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Here is Jim Miller on Obama, written on the eve of his taking the oath of office: He has no executive experience. He has never even headed a small law firm, much less commanded a regiment, ran a company, headed a Cabinet department, governed a state, or served as vice president. As far as I [...]
Shannon Love at Chicago Boyz thinks that California has reached a tipping point: Of course no one is being whipped, but in effect an ordinary citizen of California cannot get their desires for reduced state spending implemented due to the disproportionate power of the State’s employees and allied interest. It appears now that the government [...]
This is creepy and unintentionally funny. You’re better off not watching the whole thing. The scary quote is at 3:54 This is an intentionally funny “transcript” from Iowahawk. But really, how can you not be concerned about this level of mindless voluntary zombiefication? Yet there are people who are charmed by this but worried about [...]
March for Life In all the dioceses of the United States of America, January 22 (or January 23, when January 22 falls on a Sunday) shall be observed as a particular day of penance for violations to the dignity of the human person committed through acts of abortion, and of prayer for the full restoration [...]
In my entry on the MTA and labor costs, I stated that I feared that New York would become too much like New Orleans and Detroit — once thriving cities that choked their productive class out of existence, left with taxeaters and — at least in New Orleans, a concentrated professional class and tourist section. [...]
With the last half-season of Battlestar Galactica coming soon, everyone is making their predictions about major plot points. I do not know the identity of the final Cylon, or the the ultimate ending of the series. I am going to make a prediction that there has to be, and will be, a third “miracle” involving [...]
Last week the Metropolitan Transit Authority decided to punt its obligations, and agreed to refer its new labor negotiations to an arbitration panel. With skyrocketing deficits and the promise of higher fares, higher taxes, and even a new tax on payrolls, they made no effort to confront the union over wages, work rules, or pensions. [...]
You are just going to have to accept the mysticism inherent to this week’s episode, or it will drive you nuts. Things happen that cannot be explained rationally through pure materialism. Deal with it, or move on. Also, if this was, by chance, the first episode of the Unit you’ve ever watched, please know that [...]
Today’s opinion section in the Daily News today has three separate articles on taxes and pensions for government workers. Well, two-and-a-half, really. First, the lead editorial argues that government worker costs are way too high, and ends with this conclusion: The runaway costs of pensions and health care are a major reason the city and [...]
The New York Times lead editorial today: Concern over swelling deficits should not stop Congress from taking steps to revive the economy. But rising deficits — coupled with long-term budget problems driven mostly by the rising cost of health care — make it imperative to get the most from every dollar that is spent on [...]
