Heads We Win, Tails You Lose – Massachusetts Changes Rules to guarantee a Dem. Kennedy Senate successor

by The Peripatetic Pundit | 2:23 am, September 18, 2009

Late Thursday night, the Democrat-controlled Massachusetts state House of Representatives passed a bill designed to ensure that Democrat Governor Deval Patrick can quickly appoint a Democrat to fill deceased Democrat Ted Kennedy’s open Senate seat in order to guarantee an uninterrupted filibuster-proof Democrat majority in the U.S. Senate. The bill was immediately moved to the [...]

“Let Them Eat Cake” part 2 – Denver Post editorial board wants you to shut up and take it on car tax, late fees

by The Peripatetic Pundit | 4:32 pm, July 20, 2009

“Sure, new late fees for auto registration are steep, but threats that result in extra security are out of line. Just pay your bill.”  So sayeth the Denver Post, in an editorial published Saturday (July 18th). Following on the heels of last Saturday’s suck-up to Governor Ritter’s “compromise” proposal,  the Denver Post editorial board has [...]

Don’t Get Mad, Get Even – Car Tax Blame belongs to Ritter, Legislature, Mullarkey Court – not County Clerks

by The Peripatetic Pundit | 10:00 am, July 20, 2009

Public anger in reaction to the Rice/Ritter car tax – the substantial increases in vehicle registration fees, along with the disproportionately (if not extortionately) high, punitive, and regressive late fees – continues to heat up, apparently nearing the boiling point in several instances (“Anger simmers over auto-registration fees,” in Thursday’s Denver Post).  Public reaction is [...]

Sheeple Watch #20: Mon Dieu

by T.L. James | 9:38 pm, June 7, 2009

Just when it seemed like the French were coming to their senses, The Obamessiah graces Paris with a visit and another date night  and they get all swoony before His holy radiance: President Barack Obama, wife Michelle and their two daughters touched lives in simple ways during a private stay in the French capital that [...]

Bitter Medicine

by Eileen McGuire-Mahony | 1:08 pm, May 30, 2009

We’ve just gotten back the ArapaHOPE event – a rally for socialized medicine.  Our very own Steve T. headed down to the West Steps to record the day in image and interview – which made him the only one who understood why he was there. The sparse crowd was a aging, poorly dressed echo of [...]

Sheeple Watch #19: Hipness Is What It Is

by T.L. James | 6:29 pm, April 26, 2009

Of course, as Bill Clinton would tell you, it depends on what is is. I don’t know that I’d call what he has “hipness”, as much as I’d call it “the fawning adulation of unquestioning, sheep-like adherents to his cult of personality”. During his first 100 days as president of the United States, Barack Obama [...]

Sheeple Watch #18: Science and the Cult of Obama

by T.L. James | 6:20 pm, April 17, 2009

Submitted without further commentary…  Newfound Lichen Species Named for Obama: A newly discovered species of lichen – a plant-like growth that looks like moss or a dry leaf – has been named after President Obama. Kerry Knudsen, lichen curator of the University of California, Riverside Herbarium, discovered the species in 2007 while doing a survey [...]

European Union president calls Obama’s stimulus package “road to hell”

by Ikonoclast | 6:56 pm, March 25, 2009

[Update: EU President Topolanek cites "Highway to Hell" as inspiration for his choice of wording in speech after attending AC/DC concert] SNAP! Dateline Brussels – yes, Brussels, home to one of the largest collections of statist bureaucrats on the planet – where the term “Eurosclerose” was coined to describe the perpetual economic malaise fostered by [...]

“The Magic Bus” – or, how DID those protesters appear at AIG homes?

by Ikonoclast | 12:42 am, March 25, 2009

Amid the many lowlights of the frenzied reaction to the “news” that insurance giant AIG, recipient of some $170 billion in bailout money, paid out some $165 million (i.e. less than 1% of the bailout) in bonuses to several employees was a particularly pathetically populist pandering publicity stunt this last weekend (Saturday, March 22nd).  According [...]

The Power of “Pull” (or, “Countrywide is on your side” – if you’re a politician with clout)

by The Peripatetic Pundit | 3:30 pm, March 20, 2009

Ayn Rand’s novel “Atlas Shrugged” popularized the concept of “pull” – referring to those who attempt to achieve success not through their own effort, talent, or initiative, but by currying favor with politicians. Numerous observers have noted the prescience of Rand’s vision, particularly in recent months, with many commenting that we seem to be in [...]

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