Obama’s Tax Betrayal
Posted in Main Blog (All Posts) on February 13th, 2010 5:31 am by HL
Thirst for Limited Government
Welch & Gillespie, Honolulu Star-Bulletin
The independent-bent thirst for limited government is more than just some marginalized shouting By Matt Welch and Nick Gillespie Reason magazine and Reason.com POSTED: 10:11 a.m. HST, Feb 09, 2010 So where were you during the great Civil War of 2009?What, you don't remember it?Six months ago, you may dimly recall, the nation's elite guardians of political discourse were sounding the alarm about what New York Times bloviator Frank Rich described as “the simmering…
Political Class Must Heed Voters’ Message
Michael Graham, Boston Herald
When Scott Brown stunned the Massachusetts establishment, some state Democrats said it was time to hit the panic button. But I didn't know they meant that literally.According to yesterday's Herald, Boston City Hall has been testing ePanicButton software. "[City] workers would be able to hit a button on their computer or push a pedal on the floor to summon help if an angry taxpayer storms into City Hall or if someone arguing a parking ticket gets out of hand," the Herald reported."Angry taxpayers"? Aren't those the people who showed up at…
The White House Critics Are Misguided
Ali Soufan, New York Times
SINCE Mayor Michael Bloomberg of New York announced that he no longer favored trying Khalid Shaikh Mohammed, the self-proclaimed 9/11 mastermind, in a Manhattan federal court because of logistical concerns, the Obama administration has come under increasing attack from those who claim that military commissions are more suitable for prosecuting terrorists. These critics are misguided. As someone who has helped prosecute terrorists in both civilian and military courts "” I was a witness for the government in two of the three military commissions convened so far…
When Elites Bash Elitism
Joan Walsh, Salon
The same day the Washington Post released a poll showing a staggering 71 percent of Americans — and a majority of Republicans — don't think Sarah Palin is qualified to be president, the Post's David Broder and Time's Joe Klein wrote columns proclaiming Palin a towering political force on the American landscape. It's rare that Beltway conventional wisdom gets proven false the very same day it surfaces. But that probably won't stop it from spreading.Broder praised Palin's “pitch-perfect recital of the populist message.” Klein hailed “the brilliance…
