Headlines 11/30/10

NYT list of the new WikiLeaks
Nothing terribly important or earth-shattering. Certainly nothing like the last time. So why go to the trouble? It's hard to call this anything but anti-Americanism.

Cancun climate change summit: scientists call for rationing in developed world
Let me know when the hypocrits statesmen start having this meeting via go-to-meeting.com.

Headlines 4/29/10

Illegal immigrants plan to leave over Ariz. law
... which would be what they wanted.

My take: Their hearts are in the right place, but this law is poorly thought out and probably won't survive the courts.

Obama: "At A Certain Point You've Made Enough Money" (video clip)
... and he gets to decide how much.

Mass. Cape Wind gets thumbs up, thumbs down
Green energy, just NIMBY.

Headlines 4/8/10

5 Needs Before The Recession Is Really Over
3 of which are highly unlikely under Obama's policies.

Nearly half of US households escape fed income tax
When you rob Peter to pay Paul, you can always count on the support of Paul.

Health Care for CPAs
Job security for accountants (& probably lawyers)

Mexican 'Assassin Teams' May Target U.S. Law Enforcement, DHS Warns
Can we enforce our border now?

Obama 'Even Worse' Than Bush On Secret Wiretapping Case
It's nice when liberals meet reality.

Headlines 4/1/10

=Obama ‘Agnostic’ on Deficit Cuts, Won’t Prejudge Tax Increases
It's not like he promised or anything ...

=Obama to allow oil drilling off Virginia coast
One campaign promise I'm glad he broke.

4The Complete List of Obama Statement Expiration Dates

=Illegal Immigrant Suspected in Killing of Arizona Rancher
90% of illegals are just looking for a better life. But we can't tell which is which.

Headlines 3/26/10

Ok, this is completely inappropriate:
Threats, violence against Dems who voted for healthcare bill

So is this:
Cantor (R) Campaign Office Shot At

You know you've done something wrong when:
Castro applauds US health-care reform bill

Obama finds magic new powers in Constitution:
Obama requires lenders to lower or cut mortgage payments for many

Stupid Republican tricks:
GOP Lawmaker Wants Special Prosecutor to Investigate White House

An ill omen:
Pelosi: Health Reform "Model" For Future Reform Efforts

Ever feel like your whole political career was a waste of time?
Island disputed for 30 yr disappears into sea

Healthcare Headline Ho-down

It’s About Government, Not Health Care
"the governmentalization of health care is the fastest way to a permanent left-of-center political culture"

He's right:
Pelosi: ObamaCare is the beginning of taking America “in a new direction”

Democrats launch ObamaCare bait-and-switch scam
"It revolves around incessantly mentioning only the least unpopular aspects of the legislation."

Mass treasurer slams ObamaCare
A Dem says the "model" for ObamaCare is failing.

The Failure of RomneyCare
"Fifty-six percent of Massachusetts internal medicine physicians no longer are accepting new patients... [For those] who do get an appointment ... the average waiting time is 44 days... [leading to] an increasing number of patients who rely on emergency rooms for basic medical services."

FACT CHECK: Premiums would rise under Obama plan
... meaning costs will too

Walgreens: no new Medicaid patients
When gov't cuts payments, providers can't afford to provide. Hello waiting lists.

Would the Line-Item Veto Ruling Invalidate the Slaughter Rule?
We can only hope.

Monday Morning Update

Stories you might have missed over the weekend:

Stupak on Dem opposition to his position:
"If you pass the Stupak amendment, more children will be born, and therefore it will cost us millions more."

The Cost-Control Illusion
"ObamaCare's real cost-control plan boils down to this: First subsidize coverage so much that costs explode, raise taxes as much as possible to pay for it, and when that isn't enough hand power to an unelected committee to limit treatment and control prices by government order."

Social Security to start cashing Uncle Sam's IOUs
We're broke, and now the bills are coming due. A great time to add a new entitlement.

A succinct explanation of Slaughter's House Rule

Headlines 3/12/10

House Dems look at 'Slaughter Solution' to pass Obamacare without a vote
They're about to slaughter the Constitution.

U.S. considers some free wireless broadband service
"Free" only for some. Another entitlement.

U.S. Sitting on Mother Lode of Rare Tech-Crucial Minerals
But do we have the will to use them?

An end to fishing?
Fish are, after all, more important than people.

Headlines and Links

... and nary a health care reform article in sight.

Tea Party Diversity
It's not just white people.

Authorities bust 3 in infection of 13M computers
Is calling for the death penalty too harsh?

'Archaic' Network Provides Data Behind Global Warming Theory
So the data have to be massaged, leaving ample opportunity to make it say what you want.

To Keep and Bear Arms
An excellent piece on the right and need of self-protection.

ObamaCare Headlines

Obama Now Selling Judgeships for Health Care Votes?
After the "Louisiana Purchase" and the "Cornhusker Kickback," this really isn't hard to believe.

Why Health Insurers Make Lousy Villains
"...the profit margin for health insurance companies was a modest 3.4 percent over the past year"
Yet Dems can't seem to get upset over attornies' profits.

