Eric Florack on August 28th, 2009

The use of the death of Ted Kennedy in support of the Democrats and their socialist-style takeover of our healthcare system has been widely noted and decried. It’s crass, at least. Cynical, as well. But it shows us just how

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Eric Florack on August 24th, 2009

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Eric Florack on July 6th, 2009

A great piece from Mary Grabar at Pajamas Media today. Here’s a bit of it:

But those streets, once havens for displaced persons, soon were destroyed by the utopian plans of collectivists and their agitators who urged the

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Eric Florack on June 25th, 2009

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  • The Obamacare Telethon:  No, I didn’t bother watching

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Eric Florack on June 19th, 2009

Doctor Krauthammer today makes a great point about Obama’s response to the Iran situation:

…. this incipient revolution is no longer about the election. Obama totally misses the point. The election allowed the political space and provided the spark for

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Eric Florack on June 12th, 2009

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  • From our Dept of Intemperate Thoughts: So, now that Whalen has (wrongly, I think) apologized for

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Eric Florack on June 5th, 2009

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Eric Florack on June 4th, 2009

Oh, my.

Where to begin, on an examination of Obama’s speech to the Middle East? I’m certainly not going to hit you with all 6000 words.  I can’t even jump on everything in the speech that should be jumped

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Eric Florack on May 21st, 2009

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Eric Florack on May 19th, 2009

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Eric Florack on May 15th, 2009

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Eric Florack on May 7th, 2009

Arthur Brooks, at  The Wall Street Journal suggests that there’s a bit of a culture war going on about the future of capitalism.  The headline suggests that “The Real Culture War Is Over Capitalism “

There is a major cultural

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Eric Florack on April 8th, 2009

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Eric Florack on March 26th, 2009

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  • The magical disappearing tax cut: One of the things that did come out of that presser

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Eric Florack on March 25th, 2009

Ann Althouse says it well:

“If you read his opinion [in Lawrence v. Texas], he thinks it’s a good idea for two consenting adults who happen to be gay to be locked up because he is so disapproving of

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