August 26th, 2011
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Drilling in New Jersey? No Fracking Way!
New Jersey Governor Chris Christie issued a conditional veto on a measure that would have imposed a permanent ban on hydraulic fracturing — a/k/a “fracking” — in the Garden State. Instead, Christie has suggested a year-long moratorium on the practice. The debate over fracking in New Jersey is mostly symbolic. New Jersey has exactly zero [...]
DOJ Raids Gibson Guitars looking for Illegal Wood
The Department of Justice is under fire for taking the bold step of sending armed agents into the factories of Gibson Guitar in Nashville and Memphis to seize what it believes to be illegal wood. Via press release from Gibson: The Federal Department of Justice in Washington, D.C. has suggested that the use of wood [...]
Obama’s Job-Killing NLRB Strikes Again! ALL* Employers Must Post Union Notices
When the National Association of Manufacturers polled around 1,000 of its members in July about the National Labor Relations Board’s case to shut down Boeing’s South Carolina plant, costing up to 5,000 potential jobs, the clear majority indicated the union-backed case likely will, or has already, had a negative effect on America’s job creation. As reported [...]
Don’t Blame GOP for Judicial Vacancies
On last night’s PBS NewsHour, I discussed the politics of confirming President Obama’s judicial nominees with Caroline Fredrickson, executive director of the liberal American Constitution Society. A transcript of the interview and streaming video are available on the NewsHour web site. Here are some excerpts: CURT LEVEY: Caroline accurately pointed out that there are 20 [...]
The 50,000 Watts are Fired Up and Ready to Go #EERS
The 50,000 watts of the largest talk radio station in America are fired up and ready to go for the Erick Erickson Show. You can listen live at http://wsbradio.com and call in at 1-800-WSB-TALK. The show starts at 7:05 p.m. Consider this an open thread.
The necessity of coalition politics
Cross posted at What’s Wrong with the World (a) The danger to a political cause when one or more of its factions begin to dogmatize to the point of excommunication is especially evident in minority status. A cause that, whatever its merits, can only gain the assent of a minority of the rulers or voters [...]
Heritage Action’s Legislative Scorecard
Well, the first comprehensive conservative report card of Congress is out, and we can now determine which members of the “Tea Party Congress” drink a hardcore brew. Today, Heritage Action for America released their legislative scorecard for the pre-recess 1st session of the 112th Congress. Unlike most other scorecards, this one was designed to separate [...]
The Horserace for August 25, 2011
IA Caucus: Feb. 6, 2012 NH Primary: Feb. 14, 2012 NV Caucus: Feb. 18, 2012 SC Primary: Feb. 28, 2012 Polls suggest it is “put up or shut up” time for Sarah Palin on whether she’ll run for President or, if not, assume the role of Kingmaker — and her endorsement will have power. Rick [...]
With Apologies, Yet More on the Radtke Speech
A lot of digital ink has been spilled over the last couple of days here and elsewhere about Jamie Radtke’s speech at the RedState Gathering – more certainly than such an inconsequential event would otherwise merit, but for the Radtke campaign’s decision to somehow make an issue out of RedState. Because Erick was not present [...]
The distraction
This Radtke business is a serious distraction from a larger issue. I am convinced that George Allen is not going to be able to beat Tim Kaine. And even if George Allen could beat Tim Kaine (and polling suggests he can), there is a more problematic issue — while I have no doubt George Allen [...]
