Chuck Schumer is reported to have asked President Trump to consider Obama’s nominee, Judge Merrick Garland, as a possible replacement for Justice Kennedy.
Sen. Majority Leader Mitch McConnell nailed the response to that report.
New Hampshire Take Note: The Path to Healthcare Freedom is Shorter Than You Think
New Hampshire used to be ‘owned’ by railroads, or so the story goes. These days it’s the hospital/insurance cartels. Their influence shapes policy in Concord and buys votes from elected officials and even officeholders whose eyes wander toward DC.
Money talks and the Cartel’s got a lot of it.
But Iowa and Florida just put new laws in force that creates options for doctors and patients looking to put the free market to work on health care costs, and New Hampshire should take a look.
Notable Quote – Jacob Viner
Beyond, moreover, its material benefits, it is clear that for Adam Smith laissez faire had ethical or moral value in that it left to the individual unimpaired “liberty” to which he had a natural right. It is quite probable, therefore, that Adam Smith would have rejected an extensive program of state regulation of economic enterprise … Read more
THIS is a pretty good question – remember this:
After a loud crash and bang at 3 o’clock in the morning, somebody’s life might depend on it. (H/T: Barnorama)
Poll are saying that Democrats are the least patriotic Americans. They’ll hate this little clip
(H/T: Instapundit)
Can’t get a lot more patriotic than this – and from Hollywood, too! That is, the Hollywood of yore when actors actually (GASP!) served in the US military). As to the Gallup poll:
Wal-Mart (Was) Selling ‘Impeach 45’ T-Shirts
Yesterday, HotAir! reported that Wal-Mart, that place where they take all those “people you see at” pictures, was selling clothing (online at least) with the message ‘Impeach 45.’ I guess you won’t be seeing anyone at Wal-Mart buying or wearing one. They Pulled the product page.
Remember, NH State Rep Katherine Rogers, if it wasn’t for regular folks WITH guns
Doesn’t that make you feel a tad foolish? Or are you one of those Democrats that hate America? You wouldn’t be able to try to take our guns away. BTW, how’d that go for the Redcoats that tried it the first time? Yeah, it really started a Revolution. Ours. You lookin’ to do it again? … Read more
St. Paul MN. Celebrates Somali Independence Day But No Money For Fireworks on the 4th of July
St. Paul Minnesota’s liberal mayor (Melvin Carter) has decided that there is no money in the budget for fireworks on the 4th of July.
As I’ve considered the budgetary priorities we manage across our city in the first year of my administration, I’ve decided I can’t in good conscience support spending tax dollars on a fireworks display in Saint Paul this year.
Freedom
[su_quote cite=”Ludwig von Mises” url=”mises.org”]Freedom, as people enjoyed it in the democratic countries of Western civilization in the years of the old liberalism’s triumph, was not a product of constitutions, bills of rights, laws, and statutes. Those documents aimed only at safeguarding liberty and freedom, firmly established by the operation of the market economy, against … Read more
I guess St. Paul Minnesota’s liberal mayor (Melvin Carter) never contemplated these words
Fomenting a rebellion against the most powerful country in the world at the time was no small feat or undertaking. Realizing what most likely would happen to them (after the jump, from FoundingFathers.com) or their families (war was a full faceted endeavor – scorched earth). They knew the seriousness of what they had just done and they knew the consequences. Imagine their pain, sorrow, AND outright ANGER of an American elected official choosing to celebrate a failed State’s birthday while ignoring our own? Heck, forget about their anger, what about OUR’S?
Melvin Carter should be shamed and be ashamed. And then not “permit” individuals to provide for a community celebration of the second most important birthday we’ve ever seen?
Folks, this is the insidious result of “multiculturalism” – the failed idea that every culture is morally
Palate Cleanser: behind the Fireworks display
(H/T: LikeCool)
Palate Cleanser: Ping-Ponging the way through life
These guys, Dude Perfect, with their trick shots and crazy antics, always put a smile on my face. The Grandson had me play this 9 times in a row (H/T: LikeCool)
Kathy Sullivan tells us her Democrat Party’s don’t stink
Normally I either bypass her Op-Eds in the Union Leader completely or just glance through them. They generally are the usual drivel that would come from a former NH Democrat Party chair (and a DNC vice-chair). Don’t worry, I generally think JHo’s (former NH GOP chair) to be similar screeds. In this case, though, I found at least the premise of the Op-Ed to be both true and false at the same time concerning campaign finance report.
