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Archive for April, 2010

Mexico Issues Travel Warning For Arizona

by Doug Mataconis @ Tuesday, April 27th, 2010. Filed under Foreign Affairs, Immigration, Individual Liberty, Mexico

The Mexican Government is warning its citizens to avoid travel to Arizona:
Mexico’s government is warning its citizens about travel to Arizona because of a tough new immigration law there.
The travel alert from the Foreign Relations Department urges Mexicans in Arizona to “act with prudence and respect the framework of local laws.”
It says that the law’s [...]

Jeb Bush Comes Out Against Arizona Immigration Bill

by Doug Mataconis @ Tuesday, April 27th, 2010. Filed under Immigration, Individual Liberty, Jeb Bush, Political Parties, Politicos & Pundits, Politics, Republicans

Former Florida Governor Jeb Bush became the latest Republican politician to speak out against Arizona’s draconian immigration bill:
Former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush is speaking out against the new hard-line immigration law in Arizona, becoming the first prominent national Republican to do so.
“I think it creates unintended consequences,” he said in a telephone interview with POLITICO [...]

Crist To Decide On Independent Run For Senate By Thursday

by Doug Mataconis @ Tuesday, April 27th, 2010. Filed under 2010 Elections, Congress, Democrats, Elections, Political Parties, Politics

We’re coming down to the wire, and it looks like Charlie Crist is letting the clock run out:
The suspense swirling around Florida GOP Gov. Charlie Crist’s political future will culminate in an announcement Thursday.
Crist told his cabinet Tuesday morning that’s the day he’ll make clear whether he will stay in the Senate race as a [...]

Joe Biden: “I’ve Been Sleeping With A Teacher For A Long Time”

by Doug Mataconis @ Tuesday, April 27th, 2010. Filed under Humor, In The News, Joe Biden, Politicos & Pundits, Politics

You’ve got to hand it to Joe Biden, he honestly doesn’t care what comes out of his mouth:
Vice President Biden likes teachers enough to go to bed with one – literally.
Hosting a National Teacher of the Year reception at the Naval Observatory Monday night, Biden reminded a crowd of some 70 attendees just how intimately [...]

Marco Rubio Comes Out Against Arizona’s Immigration Law

by Doug Mataconis @ Tuesday, April 27th, 2010. Filed under 2010 Elections, Elections, Immigration, Individual Liberty, Political Parties, Politics, Republicans

Well, this one is certainly going to put the right in a difficult position.
Marco Rubio, the guy who has come out of nowhere to put Charlie Crist’s political future in serious doubt, and who has a very good chance of being the next United States Senator from Florida, has issued a statement in opposition to [...]

Joe Scarborough Is One Of The Few Republicans Who Gets It On Arizona’s Immigration Law

by Doug Mataconis @ Tuesday, April 27th, 2010. Filed under Immigration, Individual Liberty, Joe Scarborough, Politicos & Pundits, Politics

The Morning Joe crew had two good discussions yesterday about the new Arizona Immigration Law.
First here:

Then, later here:

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The Nanny Statists Go After The Happy Meal

by Doug Mataconis @ Tuesday, April 27th, 2010. Filed under Dumbasses, Individual Liberty

One county in California is seeking to ban toys from McDonald’s Happy Meals:
The latest target in the battle over fast food is something you shouldn’t even put in your mouth.
Convinced that Happy Meals and other food promotions aimed at children could make kids fat as well as happy, county officials in Silicon Valley are poised [...]

Obama Budget Director Confirms That “Advisory Board” Will Control Health Care Decisions

by Doug Mataconis @ Tuesday, April 27th, 2010. Filed under Barack Obama, Health Care Reform, Politicos & Pundits, Politics

Yet another part of ObamaCare that we didn’t know about until it became law, the Independent Medicare Advisory Board:

An unelected board with virtually unlimited power over health care.
Yea, that’s a good thing.

Is God Giving The Universe The Finger ?

by Doug Mataconis @ Tuesday, April 27th, 2010. Filed under Humor, Religion, Science, Space Exploration

This cropped section of a larger Hubble image of the Keyhole Nebula does make you think so doesn’t it ?
H/T: Pajama Pundit

The Homebuyer Tax Credit: Another Government Boondoggle

by Doug Mataconis @ Tuesday, April 27th, 2010. Filed under Economics, Politics, Real Estate

The homebuyer tax credit is set to expire at the end of the week, and while it has clearly played a role in the uptick in home sales over the past few months, it’s also quite evident that it was an entirely inefficient use of the tax code:
Though the Treasury Department and the real estate [...]

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