Bobby Jindal has been selected to deliver the televised Republican response to Barack Obama's February 24 address to Congress, which means Jindal will now be the subject of a wave of news stories hyping him as a rising national star. Take it away, New York Times: "The Louisiana governor has bec...

Matt Yglesias explains why public transit should be free through an analogy: Say there’s no road between Washington, DC and Frederick, Maryland. You can go from the one place to the other, but it involves going way out of your way even though it could be a pretty quick trip on a direct road. What ...

This is Scary This is just plain scary. The stimulus bill will affect every part of health care, from medical and nursing education, to how patients are treated and how much hospitals get paid. The bill allocates more funding for this bureaucracy than for the Army, Navy, Marines, and Air Force combi...

I don't give a damn if this terrorist was tortured, waterboarded or given a warm bath. These 17 Americans were defending their country's foreign policy overseas and Obama is writing them off simply because he vehemently disagrees with that foreign policy. These sailors were my shipmates and terroris...

It’s only three weeks into Barack Obama’s Presidency and “Mr Cool” is loosing it big time. The swaggering confidence that he showed through the campaign has now been replaced with flashes of anger. Obama’s speeches are now filled with threats and warnings, his message o...

Never pay taxes again. Just become a Democrat. Whether rich or poor, Democrats seemingly never pay taxes. First, Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner cops a plea; then Tom Daschle falls on his sword. Now we learn Minnesota wannabe Senator Al Franken, who was never really that funny, says he owes $70,000 ...

When Skeptical Brotha regular Zeitgiest9000 posted yesterday that the Atlantic’s Marc Ambinder is reporting that the Obama Administration is vetting Tennessee Governor Phil Bredesen for Secretary of Health and Human Services, my head exploded. I damn near stroked out, y’all. A diehard Hillarycra...

First it was Tim Geitner. Then it was Nancy Killifer. Then Tom Daschle. Now BO's latest Cabinet pick, his choice to head the Department of Labor, Hilda Solis, has tax problems : The husband of President Obama's choice to head the Labor Department paid about $6,400 Wednesday to settle tax liens that ...

OK, I couldn’t resist that one.  But the real question is…does anyone in Washington bother to pay their taxes? Having just filed mine, and seeing just how much I paid, this all sets me back on my heels a bit. Apparently even the guy picked to head the Treasury Dept. (including the IRS) ...

This is a story of three rich crooks—Bernard Madoff, Leon Panetta and Tom Daschle—and the taxpayers that involuntarily made them rich. It may be jarring to see a despised criminal, Madoff, mentioned in the same sentence with Panetta and Daschle—who have been lionized as great publi...