There has been a lot of fuss lately about two approaches to Constitutional interpretation by the Supreme Court. "Original intent" supporters think the justices should transport themselves back in time to the moment when the law at … [Read more...]
Nicholas Kristof, meet Senator Hutchison
What a spectacle. We expect this from the pathetic John Tierney, the NYT's worst op-ed columnist. But now Nicholas Kristof, the usually-sensible NY Times op-ed writer, has lowered himself to the embarrassing level of Sen. Kay … [Read more...]
RIP Rosa Parks
The woman who spawned the modern civil rights movement by her courageous action 50 years ago on a bus in Montgomery, Alabama has died at the age of 92. From the linked article: "I'd like people to say I'm a person who always … [Read more...]
Cheney knew
Holy cow. The NY Times, after months of playing catch-up on Novak-Plame-Rove-Libby-gate, has vaulted into first place with a truly blockbuster story: Scooter Libby's own notes show that his boss, Vice President Dick Cheney, was the … [Read more...]
Wurmser in the eye of the storm
Wurm. … [Read more...]
No unfunded mandates!
Lynne, of the excellent blog Left in Lowell, left a comment over at the HCFA blog that I think deserves to be rebroadcast. It sums up exactly why I think an individual mandate (a) is not going to solve the health care crisis, (b) is … [Read more...]
Q: How do you get young creative people to leave Massachusetts?
A: Force them to buy health insurance if they want to live here.House Speaker Sal DiMasi has in large part signed on to the Mitt Romney plan for addressing the health care crisis. DiMasi announced his support for an "individual … [Read more...]
Byron Calame, the NY Times's "public editor," has published his long-promised column on the Judith Miller affair. By and large, I found it to be disappointing. A while back Calame posed four important questions that he … [Read more...]
Separated at birth?
The plane to Spain has stained O’Flaherty’s name
Rep. Gene O'Flaherty (Chelsea), after helping water down the anti-drunk-driving "Melanie's Bill", leaves the country for Spain? Gene-O and co., the "optics" of that leave something to be desired.And on the substance of … [Read more...]