A Haiku About Caesar For President Obama
The dwarf cups his hand,Whispers, “You are but a man.”Does the crowd still cheer?
Government
Once Is Happenstance. Twice Is Coincidence. The Third Time It’s Enemy Action.
Happenstance: Tim Geithner didn’t pay his taxes. He got egg on his face, but managed to get confirmed as Secretary of the Treasury. Which is kind of ironic, considering that he now exercises oversight of the Internal Revenue Service, the… Continue Reading
Intellectual Ancestor Of America
On this day in 1737, Thomas Paine was born in Thetford, England. If we look to men like George Washington, John Adams, and Alexander Hamilton as our founding fathers, we should look to Thomas Paine as the irritable, curmudgeonly, and… Continue Reading
The De-Stimulus Package Of 2009
You’ve heard the news by now — the President’s $820 billion proposed “stimulus” package passed through the House of Representatives today, with functionally no committee analysis, scanty debate on the floor, and zero — that’s right, zero — Republican floor… Continue Reading
Alternative Stimulus
Criticism without construction isn’t all that useful. I’m a big critic of the stimulus program because it will be a huge drain on our national finances for many years to come. But if we must deficit-spend our way out of… Continue Reading
Could This Be The Twenty-Eighth Amendment?
Senator Russ Feingold, an unabashed liberal representing Wisconsin, is (or shortly will) introduce a resolution to amend the Constitution. His proposal is to eliminate the power of a state’s Governor to appoint Senators when a seat becomes vacant, and instead… Continue Reading
Taking Down The Stimulus
Not change we can believe in. This video is about 90% right: “Bush on steroids.” Is that what you really voted for, Obama backers?
Song Of The Month
Via Calculated Risk.
Trim The Quack Fat
A theme I’ve been hitting for months (indeed, since before the election) is that the government is simply spending far too much money — for the very good reason that “too much” means “more than is collected in taxes, by… Continue Reading
Here’s The Bill, Mr. President
Ken at Popehat has found an absolutely fascinating piece of information — the White House bills the President for his food. Not for state dinners, but for regular meals he and his family eat, he gets to pay out of… Continue Reading