Jason Pye has this must-read quotation from Thomas Jefferson that is oh-so-relevant today.
It looks like Senator Johnny Isakson will get his special commission on the financial meltdown, and the Democrats will hold a 6-4 majority on the commission. Do you think the commission will point out that government interference with the free market was the real problem? I doubt it.
According to the bank "stress tests," some large banks need more capital to be able to survive. This could very easily be used to justify further nationalization.
The federal government is going to condemn the land of seven Pennsylvania landowners for a Flight 93 memorial. This is, quite simply, an abuse of eminent domain.
Hawaii passed a law creating an "Islam Day." I wonder if they'll celebrate by having their own "Miss Beautiful Morals" pageant?
Government Motors lost $6 billion in the first quarter. Their deadline for reorganization is June 1. George Will has a brilliant column today about the prospects for the future of the auto industry.
The next national bailout agency created by the federal government will be for cities and states.
Obama introduced his full budget today, including $17 billion in "cuts" that are really only a decrease in the amount of spending growth. Here are some of the so-called "cuts" that they will make. He also plans on doubling the size of the tax law enforcement budget. Does he realize that a few members of his Cabinet would have been arrested if he had his way?
I've been calling Obama the "Godfather President," and one listener sent me this column by Michael Barone accusing the President of Gangster Government. That sounds about right.
The Obama Administration is going to extend the DC school voucher program, but only for students who are already in the system. Nobody else will be allowed.
Massachusetts is giving welfare recipients free cars. They will forever be Democrat (parasite) voters. It has been 44 months since Hurricane Katrina, and there are still 4,600 parasites living in FEMA trailers.
Manny Ramirez has been suspended for 50 games by Major League Baseball for using a banned performance enhancer. MLB took care of it themselves; no need for Congress to get involved.
The White House will release the photo of Air Force One from the New York flyover that ruined some pants last week.
A former staffer for Speaker Dennis Hastert has five reasons the Republicans will rebound, one of them being the influence of libertarianism. Meanwhile, CNN is performing an autopsy on the "liberal Republican" and Daniel Henninger says that the Republicans right now are doing everything wrong, especially if they forget the principles of Ronald Reagan.
Senator Jeff Sessions (R-AL), the top Republican on the Senate Judiciary Committee, is inclined against using a filibuster to stop Obama's Supreme Court pick.
Congressman Jason Chaffetz has introduced a bill that would require utility companies to indicate the cost of cap-and-trade on each customer's bill every month. This is the kind of thing that Republicans need.
The federal government will spend about $391 million nationwide this year to knock on doors just to prepare for next year's Census. They will also be using GPS coordinates to find addresses.
A British paramedic was not allowed to buy wine while in uniform, so he walked outside, stripped down to his thong, and tried again.
Georgia Tech's basketball team will be penalized next season for failing to meet the NCAA standard for academic progress. Before any of you Georgia fans get too excited, remember that it's a lot harder to meet those standards at Tech than it is at Georgia.
Two teenagers were arrested for a break-in at Perry High School. String them up.
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