As you walk up the staircase in my parents’ house, there hangs one of my favorite pictures of my dad wearing a Ronald Reagan hat and smiling. The picture was taken when he was at Joe Louis Arena in Detroit during the Republican National Convention in 1980. I remember how energized my mom and dad […]
Detroit Pensions: We Cannot Pay It
A huge amount of blame for Detroit’s problems goes to the politicians that kept making pension promises without backing them up as a sound fiduciary would. Michael Corkery writes: Detroit’s road to financial ruin started decades ago with city leaders agreeing to generous pension benefits, which were managed by boards with overly optimistic projections for […]
Moron Mondays
You can bet that if pro-business policies are working in a state then somewhere liberals are seething. That place is Raleigh, North Carolina. Today will be the 12th Monday where liberal protestors descend upon the Capitol building to protest. “Thom Goolsby, an outspoken GOP state senator, has jokingly dismissed the protests in Raleigh as ‘Moron […]
Obama’s Summer Jobless Tour
It’s the same old song from the Obama camp and Washington for that matter. Obama wants to save the middle-class. Again. Republicans remain skeptical of Mr. Obama’s vision for the economy. “They’ve been saying the same thing for four years,” said Don Stewart, a spokesman for Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell (R., Ky.). “The previous […]
McCain Attacks the Right of Self Defense
Sen. John McCain has waffled on self-defense issues. Calling for a review of Stand Your Ground laws in light of a court case where they weren’t even used as a defense is a new low for the senator from Arizona.
IRS: Evolution of the Defense
President Obama appointed (he only gets two) IRS chief counsel William Wilkins who also defended Obama’s pastor, Jeremiah Wright. The case against the Obama administration has taken a turn. This was more than some rogue underlings. Democrats are visibly shaken. As Peggy Noonan points out it’s time for Republicans to up their game. Rep. Trey […]
Arm Yourself: Detroit Rock (bottom) City
In Detroit it takes an hour for police to respond to calls and less than 10% of its cases are solved. When government can’t make good on its promises, such as public safety, then it’s up to you. Pension promises were the straw that broke the camel’s back in Detroit. Government over promising and under […]
The Doctor is In
It’s hard to beat this classic Feat sound belted out by Lowell George in 1974 at Ultrasonic Studios.
The New York Insurance Nightmare
Avik Roy, writing in Forbes, explains that New York Governor Mario Cuomo (father of current New York Governor Andrew Cuomo) destroyed the state’s insurance market. Our story begins in 1992, during the third term of Gov. Mario Cuomo, the liberal lion of his day. In July of that year, Gov. Cuomo signed into law the […]
Head of IRS Legal Defended Jeremiah Wright
The role of IRS Chief Counsel William Wilkins continues to unfold. The Wall Street Journal explains: Getting the advice of in-house lawyers isn’t unusual, but extended delays of the applications was. One important question will be whether Mr. Wilkins was personally in the loop on the extended vetting. In May, the IRS issued a statement […]
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