That’s the oldest rule in the public employees union rule book, but the whole labor union thing, and the whole strike thing in particular, has become so moribund that I guess no one can remember it. Slate magazine provides a variety of links here, with the headline “Chicago Teachers Strike Reflects National Debate, Could Affect…
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David Koch, speaking freely for two whole minutes
David Koch, libertarian billionaire and all-around man about town, talked the talk in an interview with Politico’s Kenneth P. Vogel. According to Ken, it went like this: Koch told POLITICO “I believe in gay marriage” when asked about the GOP’s stance on gay rights. Romney opposes gay marriage, as do most Republicans, and when that…
Larry Lindsey, looking for work?
Over at the Wall Street Journal, Lawrence Lindsey, briefly director of the National Economic Council under George Bush, goes ballistic on Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner for saying that wealthy Americans should be willing to pay higher taxes for the “privilege of being an American.” According to Larry, “Mr. Geithner’s argument highlights an unfortunate and very…
The Obama Administration: Once the failure of our policy in Afghanistan becomes obvious to the American people, they’ll be more willing to pretend that it’s a success
Yes, that seems to be thinking around the White House these days, if you can believe the New York Times—and on this occasion I can. According to Mark Landler “The killing of two American servicemen and the eruption of deadly anti-American protests in Afghanistan confronts President Obama with a potential political weakness in a foreign…
The agonies of Bill Kristol: très amusant!
Does Bill Kristol enjoy making me laugh? That’s the most likely explanation of his most recent effusion, “Why February could matter,” examining the supposed likelihood of Rich “Rich the Sweater” Santorum plucking the “Anyone but Romney” banner from the trembling, arthritic hands of Newt Gingrich and racing to victory at the Republican Convention in Tampa…
Newt goes down: the party’s over
I guess I’m not really ahead of the crowd on this one: the odds are very good that Mitt Romney will squash Newt Gingrich tomorrow like a thrice-married June bug. It gets worse: Despite all his bravado—and, surely, despite all his anger at being outspent by a margin of more than five to one—Newt will…
Capitalism and Journalism at The National Review: A Seamless Whole
Over at the National Review, Rich Lowry pens this description/putdown of likely Republican nominee Mitt Romney in action: “In such circumstances it’s as if he doesn’t see persons, only disembodied data points to be slotted into his hard drive so he can download the appropriate response.” Why is the word “drive” underlined? Well, if you…
Daniel Larison, working way too hard
Over at the American Conservative, Daniel Larison is working overtime trying to keep Mitt Romney honest on foreign policy, searching his speeches for errors: “Greg Scoblete finds another untrue statement in Romney’s foreign policy speech from last week,” Dan announces excitedly, in his latest post. Dan, let me save you some trouble. In each Mitt…
Rick Perry: Mandatory Health Care Insurance No, Mandatory Health Care Sí!
Over at Slate, William Saleton catches Texas wild man Gov. Rick Perry in a massive contradiction over his continuing condemnation of the President’s ObamaCare and Rick’s 2007 executive order mandating inoculations of teenage girls against the HPV virus, which can cause cervical cancer. The pro-life (or anti-sex) crowd was particularly irked by this because they…
9/11, not so bad as 8/14, one can hope
Yes, one can hope that Osama Bin Laden was not as “lucky” as Gavrilo Princip, the Serbian nationalist/terrorist who assassinated Arch Duke Ferdinand of Austria in the summer of 1914 and unleashed the dogs of war as they had never been unleashed before. The arch duke’s murder was seized upon by the military aristocrats at…