Archive | May, 2010
Surprise: CBO Increases ObamaCare Cost by $115 billion
I use the word “surprise” here sarcastically, of course. We knew the CBO numbers were gamed for political advantage from the get-go. Had the real cost of government-run health care been exposed prior to the House vote, the legislation would’ve died on the floor. So the administration and its allies in Congress engaged in gimmicks [...]
Breaking: David Cameron is Prime Minister
11. May 2010
David Cameron of the Conservative Party has become Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, accepting the Queen’s invitation to form a new Conservative-Liberal Democrat coalition government. Update: Gordon Brown and his family are already out of 10 Downing Street. Like in the United States with the White House, the new leader has the right to [...]
BBC: Talks Between Labour & Lib Dems End
11. May 2010
BBC News has learned that negotiations between Labour and Liberal Democrats have come to an end, making likely the formation of a coalition Lib Dem/Conservative government. Update: Sky News has heard the same. Supposedly Lib Dems and Tories (Conservatives) are now in talks. Big if True: The Evening Standard reports that Prime Minister Gordon Brown [...]
The McCain Ad You Never Thought You’d See
10. May 2010
His pandering on immigration was expected. Arizonans want tougher immigration laws or at least the enforcement of current law. John McCain is the face of open borders, amnesty shilling on the right, and the Mav is facing a tough primary from his right. So we expected shilling. But this…this is just transparently hackish. John “Open [...]
GA Senior Citizens Told: No Prayer Before Federally Subsidized Meals
10. May 2010
I don’t think this is quite what the Founding Fathers had in mind when they wrote the First Amendment. I’m pretty sure the Constitutional framers didn’t seek to ban senior citizens from praying before a meal partially subsidized by taxpayers. Just a hunch. But Senior Citizens Inc. officials said Friday the meals they are contracted [...]
The First Argument Against Elena Kagan
10. May 2010
There are many arguments to be made against Elena Kagan receiving a lifetime appointment to the highest court in the land, and not the least amongst them are her opposition to military recruiters on campus and the fact she’s never actually been a judge. But this is a good launching point. Kagan is currently Solicitor [...]
Obama Sounding Even More Orwellian These Days, Somehow
9. May 2010
He’s actually arguing that exposure to different view points and new information is bad. As Gabriel Malor says, he appears to be paraphrasing the bad guys from Nineteen Eighty-Four. “You’re coming of age in a 24/7 media environment that bombards us with all kinds of content and exposes us to all kinds of arguments, some [...]
Breaking: Suicide Bomber Hits Russian Military Base
9. May 2010
An unknown number of individuals are dead following the detonation of a car bomb near a Russian military base in the southern Dagestan region, Interfax reports. Reports indicate the attack was a suicide bombing. (Reuters) – A suicide attacker detonated a car bomb near a military base in Russia’s southern Dagestan region on Sunday, killing [...]
Bennett Ousted in Utah Senate Race
8. May 2010
Republicans have ousted Senator Bob Bennett (R-UT) from his 2010 re-election campaign, denying him the Republican nomination at the Utah GOP convention. He failed to get past the second round of balloting. Sen. Bob Bennett (R-UT) has lost the battle for a fourth term in office after delegates to the UT GOP convention refused to [...]
Oy Vey: Times Square Evacuated…Again
7. May 2010
Apparently NYPD found a suspicious package, so the Square has been evacuated south of 47th Street. Update: Apparently it’s a cooler left outside the Marriott Hotel. I doubt it’ll amount to anything, but it’s good to see the police taking it seriously. Especially in that area. Bomb squad has arrived on the scene and x-rayed [...]
11. May 2010
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