Archive for the ‘Republicans’ Category
careful what you wish for
This is an uncomfortable position conservatives find themselves in as a result of last night’s election results – between electability and the raw passion of the tea party candidates. Not every conservative should be considered electable. For every Nikki Haley – who has shown incredible message discipline and restraint in the face of scurrilous accusations [...]
elena kagan – it could be worse
How does it add anything to a SCOTUS nominee’s qualifications when it is noted that a nominee’s life story is inspirational, a real American rags-to-riches success story, and so forth and so on? While the life experiences of Elena Kagan and Sonia Sotomayor are certainly a made-for-TV movie waiting to happen, they have nothing to [...]
heading toward the cliff
Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi is willing to sacrifice the political futures of her fellow House Democrats in order to get the health care bill passed. That’s generous of her, and the Republicans will absolutely accept that result. I just wonder how many left-leaning true believers are left in the Democratic Congress. The answer [...]
choosing sides
There is nothing guaranteed about a possible Republican recovery in 2010. In case fellow Republicans get too overconfident about our chances due to some current Democrat chaos over health care, let me remind them that voters hate us too. Perhaps that is a slight overstatement of our position, since there are many contributors on both [...]
what the…
Ok…so I won’t be the only one posting Carly Fiorina’s demon sheep ad. I liked it. Absolutely cheesy — yet brilliant at the same time — if in the process of viewing it, people pick up the brutal critique of Tom Campbell hidden among all the fake sheep.
can’t we all just get along?
Well..NO. There are principles worth fighting for in all these debates. There are battles worth taking on here with health care, the future direction of our military, and how to create a business-friendly climate for the creation of much-needed jobs — all these need to have solid policy prescriptions. When we feel that our concerns [...]
that’s a scary proposition
CBS newsman Bob Schieffer says that “Real security is built on trust in the government.” He actually wrote that! Read it here. Trust in the government. That’s a scary proposition if you really think about it. The more bureaucracy you add to deal with a potential crisis, the more likely it is that the potential [...]
flawed concept
Reason’s Jacob Sullum says there should be no fundamental right to health care. A right to health care thus requires the government to infringe on people’s liberty rights by commandeering their talents, labor, and earnings. And since new subsidies will only exacerbate the disconnect between payment and consumption that drives health care inflation, such interference is bound to [...]
lighten up scrooge
Now for something a little different and somewhat holiday-themed… Eventually it would come to this – someone is compelled to attack the lifestyle and behavior of Santa Claus. Honestly, there’s just no good excuse for that. Some “public health expert” in Australia says that Santa is a bad example for children. The charges against St. [...]
health care “reform”
The House passed HR3962, commonly known as PelosiCare / ObamaCare, this evening, with 39 Dems voting against and one Republican (Cao) voting for it. The battle isn’t over yet. Let’s keep fighting. In other news, this happened. Very cool of former President W.
