UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon claims that the Copenhagen climate conference was a success.
Senate healthcare bill set to pass by Christmas — latimes.com
December 20, 2009 By 2 Comments
fter a dramatic month of sometimes round-the-clock negotiating and deal-making, Senate Democrats came together Saturday behind sweeping healthcare legislation, providing a powerful boost for President Obama’s top domestic policy goal. The breakthrough came after Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) and his lieutenants engineered a delicately crafted compromise to prevent federal funding of abortions, the [...]
China tells U.S.: No deal on climate change – POLITICO.com
December 17, 2009 By Leave a Comment
COPENHAGEN — China’s climate negotiators have told Western counterparts they can’t agree to an “operational agreement” on climate change that President Barack Obama had hoped to bring home from Copenhagen –- and will push for a short, noncommittal collective statement at the end of the talks, according to American staffers briefed on the situation.It’s not [...]
The Pretense of Knowledge – by Walter Williams
December 4, 2009 By 19 Comments
Does Congress know exactly what’s best for you?
