From the Associated Press: Regulators shut down the bank owned by Illinois Treasurer Alexi Giannoulias’ family on Friday, setting up an expected but daunting challenge in his bid to keep President Barack Obama’s old Senate seat in Democratic hands. Broadway
Today, in 1916, Irish Republicans launched the Easter Rising, intended to drive the British out of Ireland. It failed. (Happy Anniversary John and Alana!)
From the Associated Press: The Supreme Court has turned down ACORN’s request for help in its lawsuit claiming Congress was wrong to shut off the activist group’s federal funding. The high court on Friday refused to throw out a decision
Looking for evidence that the Financial Reform legislation pending before the Senate is a power grab and not an effort at “reforming the system?” Look no further than the man Washington insiders believe would head the proposed “Consumer Financial Protection
Today, in 1564, under the traditional Julian Calendar, William Shakespeare was born. On the same day, in 1616, William Shakespeare died.
From the Associated Press: Nearly 4 million Americans will have to pay a penalty if they fail to get health insurance when that element of President Barack Obama’s health care overhaul law kicks in, according to congressional projections released Thursday.
From CBS 2 in Chicago: obama The defense team for deposed Gov. Rod Blagojevich has moved to subpoena President Barack Obama to testify at Blagojevich’s corruption trial. The motion filed Thursday says Obama was interviewed for two hours by prosecutors
This is what the welfare state looks like. The formerly great state of Illinois, having thoroughly run its budget into the ground, is considering digging an even deeper hole by raising taxes. Exactly the shot in the arm the economy
Today, by some people’s estimation, is Earth Day. Riley thinks we should celebrate Human Ingenuity Day instead. We tend to agree. Turn on a light, power up an electronic device or otherwise support the brilliance of human invention.
From the Associated Press: A federal appeals court on Wednesday handed the government a victory by temporarily blocking a judge’s finding that Congress was wrong to halt federal funding to the activist group ACORN. The 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of
Today, in 1910, Mark Twain (Samuel Clemens) died.
From the great Peter Wallison in today’s Wall Street Journal: The Congressional Budget Office has estimated that, in the wake of the housing bubble and the unprecedented deflation in housing values that resulted, the government’s cost to bail out Fannie
Today, in 1775, the American Revolution began with the battles of Lexington and Concord. It was the ‘shot heard ’round the world.’
Today, in 1775, Paul Revere–and other riders–alerted colonists of British troop movements.
Big Government Contributor, Charlie Gasparino gives his take on the SEC charges against Goldman Sachs at the Daily Beast: John Paulson is an interesting guy: He was one of a handful of hedge-fund managers who bet the mortgage-bond market would
Sec. 199. AS usurpation is the exercise of power, which another hath a right to; so tyranny is the exercise of power beyond right, which no body can have a right to. And this is making use of the power
Today, in 1790, Ben Franklin died. It was a substantial life.
The “Tea Party Crashers“, bless their hearts, think that if they publicly announce they are going to infiltrate tea party rallies with outrageous signs they will be able to…we don’t know…make people like ObamaCare? Convince people to pay more in
Today is the deadline to file your federal taxes. Unfortunately, election day is seven months away. Enough said.
Today, in 1865, President Abraham Lincoln was shot at Ford’s Theater in Washington, DC.
From Politico: John Paulson, one of the world’s richest hedge fund managers, has not been shy about spreading his wealth to Senate campaign coffers — or to the chairman of the committee that could directly affect his bottom line. Paulson
Today, in 1943, it was announced that a mass grave of Polish prisoners of war was discovered. They were executed by the Soviet military.
From Ben Smith at Politico: Service Employees International Union President Andrew Stern, one of America’s most prominent labor leaders, is set to resign, according to a member of the union’s board and another SEIU official. The President of an SEIU
From the people who claim to consider dissent the highest form of patriotism: ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) – Opponents of the fiscally conservative tea party movement say they plan to infiltrate and dismantle the political group by trying to make its
Today, in 1861, Confederate forces fired on Fort Sumter, a federal fort in Charleston Harbor. The attack kicked off the U.S. Civil War. It was widely expected to end quickly…it didn’t.
Today, in 2002, opposition forces in Venezuela attempted to overthrow Hugo Chavez. Sadly, they failed.
Enough said…
From the Associated Press: Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens, the court’s oldest member and leader of its liberal bloc, he is retiring. President Barack Obama now has his second high court opening to fill. Stevens said Friday he will
From the Associated Press: Democratic Rep. Bart Stupak, targeted for defeat by Tea Party activists for his crucial role in securing House approval of the health care overhaul, said Friday he would retire from Congress this year. The nine-term congressman
Today, in 1865, Robert E. Lee conquered his ego and surrendered the Army of Northern Virginia to US Grant at Appomattox Courthouse. The surrender brought an effective, and final, end to the Civil War.
Last night Andrew Breitbart had a confrontation with AFL-CIO Chief on the Harvard University Campus about Tea Party racism. Byron York wrote up the exchange at the Washington Examiner: There was a confrontation last night at Harvard’s Kennedy School of
Today, in 1913, the 17th Amendment, providing for the direct election of Senators, became law. Previously, Senators were elected by their state Legislatures, which provided a check on the federal government. In just about a century after enactment, Al Franken
Today, in 1933, the prohibition on 3.2% ABV beer was repealed. It was a small step for freedom.
Today, in 1814, Napoleon was exiled to the island of Elba. It wouldn’t take.
This is a rush transcript from “Hannity,” April 2, 2010. RICH LOWRY, GUEST HOST: Good evening, I’m Rich Lowry in tonight for Sean Hannity. It seems that those on the left feel that the First Amendment applies only to themselves.
Today, in 1792, President George Washington exercised the first Presidential veto. We’re not sure what the bill was, but we trust that Washington made the right choice. (In fact, we think a veto is the proper default position for the
Of course there were no news accounts of this, so we missed it. On March 31st, Rep. Paul Ryan delivered a keynote address to the Oklahoma Council of Public Affairs, one of the better state-based free market think tanks. It