The good Dr. Spry, who frequently rises on the floor of the Antient and Honourable John Adams Society did an outstanding job yesterday explaining the recommendations of the Governor's 21st Century Tax Reform Commission to the Senate Tax Committee.' [...] 
Today's Banking Committee hearings:
Yale Art Student Claims She Used Blood Samples, Video of Self-Induced Abortions for Senior ProjectBy Catherine Donaldson-Evans
"A Yale student who claims she artificially inseminated herself "as often as possible" and then took drugs to induce miscarriages for her senior" [...]
"On the morning of Saturday, December 6, Ms. Lewinsky went to the White House to deliver the letter and gifts to the President. The gifts included a sterling silver antique cigar [...]
Teaching about Race: Common Mistakes of White Professors
This quote is from an ad for a teaching workshop at a local educational institution.
Sometimes you just can't make this stuff up. "Teaching about Race: Common Mistakes of White Professors Race is a reality that Whites can no longer say applies only to the Other, and White Supremacy [...] Who's the Sexist?
I was down at St Olaf last week to speak for my candidate, and Ember Reichgott Jung was there speaking for hers. She kept using the term "woman of substance." Do you ever hear the phrase "man of substance?" I felt I should scuttle on out of there, back to [...]
Senator Normy Klobuman?
I used to dismiss as short-sighted the people who grumbled that there wasn't a dime's worth of difference between our two major political parties. However, after reading the Nov. 9 Pioneer Press piece claiming credit for securing more federal funds to prioritize additional rail-based transit systems, I can see how [...]
Reading levelRon Paul: Five Million Dollar Man
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Ron Paul's campaign reported an hour ago that it raised $5,080,000 last quarter, topping all but three GOP candidates, and more importantly, that it had $5.3 million cash on hand. (Scribbler happens to know that the campaign has as frugal an attitude toward expenditures as Dr Paul himself has toward [...] Gingrich not running
I made a somewhat lukewarm prediction last week that Gingrich would not run. Looks like that prediction came true [www.foxnews.com].
Now, on to winning lottery numbers.... [...] Early '08 Observations
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I thought I'd post a few comments on my perceptions of the Republican ground game here in Minnesota, as well as a speculation on a oft-named potential Republican candidate. In terms of the ground game, as far as this activist can tell, only one campaign has one - Romney(1). [...] Rammer Retirement
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I'm sure I'll have more to say about this, but for starters... If nominated, I will not run; if elected, I will not serve; if served, I will either drink, show up in court or both, depending on the circumstances.[...] Overlawyerd II
I was listening for 2 minutes last night to Hugh Hewitt interview Andy McCarthy about the new Attorney General nominee, what's-his-name.
McCarthy was full of praise for what's-his-name because what's-his-name was the judge at the blind sheik trial and McCarthy was the prosecutor. McCarthy said that since it [...] Overlawyered
The following is attached to every email I receive from a lawyer I know
*********************************************************** T'was the fall before the election and all through the House..
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The elections were filled with fewer RINO's you see because Ramstad announced his retirement from office to many a Conservative's glee! Now the question begs on who will the next candidate be, Festivus or the Sometime Scribbler de? [...] Note to Self
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Note to Self: If I ever 1) Become a United State Senator, 2) Become a homosexual, then, don't, I repeat, DON'T attempt to engage in anonymous sexual activity in the bathroom at the airport. For that would be just stupid. [...] As I've mentioned before, my kid goes ...
As I've mentioned before, my kid goes to private school for various reasons.
A couple mornings ago I kept my appointment to meet and chat with my son's second grade teacher. Let's call her Mrs. Snickety. Under the first order of business, Mrs. S informed us that she was [...] Letter to [hypothetical friend]
(In response to email from [hypothetical friend] forwarding WSJ article, Of Bridges and Taxes, August 18, 2007; Page A6)
Light rail in every pot! More than enough dollars have always been there for the proper government role of roads and the safety thereof, unfortunately siphoned off. [Hypothetical [...] The Sometime Chairman is Brilliant
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Hear the Sometime Chairman, Mr. Phelan, on this recent broadcast of the Taxpayers League Live show (accessible here). The gentleman expounds on the life, legaccy and import of Milton Friedman. While some of the Sometime Chairman's other credits were detailed during the interview, with regret, neither his [...] Re-route 35W over the Cedar Street Bridge
Janet at http://scsuscholars.com/ suggests that we should upgrade the "Practice Freeway,"
Interstate Highway 35E through St. Paul, to handle some of the traffic that tragically can use 35W. I suggest that we explore using the Cedar Avenue Bridge to handle perhaps two lanes of traffic each way from [...] On the Benefits of Free Trade (and Tenure)
1,028 economists have signed onto the following petition which was printed as an ad in today's Wall Street Journal. The entire list of economists signing the petition is available here.
