Archive for June 2010
Obama administration kills both exports and jobs
In his State of the Union Address in January, President Obama declared that the United States needs to increase exports to other countries. And, of course, he declares repeatedly that we must increase employment in this country. Yet last Thursday, the administration, with one stroke of the pen, announced a decision that does neither. Bucyrus International,…
Read MoreMore on Yucca Mountain
Remember in February, when President Obama decided to cease any further work on the construction of America’s only long term nuclear waste site at Yucca Mountain? The President’s decision caused Secretary of Energy Steven Chu to withdraw the application to have the facility licensed. As it turns out, that may not be happening after all. Yesterday,…
Read MoreQuestion of the Day: Can the Feds force you to eat food? Update
This is perhaps the moment of the day at yesterday’s hearings. Not surprisingly, not one of the lefty media outlets I follow for you covered this. Amazing.
Read MoreClinton to Obama: First plug the hole
Clinton’s exclusive interview on CNN with Wolf is being framed as the former President voicing support for the current one. But that’s not exactly how I heard it. True, he starts with an Obama attaboy, but it doesn’t end that way.
Read MoreIn depth: The Deepwater Horizon BP oil spill cause
I’ve been meaning to write a more comprehensive post about the Gulf oil spill for more than a week and this post is my attempt to do so. But first I want to quickly note President Clinton’s comments about blowing up the well, and why some engineers think it’s a bad idea.
Read MoreKagen-sure in some cases you can ban books
I am posting this one because it drove a bit of the conversation I had yesterday with Kathryn Jean Lopez from National Review. While arguing Citizens United as Solicitor General, Kagen tried to defend McCain Feingold and it’s limitations on the corporate purchase of political advertising within 30 days of an election. She did not…
Read MoreStates must comply with the Second Amendment
Today, in a very close decision, the Supreme Court ruled in McDonald v. Chicago that no state can pass a law that would violate a citizen’s right to bear arms under the Second Amendment of the United States Constitution. Before going further, though, it is important to understand what the decision does, and what the decision does not…
Read MoreJuan Williams: Obama has declared war on Supreme Court
Well, in particular, Chief Justice John Roberts. Of course this should not come as a surprise to anyone. He declares war on anyone that dares disagree with him.
Read MoreHow will firearm legislation be rewritten? SCOTUS incorporates 2nd Amendment
No time for analysis, but McDonald v. Chicago case has been resolved at the Supreme Court. In a 5 to 4 decision (expected), SCOTUS has ruled the 2nd Amendment is incorporated.
Read MoreAFL/CIO Economist Ken Blackwell to Cavuto: You’re an a##hole
Not really sure what to say here. This interview got nasty in a hurry. Blackwell tried to make the case for even more government spending because the last trillion dollars generated jobs, just not enough. Cavuto tried to point out the nonsense of it all, insults started to fly and what happened next is pure…
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