The only humorous thing to come from last week's Kelo decision. Buoyed by the Supreme Court's decision to expand cities' power of eminent domain, New York City filed today to acquire the state of New Jersey for commercial development. "New York has been facing some very difficult economic decisions," said Mayor Michael Bloomberg. "Building viable […]
There are times when I think that the law should never be left to lawyers.The Kelo ruling was one of those times. You don't need to have a law degree from an Ivy League school to know that using the government's power of eminent domain to take land from Joe to give it to Pfizer […]
What's really interesting about Rove's liberals-are-soft-on-terrorism remarks is the play that it has received from the establishment press. The New York Times ran a brief -- three paragraphs -- on Sen. Richard Durbin's slander comparing American servicemen to the Nazis and Soviets buried inside the paper. When Durbin finally sort-of apologized, they ran an AP […]
Presidential adviser Karl Rove Wednesday night called liberals soft on terrorism. Thursday, Democrats demanded Rove's head on a platter. Capt. Ed has helpfully gathered quotes and links that unfortunately document liberal wimpiness on the war on terror, including MoveOn.org's petition in the immediate aftermath of 9/11: "We, the undersigned, citizens and residents of the United […]
I must confess that my jaw dropped today when I saw that the Supreme Court ruled that the Fifth Amendment doesn't really mean what it says. A refresher: No person shall be held to answer for a capital, or otherwise infamous crime, unless on a presentment or indictment of a Grand Jury, except in cases […]
It appears as though Bush Derangement Syndrome can be fatal. An avid atheist, he studied the bible [sic] and religion with more fervor than most Christians. He had strong political opinions and followed Amy Goodman's radio broadcast "Democracy Now." Alas the stolen election of 2000 and living with right-winged Americans finally brought him to his […]
Growing up in the Hoy family was different, unique. Most kids in most families eventually attempt to hurt or demoralize their siblings by claiming that the sibling was adopted. Yes, it's not politically correct nowadays -- and it was never really a bad thing in reality -- but kids are kids and somehow the claim […]
That's what the Democrats like to portray themselves as, but it would definitely help their case if they'd actually pay the Social Security taxes for their employees.
The Wall Street Journal's Tunku Varadarajan has an intriguing and informative interview with Oriana Fallaci. (I read Fallaci's The Rage and The Pride and wholeheartedly endorse it.) I encourage you to read the entire thing, but I want to highlight an excerpt from an essay by the new Pope before he was Pope, as recounted […]
I just saw the most incredible bit of video on Fox News' "Special Report with Brit Hume." Democratic senators Chuck Schumer and Jeff Bingaman were holding a press conference stating that Democrats would continue to keep their heads buried in the sand regarding Social Security's funding crisis as long as President Bush holds the belief […]