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Commentary on The News 17- 23 Jan
MondayBy Nathan A. Barton © 2010 Mainstream media brown nosing and lying What Washington Post Didn’t Tell You about Its Own Poll: Most Americans Say They Want a Smaller Government CNSNews.com A large majority of Americans say they want a smaller government that provides them with fewer services, according to a new poll from the Washington Post and ABC News. But the Washington Post story about the poll makes no mention of this fact. Imagine that! Even the WaPo can sometimes realize that they would be slitting their own throat. Mama's Note: Define "smaller government." These polls are
actually meaningless as long as people continue to push for more
government spending like welfare, trade protectionism, local government
subsidies and unemployment "benefits." What people really want is
to get all the goodies and have someone ELSE pay for it... you know,
those filthy "rich" and big business." They don't have a clue about the
free market, or personal responsibility. In the coming collapse, they
will either learn - the hard way - or submit to even more police state
"big government" when it promises to fix the problems... again. Politics 2010 Interesting – does this number include those of us who say that we jumped the track a LONG time ago, well before the First Citizen or Cousin W or Billy Broke-zipper or Uncle Spook or even the actor feller? And what are we going to do about it, even if it hits 99%? Mama's Note: Exactly! What good does it do for people to
see a
problem if they have no clue (and evidence little interest) in the REAL
causes or the REAL solutions? First Citizen’s Ministers You know, it has now been 12+ months and there are still dozens of key Administration officials who have not yet been confirmed in their appointments – and some that have not even been nominated. Reminds me of the Clinton Administration. But at least with the current crop of nominees we can be sure that we know what we are getting – these guys push their anti-liberty agenda constantly, vocally and in writing. (Of course, I am ashamed to admit that some so-called libertarians would agree with this thug… shamefully.) Mama's Note: They have confused equality of opportunity
with
equality of outcome. Libertarians, at least, should know the difference
well. Natural disasters - World wars Later in the week, Sr. Chavez revealed the REAL truth – not only was the earthquake an excuse for the US to take over Haiti (an accusation echoed by a French government minister), but the US Navy CAUSED the earthquake using a secret weapon, as a test before using the weapon to destroy Iran. For a very detailed look at some of these claims, and a discussion of Haiti's sordid history, visit my blog. A tremendous number of Tranzi types accuse the United States of always having feared a black republic because it would give hope to“marginalized and oppressed people everywhere.”Yeah, right. Stupid government tricks This is actually an exaggeration - I've known a fair number of people who worked for or served in IHS (IHS is part of PHS, and therefore has many uniformed, sworn officers; they wear naval-type uniforms and have naval ranks), and I've seen people punished, fined, and fired for losing things or just getting reports wrong: IF their bosses or someone in political influence was looking for a way to get rid of them as a "troublemaker" or to put someone in. Government-ruined,
theft-funded schools Someone will have to tell me who the "Gosselins" are - I assume that they are not a type of goblin or politicians or teachers... I have read some reports recently of various individuals in state education commissions specifically targeting certain items of history NOT to be taught in schools, and certain areas to be "deemphasized." World Businesses Potentially the world’s largest market for ANYTHING – including liberty and freedom; imagine googling “liberty” and “libertarian” and “anarchism” and “monarchism” in Google Chinese! First Citizen I am sure this sort of disillusionment happened to Mohammad and the Buddha - we know it happened to Moses and Mary Baker Eddy and Joe Smith, Jr. I'm sure it will get better, but it has to be pretty bad to get the WaPo to mention it. Politics 2010 The market value of a Senate seat – especially this “60th” seat, is once more going up – to an incredible degree. Or is this just inflation? Politics 2010 - First Citizen Where is the "hope and change?" Oh, and where are the MSM condemnations of the president trying to invoke heroes of the past to support his own political agenda? Mama's Note: Hope for what? Change what? Those are the questions.Good ideas that won’t go anywhere GAO urges changes in security budgeting Washington Post The Government Accountability Office has recommended that the