Thursday Open Thread: Lincoln Edition
Today, in 1865, President Abraham Lincoln was assassinated.
Today, in 1865, President Abraham Lincoln was assassinated.
From The Wall Street Journal: U.S. government lawyers in December argued that Google hadn’t received an important security clearance for a suite of online applications despite the company’s statements to the contrary, according to a court filing unsealed last week.
Big Government has received an outline of President Obama’s ‘framework’ for reducing the federal budget deficit. The White House claims the ‘framework’ will trim $4 Trillion, over 12 years from the deficit. The President will deliver a speech on this
From Politico: A foot of snow couldn’t keep Bob Dylan, Joan Baez, Jennifer Hudson and other celebrities away from a star-studded celebration of civil-rights-era music, hosted by President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama at the White House in
Today, in 1919, Eugene V. Debs entered prison for speaking out against the draft in WW I. We agree with next to nothing politically with Debs, but find his imprisonment reprehensible. Freedom of speech has improved in this country.
Today marks the 150th Anniversary of the start of the American Civil War, with the Confederate bombardment of Fort Sumter. For both good and bad, America would be forever changed.
Today, in 2006, Gov. Mitt Romney signed into law RomneyCare, his health care ‘reform’ plan. It provided the foundation for ObamaCare. Romney drew from the guidance of the ‘conservative’ Heritage Foundation to enact an individual mandate, backed by the power
This week, President Barack Obama will take a break from his golf game to address the nation on his plans to trim the budget deficit. Fiscal conservatism is the new black, it seems. We’re guessing his cuts won’t be as
Today, in 1925, F. Scott Fitzgerald’s “The Great Gatsby” was first published.
Today, in 1865, Gen. Robert E. Lee finally woke up to reality and surrendered the Army of Northern Virginia to Gen. U.S. Grant at Appomattox Courthouse. His vanity would claim no more lives.
From Associated Press: Perilously close to a government shutdown, congressional leaders reached agreement with the White House late Friday night on a deal to cut tens of billions of dollars in federal spending and avert the closure. House Speaker John
GOP Candidate David Prosser is now ahead by 7,000 votes. Epic public sector union fail!
Donald Trump for President may be for real. Is Obama fired?
Today, in 1917, the United States declared war against Germany. It wouldn’t be the only time.
Big Labor has focused buckets of money and manpower on defeating WI Supreme Court Justice David Prosser. They certainly have the advantage. Stay tuned for updates throughout the night. Election results here. Update: With almost half the vote in, Prosser
From Fox Nation: Fired NPR CEO Vivian Schiller spoke Tuesday at the Paley Center for Media in New York and lashed out at the videographers who exposed the bigotry in her organization, calling the undercover sting an “abomination.” She admitted
From The Wall Street Journal: Our budget, which we call The Path to Prosperity, is very different. For starters, it cuts $6.2 trillion in spending from the president’s budget over the next 10 years, reduces the debt as a percentage
Today, in 1933, FDR signed an Executive Order prohibiting the private ownership of gold. Worse, the order directed private citizens to turn their gold over to the federal government.
Today, in 1949, NATO was founded. With the Libya operation, we may soon be able to mark the day of its end. It went out with a whimper.
It hasn’t gone quite as well as one would have hoped. We face the real prospect of the West losing, in fact.
From AFP: An upcoming book about Google claims that Eric Schmidt, who is to step down next week as chief executive, once asked for information about a political donation he made to be removed from the Internet giant’s search engine,
April is Jazz Appreciation Month. (Anyone who says anything positive about Kenny G risks getting banned from commenting. We’re serious.)
Barack Obama is the greatest President in the history of history.
Today, in 1945, Anne Frank was exterminated by the Nazis. The war would be over in just a couple months.
Today, in 1867, the U.S. bought Alaska from Russia for $7 million. The media at the time called it “Seward’s Folly,” after the Secretary of State who negotiated the deal. Seems like a good investment to us.
