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Big Government : The Scary Truth About Last Week's Eurozone Deal

Mon, 31 Oct 2011 16:06:17 +0000

Wait, you mean the Euro deal isn't really a solution? The Europeans must have learned from Obama that there's no sense in actually creating a plan when you can just announce you created a plan.

Big Government : The Cheat Sheet, October 31: Politico Confirms Cain Is a Contender

Mon, 31 Oct 2011 15:38:03 +0000

As others have said before, get ready for Anita Hill Round II.

Big Government : #OccupyOakland Calls for City-wide General Strike on November 2nd

Mon, 31 Oct 2011 05:14:40 +0000

Is this what Joe Biden meant when he said there would be more rapes and murders if Republicans didn't vote for Obama's tax--er, I mean--jobs bill?

Big Government : The Cheat Sheet, October 6: Solyndra Doesn't Seem So Funny

Thu, 6 Oct 2011 15:07:20 +0000

This article succinctly lists several reasons that all add up to one conclusion: whoever wins the Republican primary almost automatically wins the White house.

Big Government : Shock Photos: Candidate Obama Appeared And Marched With New Black Panther Party in 2007

Mon, 3 Oct 2011 13:13:43 +0000

I wonder if Obama was as "proud" when these noble public servants called for killing all the crackers' babies, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nIrKtoHYPsE, as he is of Richard Trumka for his remarks about the Tea Party.

Big Government : Name That H8ful H8er: I Told You Not to Touch Me-Twice

Fri, 30 Sep 2011 18:53:00 +0000

Wait, I thought liberals were supposed to be a bunch of compassionate, peace-loving, flower children! This is soooo weird. This reminds me of that story about the liberal woman that interrupted Paul Ryan's dinner over a 300-dollar bottle of wine his dinner guests bought. http://www.outsidethebeltway.com/paul-ryan-wine-a... For people who so often tout their "enlightenment," they sure do behave like adolescents alot.

The Heritage Foundry : Obamacare Has Arrived in the Supreme Court

Wed, 28 Sep 2011 15:50:11 +0000

Finding that the individual mandate is unconstitutional, although it would be welcome in itself, would nevertheless represent a hollow victory for the conservative cause if the Court does not embrace the States' arguments on severability. I am pleased that the NFIB has rightly focused on this critical issue.

Big Government : Random House Doubles Down, Defends Anti-Palin Literary Hoax; McGinniss

Tue, 27 Sep 2011 15:24:16 +0000

Most tort reformers have either capped damages, or enhanced the pleading requirements for filing. I doubt either of those two measures would in any way limit McGinnis or Random House's liability. The infractions are just too flagrant. And the internal e-mails from Random House's in-house counsel amount to the only smoking gun proving "actual malice," the constitutional standard for defamation liability when the target of the libel or slander is a public figure, that I have ever heard of. In short, this is one of those few times that someone (McGinnis) has done something so stupid, so reckless, so beyond-the-pale that he will lose in court even when the protections of the 1st Amendment attach. To summarize, the only "reform" that would prevent this lawsuit would be to close the courthouse doors to the Palins outright. And if that's the reform you have in mind, that makes you just as facist as I imagine you would label conservatives: all too eager to goose-step over the Palins due-process-rights in your jackboots and brown shirt.

Big Government : Another Survey Shows Obama's Deteriorating Jewish Support (and Not Just Because Of Israel)

Tue, 27 Sep 2011 14:56:34 +0000

I doubt the President earned himself any brownie points when he confused Jews and janitors.

Big Government : Shutdown Deal: Senate Dems Give Up Disaster Relief Funds to Save 'Clean Energy Boondoogle

Tue, 27 Sep 2011 14:37:14 +0000

When Democrats bail on disaster relief to keep the precious green programs alive, it begs a question: just who is it, exactly, putting a gun to the heads of the American people?

Big Government : Random House Doubles Down, Defends Anti-Palin Literary Hoax; McGinniss

Fri, 23 Sep 2011 16:24:36 +0000

McGinnis is slime. May the Palins win a giant-sized defamation judgment against him and Random House. Remember that defamation gives rise to damages for each publication. So, for every book printed each defendant should owe the Palins roughyl 100,000.00. Sounds fair, right? I hope both wind up begging for loose change on skid row by the time Sarah's through with them.

Big Government : Are Tax Havens Moral or Immoral?