U.S. government establish a central national security budget and then set aside money by responsibilities, breaking with the current arrangement of letting departments and agencies decide how best to arrange their budgets. How incredibly naive and stupid the GAO director must be to make a recommendation like this – setting a budget and sticking to it? Incredible. But here is an even better idea: let’s set the total budget by having Jerry Lewis do a telethon over the Fourth of July weekend to raise money for national security! In other words, let the people set the budget through freewill donations (or as freewill as any Jerry Lewis telethon can be to people addicted to television and desperate to get him to go back to France for another year). Congress in Action – Crash of 2009 Actually, the question that few people are asking is exactly how many of these lost jobs are the RESULT of the new Administration and the Stimulus Package? Despite claims to the contrary by both Demos and Republicans, there is strong historical and current evidence that such "stimuli" immediately and in the long term DESTROY jobs overall, no matter how many new bureaucratic jobs and makework jobs are funded. Mama's Note: And, of course, that is because government
"jobs"
can never actually create any new wealth, but only consume what others
have created. Until people understand that, nothing will really change. Government-ruined, theft-funded schools To me, at least, this is obvious - the best place for children at that age to learn is in the bosom of their families, and NOT in a creché environment in a government institution, so for most children, with loving and reasonably competent parents, the "benefits" of planned curriculum is offset by the lost of parental love and contact; for those who come from dysfunctional families, the "positive" effect of the learning environment (I know, don't make me laugh) is offset by the negative influences of the family environment and the community. Theft by government More and more socialism - but what makes it funny (and worse) is that he is stealing from his fellow Tranzis in France! Islamic War - Afghan front The Taliban continues to apply the lessons learned from Mao and the Viet Mihn. Citizens and freedom I suppose that most libertarians will be divided in this - which governs, the right of privacy and right of safety, or the right of open government, to know what is being done and who does it? This fight is exactly analogous to the fight over secret ballots. On the one hand, the voter is protected (to some degree) from pressure to vote for a particular candidate or issue, or from punishment for voting so; but the voter no longer can be held personally responsible for their actions. Based on what has happened in California in the last couple of years over the same-sex "marriage" issue, even people who sign petitions can and ARE being threatened and actually being punished for doing so. Those who circulated the petitions, who donated money to the petition efforts, or who spoke up in public (or private) were (and are still being) targeted for "pay-back." I don't have a direct answer for this - the indirect answer is the basic one of reducing the size, power, wealth, and force of government to such a degree that no one is tempted to resort to violence to force through (or defeat) some government action. Mama's Note: The direct answer for this is to have NO
non-voluntary government at all. As long as ANY government entity can
force people to do, or not do something, there will be those who wish
to use that power for their own ends. And they will always find a way
to do so. Medical news Nice, if it really works - and if it does not become an excuse to deny people insurance or employment or drivers licenses or anything else. Mama's Note: Indeed... or yet another excuse to force
people to
take "drugs" approved by master... for their own good, of course. Self Defense Protecting yourself is a personal responsibility! Mama's Note: As usual, the news account does not give
nearly
enough information. There is no indication why the clerk thought he was
being attacked. The simple fact that someone was carrying a rifle is
not enough justification to shoot. He had to have pointed it or made
other threatening moves or statements. Self Defense Good for this young man, and his mother - but as Mama Liberty points out, they need something better than a .22-cal rifle to defend themselves. A mature and prepared young man that could fight back while wounded deserved to be recognized. This strikes home - a family who are good friends have finally, after all these years, bought and now own a weapon, a Ruger 10/22 - thanks in large part to the influence of one (or both) of my sons. But they still aren't convinced of the need for a rural homeowner to have protection from more than skunks and rabid dogs... Mama's note: We can sincerely hope that a two legged "rabid
