With Senator Tom Coburn resigning his seat at the end of the year, the battle is on for Republicans in Oklahoma for who will replace him. If elected, T. W. Shannon would become the third African American in the U.S. Senate. The announcement by Republican Sen. Tom Coburn that he is resigning his seat at […]
Putin Bares His Russian Soul
In the WSJ, Peggy Noonan reflects on Vladimir Putin’s remarkable speech last week at the Kremlin. As Peggy writes, “It was a full-throated appeal to Russian nationalism and an unapologetic expression of Russian grievance.” I think we got a deep look at Mr. Putin’s attitudes and goals in his speech last week at the Kremlin, […]
More Important than Hobby Lobby and Terrifying to Obamacare Supporters
The IRS plans to tax millions of Americans without congressional authorization—itself a federal crime. Cato’s Michael Cannon explains here how Halbig v Sebelius asks the courts to force the administration to implement O’Care as Congress intended. Tuesday, all eyes will be on a high-profile Obamacare case before the Supreme Court. But just a few blocks away, a […]
What is Pelosi Smoking?
Or you have to wonder if Nancy Pelosi isn’t just playing an early April Fools Day gag. Laugh or cry, read the latest from the woman who said about O’Care, “You have to “pass the bill so you can find out what’s in it.” House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi said Thursday that President Obama is the least partisan […]
Dismal Picture Last Two Quarters in Jobs Numbers
As the White House brags that lost jobs resulting from O’Care make Americans free to pursue other activities, the jury is still out. Many researchers conclude that O’Care is taking its toll on the declining average workweek—certainly not good news for a robust and stable economy. The Wall Street Journal reports: Job creation rose from […]
Just Don’t Get Sick before 2017
You want an exemption? You’ve got an exemption. According to the WSJ, the shifting legal benchmarks of O’Care—the “law of the land”—offer an exemption to anyone who could conceivably want one. If, as Obama’s lawyers argued before the Supreme Court, the individual mandate is vital to making Obamacare work, does Obama’s suspending the mandate mean […]
Lies, Lies, Lies of Obamacare
Read here a true-life story of how one 61-year-old woman was forced into an Obamacare-compliant health plan to the tune of over $12,000 a year—more than double what she was paying pre-O’Care. She is not eligible for subsidies, and, at 61, she has no need for maternity care, newborn care, or pediatric services, all of […]
You Have to Pass the Bill to Rewrite the Bill
Does anyone have a reasonable explanation of how Obama has the legal authority to suspend duly passed congressional tax legislation? Is there not a constitutional test of Obama’s usurpation of authority? Obama’s grand vision seems not to be hampered by the Constitution. Could mandates not have been eliminated to help hold the price of insurance […]
$100+ Million and Obamacare Still on the Fritz in Oregon
Too bad Oregon, along with the other 49 states, didn’t just let the markets compete to provide health insurance to its residences. What’s wrong with a robust individual heath insurance market with the ability to buy across state lines and high deductibles? But it’s not to be. Instead, as Wired magazine explains, Oregon has paid […]
The Charge of the Light Brigade
With Crimea now front and center in the news, read here how the Crimean War was the incubator for many ideas that resonate today. The telegraph was in its infancy and allowed “live” reporting from the Crimea battlefield to London. Along with the telegraph, the use of railroads for transporting troops and equipment and the […]
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