Over at the Volokh Conspiracy, Eugene Volokh notes a decision by a California State Appeals Court upholding the free speech rights of a student newspaper at Novato High School. A trial court judge originally ruled that speech "likely to cause a violent reaction" was not protected free speech. The trial court judge was essentially enshrining […]
It appears that the Democrats nominated the wrong war hero to run for president in 2004. Bob Kerrey would've given them the credibility on national security they so desperately need today. The critics who bother me the most are those who ordinarily would not be on the side of supporting dictatorships, who are arguing today […]
Might I suggest that when flying in Europe, especially easyJet, RyanAir and British Air, that you check the fine print. A few weeks ago, I decided to check out European low cost carrier easyJet, and made a booking with one of my staffers to fly from Luton airport outside of London to Paris. The fares […]
Meet the new boss, same as the old boss. Democrats, full of zeal to rid the Congress of its culture of corruption, can't even follow their own rules. (Let's ignore for the now the fact that they haven't passed any of their reforms into law since taking power.) Last week, Rep. Jack Murtha went after […]
This may just be a trial balloon to see exactly how much explosive power the nutroots on the left can muster, but it appears Democrats are finally going to send an Iraq war supplemental bill to President Bush without timelines. In grudging concessions to President Bush, Democrats intend to draft an Iraq war-funding bill without […]
Before his death last week, I'd mentioned Moral Majority founder Rev. Jerry Falwell on this blog a total of not once in more than five years of blogging. While Falwell and I would've probably agreed on 98 percent of just about anything, I wasn't a big fan of his style. The foot-in-mouth moment of blaming […]
Are you ever watching a serious television news show and you get a sudden flashback to a comedic movie when a certain phrase is said? I just experienced that watching Sen. Chris Dodd (D-Sandinistas) on NBC's "Meet the Press" as he advocated cutting and running from Iraq. Dodd: I think the world is waiting for […]
The Boston Globe is reporting that the Bush administration asked for the requirement that illegal aliens pay back taxes for three of the past five years be removed from the latest immigration plan. A provision requiring payment of back taxes had been in the initial version of a bill proposed by Senator Edward M. Kennedy, […]
This post has been updated. Former President Jimmy Carter, the man who became synonymous with the word "malaise," has used his vast knowledge of history and his utter ignorance of his own adminstration to determine that George W. Bush is the worst president ever. "I think as far as the adverse impact on the nation […]
Here's hoping it dies. Bush has made a couple of egregious mistakes when it comes to domestic legislation during his two terms. The prescription drug benefit was one. McCain-Feingold was another. Somehow it's fitting that the next big one is going to be named McCain-Kennedy. It should go without saying that this should be the […]