Should Richard Nixon Have Taken Credit for the Moon Landing?
Should Richard Nixon Have Taken Credit for the Moon Landing? Posted on May 03 2012 – 5:31 PM – Posted by: Doug Brady Good question. This wouldn’t have been any more fatuous than The One’s attempt to take credit for, and base his campaign on, the bin Laden raid. The Wall Street Journal’s James Taranto makes the analogy: Imagine if President Nixon had decided to base his 1972 re-election campaign on the boast…
Read more...Washington Times | Russia Threatens to Strike NATO Missile Defense Sites
Washington Times | Russia Threatens to Strike NATO Missile Defense Sites Posted on May 03 2012 – 6:00 PM – Posted by: Doug Brady Russia’s most senior military officer said Thursday that Moscow would strike and destroy NATO missile defense sites in Eastern Europe before they came online if the U.S. pushes ahead with deployment. “A decision to use destructive force pre-emptively will be taken if the situation worsens,” Russian…
Read more...New York Times | Arizona’s Desire to Protect Their Border is “Mean-Spirited”
New York Times | Arizona’s Desire to Protect Their Border is “Mean-Spirited” Posted on May 03 2012 – 7:00 PM – Posted by: Doug Brady I found last week’s Supreme Court argument in the Arizona immigration case utterly depressing, and I’ve spent the intervening week puzzling over my reaction. It’s not simply that the federal government seems poised to lose: unlike the appeals court, the justices appear likely to find…
Read more...Fraudulent claims about the Arizona ObamaCare Exchange
Fraudulent Claims What the insurance lobbyists are not telling you about the Arizona ObamaCare Insurance Exchange Click here for a printable pdf version of this document that includes a copy of the Arizona Health Care Freedom Pledge. Claim: Arizonans will have more “control” over their health care market if they set up a state exchange than if they allow a federal exchange to be set up. Reality: How is that…
Read more...Salon | Richard Lugar’s Days in the Senate Starting to Look Numbered
Salon | Richard Lugar’s Days in the Senate Starting to Look Numbered Posted on May 02 2012 – 9:00 PM – Posted by: Doug Brady It sure doesn’t look like Richard Lugar is long for the political world. The news that the major super PAC supporting his candidacy is bailing on him a week before the Republican primary reinforces a growing consensus that the six-term Indiana senator will likely be…
Read more...Thomas Sowell | Obama’s Union Policies are Cyncical and Corrupt
Thomas Sowell | Obama’s Union Policies are Cyncical and Corrupt Posted on May 02 2012 – 10:00 PM – Posted by: Doug Brady Labor unions, like the United Nations, are all too often judged by what they are envisioned as being — not by what they actually are or what they actually do. Many people, who do not look beyond the vision or the rhetoric to the reality, still think…
Read more...John Stossel | Obama’s Green Jobs Initiative is Snake Oil
John Stossel | Obama’s Green Jobs Initiative is Snake Oil Posted on May 03 2012 – 7:00 AM – Posted by: Doug Brady The human brain is torn between simple intuition and the more complex hard work of figuring out the unintended consequences of any policy. Who doesn’t like thinking about trees and greenery and happy animals? Who doesn’t want to see steps taken to protect those things, all else…
Read more...AZ — Last Chance to Pass Pro-Taxpayer Bills!
URGENT ACTION ITEMS Dear Arizona Taxpayer: The last day of the 2012 Legislative Session is almost upon us (observers at the Capitol are telling us that the last day is likely to be this Thursday, May 3). Below this short list are details on each of the action items. 1) Encourage Gov. Jan Brewer to sign HB 2826, which would save municipalities money by consolidating local elections in November of…
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