dog"
doesn't challenge that belief. TUESDAY With this money, of course (a piddling amount spread over 50 states) will come more strings: more rules and regulations that favor the edu-crats and the unionists over the students and the parents, and further suck up money now and in the future. Stupid,
criminal government tricks In other words, various members of the FBI, including high officials, repeatedly broke the very law that they are supposed to uphold! Mama's Note: I'm shocked - SHOCKED, I tell you!!! Mainstream
media brown nosing - 1 Diabetics, be warned; reading this article could severely impact your blood sugar and heart rate and other body functions. This is yet another TRANZI appeal to lead to more nannyism and more transnational mandates and controls, while at the same time reminded everyone of the messianic credentials of a certain African-Arab-American. Mainstream
media brown nosing - 2 As you can tell from the opening sentence, this is yet another ode to the wisdom, compassion, kindness, humility, intelligence, vision, and all-around syrupy-sweetness of the First Citizen. Mama's Note: Watch it buster... pretty soon we'll be
required to
hand out barf bags to those who read this stuff. PUKE Stupid
government appointees Well, I suppose getting one out of four isn't bad for an appointee of this administration - I can at least find "defense" in the Constitution, but can't find global warming, education, or economy in there. Mama's Note: I can't find standing armies, BATFE, or much
of
anything like it. In fact, one quaint little section says something
about "shall not be infringed." Politics 2010
- Stolen elections As it turned out, the vote difference between the Dem and GOP was too much for this sort of fraud to make a serious difference, but I do wonder at that tiny 1% Joe Kennedy got. Politics 2010
- TRANZI tricks The TRANZIs love to demonize their opponents or seeming opponents, and Kerry is pretty good at it. Stupid
government appointees and the Islamic war If we look at the correct definition of terrorism, he is right, of course - especially since government is the single biggest sponsor of terrorism on the planet. But from the point of the current war against Islamism and their allies, he is wrong - it is possible to do more than just "contain" Islamism, just as the status of Aztec religion, Kali worship, and the worship of Moloch is now "dead ancient religion, no longer commonly practiced." Islamic war Unless, of course, they return him to US custody and he is brought to New York to preach and teach while awaiting and being tried. Wednesday Once more, Congressional leadership has decided to sidestep and refuse to deal with its own failings. Once more, they have bought themselves some time - the "recommendations" will come after the 2010 elections. (Assuming we really have them.) Politics 2010 I would LIKE to and dearly WISH that this means that Congress is locked up for the rest of this year, with only 59 Demos/fellow-travelers in the Senate. But even if Brown votes against Obamacare and all the rest of the Triumvirate's agenda, there are other Republicans who can switch their votes (as they so often have done). The crisis is NOT yet over. Government-ruined,
theft-funded schools Nathan: Weird and scary. Mama's Note: Indeed. Absolute criminal negligence and stupidity. Anyone brighter than a turnip would read the label on something before giving an injection. This, of course, proves that only turnips are hired by government schools. GRRRR And, you should know that only BSN graduates are eligible for hire by schools, which means that this cretin was a very highly "educated," expensive turnip besides. HOWEVER, we do know that the MSM seldom gets things straight. I've read reports that said all vaccines sent to schools are individual doses, not multi-dose vials. It is hard to believe that any school would have that many individual dose, prepared insulin syringes at any time. Something is just not tracking here. Politics 2010
- Health care panic I can only hope - but not pin my hopes too much on it. Politics 2010 Does Massachusetts really reflect the nation? I hope not, and not because of this one election - I don't want the rest of the country to turn into the kind of TRANZI swamp that once proud and free Massachusetts has. But then, the Media don't ever seem to understand a long view of anything. Mama's Note: What I've read, and have no reason not to
believe,
is that the folks in Mass. simply like the universal health care they
already have and don't want it messed with. They've not had it long
