Suspending our disbelief. A great way to put it. =============== By PENN JILLETTE I’m a Las Vegas magician. One thing you learn doing magic tricks for a living is how close every performance of every magic trick is to disaster. There are no robust magic tricks. They’re all hanging from a thread—sometimes literally. Now, I don’t know jack about politics or economics. But what’s... Read more
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War, and “The Army”
September 7 | Posted by mrossol | American Thought, Party Politics, The LeftAh, the loyal opposition… =========== Teamsters President Jimmy Hoffa speaking at a rally for President Obama in Detroit on Sept. 5: We got to keep an eye on the battle that we face: The war on workers. And you see it everywhere, it is the tea party. And you know, there is only one way to beat and win that war. The one... Read more
Bank of Political Works
September 1 | Posted by mrossol | American Thought, Economics, Party Politics, The Left“No one ever went broke underestimating the intelligence of the American public.” -H.L. Mencken (Or was it “congress”?) ================= Here’s a novel idea: Have Congress create a “bank” that could borrow huge sums with only a small federal outlay and would be independent of any political interference. If you believe in this miracle, you probably thought Fannie Mae was a private company that... Read more
Address a Joint Session of Congress, when?
September 1 | Posted by mrossol | Obama, Party PoliticsI guess if you can’t “win” on principle, work the process to your best advantage. ====== By CAROL E. LEE And PATRICK O’CONNOR After protracted budget fights, no one thought the two political parties would easily hold hands this fall as the legislative season begins anew. But a dispute Wednesday over the timing of a presidential speech showed the depth of rancor between... Read more
Obama’s New Gifts to Organized Labor
August 9 | Posted by mrossol | Obama, Party PoliticsBy EUGENE SCALIA Government encroachments typically come as a wolf in sheep’s clothing, Justice Antonin Scalia once observed, but occasionally they are brazen—then, the “wolf comes as a wolf.” The Obama administration recently proposed a pair of rules to help unions win workplace elections. One rule is obviously a wolf. The other is a pretty creepy looking sheep. The “wolf” is a... Read more
