Daily Archives: February 22nd, 2010 «

 

The last refuge of desperate politicos: “I was misled”

Posted by: ST on February 22, 2010 at 10:37 pm » 12 Comments

The headline pretty much says it all: Sen. John McCain: I was misled on bailout The gist: Under growing pressure from conservatives and “tea party” activists, Sen. John McCain of Arizona is having to defend his record of supporting the government’s massive bailout of the financial system. In response to criticism from opponents seeking to [...]

 

All you need to know about Obama’s new ‘healthcare reform’ proposal

Posted by: ST on February 22, 2010 at 9:31 pm » 6 Comments

Here’s the meat and bones of the proposal, and here’s the perfect description of it: Put aside all the other criticisms, one thing becomes clear: The plan does nothing to control health care costs, and everything to increase those costs. There are no market mechanisms to encourage consumers to price shop or to introduce price [...]

 

24 – 12:00 midnight til 1am open thread

Posted by: ST on February 22, 2010 at 8:43 pm » 4 Comments

Apologies for the light blogging today. Have been in the middle of several things, including a lengthy online argument on whether or not prostitution should be legalized. I’ll check back in later tonight, or tomorrow morning, Lord-willing

 

The Fix

Posted by: ST on February 22, 2010 at 7:33 pm » Comments Off

Charlie Cook: “Very hard” to see how Democrats keep House

 

Ben Smith

Posted by: ST on February 22, 2010 at 7:19 pm » Comments Off

ACORN ‘dissolved as a national structure’

 

AP

Posted by: ST on February 22, 2010 at 7:18 pm » Comments Off

Anti-Chavez TV seeks return to broadcasts

 

Obama’s Associate Deputy AG vindicates John Yoo and Jay Bybee

Posted by: ST on February 22, 2010 at 10:14 am » 6 Comments

The WSJ reports and editorializes on a significant story you may not have heard about thanks to it (conveniently) being dumped on the news media on a Friday night: So after five years of investigation, partisan accusations and unethical media leaks, the Justice Department’s senior ethicist has concluded that Bush Administration lawyers John Yoo and [...]

 

NB

Posted by: ST on February 22, 2010 at 9:51 am » Comments Off

Will: Government’s Only ‘Broken’ When Left Can’t Enact Its Agenda

 

CBS News

Posted by: ST on February 22, 2010 at 9:49 am » Comments Off

Hayworth Slams McCain’s “Double-Talk Express”

 

The Note

Posted by: ST on February 22, 2010 at 9:48 am » Comments Off

Schwarzenegger: Tea Party ‘Not Going To Go Anywhere’