Bruton vs. North Cuba
Bruton Smith is on the warpath again — this time against NASCAR ending its season in South Florida — or “North Cuba” according to him.
Where should the season end? Vegas, baby. Vegas says Smith.
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Perriello is on the bubble
"Brutal triage" is how the New York Times describes the Democrats’ approach to several House races, including one right here in Virginia:With the midterm campaign entering its final two months, Democrats acknowledged that several races could quickly move out of their reach, including re-election bids by Representatives Betsy Markey of Colorado, Tom Perriello of Virginia, Mary Jo Kilroy of Ohio
Lars Larson: He was an eco-terrorist
Do you suppose, just this one time, the main stream media could call this guy what he really is — a domestic eco-terrorist?
It was an ugly situation, a hostage taking, and in a very strange place, the headquarters of the Discovery Channel. The…
Jeremy Lott’s Life of William Buckley
The Thomas Nelson company sent me AmSpec alumnus Jeremy Lott’s William F. Buckley. I will write a full review later, but I have just begun the book and can already tell that Lott is going to bring attention to some underappreciated territory.
Re…
Cost Shifting Argument Against Amendment 63 ´Wrong And Deceptive´
Over at the opinion page of the Colorado Springs Gazette, Independence Institute research associate and health care blogger Brian Schwartz exposes both the flaws and deceptions in the ¨cost-shifting¨ argument being used against Amendment 63, the ¨Right to Health Care Choice¨ citizens amendment.
While seductive at an emotional and superficial level, the ¨cost-shifting¨argument [...]
Look At City Hall for Next Group of Millionaires
In Forbes, Rich Karlgaard crunches the numbers on public employee retirement plans, showing may have retirement plans with net present values in the millions.
Who are America’s fastest-growing class of millionaires? They are police officers, firefigh…
What We Learned from Friday’s Unemployment Numbers (Video)
What did we learn from Friday’s unemployment numbers? At least two things:
The economy isn’t going anywhere right now. It is lethargically passive, treading water at the eight foot mark in the deep end.
Releasing unemployment numbers right before a t…
Presidential/Democratic excuse de jure
The latest explanation for the continued high unemployment and sluggish economic growth in the world of Obama "stimulus" goes something like this. "It has taken eight years to get us into this mess, it is going to take us mor…
Presidential/Democratic excuse du jour
The latest explanation for the continued high unemployment and sluggish economic growth in the world of Obama "stimulus" goes something like this. "It has taken eight years to get us into this mess, it is going to take us mor…
Maryland Ranks as 47th State to Celebrate COGD
Maryland taxpayers awoke to a distressing recognition today: Maryland has the fourth last Cost of Government Day in the nation. Cost of Government Day is a measure of the size and burden of government, and is calculated using measu