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Taibbi Pounds Bachmann
David Kahane has done a wonderful job of summing up why Jon Huntsman would be the best candidate to emerge from the GOP primary—for the Democrats. Mr. Kahane writes, “This guy is the complete package: credentialed, an Eagle Scout, an Ivy Leaguer, a former governor, and a former ambassador. In every... Read the full story
Obama the Avoider
The editors of The Wall Street Journal recently wrote, “The towering ambitions of Mr. Obama’s first two years have suddenly gone into abeyance in his third, apparently to be deferred until years five through eight. The White House is more or less conceding that it doesn’t have a chance... Read the full story
Operation Fast and Furious Under Fire
The fight over Operation Fast and Furious (a.k.a. Project Gunrunner) is getting uglier. The Washington Post published an article this week that claimed “Rep. Darrell Issa (Calif.), who has repeatedly called for top Justice Department officials to be held accountable for the now-defunct operation, was... Read the full story
Supreme Decision: Wal-Mart
Monday’s Supreme Court decision on the discrimination suit against Wal-Mart was a takedown of the overzealous trial lawyers looking to profit from a case that had not shown that it should be tried as a class action suit. The case hinged on whether or not the women claiming discrimination could be counted... Read the full story
Gunrunner Controversy Heats Up
Congressman Darrell Issa, Chairman of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, has been pressing forward with his investigation into the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives’ (ATF’s) Operation Fast and Furious, also known as Project Gunrunner. Operation Fast and Furious... Read the full story
Slumping Into Summer
The recent report on the employment situation concluded that the unemployment rate in the United States has increased to 9.1%. The S&P Case-Shiller house prices index has fallen for nine consecutive months after a post-recession peak in the so-called “Recovery Summer” of 2010. Since then, the... Read the full story
Conservatives Support Nonintervention
In a piece titled Return of the Anti-Interventionist Right, Pat Buchanan quietly noted a change in Sarah Palin’s foreign policy comments toward a less-interventionist position. Pat also notes the removal of neocon Randy Scheunemann from Palin’s staff of advisors, replaced by Read the full story Read More →
Just Thinking Outloud
In Texas, the loser now will pay. Last Monday, Governor Rick Perry signed tort reform legislation that forces the loser to pay the legal fees if a lawsuit is brought that is judged to be groundless. That’s a big step that will protect many small businesses and individuals from the legal fees associated... Read the full story
MAKING SENSE WITH RON PAUL AND GENE SIMMONS
According to a Washington Post report, the president has said he is working on gun control “under the radar.” This is another example of how the Obama administration is bypassing congressional authority to legislate (or go to war, in the case of Libya). The same presidential administration that is... Read the full story
