Archive for March, 2010
Governor O’Malley Launches Effort to Understand Bill He Enthusiatically Endorsed
Shouldn’t we know how a bill affects our state before it becomes a law? According to my Governor, Martin O’Malley, the answer is a resounding “Heck, no! We’ll just have us a commission to figure it out afterwards!”. O’Malley, a Democrat, says he will appoint a commission to study how the sweeping changes will affect [...]
It Is an Il Wiener that Legislates No Man To Good.
I wonder how Il Wiener held himself back from yelling “Tutto nello Stato, niente al di fuori dello Stato, nulla contro lo Stato”? Democratic Rep. Anthony Weiner (N.Y.), crashing his Republican colleagues’ mischief, went out on the balcony and waved. “I feel like Mussolini now!” he said as the crowd booed him. This may amuse [...]
Your Word of the Day Is…
Today’s “Word of the Day” from Wordsmith.org seems quite appropriate: cloud-cuckoo-land or cloud cuckoo land PRONUNCIATION: (KLOUD-koo-koo-land) MEANING: noun: An idealized, unrealistic state; a place out of touch with reality. USAGE: Nancy Pelosi and her coterie of Democrats dragged the rest of America, kicking and screaming, into her cloud-cuckoo-land last night with the passage of [...]
It Is Finished
Kathryn Lopez pretty much says everything I can say about the passage of the totalitarian Obamacare bill tonight that doesn’t involve a curse word. Congratulations, Democrats. Beginning now, you own the health-care system in America. Every hiccup. Every complaint. Every long line. All yours. I predict a lot of people are going to be surprised [...]
Wow, That’s Even More Jackbooty Than I Thought
Remember this post from three days ago about how Democrats want to beef up the IRS and give it a truly frightening level of power to enforce the totalitarian edicts of Obamacare? Here are the details from the Republicans in the House Ways and Means Committee (via DrewM). It’s even worse than the summaries I [...]
Mark Knoller Called You A “Tea Bagger”. Are You Good With That?
Mark Knoller, the award-winning White House correspondent for CBS News, was in Washington today covering the President’s attempt to rally Democrats to pass his government-run health care plan. In the course of describing the scene, Knoller shucked off his role as objective reporter so he could drop a casual slur on a significant chunk of [...]
That’s What You Said