Thank goodness we haven't let regulators keep this savior of the middle class from generating jobs for hard-working Americans as cleanly and efficiently as a nuclear power station generates electricity for the Japanese. Where would America … [Read more...]
Gilad Shalit Returns Home
Gilad Shalit, who was illegally held captive for five years by Hamas, returned to Israel today. I think the Shalit case has a good lesson for Americans. Although a minority in Israel disagreed, the great majority of Israelis were willing … [Read more...]
Julian Assange: Big Baby
You can't make this stuff up. Julian Assange is upset about an unauthorized release of drafts of his autobiography: Mr Assange said in a statement: "The events surrounding its unauthorised publication by Canongate are not about freedom of … [Read more...]
Ethos, Pathos, Logos, Dineros
Jaime Dimon, JPMorgan Chase's CEO, suggested today that the new Basel III rules, which will require large banks to hold more capital, were un-American, and that he hopes US bank regulators will not go along with the international banking … [Read more...]
Update on the Blockade of Gaza
Last year I posted on the Israeli blockade of Gaza and the incident in which Israeli soldiers killed several of the people on board one of the ships attempting to run the blockade. I opined that the blockade was probably legal but that … [Read more...]
Welcome Creditor Overlords
Cross-posted at Letters Blogatory One thing is for certain: there is no stopping them; the Treasury bondholders will soon be here. And I for one welcome our new creditor overlords. I'd like to remind them that as a trusted commentator … [Read more...]
Joint Committee on the Judiciary Fiasco Gets Sadder
Cross-posted at Public Access to Public Hearings Yes, we are on the brink of an historic default on our national debt, and yes, it is historically hot out, and yes, there is bad news today in Norway, so yes, there are bigger issues going … [Read more...]
Chairman Nassour More Or Less Endorses Our Effort
Cross-posted at Public Access to Public Hearings Chairman Jennifer Nassour of the Massachusetts GOP posted the following e-mail today: Dear Mr. Folkman, Thank you for joining the MassGOP, the House Republican Caucus and Senate … [Read more...]
Arthur Dent meets the Joint Committee on the Judiciary
Cross-posted at Public Access to Public Hearings Those of you who have read Douglas Adams's Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy may remember the scene at the beginning of the book where Arthur Dent wakes up and finds that his house is … [Read more...]
New Website On the Legislative Committee Rules Fiasco
I have set up a new website, Public Access to Public Hearings, to advocate for changes to Joint Rule 1D, so that the public will have access to documents submitted in connection with public committee hearings. Please visit, sign the … [Read more...]
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