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Federalist Papers: Federalist No. 44

To the People of the State of New York: A FIFTH class of provisions in favor of the federal authority consists of the following restrictions on the authority of the several States: 1. “No State shall enter into any treaty,

Big Media Doesn't Like Tea Partiers, Example #12,456

Yesterday, tea partiers gathered in Troy, Michigan. (If any state needs a bit of the lower-taxes and less government spending old-time-religion…it is Michigan.) This time, their protest was focused on the Big Media itself, specifically the local NBC headquarters. Anyway,

Sunday Open Thread

Today, in 1954, Industrial Development Engineering Associates announced the release of the Regency TR-1, the first practical transistor radio.

Corporate-Backed ObamaCare

From today’s Politico: At a meeting last April with corporate lobbyists, aides to President Barack Obama and Sen. Max Baucus (D-Mont.) helped set in motion a multimillion-dollar advertising campaign, primarily financed by industry groups, that has played a key role

Saturday Open Thread

It turns out Shepard Fairey lied (what is it with these leftists?)… Whole story of the duplicity here. Question: Is the Left simply incapable of truth? If you have no philisophical grounding, will you just ultimately end up cutting every

Mike Flynn Doesn't Care About Old People…

…At least according to the Center for American Progress’ Matt Miller. Last night, Big Government Editor-in-Chief Mike Flynn was on CNBC’s “Kudlow Report” along with Miller, who is also a columnist and talk show host, to discuss the potential economic

WSJ: Andrew Breitbart Taking On the 'Democrat-Media Complex'

From the Wall Street Journal: The conservative Internet entrepreneur on bringing down Acorn, Hollywood liberals, and embarrassing the mainstream media. By JAMES TARANTO Hollywood Dressing up as a pimp and prostitute in order to seek Acorn’s help in starting a

ACORN, Payola and Color of Law

From American Thinker: Here’s one example of how state law enforcement officials have leveraged and possibly violated the law to help ACORN in return for ACORN’s political help. In December 2004, Minnesota Attorney General Mike Hatch sued Capital One for

ACORN's Ally at the National Labor Relations Board

Today’s Wall Street Journal has this story about an Obama appointee to the NLRB: One of Big Labor’s priorities in Washington is to place allies in key government jobs where they can overturn existing labor policy without battles in Congress.

ACORN Scandal Immortalized on 'South Park'

***VIDEO FIXED!!!*** Watch the full episode here. ACORN segment begins after the last commercial. The ACORN scandal was immortalized tonight on “South Park.” The plot of the season 13 episode “Butters’ Bottom Bitch” is that Butters, the adorably naïve fourth

ACORN's GOP Candidate Struggles For Cash

Politico today turns its attention to the special election in upstate New York, where GOP candidate Dede Scozzafava is, basically, out of cash: Dede Scozzafava, the GOP nominee in a key upcoming House special election, is running dangerously low on

$373 Million to Stimulate Vending Machines

Byron York, in today’s Examiner: First Lady Michelle Obama visited the headquarters of the Department of Health and Human Services in Washington Tuesday. She devoted much of her talk to “the growing threat of obesity, particularly childhood obesity” in the

Hate Crimes Ploy Undermines Free Speech

Over at Examiner, Byron York asks the fairly obvious question: What does a hate crimes bill have to do with money for U.S. troops fighting in Afghanistan and Iraq? Nothing, except that the National Defense Authorization Act, which will win

Tea Partiers Turn on GOP Leadership

Interesting story at Politico. Having been involved with both the tea parties and GOP leadership, color us unsurprised: While the energy of the anti-tax and anti-big government Tea Party movement may yet haunt Democrats in 2010, the first order of

Federalist Paper Number 42

THE SECOND class of powers, lodged in the general government, consists of those which regulate the intercourse with foreign nations, to wit: to make treaties; to send and receive ambassadors, other public ministers, and consuls; to define and punish piracies

Breitbart Talks Obama's Nobel Prize on 'Kudlow Report'

The Thesis: The Nobel Peace Prize means nothing. It is now just another paragon of political correctness manifested on the world stage. It’s the international equivalent to “Student of the Week” or any other unearned, self-esteem-based prize.