December 24th, 2011
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RNC Chairman Reince Priebus and Co-Chairman Sharon Day Christmas Message
WASHINGTON – Republican National Committee (RNC) Chairman Reince Priebus and Co-Chairman Sharon Day released the following Christmas message: “Christmas time is a treasured chance to leave behind the stresses and strains of the year and welcome the holiday spirit of joy and peace,” said Chairman Priebus. “Surrounded by family and loved ones, we pause to [...]
Day Two of the Great VAGOP Meltdown.
For those coming in late, let me summarize*: both Newt Gingrich and Rick Perry have been excluded from the Virginia Republican primary by the Virginia GOP. This has placed the VA GOP in an awkward situation, given that: they have excluded the current national and Virginian front-runner from their own ballot; have currently no write-in [...]
Tech at Night: Kill SOPA. Now.
Nothing in this post shall be construed to impose a belief that Lamar Smith would round up every American into MPAA-run detention centers if Chris Dodd suggested it would be good for big business. Does that sound like a stupid way to begin a post, and does it suggest that I’m about to say the [...]
Update on the VA primary ballot situation.
Or possibly “mess,” depending: Rick Perry’s definitely not certified, but is going to contest the results. Newt Gingrich may be certified; there’s this report (via @allahpundit), but I’ve seen no confirmation elsewhere and the VA GOP site is currently melting down. [UPDATE: that report has now been walked back.] Presumably Ron Paul will be next, [...]
Behold! The epic end to the Occupy Scranton permanent campground.
In all of its glory. Yes, that man is wearing a dome shelter. He wasn’t the only one. Essentially, the Occupy Scranton people had dwindled down to a pair of shelters and a few people, and their permits had run out; when the cops came to finally break things down the Occupiers responded (after the [...]
BREAKING: Obama’s NLRB postpones posting requirements of union posters
Well, not everything from the Obama National Labor Relations Board is a lump of coal this year. Thanks to lawsuits filed against the NLRB’s for its mandate on employers to post union rights posters, the NLRB is postponing the requirement to post until April 30, 2012. The National Labor Relations Board has agreed to postpone [...]
Ohio redistricting referendum fails to make the ballot. [UPDATED]
[UPDATE: I've had folks note that the original map is not quite the same as the final, approved map. There's been some tweaking of districts; not enough to particularly change any of the practical results found below, but enough to be noteworthy. Fair enough.] I was over at Larry Sabato’s site today* and I came [...]
Merry Christmas! Mr. Hitchens
I come to bury Caesar, not to praise him. The evil that men do lives after them; The good is oft interréd with their bones; So let it be with Caesar. – William Shakespeare (HT: Bardweb.net) We are admonished by the wise to speak no evil of the dead. Christopher Hitchens, however, described the beatification [...]
A Year in Review: The GOP Race for President, Europe’s Economic Woes, and the NFL and NBA Lockouts
Download audio here Download Podcast | iTunes | Podcast Feed On today’s edition of Coffee and Markets, Brad Jackson and Ben Domenech are joined by Francis Cianfrocca to discuss the the top stories in politics, the marketplace and sports for 2011. We’re brought to you as always by BigGovernment and Stephen Clouse and Associates. If [...]
Charting a Path Forward
If the traditional description of the political parties wasn’t evident enough before the payroll tax/UI kerfuffle, it certainly is now: Democrats are evil and Republicans are stupid. Democrats are evil for insidiously driving up the deficit, perpetuating unemployment, lying about Social Security and passing short-term unworkable Social Security tax holidays for political gain. Republicans are [...]
