Archive for: August 2010

My latest Pajamas Media piece is out:

Can all of America’s political problems be solved by returning to constitutional, limited government? The answer given by many conservatives and libertarians is a resounding yes. Reading the Founding Fathers, the answer would …

Virginia can regulate abortion clinics  (Hat Tip: Jill Stanek.)

Planned Parenthood undermines parental involvement laws.

Your tax dollars funding corrupt governments.

Immigration Protesters disrupt baseball game.

From a story about the Mayor of Pocatello breaking a tie to allow a man to keep his pet  pig:
Pocatello’s mayor has saved the bacon of a man’s pet potbellied pig.

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Yes, I know the above video was before my time, but it was a fitting inspiration for this week’s column.

Susan Estrich joins Howard Dean in the “wingnut fringe”: After taking a knee jerk leftist position, Estrich actually thought about it and now opposes the Ground Zero mosque.

Religion of Peace: Egyptian Coptic blogger held for 2 years and …

No cheers this week, just a few well-placed boos for Jana Kemp, the City of Boise, Jana Kemp, and even more.

One employer explains why he’s not hiring.  (Hat Tip: Sister Toldjah.)

More stimulus waste on mass transit.

Anti-prayer lawsuit dismissed.

Two abortionists under investigation move from Kansas to New Mexico

Onward Christian healers: charity won’t leave Afghanistan.  

Broken …

Back in June, I wrote a speculative piece, the type of thing that political writers write when there’s no actual news. I suggested  that it was possible that in a more conservative Senate, Senate Assistant Majority Leader Joe Stegner may not …

With a slow week for Idaho political news, I offer some thoughts on panhandler and the Boise Rescue Mission people encouraging people not to give to panhandlers.

The RNC reigns in frontloading.

Sharon Angle speaks the truth: Democrats want to make government our God. (Confirmation from Rep. Pete Stark.)

Lautenberg tries to make the repeal of the Mexico City policy permanent.

How about a way to …