Think “Arab Spring”. A lot ‘fell’ pretty fast… The US administration needs to figure this out. ============= As Ukrainian President Flailed, Allies Jumped Ship – WSJ.com.
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As Ukrainian President Flailed, Allies Jumped Ship – WSJ.com
February 24 | Posted by mrossol | SocialismObamaCares New Theory of Employment
February 6 | Posted by mrossol | ObamaCare, Socialism, The LeftI guess you can ‘spin’ anything. ============= The Congressional Budget Office report estimating that ObamaCare will cause the economy to lose the equivalent of 2.5 million workers is remarkable on its own. But the reaction from the left—giddy celebration—is another order of magnitude. U.S. politics used to have enough of a center that politicians could agree that fewer Americans working and others working... Read more
What I Learned Fighting Poverty in Little Rock
January 23 | Posted by mrossol | Party Politics, Socialism, The LeftWhat’s your experience? ====== With all the talk currently being bruited about the 50th anniversary of the war on poverty, I am reminded that for a year, between 1964 and 1965, I was the director of the antipoverty program of Pulaski County, Ark., which included Little Rock, the adjoining city of North Little Rock and the surrounding rural area. I was then... Read more
Whither goes France…
June 23 | Posted by mrossol | American Thought, Debt, Economics, SocialismMy ‘friend’ John Mauldin has a few thoughts on France. Interesting. ========== Austerity is a Four-Letter French Word By John Mauldin | Jun 21, 2013 The France that I see as I look out from the bullet train today is far different from the France I see when I survey the economic data. Going from Marseilles to Paris, the countryside is magnificent. The farms... Read more
Banning Background Checks. No, not kidding.
June 16 | Posted by mrossol | Democrat Party, Obama, Socialism, The Left, US Constitution“I’m from the Democrat Party, er, Government, and I’m here to help protect you.” I think the Left needs to figure out that they are not addressing root causes… ========== Are criminal background checks racist? That’s the startling new legal theory that the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission unveiled this week in lawsuits against employers. It’s another example of how President Obama’s appointees are... Read more
USDA’s Raisin Brand
June 11 | Posted by mrossol | Big Govt, SocialismReally? ======== If the government confiscates your property without compensation, that’s a violation of the Constitution’s Takings Clause. If it confiscates your property as part of a longstanding government program, that’s business as usual at the Department of Agriculture. Or at least it was until Monday, when a unanimous Supreme Court ruled that raisin farmers can challenge federal regulations in court before... Read more
