News and politics
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Sarah to Arnold: “Grow a pair”
Sarah P. says NO to state bailouts. Only one state besides Alaska gets mentioned by name. Tip from The Corner. Read more
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Jobs Americans won’t do?
I’ve often wondered why there were so many kids from Europe and South America working at ski resorts. Now I know why–it’s so the resorts can skimp on wages, often to the point of running sweatshops. It’s like the whole work visa situation (not to mention illegal immigration) was just some gigantic scam, meant to Read more
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This is what I think of No-Shows
An open letter to Senator John Cornyn (R-TX)–sent by email Sunday evening: The Democrats are trying to push through a big tax hike, and you couldn’t be bothered to show up for the vote? (Washington Examiner, “Ten Republicans duck out on tax vote,” December 5, 2010) And you have the balls to keep sending me Read more
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“Comply with me”
Iowahawk’s lyrics have been made into a music video: Apropos of all this searching and probing, Mrs RandomTexan asked me this morning, “Aren’t these TSA searches supposed to be same sex? With so many people of indeterminate gender out there, how do you know that TSA agent is really the same sex as you?” A-r-r-r-gh! Read more
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Wow! An instant solution to the National Debt Problem!
Some thumbsuckers in Congress have proposed we solve the Debt Crisis with innovations like a tax on soft drinks. One of the Rivlin-Domenici proposals is “an excise tax on the manufacture and importation of beverages sweetened with sugar or high-fructose corn syrup.” Others are cutting farm payments and tinkering with Social Security. OK, geniuses, it’s Read more
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Unreasonable search?
A lot of folks, including some airline pilots, aren’t too happy with the TSA’s new body scanners and pat-down procedures. Nevertheless, Princess Napolitano persists. Doc Hsieh says the scan is the lesser of two evils, and some folks are doing protest tees: Update (16 November). Well, that was fast. The first leaked photos are on Read more
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What it will take to get US back on budget
Make your own choices on how to restore our fiscal responsibility with this NY Times interactive page. While I suspect this is a somewhat abstract and incomplete model, it’s a great starting point for injecting some reality into the Unavoidable National Conversation. Tip from The Corner. Update (14 November). Don’t want to budget? We can Read more
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Will the new Congress end earmarks?
No single raindrop believes it is to blame for the flood. Tip from the Instapundit. Read more
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This is how you can tell the Democrats are losing ground…
…they start talking about COMPROMISE. Former Secretary of State Madeline “Dances with Norks” Albright says “I have been depressed in listening in the last 24 hours when people say, ‘Don’t compromise. Democracy is about compromise — that’s what it’s about.” Hey, Grannie, how’s about all those Democrat congressmen IN THE MINORITY start compromising with the Read more
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