Ted Nugent, rock n’ roller and author, recently took the time to imagine what Thomas Jefferson would be thinking of the political situation on July 4, 2011. Nugent writes, “Jefferson would not be celebrating our independence, but rather encouraging Americans to revolt once again.” Nugent goes on to say that “Our federal government is more […]
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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 wise save for the […]
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 of winning a second term unless […]
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 given highly specific information about it at an April 2010 […]
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 as a class. […]
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 allowed Mexican drug cartels to buy firearms through so-called “straw purchasers.” The […]
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 homes price index has fallen nearly 4%. The economy […]
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
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 with defending […]
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