National Politics

Mix-N-Match a GOP Presidential Ticket

By Monique Chartier | September 20, 2010 |

Are you pleased at the sight of Sarah Palin edging towards the ring, hat in hand? No? Then who would you prefer? Choose from the fairly comprehensive list of candidates offered at the Values Voter Summit straw poll this weekend Michele Bachmann | Jan Brewer | Chris Christie | Mitch Daniels | Jim DeMint |…

A Primary Night Reminder

By Justin Katz | September 14, 2010 |

Not to bring Charles Krauthammer back into the negative spotlight, but there’s a key consideration that he’s left out of his assessment of the GOP’s primary races: Now, we are in a cycle where we have seen that this is not a normal Democratic administration. It’s highly ideological. It’s instituted changes over the last 18…

The Presidents on the President

By Justin Katz | September 7, 2010 |

Here’s an interesting video about a new work of art by Jon McNaughton (via Michelle Malkin): McNaughton’s Web site has an online version of the painting that shows closeups and offers clickable summaries for each president (and other components of the painting).

The Silent Majority Isn’t Static

By Justin Katz | September 7, 2010 |

David S left a comment to a recent post by Marc that indicates a lack of subtleties in his view of the political order: – the silent majority-? Marc, where were the silent ones during the last election? The election that was this country’s last real political referendum. Were the silent majority unable to rouse…

Freedom’s Just Another Word for Nothing Left to Lose

By Marc Comtois | September 3, 2010 |

A lot has been said about the August 28th rally on the Mall last weekend. As a non-Beck guy (not anti- just agnostic) and having a lot to do last weekend, I frankly didn’t pay too much attention to the event and the aftermath. Now that I’ve caught up a bit, I think Rich Lowry…

Gridlock is Good

By Marc Comtois | September 2, 2010 |

Via this piece against the implementation of a Value-Added Tax (ie; “A VAT is a terrible idea if it triggers bigger government, and a VAT is a bad idea if it merely finances bigger government.”), I came across the below from a decade-old interview with Milton Friedman. It was 2000 and we had a budget…

National Budget Deficit Trends

By Marc Comtois | August 23, 2010 |

Randell Hoven (h/t) uses CBO figures and a simple chart to put the lie to the now familiar claims that the Iraq and Afghanistan wars and Bush tax cuts caused a $3 Trillion budget deficit. The CBO breaks that cost down over the eight calendar years of 2003-2010. Below is a picture of federal deficits…

Go Get ‘Em, Nancy!

By Monique Chartier | August 19, 2010 |

For some reason, it never occurred to the Speaker that the negative reaction of many millions of people to the construction of a mosque within the crash zone of Ground Zero was spontaneous and not in response to a pre-arranged, pre-paid campaign. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is raising questions about who is funding criticism of…

Take Two on the Proposed NY Mosque: Feeling Compelled to Comment, President Obama Succeeds Only in Stating the Broadly Obvious

By Monique Chartier | August 15, 2010 |

Breaking weeks of silence on the subject, President Obama remarked on Friday, Muslims have the same right to practice their religion as everyone else in this country. That includes the right to build a place of worship and a community center on private property in lower Manhattan, in accordance with local laws and ordinances. This…

The ObamaCare Scam

By Justin Katz | August 10, 2010 |

The healthcare legislation should never have become law, and as time goes on, we continue to discover what a shoddy bit of law-making it was: Talk about a paperwork nightmare: Tucked into the massive new health care law is a demand that nearly 40 million U.S. businesses file tax forms for every vendor that sells…