The Deadly CAFE

The President has demanded a raising of CAFE standards by some 30%.  The only way to get to this level is make cars and trucks smaller and lighter. Problem is, it also makes cars and trucks less crashworthy.

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In last night’s Ramble, I alluded to a forthcoming  article  of mine over at Pajamas Media.

It’s up this morning, and about as subtle as a hand grenade.

At every turn since becoming president, as various problems have presented

Last January the 22nd, I posted a piece on Pajamas Media that suggested:

For all the vitriol that has been coming from the left, and specifically out of President Obama’s mouth during the campaign, there’s a difference in tone coming

In my new Pajamas Media column, I examine the feelings among the rank and file GOP. They’re itching to take on both the GOP leadership and the Democrats… and not nessesarily in that order.

Label it as you will, but

To begin with, let’s get a snip of this morning’s op-ed up on National Review:

Arlen Specter belongs to a type familiar to Congress: the time-serving hack devoid of any principle save arrogance. He has spent three decades in the

Ben Smith, and Jon Martin at Politico:

There was Sen. John McCain’s daughter and his campaign manager who last week demanded that their fellow Republicans embrace same-sex marriage. Utah Gov. Jon Huntsman – the most devoted modernizer among the party’s

An interesting thread’s been popping up of late. I’ll let Don Surber describe it:

Glenn Reynolds: “Yeah, it’s as if all that talk about the evil power-grabs of the Bush Administration was just insincere electioneering.”

The left is starting to

My new Pajamas Media  article is up over there.  Here’s a taste:

But imagine what would have happened  if one or more of the bankers in that meeting with Mr. Obama had had the courage to stand up and remind

This morning, in my new Pajamas Media piece, I examine the spendng tactics of Brack Obama and the Democrats.

The entire country has been, until recently, frozen in amazement by the tactics used by the administration to ostensibly address

Over at Pajamas Media, this morning,  I examine the apparent rift between Republican grassroots and the Republican elite at CPAC.

One such respondent placed his objections within the framework of the Republican Party being the middle-class party and therefore

I’ve got a new post up at Pajamas Media, this morning, encompassing Obama, the Herd Mentality, and offering some serious reccomendations to Republicans for the future:

Ronald Reagan, for all that he was and did for this country, could

Yes, to answer a few E-mails, I’ve seen the back and forth at Pajamas Media.

As best I can gather it, (And frankly, what I’ve gotten is online… I’ve not managed to get ahold of anyone yet to confirm this)

The Washington Post:

Republican criticism of the stimulus package that the House will vote on tonight has focused on its soaring price tag, but some Democrats on Capitol Hill and other administration supporters are voicing a separate critique: that

My new Pajamas Media piece, is up, and the discussion surrounds what the appointment of Kirsten Gillibrand and the reactions to it, tells us about the left. Here’s a taste:

The obvious point proven by the appointment of Kirsten

As I am given  to understand it, when one declares that he has fixed a horse race, it’s taken for granted that the jockey has been paid-off.

Did Barack Obama garner the Kennedy family endorsement by making an illegal promise