As old and crabby as he is, I’d think that David Letterman would have to pay $2M to get a hottie to do him. http://bit.ly/PmPnS
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New Pickens Plan calls for emp…
New Pickens Plan calls for emphasis on natural gas, which is better than wind power. Still no call for nuclear, sadly. http://bit.ly/4FvDgX
Civil War of Words
Liberal intellectuals Patrick Kennedy and Bette Midler made headlines this week by claiming that right-wing opposition to Democrats’ plans to create a government-run health care plan is, in the words of young Mr. Kennedy, “dangerous to the fabric of our country”. Congressman Kennedy, son of the late Sen. Ted Kennedy, went on to say: It’s…
Kennedy, Midler say disagreein…
Kennedy, Midler say disagreeing with health care plans could lead to civil war. If so, wouldn’t those agitating for change be responsible?
Linking ACORN and President Obama
Stanley Kurtz, perhaps the most dogged investigator of President Obama’s checkered past, recalls to mind Mr. Obama’s past association with ACORN. It’s not pretty, but it ought to be required reading for those who persist in providing the president with the cover of “moderate” and “mainstream” labels. There’s been a good deal of attention to…
More on Liberal Entitlement
Ron Lieber of the NY Times has a new piece up detailing Congress’ thoughts about halving the amount of pre-tax dollars that American families can set aside in their flexible spending accounts. Most of the piece is devoted to running down the facts of the case, such as Max Baucus being the grinch behind the…
The True American Virtue
David Brooks summarizes Michael Kazin thusly and captures the true American virtue in print almost by accident: The idea is that free labor is the essence of Americanism. Hard-working ordinary people, who create wealth in material ways, are the moral backbone of the country. In this free, capitalist nation, people should be held responsible for…
Perfecting Man, the Impossible Dream
Thomas Sowell thinks the difference between conservatives and liberals has to do with their views about the perfectability of man. Sowell argues that when it comes to the culture wars, each of us will be drawn to a specific trench not because of policies or parties but rather because of the vision we may hold…
Highlighting a 1st Amendment Hero
Mike Adams says that Dr. Indrek Wichman is a First Amendment hero and proceeds to prove it using Wichman’s own words: Dear Moslem Association: As a professor of Mechanical Engineering here at MSU I intend to protest your protest. I am offended not by cartoons, but by more mundane things like beheadings of civilians, cowardly…
ACORN Sues Over Truth
ACORN, the activist organization accused of voter fraud in the 2008 presidential election and various other unsavory deeds, is now suing the reporters who exposed some of the group’s outrageous actions. Since when did telling the truth about a group dedicated to defrauding the American people become a crime?