This past Friday, California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger called for the federal government to bail out the taxpayers of his state to the tune of some $6.9 billion. We hear daily news stories of governors all over the United States struggling to close similar gaping holes in their states’ budgets. By what rationale is California more deserving than others?
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Rosemary's Crybabies
How can Hollywood be so tragically out of touch?
It’s Only Anti-Social
In Britain, the seriousness of an offense depends on who the victim is.
Punting National Security to the Judiciary
In a stunning display of political cowardice, the Obama administration has decided not to seek specific congressional authorization for a prolonged detention statute for Guantanamo Bay detainees deemed too dangerous to set free. This decision not only weakens U.S. detention policy, it will regrettably serve as an invitation to the courts to expand their role in national-security affairs — an area that is properly the province of the executive and legislative branches.
End Federal Gag Order on Medicare Cuts
We cannot allow government officials to target individuals or companies because they do not like what they have to say. This latest effort to squelch free speech raises several serious questions.
Acorn Who?
Only one of the five television networks that interviewed President Obama for their Sunday shows bothered to ask him about Acorn, the left-wing community organizing group whose federal funding was cut off last week by an overwhelming vote in Congress.
