The latest demonstration that Obamacare is a bad idea comes from Obama himself speaking to what should have been among his friendliest crowds. On a conference call the President hosted for leftist bloggers for the purpose of getting their support in pressuring Congress to pass Obamacare the President made a startling admission: During the call, [...]
An expected budget update issued by every modern administration is now, officially, late. The midsummer update was to have been released at mid-July (that was just shy of a week ago, now) but it’s being “delayed” until mid-August by the White House. Coincidentally, it will be released after Congress recesses for August. Anyone who wonders [...]
Senator Tom Coburn authored an amendment to the Obamacare bill being discussed in the Senate Health Committee that requires all members of Congress to enroll in any public health option they pass. In other words, it would require Congress to do what they’re mandating for us. Guess what happened when that amendment came up for [...]
This is a fascinating story over at Popular Science. They have pictures taken by NASA’s Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO) with enough resolution to show the Apollo 11 landing site, complete with traces of the astronaut’s footprints. Each image has a resolution of roughly four feet per pixel, with the Apollo relics filling an area of [...]
I received an e-mail from my Supervisor on the Loudoun Board of Supervisors, Andrea McGimsey, asking for input on the upcoming vote regarding approval of the Kincora development CPAM. Here’s her note: Dear Neighbors, The developers of Kincora at the intersection of Rt. 7 and 28 have split their application into two pieces: a special [...]
Henry Allingham was world’s oldest man at 113 years old until this past Saturday saw him pass into the next life. He was one of the last 3 surviving combat veterans of WWI. Only death could silence Henry Allingham. He went to war as a teenager, helped keep flimsy aircraft flying, survived his wounds and [...]
Obama’s trying to spin his crashing failure of a healthcare “reform” bill into a kumbaya “let’s work together” moment. President Obama and some Democratic congressional leaders had pledged to involve Republicans in health care reform negotiations, but it is looking increasingly likely that bipartisanship will be among the casualties of the rush to approve a [...]
While I was on the road yesterday I wasn’t watching the news or listening to the radio much so I missed this news: Walter Cronkite has died at the age of 92. Walter Cronkite, the premier TV anchorman of the U.S. networks’ golden age who reported a tumultuous time with reassuring authority and came to [...]
From the Sam Adams Alliance, “Health Rations and You.” And be sure to visit the web site! (Yes, it’s satire. Hat tip to Hot Air.)
If you ever needed to confirm why Metro’s operators appear to have an attitude that Metro’s customers are more of an annoyance than anything else you have but to observe the customer-service tone deafness on display by the operators’ union boss: Metro train and bus operators deserve some respect. That’s the word from the head [...]
