Quote of the Day: “You go to war with the Mitt you have.”
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Category Archives: Pith
Huntsman
…just won 7% of the vote in D.C, according to the New York Times. Votes are still being counted, but that should hold fairly steady. One of those things nobody’ll remember in the morning, but I always find it fascinating … Continue reading
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Wickard and Health Care
I have no love for Wickard v. Filburn, the 1941 Supreme Court case that authorized Congress to fine a man for growing “surplus” wheat on his own farm with no intention to sell it, but only to use it to … Continue reading
Posted in Law, Pith, Politics
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Santorum: “If government is going to get smaller, then people have to get bigger.”
Quote of the day. A very good reminder to me and many of my friends on the Right, perhaps especially my libertarian-leaning fellow Ron Paul supporters. We can, in our zeal against Big Gubmint, sometimes forget that one of the … Continue reading
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A Modest Compromise on the Contraceptive Mandate
Let’s split the difference: From now on, the Catholic Church will pay for what its employees want to do in the privacy of their bedrooms. In exchange, all employees will give the Catholic Church a say in what they’re allowed … Continue reading
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“Let Them Eat Condoms”
The ever-abrasive Mark Steyn gets it right unsettlingly often: The U.S. economy is about to be terminally clobbered by $100 trillion of entitlement obligations it can never meet. And, as Chart 5-1 on page 58 of the official Obama budget … Continue reading
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ALL GLORY TO THE HYPNOGECKO
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Romney: Still a Second-Rate Candidate
Gov. Romney’s entire campaign pitch is, “Sure, I’m boring, vacuous, and not particularly conservative, but I have business experience that will appeal to independents, and I’m electable, so I can win in November.” News flash: Now that independent voters have gotten to … Continue reading
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The Real Lesson of the Komen Kerfuffle
As I argued in my last post, abortionists and their supporters have never faced the reality pro-lifers have lived for forty years: there has never been a serious attack on their legitimacy. What we learned today is that the dedicated supporters of legal … Continue reading
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On Insane Tax Plans
Many believe that the Ron Paul tax plan is insane, because the Ron Paul tax plan is, ultimately, “Eliminate the individual income tax! 0% for everyone!” People say, “We can’t possibly afford that!” Surprise. Revenue from the individual income tax … Continue reading
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