enough to see the big bad train coming at them down the track... Government-ruined, theft-funded school: This would be yet another step on the road to a total takeover of schooling by the federal government. Congress in action - Islamic war It is hard to say if this is just grandstanding or a serious effort, but I suspect grandstanding and preparation for the November elections. Stupid government tricks Certainly the government and government employee unions have benefited from the stimulus money, no? Congress in action Heaven forbid that the voice of the voters be listened to by the supposed second-in-command of the "people's house" in Congress. Funny political tricks Hilarious! Go watch it if you can! Islamic war - African front Not much covered by the mainstream press, this up tick in fighting appears serious. Of course, Nigeria, like most African countries, is always in the midst of a political crisis - you'd think that they spoke French there. Self Defense -
Nazgul Very good news for Her Majesty's subject, but not as good as it should be - his brother is still in jail, and the laws are still on the books and enforced by bobbies that are themselves obviously a major threat to society and freedom. Nazgul - Self Defense - Islamic war (Home front)Teenager allowed to keep away from parents who threatened honor killing Daily Mail (UK) A runaway teenage girl who converted from Islam to Christianity has reached a court settlement that allows her to live away from her Muslim parents. Rifqa Bary, 17, will stay in a foster home under state custody in Columbus, [Ohio] America, until she turns 18 in August. More good news on the Nazgul-Self Defense front. Many of us expected to hear that the court would not let her be protected. On the other hand, this is not entirely good news- there is no reason why the court could not have just emancipated her, as would have been done even a decade ago. Thursday As good Tranzis, we know that this is very very low on the Administration's priority list. This is the same at home (next story) as abroad. Culture wars The consequences of this were well known from the time it was introduced, and it is measures like this that keep the far left still somewhat loyal to the current Congress and Administration: this is more important to them than minor things like ending the war in Afghanistan or even a government-option health care insurance. Culture wars Young, enthusiastic, risk-taking teens without enough training and filled with the wonderful propaganda of how the world has too many people and all that - yeah, I can think of a lot of reasons to not be too pleased about this. Politics 2010 There is a window of opportunity for Reid and Pelosi in the Senate, but I think that they (and a number of Democratic Senators) are too timid and fearful to push like they need to to sneak the bill through. Reid, in particular, is fully capable of deluding himself as Gibbs and company (next story) are in thinking that if he backs off and blames the GOP for the failure of the Health Care Scam, he can win reelection, even if his son IS running for governor of Nevada on the same ticket. First Citizen and Politics 2010 Which shows that Gibbs and his boss are both idiots - the hand wringing - excuse me, handwriting was on the wall a week ago. Unfortunately, they are likely to learn their lesson and make sure that the mechanisms are in place to win or steal more. 52-47 might - emphasize might be enough to be fraud proof, but we are more likely to see MN-style Coleman-Comedian contests where a bent SecState or Voting Supervisor can "fix" the mistakes of the voters. Politics 2010 - Health care panic Incredibly, I fear that the voters will be disappointed - Brown will not be enough to keep Reid and Pelosi from shoving this down our throats, and with the change to 59-41 in the Senate, pressure from outside will slack off, and they'll get something - possibly watered down, but something nasty and ugly through. And that assumes that Brown will not support the health care bill, if not currently as written (and who can tell what is written?) then as somewhat watered-down. New religions MORE lies, MORE invented fact, MORE hysteria again proven to be just that - hysteria! Home front freedoms As some bumper stickers say, we definitely got our "change" from the First Citizen and his ministers and the rest of the Triumvirate. In 2009, we saw more and more of our liberties in every way stolen and threatened than in any year of the eeeviillll G.W.'s unlamented administration. Congress in action Now we will see exactly how inspired, inspiring, and intelligent this member of the Triumvirate can be - how many people will bail on her? Home front - Islamic war In other words, the DCI (wrong though he is on most things) is saying that the Nigerian idiot should have been treated like an ENEMY COMBATANT and NOT like a criminal. Gee, what a novel idea! First Citizen's Ministers Well, that is one less criminal we have to worry about (excuse