Archive for February, 2009
SCOTUS Gets One Right–But…
Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech …~ Bill of Rights, First Amendment (1789)
The Christian has no rights that liberals and Democrats are bound to respect.
~ Ellis Washington, a paraphrase of Justice Taney’s Dred Scott opinion
If it has been 61 years, it has [...]
Senate Passes DeMint’s Fairness Doctrine Ban
This is a good news/bad news situation. The good news is the Senate passed, by an 87-11 vote, Sen. DeMint’s Broadcaster Freedom Act which would effectively ban the reinstatement of the so-called Fairness Doctrine by the FCC. Unfortunately, Sen. Durbin drafted his own amendment (which also passed) that will basically attempt to back door the [...]
Pakistan Whining About Predator Drone Strikes
There is apparently no pleasing any Pakistani government when it comes to the War on Islamofascism. They tell us how much they’re doing to hunt down and capture al-Qaeda and Taliban members. (And let’s be honest, they’re doing the minimum, nothing extraordinary). Subsequently, the demand that we increase and expedite our aid to the country [...]
Sen. DeMint Introduces Broadcaster Freedom Act
Here’s a video of Sen. DeMint’s (R-SC) floor speech introducing his Broadcaster Freedom Act that I wrote about last week.
Gov. Huntsman (R-UT): GOP Leadership “Inconsequential”
We finally have a Republican official willing to criticize congressional GOP leadership. In an interview with The Washington Times Utah Governor Jon Huntsman Jr. said:
I don’t even know the congressional leadership. I have not met them. I don’t listen or read whatever it is they say because it is inconsequential – completely.
He’s spot on, and actually, I’d [...]
Gov. Jindal, Faust, and the Devil
Let’s plunge ourselves into the roar of time, the whirl of accident; may painand pleasure, success and failure, shift as they will – it’s only action that can make a man.
~ Goethe, “Faust”
[T]his will result in a permanent obligation on the state of Louisiana. It would be like spending $1 to get a dime.
~ Gov. Bobby [...]
Hillary Clinton Begs ChiComs to Keep Buying U.S. Debt
This is a story that I wanted to get to yesterday but simply didn’t. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on her Asian tour pleaded with the China to keep buying our treasury debt:
US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton Sunday urged China to keep buying US debt as she wrapped up her first overseas trip, during which she [...]
Harry Reid: Don’t Call It Nationalization
So, you want to know how I know America is becoming nationalized, you know, other than the fact that it just is? Because Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) says we shouldn’t call it nationalization:
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid said he supports efforts of the federal government to dramatically expand its stake in Citigroup, but wants people [...]
Obama More Popular Than Jesus
At least according to a good portion of 2,600 Americans.
John Lennon once claimed the Beatles were more popular than Jesus. Now President Obama has evidence that he’s more popular than both.
Obama topped a new Harris interactive poll that asked 2,634 Americans who they admire enough to call a hero.
Jesus came in second on a list [...]
Last Statesman in Marxist Europe
Not so long ago, in our part of Europe we lived in a political system that permitted no alternatives and therefore also no parliamentary opposition. We learned the bitter lesson that with no opposition, there is no freedom.
~ Vaclav Klaus, address before the European Parliament, Feb. 19
Although my memory of Czech leader Vaclav Klaus (president [...]
