Shorter Michael Goldfarb: "Party alignments haven't changed at all in recent decades, so the fact that FDR and LBJ got substantial support from liberal Republicans makes a bipartisan bill equally plausible in 2009." You really have to wonder if the readers of the Weekly Standard...
Month: August 2009
It would be nice if it wasn't just the fake news shows where hosts did their homework and did things like questioning the "expertise" of Betsy McCaughey.
So observes Cricket HQ in their recent post.England 307 - 8. End of play, Day 1, 5th Test.To refresh, the 2009 Ashes series is tied and tied some more: England.
Last winter my fiancee got me to start watching Top Chef, which was my introduction to so-called Reality TV. I confess I really enjoyed it, despite the obviously stagey aspects of the whole thing (and I picked up a few cooking tips in the bargain).Last...
Some back of the envelope calculations:US public health care spending per capita: ~$3200UK public health care spending per capita: ~$2200Difference between US and UK: ~$1000Number of people in United States:.
Apparently, the Canadian health care system also works.
I agree that Kyl and Grassley openly admitting the obvious fact that Republicans will not vote for any Democratic health care proposal seems like a dumb political tactic, which could almost give me a hint of optimism. On the other hand, they may just be...
So it goes:Here’s another way to look at the misinformation: In our poll, 72% of self-identified FOX News viewers believe the health-care plan will give coverage to illegal immigrants, 79%.
So horrible it's nearly Nazi.I have spent over a month back in my homeland, watching with piqued interest the ongoing travails of the health care debate. After the 1993-94 debacle.
I suppose the main attraction of formalism to judges is that it makes them feel like somebody or rather something else ("the law") is pulling the trigger. Thus morally outrageous conclusions, such as the idea that there's nothing illegal about executing an innocent man, have...
Nat "Terri Schiavo will walk out of the hospital next week" Hentoff goes all-in on the "death panel" nonsense, while playing the martyr based on threats that must be said.
I love SWJ, but every now and again Dave Dilegge lets his brain fall out. Quoting Richard Kolb:With the 40th anniversary of the ‘60s cherished rock concert, the so-called “Sixties.