MikeR on Sep 13 2008 | Filed under: Around the Web, MikeR's Page
Instapundit“Senate Democrats promised more open government. This is not it.”
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MikeR on Aug 25 2008 | Filed under: Libertarianism, MikeR's Page
Newmark’s DoorWe can’t enact or enforce enough laws to manage ethical behavior.
“Goo-goos”–good government advocates–have been fighting corruption in government through endlessly tweaking campaign financing reform laws and ethics laws for at least 40 years.
Senator Stevens is the latest case and even though he may have been up to no good, Newmark thinks it will be [...]
Peg on Aug 02 2008 | Filed under: Domestic Politics, Peg's Page
Occasionally I have arguments with my liberal friends about which party was responsible for what actions throughout history. Some liberals think, for instance, that it was always the Democrats who battled for civil rights and against Jim Crow. Yet, for periods of our history, Republicans were far more the friends of blacks and the party [...]
Peg on Feb 18 2008 | Filed under: Domestic Politics, Election 2008, Peg's Page
Are you one of those who says there’s not a dime’s worth of difference between the Republican and Democrat candidates?
If so - well, viva la difference.
Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton helped secure more than $340 million worth of home-state projects in last year’s spending bills, placing her among the top 10 Senate recipients of what are [...]
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