Archive for: January 2010

Idaho faces tough challenges in the year 2010. Unemployment, Education, a broken tax code. One man understands the needs of our state and the moment in which we live. Rep. Richard Jarvis (R-21) showed his deft understanding of our state’s …

Obama brought change alright. Change to Joe Biden who has done a 180′ on the Filibuster.
Obama wants to bring change to the TSA. The nominee to head the TSA, Errol Southers thinks terrorism is a problem that deserves …

Clayton Cramer doesn’t think Rex Rammell knows what he’s talking about on tax reform:
Rammel’s position of how to deal with the budget shortfall is to eliminate the personal and corporate income taxes and increase sales tax rates as a …

Martin Luther King, Jr. is very different from most American holidays. Holidays like Washington ’s Birthday, July 4th, Veteran’s Day, or even Columbus Day are truly celebrations of great people’s lives and accomplishments. The accomplishments of Martin Luther King, Jr. …

My latest piece at Pajamas Media takes on the pure federalism argument on abortion:
Should pro-lifers change how they talk about abortion? PJM’s Nicholas Guariglia thinks so, writing, “For example, rather than remain fixated on the immorality of abortion, …

If you’re into American Idol, here’s someone to cheer for from an incredible family:

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(Hat Tip: Jill Stanek.)

For my part, after trying last year’s America’s Got Talent, I don’t pay attention to these shows any more.

In other news:

The group “…

In the Third Man, Harry Lime famously remarked:
In Switzerland, they had brotherly love, they had five hundred years of democracy and peace – and what did that produce? The cuckoo clock.”
Apparently old Harry Lime never messed with the Swiss. They …

This week at the Idaho Press Tribune,  I confess to political cynicism and then take on a full-fledged cheers and boos column including TJ Thomson (who keeps his campaign promises just like Obama), Governor Otter, Lynn Luker, Wendy Jaquet, …

Former Boise City Council Candidate Lucas Baumbach isn’t that much into Vaughn Ward’s Congressional campaign, not anymore. In a scathing piece, posted at the Boise Picayune, Baumbach lambasts the Ward campaign.

To be fair, not of all of Baumbach’s assaults …

Pro-lifers confront Democratic Senator Robert Casey who betrayed them.

Nelson had to leave pizzeria .  (Hat Tip: Don Surber.)

Democrats talk about taxing investment income to pay for Obamacare.  (Hat Tip: Michelle Malkin.)

Why some Insurance companies …