Oh, by the way Kathy Sullivan? About the fact that all Democrats are now Socialists?
OK, so Newsweek was only right about the Left – I dare say that only US Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV) is about the only Blue Dog Democrat (think centrist, even if Left of that center).
So, Kathy Sullivan – tell me this: with respect to “truth in advertising” (a form of speech as well, right??), is the Democrat Party going to rebrand itself as THE Socialist Party of the US? After all, look at all the hooha over Democrat Socialist of America rising star Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez? And that the current Democrat National Committee Chair Tom Perez openly stated that this openly Socialist candidate is the future of your Party. Add to that the ideas (and political speech) from YOUR Democrat candidates Levi Sanders and Steve Marchand who are right there with her? And that Molly Kelly isn’t all that far behind them?
BlogQuestion of the Day – Can Kathy Sullivan answer this question?
If Socialists Understand the Free-Rider Problem, Then Why Are They Socialists? That being against “free-riders” when it comes to union dues but then, again, going to the mat in that welfare recipients SHOULD be “free-riders”? (H/T: Cafe Hayek)
Well, I guess this answers The Question of “what is the difference between a Democrat and a Socialist?”
This is the question that has been around for a while now that many high level Democrats refused to answer. Now, as we are seeing, they’re fine in coming out of the Communist closet (as it were). As Steve pointed out, “Democrat Socialist” Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez won her Congressional District Primary in NY by knocking off a long term (and in line,perhaps, to replace Pelosi as the next Speaker of the US House IF the Democrat/Socialists take over the House). Hey, the “Progressive” (actually Socialists) Caucus in the US House is the largest group the Democrats have – and have been advocating for a stealth coup of the US Constitutional values for years. And this weekend, with all of protests of those that patrol and defend our border, the Democrat Left has basically got into everyone’s faces in telling the rest of us we are racists for supporting ICE and the Border police and if you have “evolved” away from American values, the Democrat Socialists of America (that Red Rose below is their logo – it’s red due to all of the Socialist victims that were collateral damage during their Long Marches to Utopias that never existed or attained) are demanding you vote for them:
“Abolish and Prosecute ICE” – I don’t even get
And more words from a Democrat Socialist, Levi Sanders. Guess what’s missing from his rant?
“What you just heard is that Chris Pappas doesn’t believe in a ‘Medicare For All’ single-payer healthcare system,” Sanders said. “So I want to ask Chris and all the other people who don’t believe in it: How do you plan to deal with the issues of co-payments, deductibles and premiums?”
“I talk to people all over the district and they tell me they have stomach aches and anxiety disorders from worrying about what’s happening with their healthcare,” Sanders said. “We need a health care system that is free for every man, woman and child. That means no co-payments, no deductibles and no premiums.”
Which translates to “no self-responsibility”. In essence, a complete reversal of the American ideal of
Data Point – And it wasn’t Socialism that caused this!
“In 1820, 94% of the world’s population lived in extreme poverty. In 1990, 34.8%, and in 2015, just 9.6%.”
…In the last quarter century, more than 1.25 billion people escaped extreme poverty – that equates to over 138,000 people (i.e., 38,000 more than the Parisian crowd that greeted Father Wresinski in 1987) being lifted out of poverty every day. If it takes you five minutes to read this article, another 480 people will have escaped the shackles of extreme of poverty by the time you finish. Progress is awesome. In 1820, only 60 million people didn’t live in extreme poverty. In 2015, 6.6 billion did not.
Notable Quote – well, it sure ain’t Jeb Bradley or Chris Sununu
“Where is the politician who has not promised to fight to the death for lower taxes- and who has not proceeded to vote for the very spending projects that make tax cuts impossible?” -Barry Goldwater They LOVE spending other peoples’ money…and like I’ve said for years, don’t listen to what politicians SAY, watch what they … Read more
Violent Crime Survey – Democrat Cities Are Murder
The Truth About Guns (H/T to Susan Olsen) is reporting on the most recent Major Cities Chiefs Association (MCCA) report on violent crime in major US cities. And unless you are a liberal water-carrier not a lot of explanation for this is needed.
And when we break down the top 20 cities at the top of the list, a few illuminating (although not-so-surprising) facts emerge:
- 80% of the top 20 Deadliest American Cities are run by Democrats
- 100% of the top 10 Deadliest Cities in America are… you guessed it: run by Democrats