In National Review, Victor Davis Hanson notes that Obama campaigned in 2008 on the premise that he would increase pressure on and defeat the Taliban. But six years later, there have been more U.S. casualties under Obama then there were under Bush. As Defense Secretary Robert Gates wrote in Duty, “(Obama) doesn’t consider the war […]
Praying for More Scandals
Cato Institute’s Michael Tanner explains that the twin headliners of the disgraceful Veterans Affairs scandal and the Taliban prisoner swap for Sgt. Bergdahl were actually a welcome relief to congressional democrats. Thanks to Obamacare, most of the major health-care insurers are calling for double-digit rate increases next year. And because there have been so many […]
Earthquake in Virginia
Despite a huge financial advantage, Eric Cantor lost to David Brat, an economics professor at Randolph-Macon College, in the Republican primary for Virginia’s seventh congressional district. Yes, Mr. Brat’s focus was on immigration, but he also hammered away at Eric Cantor on Mr. Cantor’s support of increasing centralization in education (Common Core), crony capitalism, and […]
A Case of Terminal Frivolity
Thomas Sowell in NRO points out that perhaps it was more important what Mr. Obama got out of the Berghdahl deal than what the U.S. got out of it. For example, getting the VA scandal off the front page certainly made Obama a clear winner. Voters elected Barack Obama not based on serious reflection of […]
Too Big to Change
Where did the news go? After being front and center for over a week, you are hard pressed to find even a short paragraph on the Veteran Affairs Department and how the “toxic milieu” is going to be righted. Now we have senators Bernie Sanders and John McCain announcing a bipartisan deal on legislation to […]
A Stink from the Rose Garden
Much of what is being put forth by the Obama administration as well as the media about the just-released Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl appears to be questionable. For example, Susan Rice’s statement that Bergdahl “served with honor and distinction” has raised a furor with those soldiers who served with the sergeant. They believe that Bergdahl, before […]
Obamacare—a Job Killer
Cato Institute presents an article by University of Chicago researcher Casey B. Mulligan suggesting that Obamacare will have effects “beyond what the law intended, including the incentive to work.” Mulligan writes that, due to two separate ACA provisions, a specific group of workers—women, the young, and those already working 30-35 hours—are likely to have “their […]
Governing by Executive Order
With Monday’s EPA pronouncement, President Obama just made good on his campaign promise that he would “necessarily bankrupt” anyone with the audacity to build a new coal-fired electric station. Even though the EPA’s own computer model shows that the president’s proposed regulations would reduce global warming by around 0.02 (or less) of a degree Celsius […]
Bonkers to Be in Key West
Many thanks to the government’s (White House) recently released National Assessment for clarifying why Key West is so peculiar. According to National Assessment, it’s most likely from the ramifications of climate change in the U.S. The assessment assess that global warming will “increase mental illness” in our cities. As Cato’s Patrick J. Michaels points out, […]
Meet the Doctor Who Launched the VA Scandal
Dennis Wagner in The Republic (here) tells the story of Dr. Sam Foote—whistleblower of the Veteran Affairs debacle. Read how Dr. Sam Foote started suspecting that Arizona VA was shortchanging veterans on medical care. Arizona Republic investigative reporter Dennis Wagner began looking into mismanagement in the Phoenix VA Health Care System in early 2013 when […]
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