me, "suspect" or "accused," not criminal - no conviction for what he has admitted to doing, yet) in this position. But don't worry, the replacement will be just as bad - if not worse. Congress in action The money just burns a hole in OUR pockets, doesn't it? Imagine if the US had to actually officially and publicly admit that it is a BANKRUPT government! Sounds like even a few Senate Democrats don't want to do this - but never fear, there will be lots of RINOs to help them, I'm sure. Politics 2010 Funny, I thought that the Democrats were supposed to BE the "populists" - the progressives, the future of all the world - but they are worried about populist anger? They've already made it perfectly clear that they hold democracy and republics (as well as Republicans) in total contempt - look at Ed Schulz's on-air admission that he would use voter fraud to keep someone he didn't want elected from winning, and notice the lack of condemnation of his words by anyone in the Tranzi camp. The problem is that the Democratic leadership (and that includes 95% of everyone from the lowliest union steward and ward/precinct chairman right up to the Triumvirate itself right there in DC, and their financial backers - especially the crypto-Democrats) is at heart an elitist conspiracy which cares not the least for anyone's jobs but their own and their self-defined "family and friends" (not necessarily their physical family - look at the First Citizen and his African relatives, or Jimmy Carter and brother Billy, to name just two) and cares not about the overall economy as long as THEY have the wealth and power in their control - regardless of who technically owns it. The problem is that there are already sharp contrasts between them and the GOP - unfortunately, that is the same sort of sharp contrast as we could see in 1941 between Soviet Russia and Nazi Germany, or between Italian gangsters and Mexican gangsters. Stupid government tricks - Theft by
government As I write this, my wife and I are going over all 200 of the bills introduced so far in the state legislature, and noting how many are disguised revenue-enhancements. This is another example of that - they are crying that "more money will solve the problem" when the solution is an informed, alert, and armed society. Stupid business tricks - Fall of the UK Only seventy years after the Battle of Britain, we have this. A dentist suggested the restaurant provide floss, saying that people couldn’t hurt themselves using floss (but you can strangle someone ELSE with floss, and tie floss between two tables and trip people!). In other places: retirees can’t have morning coffee at a local library because the hot drinks might get spilled on visiting children; others can’t donate home baked cakes to their local hospital because “diabetics might accidentally eat one,” and children can’t ride on donkeys (a traditional ‘adventure’) at a UK seaside resort because they might have accidents. It appears that the lawyers are even more a severe threat to civilization in the UK than in the US. FRIDAY Tranzis love this kind of thing because they can pretend to be in favor of national defense and a strong military while dissing religious beliefs and ideas, and religious people in the military. This stamping of verse citations strikes me as little more than superstitions, but it is certainly not a disgrace and certainly cannot "aid and abet" the enemy. First Citizen - Crash of 2009 And
not just the Democrats have created this uncertainty - it was a LOT of
GOP types that helped do it, and have created the maze of laws that
makes it advantageous for big BIG banks to grow - starting with the
Federal Reserve Bank itself. Ah,
but worry not, it will be reincarnated, just as HillaryCare was brought
back to evil, stinky life as ObamaCare. Assuming that another
RINO
doesn't keep it alive. Culture wars - Politics 2010 I
am as much involved in the Tea Party movement as any libertarian - it
doesn't go far enough and still elevates government to "near-sainthood"
(unlike the Tranzis who replace the Creator with Government), and I
have been accused of being a Conservative and therefore a Republican or
at least a fellow traveler. And one of the major differences in
opinion I have with many of my fellow free-market-anarchists is
regarding immigration (especially "illegal immigration" which I
consider a form of trespassing and aggression). However, we DO
agree
that ANY piece of garbage which can make it out of committee in
Congress is NOT going to reform immigration to the degree that it needs
to be, whatever our position on illegal immigration or acculturation
or open borders (NOT the same as open immigration, IMO). That is
all
said as a very lengthy introduction to this: for good or bad, I
fit
into that "brown people" category, as do hundreds of thousands of
