Monique Chartier
… points out Mark Steyn. Meanwhile, Obamacare will result in the creation of at least 16,500 new jobs. Doctors? Nurses? Ha! Dream on, suckers. That’s 16,500 new IRS agents, who’ll be needed to check whether you – yes, you, Mr and Mrs Hopendope of 27 Hopeychangey Gardens – are in compliance with the 15 tax…
Congressman James Langevin (D-RI), who had been on the fence, issued the following statement this afternoon. It appears that he has been persuaded in part by the revised CBO report. In a few minutes I will be making an announcement about the upcoming vote on health care legislation. Because I value your continued support, I…
The fiction, manufactured by the CBO in a report revised and reissued at the instruction of the Dem leadership desperate to round up votes, that the pending healthcare reform bill will lower the deficit is quickly being exposed. Over at The New Atlantis, James Capretta enumerates some items. For starters, as I mentioned yesterday, the…
An explanation by Byron Tau of “deem-and-pass”, currently being contemplated by House Democrats as a means of getting health care reform on the books. Okay, so here’s how the “deem-and-pass” procedure would actually work. The House Rules committee is often called the “traffic cop” of the House – controlling what bills come to the floor…
[A constituent contacted Senator Whitehouse to express concerns about the rate of unemployment in the United States and efforts at immigration reform pending in Congress. Following is the Senator’s reply.] Thank you for contacting me with your concerns regarding America’s immigration system. I appreciate hearing from you regarding this very important issue. I understand your…
It appears that immigration reform, more honestly known as amnesty (which would be the eighth in recent history, one of the bases for the heavy scepticism of claims that “We’re just allowing these 12-20 million and no more!”) has hit a roadblock, at least this legislative year. From Josh Gerstein at Politico. A pair of…
It appears that with regard to his political options, Congressman Patrick Kennedy is keeping his powder dry and his campaign fund intact. In yesterday’s Washington Post, … he notes that he is not retiring for good. “I consider it taking a sabbatical,” he says. He will transfer his roughly $500,000 in campaign money to an…
From Reuters. Don’t mess with a century-old tradition even if it is sexist, Canadians told the Conservative government this week, forcing Ottawa to scrap plans to make the country’s national anthem gender-neutral. * * * For nearly 100 years, the anthem has included the line, “True patriot love in all thy sons’ command.” In a…
(… in addition to the Constitutional issue – i.e., the legality of compelling everyone to purchase health insurance.) Much of the disagreement about whether the Democrats’ health care reform should proceed centers around its long term consequences. Supporters of the pending reform don’t see any problems long range if the bill passes. Opponents point to…
Scanning ProJo headlines yesterday, Katherine Gregg’s article about Governor Carcieri’s recommendations (more about that in a moment) for the Twin River slot parlor, which include an end to greyhound racing, caught my eye. This morning, while clearing out files, in a happy coincidence, I came across the clipping below from the July 11, 2003 front…