Month: November 2009
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Resolved: Western Civilization is Morally Superior to Certain Other Cultures. Discuss.
Even though the bishop in question supports the comprehensive anti-gay legislation in question, he doesn’t actually WANT to kill gay people. He wants scientists to cure them. I suspect this qualifies him as a liberal by Ugandan standards.
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Support the War, Mr. President — It’s Personal
President Obama, the brave men and women of the United States armed forces are looking to see if you are committed to victory in Afghanistan. On Tuesday evening, I hope you’ll start showing them that you are.
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“Hide the Decline”: Birth of a Blog Post, and Credit Where Credit is Due
If you think global warming is probably "settled science," but you’re willing to read one article to give skeptics a chance to change your mind, read this remarkable indictment, published all the way last Tuesday, while the pixels of the original leak were still quivering.
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“Hide the Decline”: Global Warmists Got Some ‘Splainin’ to Do
While referring to "the global warming hoax" may be a step too far, I think it’s clear now that there have been multiple global warming "hoaxes". If you have no idea what I’m leading up to, you might want to consider broadening your information sources.
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Hope (and Ammunition) for Opponents of Socialized Medicine
Thankfully, the public "option" appears to be dead. But just in case it attempts to lurch zombie-like from the grave, I’m glad to see an increasing number of resources available making well-articulated arguments against the move toward socialized medicine.
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A Good Choice to Head the Fort Hood Investigation
Ham seems ideally suited to achieve a delicate balance in the Fort Hood inquiry. He can be sensitive to whatever factors may have prompted Major Hasan’s rampage, while still serving as a walking reminder that even people with mental health issues can be, and need to be, responsible for their own actions.
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The Folly of KSM’s Civilian Trial
Krauthammer: What happens if KSM (and his co-defendants) “do not get convicted,†asked Senate Judiciary Committee member Herb Kohl. “Failure is not an option,†replied Holder. Not an option? Doesn’t the presumption of innocence, er, presume that prosecutorial failure — acquittal, hung jury — is an option? By undermining that presumption, Holder is undermining the […]
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Senator Graham vs. Senator Clueless, on Trials for Jihadists
Senator Leahy, don’t you think there are a few questions we might want to ask a captured bin Laden? Such as: "Dude, where you been hanging out all these years?" Or: "Any of your peeps have any plans we might wanna know about?"
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Pelosicare Would Vastly Expand Government, Penalize Millions
GWB advisor Keith Hennessey drills down into the report of the Chief Actuary of the federal Centers for Medicaid & Medicare Services (CMS) to describe the effects of the health care “reform” bill passed by the House. In 2019: The bill would mean almost 30 M new people in government-run insurance, more than four times […]
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Politics Outweighs Principle in Ordering a Civilian Trial for KSM
It certainly can’t be understood as a principled decision. The administration intends to continue on the path of holding military commissions for other captured jihadists. I know of no way to articulate a principled reason for bringing some but not all terrorists into the criminal justice system.