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Hopefully ObamaCare Will 'Die Quickly'

Representative Joe Wilson shouts in the House Chamber to President Obama during a speech on Health Care Reform, “You lie,” and is forced to apologize to the President directly and compelled to apologize in the House where the incident occurred.

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

ACORN's GOP Supporters

Assemblywoman Dede Scozzafava is not your typical Republican candidate. Running in a special election in upstate New York for the seat of departing Congressman John McHugh, she has, naturally, picked up the support of state and national Republican party officials.

Is Baucus Strong-Arming Humana? FOIA Requests on the Way

The good folks at Let Freedom Ring pass on this news: Let Freedom Ring today submitted a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request demanding answers after The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services launched a massive investigation into Humana’s role

The Pork Report: October 8, 2009

From the great folks at Sen. Tom Coburn’s office: Political scientists lobbying Congress for federal subsidies The National Science Foundation spends about $8 million annually to support political science research Research sponsored by the National Science Foundation and the U.S.

Burt's Eye View: Catching Up With the News

I wasn’t surprised that Rep. Joe Wilson felt compelled to apologize to President Obama for calling him a liar. I also wasn’t surprised to hear that within 24 hours, thousands of liberals had sent in over $200,000 in contributions to

Patrick Courrilche on 'Glenn Beck'

Patrick Courrielche discussed his pieces here and here with Glenn Beck on Monday. For those of you who missed it, or those of you who want to relive the magic once more: [youtube s6RIggjq-EQ nolink] Part II after the jump.

Coburn: Senate Votes to Prioritize Pork Over National Defense

October 6, 2009 (WASHINGTON, D.C.) – U.S. Senator Tom Coburn, M.D. (R-OK) today released the following statement after the Senate rejected Coburn amendments that would have forced Congress to shift earmark funds back toward vital operations and maintenance. By a

The Orchid Police: Criminalizing Everything, Everyone

Brian Walsh with the Heritage Foundation has this hilarious, ridiculous, depressing story at the Washington Times: “You don’t need to know. You can’t know.” That’s what Kathy Norris, a 60-year-old grandmother of eight, was told when she tried to ask

A Political Warranty

In his first year in office former president Bill Clinton, who had run as a centrist, was drawn into the new left vortex of socialized healthcare, which led to a resounding defeat for Clinton and the Democrats in the 1994

Pork Report: October 1, 2009

Keep on Truckin’: Grateful Dead archive receives $615,175 federal grant; “The ultimate goal… is that everyone will have a Grateful Dead experience” Renovation project at the Bill Clinton presidential center will receive $2.5 million of federal stimulus funds North Carolina