Category: Congress
A military man’s take on a budget that stiffs vets while enriching illegal aliens
The new budget cuts pensions for vets, including those who were wounded while serving this country, while continuing unchecked the flow of money to illegal aliens. We’re not shocked, because we’ve learned that, no matter how low our government goes, give it a day and it can go even lower.
Continue readingThe Democrats’ lawlessness
Charles Krauthammer gets to the heart of the matter: The violence to constitutional norms here [with the filibuster’s destruction] consisted in how that change was executed. By brute force — a near party-line vote of 52-48. This was a disgraceful violation of more than two centuries of precedent. If a
Continue readingThe optimist’s take on Harry Reid’s going nuclear — and why I am a pessimist
Harry Reid has just succeeded in doing what Franklin Roosevelt couldn’t do: he’s going to pack the court. Yes, Roosevelt was aiming for the Supreme Court, while Reid’s only going after the district and appellate courts, but the reality is that we’re seeing incrementalism. Today, the lower level courts; tomorrow,
Continue readingTrey Gowdy is worth watching, this time as he reams Direction of National Parks Service
You can see the video at the Black Sphere. I highly recommend that you listen to it. He’s on fire, but manages to stay logical, factual, and focused. (I chose to link to the Black Sphere, rather than to load the video here, because that’s a site I like a
Continue readingObama vows to veto legislation that would require him to enroll the Obama family in Obamacare
Obamacare is the greatest thing ever to happen to America or to Americans. How do we know this? Because Obama has been relentlessly spreading this gospel since 2009. It’s nothing if not interesting, then, that Obama has promised to veto legislation that would require him and his family to enroll
Continue readingIn the long term, what will the shutdown theater’s effect be on the political scene?
The shutdown is over — the Republicans caved because no one was willing to face the risk that Obama would jettison the Constitution and allow the United States government to default. I think it’s a bit more nuanced then a total collapse, though, and I think it may still effect
Continue readingGeorge Will says that an extremely temperate proposal from RINO Sen. Susan Collins reveals which party is irrational (hint: it starts with a “D”)
George Will has made a very important point here about Democrat hubris. Sen. Susan Collins, as mushy a Republican as one could ever find, made a proposal that gives Democrats everything they want, including relieving them from the political embarrassment of the “medical device tax,” which even they dislike. Flush
Continue readingDevastating critique of Cory Booker from people who are his constituents but are very clear that they’re neither his neighbors nor his fans
I don’t know when I’ve ever seen such a devastating video about a Democrat Senate candidate: It makes for especially fascinating viewing if you pair it with Stella Paul’s rundown of Booker’s lies. If you have any contacts at all in New Jersey, you might want to let them see
Continue readingLos Angeles Times decides what’s true and what’s false when it comes to climate change and Obamacare
For at least a couple of hundred years in America, the “letters to the editor” section of any newspaper has been the one place where people can express views opposing a newspaper’s editorial content. Newspapers felt sufficiently strong in their viewpoints that they figured that a few crackpot letters wouldn’t
Continue readingI am losing patience with idio . . . er, progressives on my Facebook page
Normally, when I see the usual liberal talking points on my Facebook page, I try to ignore them lest I damage my blood pressure. Today, though, I got a wall of stupid. I’ve already written here about the profound ignorance that lies behind the progressive masses’ repeated claim that Obamacare
Continue readingThe House’s refusal to fund Obamacare is entirely constitutional — and James Madison personally approves this message
My stock response to all those liberal Facebook friends who have insisted that the House is “unconstitutionally” holding Obamacare hostage, is that the Founders named it the “House of Representatives” and gave it the power of the purse for a reason. The House’s members serve for much shorter terms than
Continue readingSome more things to chew on about Obamacare and governmental lawlessness
Still working my way through a backlog of legal and other writing work, so the best I can do is to give you a heads up about a few other articles I found interesting. All of these came courtesy of Earl, and all address Obamacare. First, Earl sent me a
Continue readingIs John Boehner a genius or a hapless “leader”
I don’t have time to comment at length, but I do have a question for you once you’ve read this post. Have you read it? Good. Here’s my question: Is Boehner taking lemons and making lemonade, or is Vinik is taking lemons and making lemonade? Hat tip: Earl
Continue readingInterested in your opinions about the House vote defunding Obamacare
Whew! I’ve been going straight through since 5:30 this morning, and this is my first chance to sit down and talk politics. The big deal today as far as I can tell is that the House voted to pass a budget that funds everything but Obamacare. I’ve already discussed the
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