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Go Read Theodore Dalrymple’s Latest
Austerity in the U.K.: Since the end of World War II, the British have grown accustomed to the idea that the money in their pockets is what the government graciously consents to leave them after it has taken its share. … Continue reading
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NY Times: Suddenly We Love American Wars Against Brown-skinned People
Hot Air – NYT on Libya: Bailing out of a war before it’s won will hurt U.S. credibility: First Obama out-Bushed Bush, then Hillary started questioning the patriotism of war opponents, and now we’ve got the flagship paper of the … Continue reading
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Ron Paul and Barney Frank Want to Legalize It
AFP – Lawmakers to introduce bill to legalize marijuana: A group of US representatives plan to introduce legislation that will legalize marijuana and allow states to legislate its use, pro-marijuana groups said Wednesday. The legislation would limit the federal government’s … Continue reading
David Mamet’s Conversion to Conservatism
The Weekly Standard – Converting Mamet: Higher ed, he said, was an elaborate scheme to deprive young people of their freedom of thought. He compared four years of college to a lab experiment in which a rat is trained to … Continue reading
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Megan McArdle on Private School Vouchers
“Memo to suburban voucher opponents who ‘support public education’: you’re already sending your kid to private school. You’re just confused because your tuition fees came bundled with granite countertops and hardwood floors.” – Megan McArdle And a little more:
Congress Grills AG Holder over ATF Gunrunner Scandal
Holder Grilled on Project Gunrunner: As Issa asks Holder at 7:58: “What am I going to tell Agent Terry’s mother about how he died at the hand of a gun that was videotaped as it was sold to a straw … Continue reading
Newsflash: Donald Trump is a Big Stinkyhead
PJ Tattler – Trump on Kelo: I happen to agree with it 100 percent: But the reality is, Trump did try to use the power of eminent domain to seize private property. He did this in Altlantic City, and it … Continue reading
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Mister, we could use a man like that Ross Perot again
Reason – Did We Say $38 Billion in Cuts? How Does $14 Billion Sound? So instead of the puny 2% Republican cuts or the puny 1% Democrat cuts, we’re getting accounting gimmicks and 1/3%. The last time we had a … Continue reading
At least Amtrak wasn’t on strike
Amtrak CEO ditches broken train to travel by car to ribbon cutting of Wilmington’s Joe Biden station
Biden in 2007: Impeach a president who goes to war without Congressional approval
Biden and Obama both thought war without Congressional authorization would be unconstitutional, but they did it anyway. Say what you will about Bush, but he got Congressional approval for both of his wars. Newsbusters: Networks Stressed Importance of Congressional Approval … Continue reading
Operation Odyssey Dawn
Odyssey Dawn is such a reassuring name for the operation in Libya. It suggests to the troops that after the war it will take ten years for them to return home, only to find every mustachioed dude, douchebag, and Guido … Continue reading
About that “Dastardly Minnesota Republicans Want to Make it Illegal for Poor People to Carry More than $20″ story
It ain’t true. Wow!!! It would be a crime for people on public assistance to have more than $20 in cash in their pockets any given month! A crime! And the article continues and there’s a ton of outraged comments, … Continue reading
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The ATF is Now a Corrupt Organization
The ATF – an organization with the responsibility to stop trading in illegal weapons – encouraged the smuggling of illegal weapons into Mexico. One of the guns was found at the scene where an American Border Patrol officer was killed. … Continue reading
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My new favorite phrase: “A leash looking for a dog”
“The market (that is, all of us) ignore CO2 because it was never an issue. It became a convenient hobgoblin for interventionist busybodies and statist fucks… people with a leash looking for a dog, basically.” – Old Mexican
Wisconsin Government Employee Unions Organizing Public Boycotts
Unbelievable: In the event that you cannot support this effort to save collective bargaining, please be advised that the undersigned will publicly and formally boycott the goods and services provided by your company. However, if you join us, we will … Continue reading
IRS Announces New Michael Moore-based Income Tax Brackets
“I’m a millionaire, I’m a multi-millionaire. I’m filthy rich. You know why I’m a multi-millionaire? ‘Cause multi-millions like what I do. That’s pretty good, isn’t it?” — Michael Moore Following Michael Moore’s pronouncement that rich people’s money was a national … Continue reading
Jack Daniels Explains The Deficit
The proposed deficit cuts explained with whiskey and shot glasses:
Your Daily Economic Nut Punch: the Deficit
Reason – The President’s Brain is Missing! (When it Comes to the Budget) President Barack Obama’s 2012 budget proposes to spend $3.48 trillion on everything except interest on the national debt. That’s a 7 percent increase over what the government … Continue reading
Bonus 2011 Deficit FAQ: Why is the Federal Reserve buying U.S. Treasuries?
“An abundance of money which would lower the interest rate to two per cent would, in reducing the financing costs of the debts and public offices etc., relieve the King.” – John Law, Controller General of Finances of France, 1720 I … Continue reading
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