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Gov. Jindal: Louisiana says no to Obamacare
on June 29, 2012
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In the wake of the Supreme Court ruling, some Republican Governors are betting that the Affordable Care Act won't survive repeal. (h/t Yahoo! News) The Supreme Court upheld President Barack Obama's health care law on Thursday, but Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal, a possible Republican vice presidential contender...
Zimmerman’s father and on-scene EMT testify at bond hearing
on June 29, 2012
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George Zimmerman's father and the EMT who treated Zimmerman at the scene the night he shot Trayvon Martin testified today at his second bond hearing. Via ABC News: During the hearing, Zimmerman's lawyer Mark O'Mara played a tape of a 911 call in which a woman tells...
What if that huge conservative doctrinal achievement was mere dicta?
on June 29, 2012
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I have expressed my frustration with those who see some salvation in the supposed advancement of constitutional federalism in the ruling by Chief Justice Roberts and the four conservative dissenters that the Commerce and Necessary and Proper Clauses did not justify forcing people into commerce. Those...
It could happen anywhere, but it happened there again
on June 29, 2012
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We all know about the sexual assault on Lara Logan during celebrations over Mubarak's resignation, see my post It Could Happen Anywhere, But It Happened There. There also were the cases of the French journalist Caroline Sinz and US-Egyptian journalist Mona Eltahawy assaulted in Tahrir Square, see...
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New RNC ad hits on that taxing aspect
on June 29, 2012
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Today the RNC released a t.v. ad hitting Obama on his denials that Obamacare is a tax: Hot Air writes: This is probably the best attack that Republicans and Mitt Romney can muster from yesterday’s defeat — and it’s likely to be effective. Whatever boost Obama gets...
The Obamacare ruling from a marketer’s perspective
on June 29, 2012
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The Obamacare ruling has implications beyond those affecting policy and judicial precedent; the Supreme Court decision allows Obama to claim the total success of his far-Left ideology, with a stamp of approval that goes all the way up to the Supreme Court. Why is that so...
We still need a wave
on June 29, 2012
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When it comes to the House, Republicans don't need a wave. Via Charlie Cook: One might have expected that two years after Republicans picked up 63 House seats—the biggest gain in a midterm election since 1938—Democrats would be on track to win back a boatload of those...
Funny how that new judicial restraint works
on June 29, 2012
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The self-delusion that yesterday's affirmation of Obamacare's mandate under the taxing power of Congress was a conservative victory continues in full force today. (See links and quotes at HotAir and Instapundit) Judicial restraint now means ignoring the will of Congress as to the purposes and structure...
Obama spikes the t-shirt
on June 29, 2012
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President Obama tweeted out a link to a t-shirt for sale on his campaign website Thursday evening: Still a BFD: OFA.BO/ayPgAZ— Barack Obama (@BarackObama) June 29, 2012 The t-shirt reads, "Health Care Reform: Still a BFD," and is being sold for $30. "BFD" stands for "Big F--ing...
I can see this bumper sticker from the steps of the Supreme Court
on June 29, 2012
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Keep your hopes alive, you're well on the way. Another one from Kathy, spotted in Harrisonburg, VA: ...
Mark Levin on Obamacare ruling
on June 28, 2012
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Makes many of the points I made today, including rejecting the delusion that this was a victory: ...
Stop the self-delusion
on June 28, 2012
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Some well-meaning people are peddling the notion that today's Obamacare decision was a long term victory, that we lost the battle but won the war, that there was some master plan by Chief Justice Roberts to gut the expansion of Commerce Clause power under the...
Not above the law: Holder first U.S. Attorney General to be voted in Contempt of Congress
on June 28, 2012
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This afternoon the full U.S. House of Representatives voted 255 to 67 to hold U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder in criminal contempt of Congress for failure to turn over specific documents. Eric Holder is now the first U.S. attorney general to be held in contempt of Congress...
Supreme judicial activism in restraint’s clothing
on June 28, 2012
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The most disturbing thing about today's decision is not that we lost on the mandate. The majority opinion on the Commerce Clause (the Chief Justice plus the conservative dissenters) was quite good, and vindicated those who mounted an argument as to "inactivity" to the derision...
The Dow Jones and Obamacare decision
on June 28, 2012
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The Dow Jones dropped nearly 100 points in the hour after the Supreme Court Obamacare decisions were announced, just after 10am. It dipped to 12,462 at its lowest point after having begun the day at 12,626. ...
How right I was: “IRS The New Health Care Enforcer”
on June 28, 2012
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On August 14, 2009, I tried to sound the alarm as to where Democrats' health care proposals were heading. At that time I was dealing with the precursors to what became Obamacare. The congressional language distinguishing the mandate as a penalty and the political arguments that...
