RIP =========== By JOHN R. BOLTON From the American Enterprise Institute Bob Bork was my antitrust professor at Yale Law School in 1972-73, where he was one of a small band of conservative/libertarian students and teachers. Ralph Winter and Ward Bowman were the only other two like-minded professors, although they did have some fellow travelers among the professoriat who were merely New... Read more
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A Jersey Lesson in Voter Fraud
February 6 | Posted by mrossol | American Thought, Party Politics, UncategorizedLet’s talk about who is disenfranchised. ===== By THOMAS FLEMING Some youthful memories were stirred by the news this week that the president plans to use his State of the Union speech next Tuesday to urge Congress to make voter registration and ballot-casting easier. Like Mr. Obama, I come from a city with a colorful history of political corruption and vote fraud. The president’s... Read more
Court Rules Appointments Unconstitutional
January 28 | Posted by mrossol | Obama, Party Politics, US ConstitutionRespect for the constitution? Oh, I guess he only swore to uphold it… ================= By MELANIE TROTTMAN, JESS BRAVIN and MICHAEL R. CRITTENDEN A federal appeals court ruled Friday that President Barack Obama violated the Constitution in filling labor board vacancies, a decision that could reshape a long-standing practice by U.S. presidents to make recess appointments. A federal appeals court ruled that President Obama... Read more
Stephens: Colin Powells Double Standard – WSJ.com
January 15 | Posted by mrossol | Party PoliticsI used to really respect Powell, but that respect keeps slipping… ===== Colin Powell thinks Chuck Hagel’s use of the term “Jewish lobby” was an innocent mistake, for which he should atone by writing “Israel lobby” 100 times on a blackboard. “That term slips out from time to time,” the former secretary of state told David Gregory on Sunday’s “Meet the Press.” Mr.... Read more
SI Didn’t Leave the Democrats. They Left Me
November 5 | Posted by mrossol | American Thought, Party PoliticsWhy can’t Republicans simply say: “Look at Detroit. They have elected only Democrats for the past 65 years; you mean to tell me that there is no correlation between where Detroit finds itself and the politics of its elected officials?????? =========== By SHELDON G. ADELSON When members of the Democratic Party booed the inclusion of God and Jerusalem in their party platform... Read more
