In today's San Diego Union-Tribune the following letter from Brian Hughes of El Cajon caught my eye, and mirrors my sentiments on the issue: I find it ironic as we celebrate the 40th anniversary of Dr. King's "I have a dream" speech that we will soon be asked to decide on Proposition 54 and whether […]
It's issues like this that bring out the nuts on both sides of the political/religious spectrum. First off, Judge Roy Moore's installation of the monument and his subsequent press conferences have been nothing more than political grandstanding. His installation of the monument is not about the Ten Commandments as much as it is about his […]
The city of Oceanside has settled a lawsuit brought by four people arrested for preaching on city streets. Under the terms of a compromise, Willis said, the city agreed in federal court in San Diego to have a judgment entered against it but admitted no fault. Oceanside police arrested the men as they preached to […]
I've written before about the brouhaha over redistricting in Texas. Democrats complain that the move is a power grab -- which it is. But it's also the way politics work. From my previous post on the subject: Texas was redistricted by a court after the Democrats managed to halt a redistricting plan in 2000. Texas […]
Press attention and outrage at the San Diego Border Patrol "leadership" that issued a memo barring enforcement of immigration laws in most of San Diego has resulted in the order being rescinded. Yesterday's announcement was made from the office of Robert Bonner, commissioner of the U.S. Bureau of Customs and Border Protection. A review of […]
Don Luskin makes some calls on Krugman's sourcing and does taxes better than I. At most, Bush's tax cuts would reduce a 28% tax on $2000 to a 15% tax -- for a savings of $260, only about a third of the $725 savings in the example. My calculation was apparently more generous to Krugman […]
New York Times columnist Paul Krugman is far more of a cowboy than the man he regularly maligns, President George W. Bush. Demonstrating the Old West ideal of giving the accused a "fair trial followed by a public hanging," Krugman pronounces Bush guilty and therefore needs not bother with proving anything. Krugman's latest screed works […]
I think there's been a lot of overhyped concern about civil liberties and the Patriot Act. The Weekly Standard's David Tell, explores some of the poor reporting regarding the Patriot act from (surprise) The New York Times.
The New York Times' twin dimwits, Nicholas Kristof and Paul Krugman are back, and they're nuttier than ever. Let's start first with Krugman, whom I mistakenly suggested last week may have been designated an unlawful combatant and shipped off to Gitmo -- I was apparently incorrect. Krugman's vacation hasn't mellowed him, but after comparing his […]
I've been asked by a few people to comment on the $350 billion tax cut passed recently by the Congress. Specifically mentioned was the concern in many reports last Thursday that poor families would not be eligible for the larger child tax credit. A careful reading of the reports reveals why these families don't receive […]