Archive | December, 2010
Justice Breyer: The 2nd Amendment is Non-Existent Because Madison Didn’t Really Mean It
Ed breaks apart Breyer’s argument and proves his central point wrong: Madison didn’t include the Second Amendment simply to appease the states. You should go read all of that. But there’s another point here: Who cares what Madison’s intent was? Who cares why the Second Amendment was added? Who cares what the motivation for its [...]
South L.A., With 14% Unemployment, Bans New Fast Food Restaurants
13. December 2010
It was supposedly going to be a one-year “moratorium” in 2008. Instead, the ban is permanent. New stand-alone fast food restaurants have been banned from setting up shop in South Los Angeles, due to rising health concerns by the city council… “This is not an attempt to control people as to what they can put [...]
Four Cities Contend for Democratic Convention
13. December 2010
The four are Charlotte, St. Louis, Minneapolis, and Cleveland. It’s apparently not clear when the final decision will be made, though apparently the final decision does rest with Obama. At first I assumed Democrats would pick a swing state city, likely St. Louis or Cleveland. But apparently, according to the Times, hosting the convention in [...]
Britain Raising Tuition to Fund Global Warming Alarmism in Developing Countries
12. December 2010
I’d riot, too. I hate nanny states like the plague, as you can imagine. I’d like the see the welfare state in Britain disassembled and I figured the tuition hikes were part of that disassembly. Decrease spending, decrease the size of the state, lower taxes. But it turns out the money is simply be rerouted [...]
Tax-and-Spend Senator to Taxpayers: When is Enough Money Enough?
12. December 2010
It takes serious cojones for a guy who consistently pushes for higher spending and higher taxes to ask people who work hard for their money to stop being so greedy when he demands more. When is enough enough? When the person working for the money decides he or she has made enough money. It’s not [...]
Charlie Browns Runs for the Football Again
12. December 2010
From an Associated Press story on the upcoming START treaty vote. Charlie Brown is running towards the football again, hoping Lucy really won’t pull it away this time. Axelrod says ratification will help the U.S. in terms of cooperation with Russia on issues such as Iran and North Korea. Didn’t we hear that excuse when [...]
Vide: Freaky Metrodome Roof Collapse
12. December 2010
I heard about it this morning but thought it was just a section or two that had failed and let snow fall inside. Not so much. This would have sent people running for the exits in a stampede had this occurred during a game. Freaky. Freaky deaky.
Two Black Georgia Democrats Flip to GOP
11. December 2010
Two black officials in the state of Georgia have left the Democratic Party and become Republicans. Hall County Commissioner Ashley Bell and former state executive committee member Andre Walker said the Democratic Party had grown too liberal and they are finding a new home with the Republicans… “My district is pretty Republican as it is,” [...]
Global Warming Conference Hit by Record-Cold Temperature
11. December 2010
I seem to remember reading that the global warming alarmists chose Cancun specifically due to the low chance of being embarrassed by winter conditions rocking the conference. Oh well. Lowest temperatures in about 100 years. Alarmists, of course, insist that it’s irrelevant. Being unseasonably cold outside indicative of nothing, we’re told. But being unseasonably warm? [...]
Obama Leaves Bill Clinton to Answer Questions at White House Podium
11. December 2010
Bad imagery. You don’t leave your party’s former president to answer questions about policy questions and push fellow Democrats to support the agenda. Obama wasn’t bugging out due to a medical or national security emergency. He was leaving to attend a social function. This makes it appear as if Obama isn’t up for the job. [...]
13. December 2010
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