A Wall Street Journal editorial on June 25 presented a little-heard conservative viewpoint on the furor at the University of Virginia over the firing of President Teresa Sullivan. I find it difficult to form an opinion because neither side in the dispute has been forthcoming about its specific goals. I don’t know what the Journal [...]
Dan Henninger, columnist and Deputy Editorial Page Director for the Wall Street Journal, wrote a column saying that the concepts of freedom and liberty are strongly resonating with voters this year. He said the symbols of this mood are the "Don't tread on me" motto and the “coiled rattlesnake sewn into the famous yellow Gadsden [...]
Sixteen leaders of the scientific and technical communities have signed a statement in the Wall Street Journal condemning the man-made climate-change movement as nothing but an enterprise to increase the wealth and power of its leaders. Their statement is timely in view of the fact that most voters still believe in man-caused global warming despite [...]
People deeply committed to belief in man-made global warming form a cult that has “all the trappings of religion,” according to an Oct. 24 column on Realclearpolitics.com by Michael Barone. He is a leading political scientist, Fox news commentator, and resident fellow at the American Enterprise Institute. He sees these similarities: Concept of original sin: [...]
This is a quick update to this morning’s post, Runaway Trains, about the administration’s high-speed rail boondoggle. Rasmussen Reports, the national polling organization, reported today on their survey of public opinion on high-speed rail: A new Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey finds that, overall, 41% of Likely Voters favor the plan and 46% are opposed. [...]
Two excellent opinion pieces were published Monday on the administration's high-speed rail boondoggle. One was an editorial in the Wall Street Journal: We suppose every President is entitled to a pipedream, but President Obama's vow in his State of the Union address that 80% of Americans should have access to high-speed rail in 25 years [...]
From the Wall Street Journal: In its next session beginning in January, the legislature of Virginia will consider proposing a constitutional "Repeal Amendment." The Repeal Amendment would give two-thirds of the states the power to repeal any federal law or regulation. Its text is simple: "Any provision of law or regulation of the United States [...]
"...maybe a massive bout of global inflation is the only way forward." - Alen Mattich, WSJ Those crazy moonbat goldbugs over at Wall Street Journal are at it again. Next thing you know they'll be advising the plebes to buy gold. "When set against the fact that the government has lost control of its finances, [...]
This won't sit well with some people: Gold isn't a commodity. There. I've said it. - WSJ's Jeff Opdyke Wall Street Journal is not some goldbug rag. The idea that the U.S. dollar is no longer the envy of the globe is becoming mainstream. Goldbugs, of course, are way ahead of this trend. WSJ's Jeff Opdyke [...]
This will come as no surprise to the RTP audience, but the Wall Street Journal is reporting on how we’re already seeing the beginnings of ObamaCare’s forcing the retraction of health care options for patients:
There was a great article in the Wall Street Journal that talked about why gridlock in Washington is a GOOD thing. Here is an excerpt: Gridlock, however, is part of the Constitution's design and is consonant with our underlying political traditions. When they gathered in Philadelphia in 1787, the Constitution's framers had three goals: Establish [...]
We can only be cautiously optimistic that Governor-elect McDonnell will live up to his ambitions to pursue 10th amendment issues, completely restructure state government, significantly cut spending, drill offshore, and not raise taxes. It is up to the tea party movement to keep McDonnell accountable to his campaign promises, so together we can ensure the success [...]
