Change… that’s what he sold; That’s what we got. ====== Maybe Barack Obama should have given Zach Galifianakis an off-ramp, like the one he keeps trying to offer Vladimir Putin. Those were some pretty barbed lines the president unloaded on the comic actor last week in their semi-parodic “Between Two Ferns” interview. In case you’re wondering why I’m writing about this—well, I am... Read more
Archive for the ‘American Thought’ Category
ObamaCare’s Secret Mandate Exemption
March 14 | Posted by mrossol | American Thought, ObamaCareIf the ACA was such a wonderful, helpful, useful and loveable piece of legislation, why all this horse pucky? ================ ObamaCare’s implementers continue to roam the battlefield and shoot their own wounded, and the latest casualty is the core of the Affordable Care Act—the individual mandate. To wit, last week the Administration quietly excused millions of people from the requirement to purchase... Read more
Cannot See the Forest for the Deer
March 12 | Posted by mrossol | American Thought, EnvironmentGotta love Bambi.. don’t you? ============= By Al Cambronne The U.S. now has 30 million deer, a hundred times more than a century ago. From California to Long Island, the rising deer population has resulted in widespread property damage and crop losses, as well as an increase in Lyme disease and often fatal deer-car collisions. The causes are clear: a lack of natural... Read more
The Ideologue vs the Children
March 7 | Posted by mrossol | American Thought, Democrat Party, Noonan, UnionsFinally one Democratic politician willing to say, “No” – sort of -to union priorities over good education. ============ What a small and politically vicious man New York’s new mayor is. Bill de Blasio doesn’t like charter schools. They are too successful to be tolerated. Last week he announced he will drop the ax on three planned Success Academy schools. (You know Success... Read more
Auto Union Wants to Muzzle Public Officials
March 4 | Posted by mrossol | American Thought, Losing Freedom, UnionsIf I’m missing part of the story, please leave a comment and input. ========== Bob Corker WSJ_March 3, 2014 6:59 p.m. ET Picture an election where an entity is given nearly unfettered access to voters for two years and then is allowed to call for a surprise vote with only a few days’ notice. Then imagine that the entity loses the vote and... Read more
