As the last day of voting (that's Election Day) in the U.S. approaches and the first day of suing (the day after Election Day) also approaches, people are already trying to figure out what this election means. We won't know that until a) we have a formal winner and b) we have an idea what …
More on Barack Obama and Huey Long
Evidently great minds think alike, even on the Internet, as The Republic'er also (and independently) made the connection between Barack Obama and Huey Long: We Americans are faced with another Huey Long in the person of Barack Obama. He will pave roads, bring overreaching government programs to the people, and take money from the rich …
Affordable Housing: Henry, It Was a Great Idea, But…
Henry Cisneros gets himself into trouble again: A grandson of Mexican immigrants and a former mayor of this town, Henry G. Cisneros has spent years trying to make the dream of homeownership come true for low-income families. As the Clinton administration's top housing official in the mid-1990s, Mr. Cisneros loosened mortgage restrictions so first-time buyers …
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The Perils of Increasing the Regulation of the Financial World, and a “New” Financial Order: Satanic or Idiotic?
In the wake of the financial meltdown that we are experiencing--and it's not quite over with--there are calls for new regulations on the financial services industry. That's a tempting reaction, but one that needs to be carried out with caution. This piece from the 16 October 2008 edition of the 700 Club is a good …
The Last Debate
Again from Art Rhodes: Overall, the third debate was by far McCain’s best performance. Although he is an awful debater, he was better prepared and seemed to be more confident during last night’s performance. Obama, as always, was cool and collective, even when under some pretty severe fire from McCain. McCain went after Obama on almost …
Barack Obama: Huey Long for a New Century
Certainly sounds that way: The fracas over Obama's tax plan broke out Sunday outside Toledo when Joe Wurzelbacher approached the candidate. Wurzelbacher said he planned to become the owner of a small plumbing business that will take in more than the $250,000 amount at which Obama plans to begin raising tax rates. "Your new tax …
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Why This May Be the Last Election
The Wall Street Journal reminds us why this may be the last meaningful election we have: All this money gives Acorn the ability to pursue its other great hobby: electing liberals. Acorn is spending $16 million this year to register new Democrats and is already boasting it has put 1.3 million new voters on the …
Blast From the Past: The Supreme Court and the Conservatives: Avoiding Checkmate
Originally posted 21 July 2005. The liberal side of this was dealt with yesterday. Since the retirement of Justice Sandra Day O'Connor—to say nothing of the health problems of Chief Justice William Renquist—much of the buzz in the American press has been about whom President George Bush will nominate in her (their) place. Unfortunately the …
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Why Do We Register Anybody for Selective Service Anyway?
Now the Elitist Snob wants to register women for selective service, while McCain does not: But the two presidential candidates disagree on a key foundation of any future draft: Mr. Obama supports a requirement for both men and women to register with the Selective Service, while Mr. McCain doesn't think women should have to register. …
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Blast From the Past: The Supreme Court and the Liberals: Dodging the Abyss
Originally posted 23 July 2005. The course of the Supreme Court is probably the most significant unheralded issue of the presidential campaign. The conservative side to this will be dealt with tomorrow. If there is one thing guaranteed about the nomination of John Roberts to the Supreme Court, it is that the Democrats in the …
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