Archive for October 2015
Ted Cruz Saved us from the drug dealers — for now
Ted Cruz was the key vote in the Senate Judiciary committee to save us from liberal judges and vicious drug dealers for a few more months. The Drug Dealers’ Relief Act Sentencing Reform and Corrections Act of 2015 did pass out of committee but because of the dissent led by Cruz it is not likely…
Read MoreWould a President Hillary Clinton try to confiscate guns?
Yes, next question. During an October 16 Town Hall in New Hampshire, a voter asked Hillary Clinton: Recently, Australia managed to get away, or take away tens of thousands, millions, of handguns. In one year, they were all gone. [No, the criminals kept theirs] Can we do that? If we can’t, why can’t we? Hillary…
Read MoreAgain: Good guy with a gun stops robbery
LOVELAND, Colo. (CBS4) – Authorities have released an image of a person accused of attempting to rob the Hazy Hippo shop in Loveland. The man reportedly threatened an employee with a baton on Tuesday. Investigators say the thief took off when the employee pulled out a gun. “The victim stated the suspect entered the store,…
Read MoreBibi to BBC: “Are we living on the same planet?”
Bibi Respondes to BBC reporter asking what he would say if John Kerry recommends negotiations with Mahmoud Abbas:
Read MoreHow to lie with charts
Steven Hayward shows how the climatistas lie with charts by compressing the vertical axis to make a small increase in CO2 levels or average global temperatures look as if enormous changes have occurred over time. By starting the vertical axis in the wrong place CO2 levels since 1750 and in average global temperature between 1880…
Read MoreHeather MacDonald testifies on sentencing reform
Congress is about to pass sentencing reform and release thousands of felons from Federal prisons — so they can prey on America again. Obama will for sure sign on. Heather MacDonald offers some common sense in hopes our betters in Washington will sober up before it’s too late.
Read MoreHow socialism helps the poor
Freedom causes inequality, but not poverty
A new book, On Inequality, by Harry Frankfurt, is getting a lot of attention. George Will has talked about it quite favorably. So has Roger Kimball. Mr. Frankfurt is reputed to be “one of the most influential moral philosophers in the world,” on the book’s Amazon page. George Will echoes Frankfurt when he says we all…
Read MoreWhich party is the party of the rich? — UPDATED
Republicans are the party of the rich and evil and Democrats are the party of the deserving poor, the downtrodden, the “pure as the driven snow” underclass. That ’s not true of course, but it’s what a lot of Americans have traditionally believed and many still do, or at least they profess that they do.…
Read MoreObama is no ordinary weakling
This is exactly why Rush Limbaugh said “I hope he fails” after Obama’s coronation inauguration. Some people misinterpreted Rush to be saying he hoped America would fail when he meant just the opposite.
Read MoreHere’s why a lot of politicians don’t like freedom
Glenn Reynolds nails it: Freedom produces insufficient opportunities for graft. And for demagoguery.
Read MoreIf Mitt Romney were president today…
Here’s What Would Be Happening if President Romney Had Bombed a Hospital in Afghanistan The news out of the Perpetual War on Terror is pretty grim these days. The US military knowingly but “accidentally” bombed a hospital in Afghanistan, killing 22 doctors and patients. Just days later, the president decided not to draw down troops in the country as…
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