Opining in the Wall Street Journal, Kimberly Strassel delivers a hard punch at Ron Paul. Let’s see here, Strassel writes that Paul is “in many ways ‘the ideal candidate for a conservative electorate hungry for a principled GOP nominee.” This is certainly the case. I do not know what conservative means politically speaking. Are we […]
The Radical Mr. Liu: Overrunning America’s Constitution
Governor Jerry Brown has nominated Berkeley Law professor Goodwin Liu for a position on the California Supreme Court. Republican senators led a successful filibuster of Liu’s appointment to the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals back in May. As CNN reported, “Liu was the first of President Barack Obama’s judicial picks to be successfully filibustered.” The […]
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 […]
What I Learned in Paris: Part II
Well, prior to our most recent French foray, Debbie and I received a five-page A-to-Z print out enumerating every detail of our trip, including our first-class TVG train tickets (do not go coach and hold on to your bags with utmost care). In Paris, be certain you know from which track your train will be […]
America’s Sad and Dangerous Decline
“We’re not libertarians: we’re Republicans,” so sayeth one Florida legislator in regards to Florida’s effort to free up 20 vocations in Florida from needless government regulation. Robert A. Levy, writing at National Review Online, notes, “There should be no disagreement between libertarians and Republicans (or Democrats for that matter): Occupational regulations that are truly necessary […]
The Indecisive President
Indecision rules the day at the White House. With little to no leadership from the White House, the House and Senate are bumbling along into what looks like, if there isn’t a breakthrough, an inevitable government shut down. The president, as Michael Barone wrote in National Review Online, has voted “present.” Unfortunately for the country, […]
The Most Important Struggle in Modern America
“We are witnessing one of the most important struggles in modern America.” Newt Gingrich wrote that this morning, and he is absolutely right. In Wisconsin Americans are viewing a battle that can end in one of two ways: the people of Wisconsin take their state back from the public sector unions, or they fail to […]
Obamacare Repeal Fails
Do you remember, back in 2009 when all of America turned to the election of Scott Brown to the Senate from Massachusetts? Then state-senator Brown promised to be the 41st vote against Obamacare, stopping it in its tracks and delivering a death blow to the bill that few in the country wanted to see pass. […]
After Egypt
The Wall Street Journal reports that Hosni Mubarak gave his Minister of the Interior an order to use live ammunition to disperse crowds of protesters. Nothing could be more damning for Mr. Mubarak. Asking his police to shoot and kill his own people is unforgiveable. No one wants to see chaos in Egypt. But the […]
Krugman and the Texas Deficit
Paul Krugman recently wrote a celebratory little piece about the projected budget shortfall in Texas. Krugman was overjoyed that a low tax state filled with conservatives may have to deal with a deficit, it was pathetic. Kevin D. Williamson at National Review absolutely blasted Krugman out of the water, but one point I want to […]