The budget disaster awaiting the United States if the trillion dollar-plus Obamacare plan is passed was discussed on The O’Reilly Factor last night. Numbers from the Congressional Budget Office on the latest legislative iterations are expected this week.
I think that the most important part of The O’Reilly Factor discussion focused on the sliding dollar, which will worsen considerably [...]
This Open Thread was submitted by Daniel Crandall who said:
We put this together in response to this video – http://www.funnyordie.com/videos/041b5acaf5/protect-insurance-companies-psa – by a bunch of paid pretenders, including Will Ferrell, stumping for ObamaCare at FunnyorDie.com
When ultrasound technology (sonogram) became readily available to physicians, it was a boon to the medical profession, which quickly realized its practical applications. Relatively inexpensive, portable and un-invasive, ultrasound scans soon became one of the first tests to be performed in the routine examination of a patient’s heart, liver, lymph nodes, etc.
Women, especially, benefit from sonograms, [...]
AIM’s Cliff Kincaid had another top-notch column yesterday which presented further research into the radical politics of Fox News Contributor Marc Lamont Hill. Kincaid highlighted the following quote from a February 2008 op/ed by Hill:
For whites, an Obama victory would serve as the final piece of evidence that America has reached full racial equality. Such [...]
Today’s Open Thread was submitted by Julie Trevor.
THE ANT AND THE GRASSHOPPER
This one is a little different….
Two Different Versions! …………….. Two Different Morals!
OLD VERSION: The ant works hard in the withering heat all summer long, building his house and laying up supplies for the winter.
The grasshopper thinks the ant is a fool and laughs and [...]
A number of NewsRealblog posts have recently taken David Frum to task because of his criticisms of Glenn Beck and his (Frum’s) quest to “rebrand conservatism.”
Frum appeared on MSNBC’s Morning Joe Tuesday to talk about his “new conservative brand,” where conservatism went wrong, and how to redefine conservative ideology so Republicans can win elections again.
The not-so-suprising conclusion: social conservatives should be told to take [...]
Today’s open thread was submitted by Chana.
The last few weeks have not been kind to the aura of President Barack Obama.
Internationally, he has begun to be perceived as a weak leader. None of his campaign promises have led to any results on the international stage. The detention center at Guantanamo Bay is still open. The Middle East remains a mess. Oil [...]
Today one of our commenters, Ben, posted a link to Media Bistro on David Horowitz’s post about the newest installment in the debate with David Frum.
Ben did so to demonstrate an interesting point: Glenn Beck did fairly well in a recent public opinion poll. Only 19% of Americans have a negative view of him. Compare [...]
Dr. Sowell debates the merits and demerits of the welfare system and the incentives it creates, in this classic film clip from 1980s.
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This Open Thread image was submitted by Swemson.
Today’s lunch break was submitted by Keith
Stalinism hasn’t really gone away. It’s just gotten a lot wimpier — and sweeter.
Case in point: Bill Maher’s most recent New Rules segment from Friday’s “Real Time” (reprinted as always at Arianna Huffington’s leftist mega-blog Huffington Post):
And since Americans can only be prodded into doing something with money, we need to tax crappy foods that [...]