Looking at the Minnesota signatories, it appears they all have tenure, including two who just received tenure this year. [...] The Surge
Evidence is starting to dribble in that the new tactics (also called the surge) in Iraq are working. These tactics have especailly been successful in drying up support for Al Qaeda among the sunni Tribes. In Sept, 2006, Thomas Ricks reported that Al Anbar Provice was "lost." Today, [...]
A Tax Proposal
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I am curious if I can get this group to agree on the following proposal: The part conservatives/libertarians will like: 1) Cut all energy subsidies to wind, solar, and especially ethanol. 2) Get rid of all ethanol requirements for gas. 3) Get rid of [...] The Wisdom of Principal Skinner
"Order! Order! Do you kids want to be like the real U.N. or do you just want to squable and waste time?" - Principal Skinner addressing the students of the Springfield Mock United Nations.
Of course the U.N. doesn't just squable and waste time, it also wastes money. Like [...] Our Keith Ellison
He has now made international news with his Bush = Hitler speech.
The irony is that the classic method of a totalitarian is to appeal to the emotion of a historical event but then lie about the historical event itself so it can be compared to something in [...] Operation Blowback: Des Moines
I posted this on my private blog an hour ago, and given the flurry of hits, wish to share with fellow JAS bloggers Scribbler's premier video production, Operation Blowback: Des Moines. (Scribbler acknowledges that she first cracked open Windows Movie Maker today and that this is a bit [...]
Those pesky south Asians
When I lived in the UK, I was friends with several locals whose parents had immigrated from India. They were quick to point out to me that they were Indian and not a Muslim from Pakistan. They were also far from disenfranchised. They were doing very well in the UK [...]
Where's the fence?
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Imagine you're a medic in a war zone. You're in a foxhole next to a tree. A paratrooper is falling from a plane almost right on top of you when he gets struck in the leg with an enemy bullet, and if that weren't bad enough, his parachute gets stuck [...] In Your Heart, You Knew Scribbler Was Right
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Boo! Ha -- you weren't expecting me, were you? I've been busy. Online campaigning for a presidential candidate doesn't mean you get to sit on the couch all day. Well, actually it does. But it's not like I'm not working. I just had to pop in to say, "Howdy," [...] Write your Senators
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I have written both my Senators urging them to vote against Cloture on the immigration Bill. Have you? I can't think of recent issue where constituent mail matters more than this issue. Neither Klobuchar or Coleman are compassionate about this issue, meaning that they can be swayed. Constituent [...] Greatest Person Ever
There have been many lists compiled about the most influential person in history, the greatest military leader, religious figure, etc... How about just the greatest (mortal) person ever?
There are obviously many who would make the list, but my vote would have to go to Julius Caesar. He was [...] Red vs. Blue science?Rudy and Fred
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According to recent Polls, Rudy and Fred are tied for the potential Republican nomination. I like both of them. I think Fred has better conservative credentials - so do a lot of people, which is why he is tied with Rudy. However, Fred is pretty light on experience - [...] Debate Topic
RESOLVED: The United States of America needs a national ID card. [...]
Draft Governor Manchin for President on the Democratic Ticket It has been a very long time since both major parties have each offered the nation a reasonably sane, basically conservative Presidential nominee. I reckon that the 1928 election between Republican Herbert Hoover and Democrat Al Smith was the last time conservatives could have been [...] Mohammad, top name in Britainthat National Health Care thing...
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I work for a large fortune 100 company. I have a unique position in the company which allows me both to observe the operations of the company and the federal government . My company and the government have many similarities. They have grown into such huge and bureaucratic organizations that [...] Fred Thompson Leads Prediction Market
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Intrade.com has a market for futures on presidential party nominations. The basic idea is that you buy and sell contracts which pay $1 only if a certain event happens. The contract "Fred Thompson wins the Republican Nomination for President" last sold for 26.1 cents, just beating the equivalent contract [...] What Bush Should Do.
