You can tell the Supreme Court is getting closer to its historic ObamaCare ruling because the left is making one last attempt to intimidate the Justices. The latest effort includes taunting Chief Justice John Roberts that if the Court overturns any of the law, he’ll forever be defined as a partisan “activist.” Senate Judiciary Chairman Pat Leahy recently took the extraordinary... Read more
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Assailing the Supreme Court – WSJ.com
April 2 | Posted by mrossol | American Thought, Liberal Press, ObamaCare, The Left, US ConstitutionIts not about “American values…”, but about “Liberals’ values (as in “Left”) ====== After last week’s Supreme Court argument on ObamaCare, the political left seems to be suffering a nervous breakdown. Only a week ago, the liberal consensus was that the federal mandate to buy insurance couldn’t possibly be overturned. Now as panic sets in, the left has taken to mau-mauing the... Read more
Its The Integrity, Stupid
September 27 | Posted by mrossol | American Thought, US ConstitutionMcIntosh – taking it back! ======== An old acquaintance of mine, a passionate progressive, gave away the game in a recent conversation when he said, contemptuously, “Your people (by which he meant the Tea Party) are idiots for fetishizing the Constitution. Everybody knows that it’s just an artifact.” A stunning proposition and stated with such refreshing candor. Does the Constitution still matter?... Read more
What Silent Cal Said About the Fourth of July
July 3 | Posted by mrossol | American Thought, Philosophy, Politically correct, Religion, US ConstitutionLeon Kass: What Silent Cal Said About the Fourth of July – WSJ.com. Well said. ======== By LEON KASS Parades. Backyard barbecues. Fireworks. This is how many of us will celebrate the Fourth of July. In earlier times, the day was also marked with specially prepared orations celebrating our founding principles, a practice that has disappeared without notice. It is a tribute... Read more
