Obama, Canada’s Harper bet beer on ice hockey - Washington Post
VANCOUVER (Reuters) - President Barack Obama and Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper unwittingly provided support for the popular belief that politicians cannot organize a booze-up in a brewery when they mixed up a simple wager on the outcome of …
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Faith-Based Economics
At The Corner, Brian Riedl of the Heritage Foundation adds some excellent thoughts on the administration’s claim that its “stimulus” bill saved us all from catastrophe:
On the stimulus’s first anniversary, keep in mind one number: 6.3 million.
That is the Obama jobs gap — the difference between the 3.3 million net jobs President Obama said would [...]
Unsettled ‘Settled’ Scientists
Wisconsin’s Kimberly Jo Simac hoped to host a debate on climate change, - but the AGW AGW supporters opt out of participating — and quite rudely:
I invited scientists from all over the country — even some from around the world — to a fair and balanced event. I was amazed at the lack of response [...]
Steny Hoyer just doesn’t get it - says Voters upset about ‘GOP obstructionism, not Dem agenda’
Is House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer stone deaf to reality, or what!
After all, how could Hoyer actually hold the absurd belief that the “angst voters have expressed early this election year is the result of GOP obstructionism, not the Democrats agenda,” especially since Scott Brown has run against Barack Obama’s big government, big spending, agenda [...]
First Lady Michelle Obama Highlights Breast Cancer Awareness
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Friday afternoon in the Jacqueline Kennedy Garden, First Lady Michelle Obama donned pink to honor the millions of women and families affected by breast cancer. Speaking to a crowd of survivors, lawmakers, and doctors, the First Lady highlighted the importance of adequate health coverage for those facing [...]
Free Speech: Threat, or Menace?
This is more or less an open thread. I solicit your opinions in the comments; don’t disappoint me!
Resolved: There is no general “right” to nonverbal “speech,” and indeed, some should be banned.
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Freedom of speech has always historically meant the freedom to express ideas in words; the modern fancy that any action whatsoever can be [...]
