gone … Continue reading
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Tagged 2004, 2006, 2008, colorado, conservative, Democrats, Department of the Interior, GOP, illinois, John Elway, Mike Ditka, Republican, rumor, senate
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The Abolition of Marriage
Having failed to legalize gay marriage almost everywhere by democratic means, a proposed new approach by its advocates is to revoke marriage rights for heterosexuals, in a kind of retaliatory equalization. In effect, the idea is to abolish the legal … Continue reading
Blagojevich’s Football
I was in no doubt that Rod Blagojevich was a troubled and exceedingly peculiar man. These past few days have seen a flood of revealing details from aides and Democratic Party insiders which cast even his sanity into question (potentially … Continue reading
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Tagged Blagojevich, Chicago, Democratic Party, football, Governor, hairbrush, illinois, obsession, Paul Mitchell, president, Rod Blagojevich
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“Worst Waste of the Year” Report
Cato looks at Senator Tom Coburn’s “Worst Waste of the Year” report that was just released (pdf report here). Tad DeHaven on how nauseating it was to read through the projects in the report, including a ” $15,000 in HUD … Continue reading
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Tagged cato, government waste, pork, pork busters, Tom Coburn
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Day Without Pay Unpopular
Looks like the “Day Without a Gay” civil rights protest intended to send a message to the country about the importance of gay employees and consumers…had no effect whatsoever. Thus the congenitally counterproductive leadership of the gay rights movement can … Continue reading
Posted in Domestic Politics, Society
Tagged civil rights, consumer spending, day without a gay, gay rights, jobs, protest, sexual orientation, unemployment, work
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Stimulus: Spending vs. Tax Multipliers
Greg Mankiw has a post today look at the real world studies of spending and tax multipliers. Keynesians might be surprised to learn that the tax multiplier appears to be much larger than the spending one. Studies put the Government … Continue reading
Jon Henke for RNC Communications Director
A good look at how the RNC needs to restructure and how they don’t for the next generation of campaigning. Jon is mentioned as paradigm of what the RNC Communications Director needs to be, I’d agree. You need someone who … Continue reading
Posted in Chris' Page, Domestic Politics, Technology
Tagged ecampaign, Jon Henke, rebuild the party, rebuildtheparty, reorganizing, RNC
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