Health Insurance Profits: Not Worth the Outrage?
You know the Dems have problems when ABC is turning on them.

Does Lack of Health Insurance Kill? (Probably Not)
"...no significantly elevated risk of death among the uninsured."
So millions aren't dying because they don't have insurance.

Headlines 3/1/10

Can you believe it's already March?

The Indiana Healthcare "Reform" Experience
Cold hard cash changes things.

Paring the Deficit, by Selling Part of the Radio Spectrum
An interesting idea: Raising money by ending TV over the airwaves. I said "interesting," not "good."

Health care bill? What health care bill?
"An emerging talking point from Democrats ... despite the fact that the House and Senate have actually passed national health care bills, ... there is not, in fact, a national health care bill."

Headlines 2/19/10

Record-low number like Congress
Now if people will just do something about it.

Texas sues EPA over anti-pollution plan
ClimateGate strikes again.

10 ways Congress is letting you down
Not an exhaustive list.

Mayo Clinic in Arizona to Stop Treating Some Medicare Patients
Apparently it costs money to treat patients.

Work Overload Brings Panic, Anxiety, Stress
Sometimes the news isn't exactly news.

Headlines 2/11/10

East Coast Blizzard Tied to Climate Change
When nothing qualifies as contrary evidence, you have dogma, not science.

Ten GOP Health Ideas for Obama
Yes, they do have them. Not everything I want, but a good start.

School gives away iPods with stimulus money
Nice to know we're going into debt for a good cause.

Finally, you've probably already seen it, but I had to post it:
The Green Police
It's funny until it's true.

Headlines 2/10/10

Justice Thomas Defends Campaign Finance Ruling

“If 10 of you got together and decided to speak, just as a group, you’d say you have First Amendment rights to speak and the First Amendment right of association,” he said. “If you all then formed a partnership to speak, you’d say we still have that First Amendment right to speak and of association.”

Ralph Nader and Robert Weissman Don't
Apparently they think freedom of speech and freedom of assembly are either/or.

Obama Says Bipartisanship, But What He Wants Is GOP Surrender
Someone broke the code!

Is US bullying Toyota on recall because of GM?
The appearance of impropriety...

8 Sneaky Ways to Raise Taxes
... all of which will soon be employed.

Robber to Lawyer
Is that an improvement?

Headlines 2/2/10

Newfoundland Premier to have heart surgery in U.S.
A solid endorsement of the Canadian health care system

Tebow's Super Bowl ad isn't intolerant; its critics are
Some common sense from a pro-choicer

What Does The Federal Budget "Freeze" Look Like?

Weekend Roundup

Just in case you missed these interesting little tidbits this weekend...

Obama endorses deficit commission plan
"... after November."

(More on this deficit commission.)

Naked airport scanner catches cellphone, misses bomb components
Get ready for body cavity searches.

Vocational classes can keep kids in school, on career path
... but we're afraid of appearing to discriminate.

An interesting older piece I came across: Why Martin Luther King Was Republican

Headlines 1/19/10

N.J. Boy, 8, On Terrorism Watch List
Maybe if his dad reports him to the feds they'll let him on a plane.

White House budget director blames old computers for ineffective government
At least they're not blaming Bush this time.

Unions nab sweetheart health-care deal
One more ObamaCare bribe for the list.

World misled over Himalayan glacier meltdown
How something "everyone knows" can be completely false.

US accused of 'occupying' Haiti as troops flood in
Yeah, just like they did in Malaysia.

Headlines 12/31/09

Texas spends $1.8 million to weatherize 7 houses
Govt efficiency on display

What Doctors and Patients Have to Lose Under ObamaCare
Besides rights, choice, and quality. Yes, "besides."

Iran accuses Western countries of fomenting violent protests
Of course, we accuse them of supplying violent terrorists.

Dave Barry's year in review: 2009

Blue on Blue: Maureen Dowd Actually Criticizes Obama
Rips him a new one, actually.

Everybody have a happy new year!

Weekend Roundup

The Time for Political Games is Over
WH: "Pass ObamaCare so we can fund the troops." Yeah, it doesn't make any sense to me either.

Neb.'s Nelson approves health care bill
Principled politician or prostitute?

The Hardest Call
ObamaCare's pro's and con's. Lots of con's.

Thin Climate Accord a Small Step in Long Process
"Nations agreed ... to keep temperatures from rising more than 2 degrees Celsius above preindustrial levels..."

As if "preindustrial levels" 1) was a constant value 2) that they can be sure they know 3) that should be a gold standard 4) that we can do anything about. A lot of gobbledygook in this.

Dreading our future
Obama's fans lose the faith: "Instead of provoking thought and inspiring ideas, the man hailed for his Ivy League nuance insists we stop thinking and do what he says. Now."

Headlines 12/7/09

Copenhagen climate summit: 1,200 limos, 140 private planes and caviar wedges
Green living for everyone else.

1975: The Ice Age is Coming
In case you'd forgotten (or weren't born yet).

Job Woes Hit Blue States Hardest
Maybe because blue states have the highest taxes.

UK cancer death rate is 38% higher than in US

Common Sense vs. the CBO on ObamaCare
Analysis: how many companies would dump insurance?