Below The Beltway

I believe in the free speech that liberals used to believe in, the economic freedom that conservatives used to believe in, and the personal freedom that America used to believe in.

Archive for April, 2009

Ron Paul: Bush And Obama Have Practiced Economic Fascism

by Doug Mataconis @ Tuesday, April 14th, 2009. Filed under Credit Crisis, Economics, Politics, Ron Paul

Another provocative appearance on CNN today:

H/T: Liberty Maven

It’s Time To Accept It, Al Franken Is A Senator

by Doug Mataconis @ Tuesday, April 14th, 2009. Filed under Politics

Yesterday, a three judge panel in Minnesota declared Al Franken the winner in that state’s razor-close Senate race:
ST. PAUL, Minn., April 13 — A Minnesota court confirmed Monday that Democrat Al Franken won more votes than Norm Coleman in his Senate race last year against the Republican incumbent, who had already announced plans to appeal [...]

Clarence Thomas: We Need Fewer Rights, And More Obligations

by Doug Mataconis @ Tuesday, April 14th, 2009. Filed under Individual Liberty, Supreme Court

Some scary words from a typically quiet Supreme Court Justice:
Justice Clarence Thomas has not asked a question from the Supreme Court bench since Feb. 22, 2006. He speaks only to announce his majority opinions, reading summaries in a gruff monotone. Glimpses of Justice Thomas in less formal settings are rare.
But he turned up in a [...]

Finally A Tea Party Message I Can Agree With

by Doug Mataconis @ Tuesday, April 14th, 2009. Filed under Libertarians, Politics

From some libertarians in Georgia:

Americans Continue To Trust Obama On The Economy

by Doug Mataconis @ Monday, April 13th, 2009. Filed under Barack Obama, Politics

The latest Gallup Poll has more bad news for Republicans and other opponents of Obama’s economic plans:
PRINCETON, NJ — Over two-thirds of Americans — 71% — have a great deal or a fair amount of confidence in President Obama to do or recommend the right thing for the economy, a much higher level of confidence [...]

Mark Sanford Explains His Position On Spending

by Doug Mataconis @ Monday, April 13th, 2009. Filed under Credit Crisis, Economics, Mark Sanford, Politics

South Carolina Governor Mark Sanford has taken to the airwaves to explain why he is turning down a large portion of the stimulus money designated for his state:
South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford went on the offense in his prolonged battle with the Obama administration over the economic stimulus act, appearing in a new ad in [...]

Moving Closer To A General Motors Bankruptcy

by Doug Mataconis @ Monday, April 13th, 2009. Filed under Auto Industry, Business, Economics

It’s looking more and more likely that we’ll see General Motors in Bankruptcy Court before summer:
DETROIT — The Treasury Department is directing General Motors to lay the groundwork for a bankruptcy filing by a June 1 deadline, despite G.M.’s public contention that it could still reorganize outside court, people with knowledge of the plans said [...]

Navy SEALs Rescue Captain, Kill Pirates

by Doug Mataconis @ Sunday, April 12th, 2009. Filed under Foreign Affairs, In The News

Those of us waiting for some action against the Somali Pirates holding an American captain hostage were satisfied today:
(CNN) — The American captain of a cargo ship held hostage by pirates jumped overboard from the lifeboat where he was being held, and U.S. Navy SEALs shot and killed three of his four captors, according to [...]

Is Glenn Beck Losing His Mind ?

by Doug Mataconis @ Sunday, April 12th, 2009. Filed under Dumbasses, Politics

When I see stuff like this, I’ve got to think the answer is yes:

Self-immolation in response to a budget deficit. Yea, that makes sense.

Why Are We Letting The Vatican Dictate Ambassadorial Choices ?

by Doug Mataconis @ Sunday, April 12th, 2009. Filed under Barack Obama, Catholic Church, Foreign Affairs, Politics, Religion

It appears as if the Catholic Church has rejected yet another Obama nominee for Ambassador to Vatican City:
Vatican sources told Il Giornale that their support for abortion disqualified Ms Kennedy and other Roman Catholics President Barack Obama had been seeking to appoint.
Mr Obama was reportedly seeking to reward John F Kennedy’s daughter, who publicly gave [...]

« Older Entries
Newer Entries »

[Below The Beltway is proudly powered by WordPress.]