There was our new president on the news a couple of days ago providing a glimpse of the wonderful things he’s going to do to…, ummm, for the American people. He wants to ensure that every kid can go to college, that everyone has health care and — here’s the kicker — “…that everyone who wants […]
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Fraudulent Research = Bad Policy
“Researchers” upon whose “findings” firearms policy is often based, have been lying to us for decades. I came across an interesting blog entry. The author calls it A Brief History of Firearms Policy Fraud. A short quote: “… I described this pattern as “fraud” before the jump because the magnitude of these errors would be too […]
Why McCain Lost
The presidential election just past was all about the economy, nothing else. The Iraq war, the Afghan war, terrorism — these were all but forgotten by most voters once the economy nosedived. But despite the economy (or because of it) John McCain could nonetheless have won. Unfortunately, he was too busy being John McCain. John McCain, […]
“Despite His Race”
On the morning after the election of Barack Obama, NBC TV coverage of the election noted: “Barack Obama won despite his race, not because of it.” I beg to differ. A Washington Post-ABC News national poll puts black support of Obama at 95%. In 2008, blacks made up 13% of voters, up from 2004’s 11%. Barack […]
Obama And The Constitution
The Short Version Barack Obama will avoid appointing Supreme Court justices who believe in the letter of the Constitution. He prefers justices who will give it a more expansive interpretation, giving government more powers. Obama believes that rights have to be in the Constitution for you to have that right. (He couldn’t be more wrong.) […]