You thought it was in November. But today, the 111th Congress held a joint session in which the votes of the Electoral College were counted. Guess what. Barack Obama got 365 votes and John McCain got 173 (Vice President Cheney… Continue Reading
All of our Presidents do not get together at one place or one time very often. The last time was for Gerald Ford’s funeral. They did it again today — an Oval Office meeting with President-Elect Obama, both Presidents Bush,… Continue Reading
There’s nothing like having a talented, experienced, significant member of your team who has your back when you’re under fire. That’s a great feeling of support and a powerful show of strength, one that you can use to your advantage… Continue Reading
This appears to be real, not a joke. Dr. Gupta from CNN’s “House Calls” is apparently President-Elect Obama’s choice to be the Surgeon General of the United States. My immediate reaction was disappointment. “What, just because he’s a pretty face… Continue Reading
The President pardoned some dude of white collar crime. Then, after the media pointed out that this dude’s relatives poured phat cash into the GOP machinery while the pardon application was pending, the President decided he didn’t like how that… Continue Reading
Via Trade Diversion, we can see that the twelve days of Christmas, which will be upon us in less than a week, are going to cost more this year than they really should, thanks to protectionist trade practices on the… Continue Reading
It’s official: $17.4 billion of TARP money will be “loaned” to General Motors and Chrysler over the next three months, with the hope that these troubled corporations will restructure their debts and pull Nosferatu off their necks negotiate new deals… Continue Reading
Another contender for Outrage Of The Week is Barack Obama’s choice of Rick Warren to give the invocation at his inauguration. For a sample of this, check out Andrew Sullivan — who was about as infatuated wtih Obama as anyone… Continue Reading
Mark Sanford is really becoming my hero. He’s turning into the leader of the anti-bailout, pro-fiscal responsibility and libertarian wing of the party, the one where I think the future lies and from which good policy will eventually emerge. Here’s… Continue Reading
Today in 1791, the Bill of Rights was enacted. Our then-young Constitution was amended in fulfillment of a promise made to those who had misgivings about its strong Federal government. The genius of the original Constitution was to divide power… Continue Reading