libertarians and millions of conservatives, and tens of thousands (at
least) of people who have participated in tea parties - and I think it
safe to say that I do not hate myself, my parents, their parents, my
children, my neighbors, my friends, my fellow lovers of liberty, and
the other "brown people" who agree with me that this proposed
immigration bill granting citizenship to all these people as an award
for their aggression, trespassing, and a good many other crimes that
they committed in coming to this country as they did, is wrong and
should not pass, for many reasons. Apparently, at least some
Congress-members feel the same way, according to a Fox News article
about the House BRIDGE Resolution (http://tinyurl.com/ye2m66b)
which is in opposition to the Administration reform bill - and
sponsored by members of both old parties. Of course, everyone knows that "scholars" don't do anything bad... they are head-in-the-cloud types and most of them are pacifists. Yeah, right. This article may be a bit over the top - just letting people come and talk isn't necessarily an evil thing. At the same time, I wonder just how many apologists for the Third Reich or Imperial Japan were able to get visas to come to the US to teach National Socialism or Bushido? Congress in action I
am NO FAN of Mr. Brown, though I could be if he (a) were not an
attorney, (b) were more libertarian, but for Massachusetts, he is
totally different than Kerry or Prince Edward. No, he is NOT a
libertarian, although he may share some traits with Joe Kennedy, the
Libertarian he defeated. I don't like many of his political
actions
and positions (though I admire the way he has done some things,
overcome his upbringing (and turned away from some of his younger
actions and positions), and served in the Guard for 30+ years. I
am
still not convinced that he won't (subtly, mind you) betray his
conservative and libertarian voters who hope that he has doomed
ObamaCare. But the tone of this "news article" is so dismissive
and
disdainful that it makes you want to puke; it treats him like a strange
object brought to DC to be gawked at - perhaps with some admiration,
but only the way you might admire the fine coat of the wolf in the
cage. Obviously, despite his coming from (and representing)
Prince
Edward's state, he is not to be beloved of the WaPo and MSM. And
at
this point, I can't help but be glad that a wrench has been thrown into
the clockworks of the Senate and smeared mud all over Mr. Reid's
face.
Nazgul - Politics 2010 Court rejects corporate political spending limits Washington Post A divided Supreme Court on Thursday swept aside decades of legislative restrictions on the role of corporations in political campaigns, ruling that companies can dip into their treasuries to spend as much as they want to support or oppose individual candidates. Ah HA! Katie bar the door - here comes the rabble. Even better, the UNIONS get to do it too! For decades, the uberrich (and the big unions) have been able to use a whole bunch of different ways to circumvent the limits on spending for political campaigns by corporations - particularly through hordes of PACs and legions of foundations. Now, even a poor, small, SBA-eligible Subchapter S corporation or maybe even an LLC or LLP can also spend money - and even (dare I say it) cooperate with others to try and leverage their giving and get some of the bennies of the big boys. Oh ho, watch the chips fall where they may! This MIGHT be the time to challenge even more restrictions on political giving, and promote the libertarian ideal of no-limits but full-and-immediate disclosure of all contributions. (Yes, I realize that this is NOT a good decision because of the way it treats artificial entities like real flesh-and-blood people, but I think that we lovers of freedom can still do a lot with this and I do NOT think this in any way takes away the liberties or powers of voters - rather, it enhances the potential power of voters.) Islamic war Panel on Guantanamo backs indefinite detention for some Washington Post A Justice Department-led task force has concluded that nearly 50 of the 196 detainees at the U.S. military prison at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, should be held indefinitely without trial under the laws of war, according to Obama administration officials. This really does make sense, because these people are the enemy, not criminals. They should be tried only if they violate the laws of war, and even then, they are still enemy prisoners of war. Crash of 2009
Obama proposes
stricter rules for the largest banks
Washington Post President Obama expanded his new offensive on Wall Street on Thursday, proposing rules that would impede the growth of the largest banks and bar them from making what he called "reckless" investments. This will not go over well, but more importantly, it is treating the symptoms and not the causes. Home front - stupid people tricks
