Today I found the following through the New Republic: Militia Act of 1792 Of note is the third sentence, in which Congress orders all able-bodied men to acquire a firearm. Mandate issued to enforce powers under one of the militia … [Read more...]
Damn HTML
I thought I had learned how to do HTML. Guess not. If anyone can suggest how to post a link again, I would appreciate it. Sheesh. … [Read more...]
Ours is a very bad AG
Gee you don't suppose that the huge hooplah over this: Timothy Cahill Indicted in Corruption Case has anything to do with this: Coakley Intends to Seek Third Term as Attorney General Oh, and while I am piling on, and even though … [Read more...]
Contraception mandate unlikely to save money
Lost in the entire controversy over whether the government can force all insurance to cover contraception is the question whether the government should mandate that coverage from any insurance. The policy is: contraception must be … [Read more...]
Question for Candidates for Senate
It seems apparent that Secretary Sebelius' HHS mandate with respect to "prevantive services" is controversial. I am aware of Senator Brown's position. I do not know if someone has asked for Professor Warren's position, or that of the … [Read more...]
I truly do not understand “Progressives”
The most interesting thing to me has been the focus on the payroll tax cut: it has, among other things, given Ryan a nasty headache. But what does it do, really? It cuts 2% off payroll taxes for a period of one year, which means that … [Read more...]
Question for demolisher, eabo, JohnD, Porcupine et al.
Comes now the following editorial, from the Weekly Standard no less, cautioning the new GOP majority to go easy on those spending cuts-- don't focus on the deficit and debt!-- and instead focus on what I believe boils down to tax … [Read more...]
New Taxes to Fund Transportation, Indeed
Good God, they spend months telling us how much more in tolls and gas taxes we need to pay in taxes, and then we get this? I'm so happy that the legislature is considering raising the retirement age for the T to 55. That is a big … [Read more...]
Memo to the President Elect
Please do not try to be funny anymore. You are bad at it, and trying will bring you grief unless the joke is scripted into a speech. Nancy Reagan seances? A mutt? WTF? … [Read more...]
Not to rain on everyone’s parade
But I note that George W. Bush is still President of the United States and Dick Cheney is still Vice President of the United States, and will be for 76 more days. Do we think they feel chastised and will lay low for that time, or do you … [Read more...]