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Archive for August, 2009

From The Department Of Really Bad Ideas: Constitutional Amendments We (Mostly) Don’t Need

by Doug Mataconis @ Saturday, August 22nd, 2009. Filed under Legal, Politics, U.S. Constitution

A few weeks ago, Marc Pascal wrote a post over at The Moderate Voice listing a number of Constitutional Amendments he believes need to be adopted as soon as possible:
On 8/9/09 Alec MacGillis in the Washington Post outlined one of the largest problems today in our Constitution that distorts the legislative process and often thwarts [...]

Does Congress Have The Power To Force Individuals To Obtain Health Insurance ?

by Doug Mataconis @ Saturday, August 22nd, 2009. Filed under Health Care Reform, Politics, U.S. Constitution

In a Washington Post Op-Ed piece today, lawyers David Rivkin and Lee Casey point out the serious Constitutional objections to one of the central provisions of ObamaCare; the individual mandate requiring all Americans to have health insurance:
In short, no. The Constitution assigns only limited, enumerated powers to Congress and none, including the power to regulate [...]

Creigh Deeds Distances Himself From Tim Kaine

by Doug Mataconis @ Saturday, August 22nd, 2009. Filed under 2009 Governor's Race, Bob McDonnell, Creigh Deeds, Virginia, Virginia Politics

Today’s Washington Post notes that the current Virginia Governor and the Democrat that wishes to replace him, while friends, aren’t exactly emphasizing their relationship:
RICHMOND — Virginia Gov. Timothy M. Kaine calls state Sen. R. Creigh Deeds, the Democratic nominee for governor, as often as every other day some weeks to plot strategy and commiserate about [...]

Did Britain Trade A Terrorist For A Trade Deal ?

by Doug Mataconis @ Saturday, August 22nd, 2009. Filed under Foreign Affairs, War On Terror

That’s what people are asking after one highly placed Libyan source made the claim:
The claim was made by Seif al Islam, the son of Libyan leader Colonel Gaddafi, in a television interview filmed as Megrahi was flown home.
“In all commercial contracts, for oil and gas with Britain, (Megrahi) was always on the negotiating table,” he [...]

Quote Of The Day

by Doug Mataconis @ Saturday, August 22nd, 2009. Filed under Health Care Reform, Politics

Over at Cato@Liberty Doug Bandow comments on yet another horror story from Britain’s National Health Service:
The American medical system needs reform. But that should be accomplished by promoting patient-directed care, with individuals and families, rather than government, deciding how best to use scarce resources when it comes to medical treatment.
Yep.

Further Signs Of Trouble For President Obama

by Doug Mataconis @ Saturday, August 22nd, 2009. Filed under Barack Obama, Politics

After nearly converging for the first several months of his Administration, the right track/wrong track polls are moving decidedly in the “wrong track” direction:

Ron Paul On ObamaCare

by Doug Mataconis @ Saturday, August 22nd, 2009. Filed under Health Care Reform, Politics, Ron Paul

From last night’s Anderson Cooper 360:

Chart Of The Day: Government Monopoly v. Private Enterprise Edition

by Doug Mataconis @ Saturday, August 22nd, 2009. Filed under Economics, Politics

White House To Raise Deficit Projections By $ 2 Trillion

by Doug Mataconis @ Saturday, August 22nd, 2009. Filed under Barack Obama, Economics, Politics

It looks like the Obama Administration is finally going to stop playing hide-the-ball when it comes to the long-term deficit projections:
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Obama administration will raise its 10-year budget deficit projection to approximately $9 trillion from $7.108 trillion in a report next week, a senior administration official told Reuters on Friday.
The higher deficit [...]

Lt. Calley Apologizes For My Lai Massacre

by Doug Mataconis @ Saturday, August 22nd, 2009. Filed under History, In The News

The man held mostly responsible for one of the most notorious incidents in American military history has made an apology:
COLUMBUS, Ga. – Speaking in a soft, sometimes labored voice, the only U.S. Army officer convicted in the 1968 slayings of Vietnamese civilians at My Lai made an extraordinary public apology while speaking to a small [...]

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