Mon, 5 Sep 2011 15:24:48 +0000

"Nothing distinguishes more clearly conditions in a free country from those in a country under arbitrary government than the observance in the former of the great principles known as the Rule of Law. . . . this means that government in all its actions is bound by rules fixed and announced beforehand--rules which make it possible to foresee with fair certainty how the authority will use its coercive powers in given circumstances and to plan one's individual affairs on the basis of this knowledge." Hayek, F.A., The Road to Serfdom, Chapter 6.

Big Government : An Open Letter to GOP NLRB Member Brian Hayes: Please Resign Immediately

Mon, 29 Aug 2011 15:55:36 +0000

You remember the opening speech in the movie Patton? "Now, I don't want to hear anymore about you men dying for your country, your job is to make some other poor [German] b------- die for his country." My point is: why should we be falling on our swords. Instead let's pursue ways to make the Libs fall on theirs. So, if the Congress wants to hold hearings and disband the NLRB, so much the better. But I am not sold on abandoning the one toe-hold Conservatives have on the board when its abolition is not assured.

Big Government : An Open Letter to GOP NLRB Member Brian Hayes: Please Resign Immediately

Mon, 29 Aug 2011 15:30:19 +0000

I agree. Also, when has asking the good guy to resign and leaving the bad guys at the helm ever proven itself a sound strategy for victory?

Big Government : An Amazing Indictment of Obamanomics: Banks that Don’t Want Deposits

Sat, 27 Aug 2011 13:49:18 +0000

"U.S. regulators have asked some banks to take more deposits from large investors even if it’s unprofitable, and lenders in return are seeking relief on insurance premiums and leverage ratios, according to six people with knowledge of the talks. " In other words, this is another soft bailout, and another form of economic planning all wrapped into one horrible gesture. How about this: federal regulators stop incentivizing banks to make unprofitable choices, and banks cease requesting more special treatment from Uncle Sam. I want a real market again, not an intermediate stage of socialism.

Big Government : Market Melt: The Deflationary M2 Explosion

Thu, 18 Aug 2011 23:55:42 +0000

If only the author would define what he means when he uses the term "deflation." In the words of Inigo Montoya "You keep using that word--I do not think it means what you think it means." The idea of linking The Year of the Bailout (2008) to deflation only makes sense if you contort the term. If he meant to say "economic slowdown" he should just say that instead. Equating higher savings rates with an economic slow down makes sense; equating higher savings rates with deflation is dumb.

Big Government : A Textbook Case of Government Waste and Stupidity

Thu, 18 Aug 2011 16:32:18 +0000

"For anyone who has been to college this quarter-century, the textbook charges are laughable. Every school (emphasis added), from community colleges all the way up to the ritziest private universities, tries to snooker students into buying their textbooks at the bookstore then they could easily get them for less on Amazon.com." And yet this A.G. has only chosen to go after the private institutions. Selective enforcement is a sure fire sign of a nefarious interest.

Big Government : Political Realities Are a Bit Hard for Rep. Maxine Waters to Accept

Thu, 18 Aug 2011 14:29:45 +0000

I have actually heard that his internals suggest that while most of the black community that turns out will vote for him, they are unlikely to show up to the polls in droves, like '08. That means that there mightn't be enough DNC-tilted voters to carry the electoral math of numerous states. You can hear the intense frustration of the crowd with the President if you go take a listen to recordings of the event. I would say the black community is pretty angry. To that point, from what I hear, Michigan is unlikely to go for him if the election were held today. If true, that is momentously significant--that would mean he is in serious trouble in the rust belt. It would also help explain why the DNC is fighting so hard to get North Carolina, i.e. bringing the convention there. Anyway, all of that to say: I think we may actually be seeing the first fault lines between this Marxist President and the Black Community.

Breitbart.com : S&P downgrades US credit rating from AAA

Sat, 6 Aug 2011 12:45:38 +0000

"A source familiar with the discussions said that the Obama administration feels the 'S&P's analysis contained "deep and fundamental flaws.'" In other words, the Whitehouse was unhappy that S&P did not include a sufficient number of rainbows and unicorns in its report.

Breitbart.com : S&P downgrades US credit rating from AAA

Sat, 6 Aug 2011 12:43:11 +0000

Yeah, this report--the text of which is on Drudge--sounded like S&P was totally throwing a bone to the Obama administration with its emphasis on "revenues." I strongly suspect the Whitehouse's objections to this report are true Kabuki Theater, and a set-up for whatever their next power-grab-play is.