via: hillsdale.edu The Constitution and American Sovereignty “WOULD WE be far wrong,” President Lincoln asked in a special message to Congress in 1861, “if we defined [sovereignty] as a political community without a political superior?” Maybe that’s not exhaustive, but it comes on good authority. And notice that for Lincoln, sovereignty is a political or [...]
Archive for November, 2009
20 Nov
The senate version of the healthcare bill
The senate version of the healthcare bill is scheduled to come to a vote by THIS Saturday evening. We must stand firm: No more discussion – NO MORE SPENDING – NO FORM of GOVERNMENT take over of our HEALTHCARE!!!!! I cannot over emphasize the consequences if this bill passes. It WILL BE THE END of [...]
19 Nov
The BIGGEST LIE Yet
“It is natural to man to indulge in the illusions of hope. We are apt to shut our eyes against a painful truth — and listen to the song of that siren, till she transforms us into beasts. … For my part, whatever anguish of spirit it might cost, I am willing to know the [...]
19 Nov
Administration Seeks Palatable Way to Continue TARP Bailout
via: thefreemanonline “The Obama administration is poised to extend the life of the highly unpopular $700 billion financial bailout and, to display a commitment to fiscal responsibility, is planning to use much of the leftover funds to reduce the national debt, government sources said.” (Washington Post, Thursday) Didn’t they borrow the TARP money?
19 Nov
The Right to Medical Care
via: thefreemanonline The idea of a right to medical care is so blithely tossed around that most people never take time to ponder the rather serious consequences that would flow from it. It is a classic pseudo-right. A pseudo-right is any claim expressed in rights language that would expand the power of the state at [...]
19 Nov
CBO Says $849 Billion Senate Health Care Bill Will Cut Deficit
via: thefreemanonline “Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid on Wednesday unveiled a sweeping health care bill that would expand health insurance coverage to 30 million more Americans at an estimated cost of $849 billion over 10 years. Reid and other Senate Democrats cited an analysis by the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office for the coverage and cost [...]
19 Nov
At the End of the Day, Diversity Has Jumped the Shark
via: humanevents It cannot be said often enough that the chief of staff of the United States Army, Gen. George Casey, responded to a massacre of 13 Americans in which the suspect is a Muslim by saying: “Our diversity … is a strength.” As long as the general has brought it up: Never in [...]
19 Nov
Too Big to Fail?
via: thefreemanonline The New York Times declares that the Obama administration wants to “rein in” those businesses “too big to fail.” The story says: Congress and the Obama administration are about to take up one of the most fundamental issues stemming from the near collapse of the financial system last year — how to deal [...]
18 Nov
Observations
“When Barack Obama was campaigning — not that he’s ever stopped — back in 2008, he made a number of promises. As we all know, like a cad on the make, he was only trying to get us in the sack. Once he had his way with us, he barely remembered our name, let alone [...]
18 Nov
Village Idiots
That’s just superstition: “I think as far as his [Obama's] popularity decreasing, I think it’s because people are so used to, they’re so afraid of change and I think you have politics playing too much a role in what should be a natural, given that health care in this country needs to be improved and [...]
