Do-gooders are a tiresome lot, and their knack for overlooking the consequences of their initiatives makes them even more irritating.
It’s January 1st, so many new laws go into effect around the country. In Oregon, we have a number of new laws, and two in particular which I think ought not to have been enacted.
One law [...]

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Red Scare

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You’ve no doubt heard that Barack Obama has selected Clinton retread Eric Holder to be his nominee for Attorney General. This is the same Eric Holder who was “neutral to leaning favorable” on the Marc Rich pardon.

That was nothing.

While it now looks doubtful that she will be nominated, the best candidate Obama could find for [...]

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Want to save General Motors? How about Ford and Chrysler, too?
It’s a tall order, as the Big 3 have a lot of problems: huge pension and medical costs, unrealistic union contracts,  poor image, etc. Most of the proposed solutions I’ve heard involve dumping billions of dollars into these companies without any fundamental changes, which would [...]

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You might this this is from the Onion, but it’s not:
Reporting from Sacramento — In the wake of crushing defeats for Republicans in last week’s national elections, Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger said today that his party should regroup by moving away from some of its core conservative principles and embrace spending on programs that Americans want.
“I [...]

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