Pilot panics, diverts flight over Jewish prayer accoutrementCBS News "A flight from New York's La Guardia Airport was diverted to Philadelphia after a bomb scare Thursday morning, CBS station KYW reports. ... KYW reports that US Air flight 3079 from LaGuardia to Louisville was diverted to Philadelpia after a the [sic] passenger removed a 'tefillin,' a religious item used by observant Jewish men during weekday morning prayers, after takeoff. The removal of the tefellin prompted a bomb scare aboard the plane." (01/21/10) Obviously,
whoever wrote this didn't know much about modern Judaism or his Bible,
and neither did the crew - flight attendants OR pilots. Stupidly,
they
mistook the phylacteries (to use the more common English term rather
than the Hebrew) that this 17-year-old kid was wrapping around his
forehead and left arm to be bombs. Which shows that this is one
aircrew that doesn't trust the TSA any more than I or most of my
readers do! And the story is wrong because he wasn't "removing"
them -
he was putting them on - called "laying" them. Apparently, his
rabbi
suggested he put them on AFTER he lands next time, but I suggest the
young man follow the suggestion of THE Rabbi, in Matthew 23:5 where He
reprimands people for wearing oversized, fancy tefillin, and in Matthew
6:5-6 where He warns against ostentatious public prayers. The
young
man is, however, young, and didn't think it through. I wonder
what
this aircrew would have done if some was putting on a blood pressure
cuff or had an old, clunky Walkman?
Saturday
Congress in Action
Washington Post
The populist brushfire that has burned through Democratic fortunes this week threatened Friday to claim Federal Reserve Chairman Ben S. Bernanke, imperiling his nomination for a second term and sending an unsettled stock market tumbling for the third straight day. Oh, dear, oh, dear! Might the Architect of the Crash of 2009 have to retire and lose his power? Not to fear - the First Citizen and the Treasury Secretary will find some other willing accomplice as they continue to destroy our economy by removing more and more vestiges of the free market. Nazgul - Politics 2010
Democrats scramble after campaign ruling Washington Post Frustrated Democrats began laying plans Friday to chip away at a landmark Supreme Court decision unleashing corporate expenditures in political campaigns, but the ruling's broad sweep will make it difficult to stem a tidal wave of new spending in this year's pivotal midterm elections. Corporate personhood aside, this is a good thing about the Supremes' decision - it throws a massive spanner in the works for this election, and that opens opportunities for a lot more things - good and bad. But opportunities are always risky! Politics 2010
Poll finds Mass. vote reflects ongoing trend Washington Post Dissatisfaction with the direction of the country, antipathy toward federal-government activism and opposition to the Democrats' health-care proposals drove the upset election of Republican senatorial candidate Scott Brown in Massachusetts, according to a post-election survey of state voters. Not that the voters of Massachusetts will follow through very much on this dissatisfaction, as I have seen since first going to New England in 1974 - the vast majority have lost their love of liberty, and simply want their chains to be more comfortable and fashionable. The Democrats have just pushed too fast. Health care panic - First Citizen
In Ohio, Obama says he won't relent on health care Washington Post ELYRIA, OHIO -- Offering both a passionate defense of his policies and a populist pitch, President Obama told audience members in this economically struggling region Friday that he will continue fighting for them even in the face of stiffening political opposition. Politically, the First Citizen might as well geld himself as give up on this, no matter how likely he is to lose it. Politics 2010
GOP energized for midterm elections Washington Post Emboldened by Scott Brown's stunning win in Massachusetts, Republicans are convinced this is their year to climb out of the political abyss and capture congressional seats and governor's offices held by Democrats across the country. What goes around comes around, as the old saying goes. The problem is that too many (indeed the vast majority of) Republican politicians are in it for the power and the money and not from any principles, which is why the GOP never lives up to its talk, and is quickly back down in the gutter. Fun
Hmmm. The Libertarian Inquirer: Some headlines:
Now, for extra points, tell me, which of these headlines are probably actually true, and which are the diseased dreams of demented desperadoes? Answers:
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