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1/24/2009 By Ben 2 Comments

A Glimpse at the Not-So-Softer Side of Barack Obama’s “Hope” and “Change”

Once upon a time the word bipartisanship was one of the most sacred words in the liberal lexicon. Now the concept is well on its way to becoming an inconvenient obstacle to the superior virtue of Obama-worthiness. Fox News has afforded us the first glimpse into the hubris of bare-knuckled, Saul Alinsky-radical, Chicago-style politics that moved into the White House less than a week ago. It took less than four days to show the less seemly side of what hope and change really mean ("Keep hoping all you want, but America only gets the kind of change I say they're getting. End of story.") I could go on, but Ken the Blue Collar Muse already has tackled this one pretty well. As Rush Limbaugh astutely told Byron York, President Obama is … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Fiscal Policy, General, National Politics, PPC Tagged With: bare-knuckled, bipartisanship, bloated, Blue Collar Muse, Byron York, campaign promise, change, Chicago-style, concept, David Bernstein, debate, economic package, Fox News, glimpse, gloating, hands-down, hope, I won, Left, liberal lexicon, Obama-worthiness, obstacle, politics, pork, public, radical, reminds, Rush Limbaugh, sacred words, Saul Alinsky, substance, super-expensive, superior virtue, Volokh Conspiracy, White House

10/18/2008 By Ben 6 Comments

GOP Voter Registration Fraud Story is Bad – Not As Bad As ACORN, Though

I find this story out of California quite disturbing. The Los Angeles Times reports that a Republican contractor has been targeted with serious allegations of engaging in voter registration fraud - a stupid, repugnant, and unethical activity (H/T Volokh Conspiracy):Voters contacted by The Times said they were tricked into switching parties while signing what they believed were petitions for tougher penalties against child molesters. Some said they were told that they had to become Republicans to sign the petition, contrary to California initiative law. Others had no idea their registration was being changed.... It is a bait-and-switch scheme familiar to election experts. The firm hired by the California Republican Party -- a small … [Read more...]

Filed Under: clean government, General, National Politics Tagged With: ACORN scandals, allegations, Barack Obama, California, Curious Stranger, Democratic agenda, FBI criminal investigation, initiative law, Los Angeles Times, national election, non-partisan, partisan, petition, Republican contractor, Republican Party, stupid, taxpayer funds, unethical, Volokh Conspiracy, voter registration fraud, Young Political Majors

10/3/2008 By Ben 3 Comments

“Experienced” Joe Biden is All Confused about the Office He Is Running For

Apparently, "experienced" Joe Biden doesn't know much about the high office of vice president he is running to fill. My first-year law school friend Tyler at Constructively Reasonable has the details (and as Tyler points out, so do the legal minds at the Volokh Conspiracy). So does the Washington Times. A man who has been in the U.S. Senate for 35 years could be so ignorant about how our federal government works? What if it had been Sarah Palin who had made the gaffe? You can imagine the mainstream media reports would be swift, harsh, and unforgiving. But since it's Slow Joe Biden at the Wilmington, Delaware Home Depot, representing their favored Democratic Party ticket, for the most part there's been nothing but the sounds of crickets … [Read more...]

Filed Under: General, National Politics Tagged With: CNN, Constructively Reasonable, David Gergen, Delaware, Democrats, experienced, extremely well informed, favored ticket, gaffe, high office, Home Depot, Joe Biden, law school, legal minds, mainstream media, Sarah Palin, Tyler, U.S. Constitution, U.S. Senate, vice president, Volokh Conspiracy, Washington Times

3/18/2008 By Ben Leave a Comment

DC v Heller Argued Today

Oral arguments are being held today before the U.S. Supreme Court in the truly landmark DC v Heller case about the meaning of Second Amendment rights. My Independence Institute and blogging colleague - and writing mentor - David Kopel is sitting with the plaintiffs today as the case is made for gun ownership as a Constitutionally-recognized individual right. You can visit David's website to find a copy of the Institute's amicus brief filed with the high court. You also can head over to iVoices to tune into David's discussion of the case and his trip to Washington, DC, with Jon Caldara. For a quick and insightful summary of what DC v Heller is (and isn't) about, read Prof. Randy Barnett's column in today's Wall Street Journal. Also, … [Read more...]

Filed Under: General, National Politics Tagged With: David Kopel, DC v Heller, Independence Institute, iVoices, Second Amendment, Volokh Conspiracy, Wall Street Journal

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