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Is this telling evidence that the sheen is finally wearing off for those on the Left?

by C. William Chattin
Can anyone dispute that the high point of the Obama presidency thus far has been him killing the Somali pirates?
He’s just so T.J.

I think we’re starting to look a little prescient.

Gallup has Obama at 50 percent approval now.  After all this talk of healing divisions, looks like we are back to square one.

…this link shows what the Left was up to recently, but that was back when dissent was the highest form of patriotism.

Turns out all the way to Pyongyang, North Korea.

In Alan Beattie’s new book False Economy: A Surprising Economic History of the World, the world trade editor of the Financial Times examines why some countries get rich and others get poor. He makes a fascinating comparison between the United States and Argentina. A century ago, each country seemed equally poised for greatness. [...]

by C. William Chattin
In an earlier post, I warned the Right to “be wary not to dwell on [Sotomayor's] dismissive treatment of Frank Ricci.”  Upon the Supreme Court issuing the Ricci v. DeStefano decision today and the media’s complete misunderstanding of it, I hereby withdraw my earlier admonishment.
The one and only thing that should be understood about this case as it [...]

by C. William Chattin
According to the A.P., President Obama has called the removal and exile of Honduran President Manuel Zelaya a “not legal” coup.  President Obama said that the United States still recognizes Zelaya as the President of Honduras, and Secretary of State Hillary Clinton told reporters the United States is sending delegation to Honduras [...]

by C. William Chattin
Hector,
Procedural rules are often designed with substantive purposes; and the procedures of the Constitution quite clearly protect substantive rights.
For example, the Quorum requirement (Art. I, Section 5) prevents a tiny fraction of the legislature from passing laws affecting the entire populace.  Similarly, “bicameralism and presentment” — the process requiring all laws to [...]

by C. William Chattin
A big thank you to my new best friend, Iain Murray, who is championing the “read the bill” effort.  This entry from the Corner provides an overview of the effort (and links to the constitutional amendment I proposed on this site last week).
In fact, Iain has begun a web site dedicated to [...]

by C. William Chattin
Hector,
If we take your argument –
[T]he American public has the power to vote out their legislators if they feel those persons are not performing competently or that their interests are not adequately represented.  The fact that they choose not to do so in such overwhelming numbers means that they are getting precisely [...]

by C. William Chattin
While I share concerns about unknown and unintended consequences — and that goes for all legislation — in this case, the consequences seem more known than unknown.  Indeed, I would venture to say that the Founders would be shocked to learn of Congress passing behemoth 1200-page pieces of legislation that only a [...]

by C. William Chattin
OP,
The answer to your question is “yes, there would be teeth.”  The language of this version of the Amendment would require members of Congress to “swear under penalty of perjury.”  Obviously, if members perjure themselves in that regard, they would have committed a felony punishable by imprisonment.
The question is whether such perjury [...]

by C. William Chattin
“No bill shall be deemed to have passed the House of Representatives or the Senate unless such bill shall have received a majority of yeay votes from the membership of each House; yeay votes shall only be counted from members who swear under penalty of perjury that they have read the entirety [...]

by C. William Chattin
It’s been suggested to me by a few wise individuals that Americans’ perceptions of health care is not incongruous; rather most people like their health care but also recognize that the system is incredibly wasteful, overpriced and terrible at serving people without employer-based coverage.
First, I take their argument seriously.  Indeed, I’m sure [...]

by C. William Chattin
The incongruity between how Americans’ regard their own health care and how they perceive everyone else’s health care is perhaps the greatest disparity between perception and reality of all major “political issues.”  A joint survey conducted by ABC News, the Kaiser Family Foundation, and the USA Today found that only “44% of [...]

by C. William Chattin
OP, as you say, Obama’s statement — save for his self-absorbed  “As I said in Cairo” clause — finally hit the right pitch and sentiment.  And, again reiterating you, the President’s biggest adorers have already found no distinction between his initial comments, “I’m troubled by violence,” “I understand the Iranian government is [...]

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by Obama Pundit
Guys, how can you say Obama isn’t stimulating things?  Haven’t you seen his shirtless picture on our masthead?  That’s got to be worth something!