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Carol Platt Liebau: One More Reason to Limit Government Power
Townhall.com Blog's TownHall Blog —
Jon Stossel rightly points out that when it comes to government "scandal," the real shocker is what's legal . Charles Schumer and the Democrats, as he notes, can reap the political rewards of bailing out everyone -- with money taken by (implicit if not explicit) force from the taxpayers. And lobbyists proliferate apace with every new power assigned to Washington, since there's just that much more government-offered largesse to compete for. Ronald Reagan once noted that a government that's powerful enough to give everyone everything they want is powerful enough to take everything we have. And PResident Bush himself admits that, at this point, the US has ...
Goodbye Free Market
QandO —
... When you hear stupidity like this coming out of the president’s mouth, you know we’re sunk (and don’t get me wrong - we’re going to hear similar stuff from the guy who is getting ready to replace him): ...
Nordlinger: The Obama press, c.
Articles on National Review Online —
Y ou know that reporter whom President-Elect Obama cut off, kind of tut-tutting him, and telling him not to waste his question? Did he really later ask, Do you or Duncan have [the] better jump shot? (The reporter referred to Arne Duncan, Obama s nominee for education secretary.) Oh, yes, he did. [image] [image] [image] [image] [image] Do you get the feeling that media treatment of this president is going to be different from media treatment of President Bush? Also, did you think of the question that young woman asked Candidate Bill Clinton on MTV (I think it was) about boxers and briefs? I also thought of Farrah Fawcett, telling Alfre Woodard in a certain ...
Kudlow Lashes Out at Bailouts in Wake of Autos/Bush Proposal
NewsBusters.org - Exposing Liberal Media Bias —
Feeling a little bailout fatigue? Tired of the assault on the taxpayer from the federal government to pacify those influenced by the United Auto Workers? CNBC's Larry Kudlow feels your pain. Call this red meat for the troubled anti-bailout soul. Kudlow, now performing a role as a co-host on CNBC's ...
Moonbattiest Quotes of 2008
Moonbattery —
... reporting this case, this election, the feeling most people get when they hear Barack Obama's speech. My, I felt this thrill going up my leg." — "Journalist" Chris Matthews
"Anybody toting guns and stripping moose don't care too much about what they do with Jews and blacks." — Democratic Congressman Alcee Hastings on Sarah Palin
"I've abandoned free-market principles to save the free-market system." — George Bush
"We'll be eight degrees hotter in ten, ...
1932 or 1923?
Sister Toldjah —
When the housing bubble burst last summer, people started worrying about more than just the values of their homes. Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac collapsed and, in their wake, took down major banks like Bear, Sterns and legendary insurance giants like AIG. If you’re an investor, you can recall when these stocks were among those considered to be as close to “sure things” as any investment could be. Their collapse, and the threatened fall of other big banking houses, was and is frightening.
On top of that, the Big Three automakers -GM, Ford, and Chrysler- entered what may well be their death throes. Think about it: three of the biggest symbols ...