PARDON LIBBY
At least give him the same punishment as Clinton (i.e. loss of law license and years of free golf). I suppose Bush is too busy pardoning illegal aliens. [...] A Ceiling for Tax Increases?
The most common thing you hear from Democrats is to "reverse the Bush Tax Cuts." Which will probably happen since the tax cuts expire in 2010. And the Dems won't be able to just reverse all of them, they will have to do something about the child tax credits. They [...]
Backers of Immigration bill more Optimistic?
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So says this Washington Post article. Apparently many of the Republican supporters (John Kyl) of the bill have seen oppostion decline over the last week. In defense of Kyl, it does say in the article that he will oppose the bill if any amendments are passed which could result [...] Fed UpIs it possible to recall a draft campaign?
In February of this year, in response to a discussion about the "no-confidence" war policy vote, a few of us on the John Adams Blog floated a "draft Festivus for Congress" movement. This admittedly under-the-radar movement was begun in the hopes that a tough-talking colleague would release his full arsenal [...]
Ron Paul - Nutcase? We report, you decide...
... or, more accurately, Capt. Ed Morrissey reports, you decide. Now I don't doubt that we'll find some way to explain away these statements as mere misinterpretation and mischaracterization by a liberal press, and perhaps that's true. But it is additional input into the equation for those vast numbers [...]
Gallup Poll and Ron Paul
Ron Paul scored 0.0 in the latest Gallup poll. I guess that means the paullites do not answer their phones. [...]
Experienced
As everyone knows, Barack Obama at this point has a serious chance of winning the Democratic nomination. Besides being one of the most liberal Senators in the United States Senate, Barack Obama could also be the most inexperienced Presidential nominee in modern times. Barack has zero management or administrative experience [...]
Stuck on Stupid
Many say that the Republican party is becoming irrelevant. Much of this started in the 2006 election cycle with all of the so called "principled conservatives." You know the ones - those who said that we needed a good thumping to teach ourselves a lesson. You know the ones - [...]
That New Immigration Bill
I don't know what to make of the new immigration bill. Unlike many conservatives I don't find myself invested in opposition to "amnesty." The current bill as proposed sounds like amnesty. Any crime which is forgiven with a less penalty than is just for the crime is considered amnesty. In [...]
Is Ron Paul Right?
In the debate this week ron Paul argued that it was our presence in the middle east that caused 9-11. The Scribbler (a supporter of Paul) cited this article below in the The Nation arguing that Paul is no kook, Paul is right.
Is Paul right? Of [...] Look On Hannity's Face . . . Priceless
This is just a 25 second clip, so have no fear. Worth every second.
[...] Open thread for Ron Paul Debate discussion
That sound you would have heard as Ron Paul gave his "we asked for it" response to the 9/11 question would have been the air being let out of the Ron Paul campaign, if there was any air in it to begin with.
His response showed an utter lack [...] Why Fred Thompson will be the next President (if he runs)
This is classic. It was put together in response to a challenge from Michael Moore to a debate on health care in and around Moore's trip to Cuba.
The cigar, the leather chair, the attitude and the not-so-subtle slam. This guy is good. [www.breitbart.tv] [...] Londanistan
Hitchens writes on Londanistan.
It's interesting that it should be authors from Muslim backgrounds—Salman Rushdie, Hanif Kureishi, Monica Ali, the broadcaster and co-author of the Policy Exchange report Munira Mirza—who are issuing the warnings. For the British mainstream, multiculturalism has been the official civic religion for so long that [...] Spam
I just received the below post on one of my rarely used email accounts. It's amazing that Kumarudeen was able to find me. Incredible! I already have some other accounts in motion, so I thought I would post this one here in case anyone is interested - but keep it [...]
I can't make this stuff up.
From Greenie Watch:
On the morning of April 8, Charlotte, North Carolina, experienced a low temperature of 21 degrees Fahrenheit. It was the coldest temperature ever recorded in Charlotte for the month of April. But if you think record cold weather is going to falsify global warming, you're [...] Blog Info:
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