Archive for February, 2009
I’m Going to CPAC, With Credentials Yet (But I’ve a Bone to Pick with PJM)
In late February every year, thousands of conservatives descend on Washington, DC for the yearly conservative bacchanalia that is CPAC. It is Nirvana for any self-respecting conservative political geek plus a lot more. It’s also a huge social event that in just the past few days I’ve seen described as “The Right Wing Woodstock”, “MTV’s [...]
When Gunnery Sgt. Hartman Speaks, You Listen!
Stacy McCain, the Million Hit Blogger, has a nice little roundup of some of the week’s best blog entries. He’s calling it Full Metal Jacket Saturday and if you don’t know what that, or Rule 2, means, then you need to hit his post and read the relevant links. Or wait until tomorrow where I’ll [...]
The Tenth Amendment and Urban Policy
Tabitha Hale is a friend of mine who blogs as Pink Elephant Pundit and is one of the most active members of Smart Girl Politics. Yesterday, she asked me to co-write a short article for her blog on new but growing 10th Amendment revolution that’s been moving through several state houses around the country. We [...]
When the Left Gets Wind of This, They’re Going to Plotz!
President Obama’s Department of Unicorns and Rainbows have struck again! In just one month, they turned Chimpy McBushHitlerBurton’s amusement park of demonic sadism and sadistic torment we knew at Guantanamo Bay into a safe and humane place that complies with the Geneva Conventions. The man just keeps on tossing out miracles like a Mardi Gras [...]
This Line of Thinking Can Never End in a Good Place
This is a really, really bad idea. “We should look at the vehicular miles program where people are actually clocked on the number of miles that they traveled,” [Transportation Secretary Ray] LaHood said in an interview. “What I see this administration doing is this—thinking outside the box on how we fund our infrastructure in America.” [...]
That’s What You Said