December 12, 2012 – 4:10 pm
Perhaps they should have read the bill before voting for it. Byron York reports Sixteen Democratic senators who voted for the Affordable Care Act are asking that one of its fundraising mechanisms, a 2.3 percent tax on medical devices scheduled to take effect January 1, be delayed. Echoing arguments made by Republicans against Obamacare, the […]
December 12, 2012 – 8:58 am
Of course, The Hill doesn’t use my term, but the completely un-scientific phrase “climate change”, meant to denote that Mankind’s use of fossil fuels, such as lots of long fossil fueled flights from the People’s Republic of Brokeifornia to D.C., causes all weather events. And the Democratic Senator from the PRB (which is having a […]
December 12, 2012 – 8:21 am
So glad that Team Obama cares about a civil society after he whipped up the crowd during an appearance in Michigan on Monday (Daily Caller) White House spokesman Jay Carney declined to condemn the increasing violence and threats by union members in Michigan, merely telling reporters Tuesday that “the president believes in debate that’s civil.†[…]
December 11, 2012 – 11:24 am
I guess Israel is too scared to actually file legislation that attacks real guns (Daily Caller) New York Democratic Rep. Steve Israel is calling for legislation to renew the federal ban on plastic guns, according to his official congressional website. “Recent reports have pointed to the new possibility of building guns at home using a […]
December 11, 2012 – 8:48 am
And, as usual, the Campaigner in Chief was equal parts class warrior, divisive, and full of mule fritters (The Hill) President Obama on Monday injected himself into an escalating fight over changing Michigan into a right-to-work state, saying the state Legislature’s move to ban the required paying of union dues was all about politics. The […]
December 10, 2012 – 2:14 pm
Doug Ross calls this a “grim milestone“, and he’s right (Washington Times) The federal government borrowed 46 cents of every dollar it has spent so far in fiscal 2013, which began Oct. 1, according to the latest data the Congressional Budget Office released Friday. The government notched a $172 billion deficit in November, and is […]
December 8, 2012 – 8:28 am
As I’ve written multiple times, I really couldn’t care less one way or the other about marijuana: I don’t smoke it, have no plans to smoke it, and, really, it is a much less dangerous drug than alcohol. I’d prefer they not smoke it in public, a contact high is not in my daily plans. […]
December 7, 2012 – 8:44 am
First we had Harry Reid, Democrat Majority Leader in the US Senate, refusing to allow any vote on Obama’s fiscal cliff tax ‘n spend plan, calling it a “stunt”. Following that we get (National Journal) The White House on Thursday dismissed as political mischief Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell’s offer to bring President Obama’s fiscal […]
December 6, 2012 – 7:28 am
Now that the election is long over, the NY Times decides to do a little real reporting The Obama administration secretly gave its blessing to arms shipments to Libyan rebels from Qatar last year, but American officials later grew alarmed as evidence grew that Qatar was turning some of the weapons over to Islamic militants, […]
December 6, 2012 – 7:09 am
One can always count on some funny stuff from Harry Reid (Weekly Standard) Senate majority leader Harry Reid is denying the Senate the chance to vote on President Barack Obama’s proposal. Reid calls Minority Leader Mitch McConnell’s request to vote on the plan a “stunt.” “I reserve the right to object. I just a minute […]
