That Depends on What the Definition of ‘Lobbying’ Is…
When Bill Clinton famously justified his perjury by arguing the meaning of the word “is”, it took semantic nonsense to a whole new level. His whole statement, however, was more than the one sentence,...
View ArticleIf You Think CISPA Will Be Like SOPA, Think Again
I’m hearing a lot of people make the comparison of cybersecurity legislation’s coming fate and the beat down that was taken recently by SOPA/PIPA (two pieces of legislation meant to strengthen...
View ArticleThe Trouble With Dem Messaging Against Romney
David Roberts, who writes for leftist enviro rag Grist, has a recent post looking at the message challenges facing the Democrats. In order to inoculate themselves against attacks on Solar Trust of...
View ArticleThe Problem With A Government That Gives You All You Want…
Gerald Ford once said, “A government big enough to give you everything you want is a government big enough to take from you everything you have.” That statements has been attributed to many...
View ArticleAlas, Poor USPS. I Knew You Well.
A friend emailed me a moment ago with this note he received from his neighborhood association: July 11, 2012 Our Mailman, Wayne, came by today with a plea to save the US Post Office from HR 2309. He...
View ArticleCPSC vs. BuckyBalls
If you have talked to or followed me in the last 24 hours, you have no doubt heard about BuckyBalls - those small, BB-sized, rare earth magnets you see for sale in novelty shops. April gave me some...
View ArticleMy letter to the Fine Folks at the CPSC
Earlier today I posted about the regulatory overreach by the Consumer Product Safety Commission and its war on the rare earth magnets known as Buckyballs and Nanodots. This afternoon I penned a letter...
View ArticleThe Problem With No More Solyndras
So the House has now passed the exceptionally poorly named “No More Solyndras Act“. I say poorly named because it doesn’t actually prevent more Solyndras. As Taxpayers for Common Sense has noted,...
View ArticleA Mass Murderer’s Suggestion for Curbing Violence
I am a mass murderer. At least that’s what the media would have you believe. I play violent video games. I watch violent movies. I have read tales of fantasy, violence and destruction most of my life....
View ArticleSo Here’s The Thing About The Postal Service Retirement Funding…
My lefty friends and those I follow keep regurgitating this ridiculous left-wing talking point about the reason the Postal Service is scrapping Saturday delivery. The gist of it is this: Republicans...
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Perspective on the Growth of the Federal Government in Four Simple Charts
A friend on Facebook today noted an article by Kristen Powers that once again tries to argue that government has not grown under Obama. It so happens that the claim that government is bigger under...
View ArticleIf You Think CISPA Will Be Like SOPA, Think Again
I’m hearing a lot of people make the comparison of cybersecurity legislation’s coming fate and the beat down that was taken recently by SOPA/PIPA (two pieces of legislation meant to strengthen...
View ArticleThe Trouble With Dem Messaging Against Romney
David Roberts, who writes for leftist enviro rag Grist, has a recent post looking at the message challenges facing the Democrats. In order to inoculate themselves against attacks on Solar Trust of...
View ArticleThe Problem With A Government That Gives You All You Want…
Gerald Ford once said, “A government big enough to give you everything you want is a government big enough to take from you everything you have.” That statements has been attributed to many...
View ArticleAlas, Poor USPS. I Knew You Well.
A friend emailed me a moment ago with this note he received from his neighborhood association: July 11, 2012 Our Mailman, Wayne, came by today with a plea to save the US Post Office from HR 2309. He...
View ArticleCPSC vs. BuckyBalls
If you have talked to or followed me in the last 24 hours, you have no doubt heard about BuckyBalls - those small, BB-sized, rare earth magnets you see for sale in novelty shops. April gave me some...
View ArticleThe Path to Legal Hell is Paved by the Left
Two days ago, Wendy Kaminer over at the Atlantic penned a piece looking at the ACLU’s lawsuit against the NSA and the idea of corporate personhood. The ACLU, it seems, is concerned about the idea that...
View ArticleTime to Focus on the Economy Again… For Like a Week…
With news that unemployment is stalled despite job gains, Obama has decided to focus on the economy now. With several controversies fading and a period of intense foreign travel over, President Obama...
View ArticleThe Problem With A Government That Gives You All You Want…
Gerald Ford once said, “A government big enough to give you everything you want is a government big enough to take from you everything you have.” That statements has been attributed to many...
View ArticleAlas, Poor USPS. I Knew You Well.
A friend emailed me a moment ago with this note he received from his neighborhood association: July 11, 2012 Our Mailman, Wayne, came by today with a plea to save the US Post Office from HR 2309. He...
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