Portman VP pick a done deal?
As the rumors around Romney’s VP pick remain a hot topic, some believe Senator Rob Portman (R-OH) may be the prime choice in the matter.
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Biden: “The President has a big stick”
Vice President Joe Biden is on the campaign trail again, this time trying to compare President Obama’s foreign policies to those of former President Roosevelt’s, referring to the famous quote “speaking softly and carrying a big stick.”
What a doctor knows about ObamaCare
At the heart of the multi-headed abominable creature known as Affordable Care Act aka ObamaCare, there resides a singular deceit. It is too easy for lawyers and even U.S. Supreme Court Justices to miss this deceit in the process of arguing abstractions, but I and other doctors experience this reality every day our offices: Insurance does not equal care. Read more about What a doctor knows about ObamaCare[…]
Not-So-Smooth Operator
Obama increasingly comes across as devious and dishonest. Something’s happening to President Obama’s relationship with those who are inclined not to like his policies. They are now inclined not to like him. His supporters would say, “Nothing new there,” but actually I think there is. I’m referring to the broad, stable, nonradical, non-birther right. Among Read more about Not-So-Smooth Operator[…]
House rejects Bowles-Simpson, Obama budgets
The Bowles-Simpson deficit-reduction plan went down to a crushing defeat in the House late Wednesday night in a vote that damages the one bipartisan proposal that just a few months ago had seemed like a possible solution to the country’s debt woes. The 382-38 defeat, with just 16 Republicans and 22 Democrats voting for it, marks Read more about House rejects Bowles-Simpson, Obama budgets[…]
Pennsylvania slipping away from Santorum?
POSTED AT 8:40 AM ON MARCH 28, 2012 BY ED MORRISSEY April will be a tough month for Rick Santorum. The primary schedule has nine contests next month — three on Tuesday, a non-binding caucus in Missouri (again!), and five primaries on the 24th. The two most likely states for a Santorum win are winner-take-all Read more about Pennsylvania slipping away from Santorum?[…]
U.N. Misses Opportunity to Address Failed Drug War
As a former prosecutor and member of Law Enforcement Against Prohibition (LEAP), I’ve been heartened by the recent and sudden global awakening to the failure of the war on drugs. Several sitting Latin American presidents, members of the U.S. Congress and even televangelist Pat Robertson have all said recently that it’s time to seriously consider options Read more about U.N. Misses Opportunity to Address Failed Drug War[…]
Supreme irony? Top court poised to throw out Obamacare in echo of case Obama made against Hillary Clinton
It is a tad unfortunate that just days after the White House embraced the term“Obamacare” – previously regarded on the Left as a pejorative label – a majority of thenine Supreme Court justices have given strong indications they will rule it unconstitutional. Even more ironic is that the justices, or five of them at least, look Read more about Supreme irony? Top court poised to throw out Obamacare in echo of case Obama made against Hillary Clinton[…]
Justices signal possible trouble for health insurance mandate
By Noam N. Levey March 27, 2012, 8:20 a.m. Reporting from Washington— The Supreme Court’s conservative justices Tuesday laid into the requirement in the Obama administration’s healthcare law that Americans have health insurance, as the court began a much-anticipated second day of arguments on the controversial legislation.Even before the administration’s top lawyer could get three minutes Read more about Justices signal possible trouble for health insurance mandate[…]
What Is Fair?
President Obama says he want to make society more fair. Advocates of big government believe fairness means taking from rich people and giving to others: poor people; or people who do things politicians approve of, like making “green” energy equipment (Solyndra); or old people (even rich ones) through Social Securityand Medicare. The idea that government Read more about What Is Fair?[…]