Morning Briefing
For May 6, 2013
1. Louisiana Fiscal Hawks Join Democrats to Raise Taxes
Being from Louisiana, I am never surprised by its oddball politics. Many of the people who now have an “R” next to their names for the longest time had a “D” next to their names. And many of them call themselves “fiscal hawks.”
These self-proclaimed fiscal hawks have decided to join the remaining liberals in the Louisiana House of Representatives and jack up taxes significantly.
The tax increase will be about $500 million and will be used to fund an expansion of government in Louisiana, putting Bobby Jindal in the unique position of both opposing big government and tax increases all on the same day. That day would be today. The Speaker of the Louisiana House, Chuck Kleckley, seems ready to go with this plan. . . . please click here for the rest of the post →
2. Sinners in the Hands of Angry South Carolina Voters
I make no apologies for supporting Mark Sanford in South Carolina. The Republican primary voters supported him. He has a record of voting the right way in Congress and doing the right things as Governor.
Now, his personal life is a mess. That is true. I wish it were not. But I am still waiting for the perfect politician and have not found him. However, you must know that as much as Mark Sanford has a troubled, well documented personal life, at least he never got arrested during the course of his divorce.
Elizabeth Colbert Busch did get arrested during her messy divorce. Gateway Pundit even has the mug shot.
I’ll take Sanford gladly. . . . please click here for the rest of the post →
3. Hyper-sexualized, asexual America
The FDA wants 15-year-old girls to get morning-after birth-control drugs over the counter, without the knowledge or consent of either parents or doctors. President Obama says he approves of this decision. But birth-control activists say it doesn’t go far enough. They want the requirement for teenage purchasers to show photo ID dropped, and they’d really like to see 11-year-old girls getting these pills.
Behind this drive to shower the Tiger Beat set with birth control supplies lies the conviction that young kids are sexy beasts whose urges cannot be controlled or suppressed. Fifteen, thirteen, eleven years old… they’re all swingers now, and nothing can be done to slow them down. All we can do is provide kids with the supplies necessary to cut down on sexually transmitted diseases and unwanted pregnancy. The religious hangups and moral standards of parents cannot be allowed to interfere with the wisdom of the State in this matter. . . . please click here for the rest of the post →
4. See How “Normal” Same-Sex “Marriage” Is?
Via Glenn Reynolds’ post “ONE UPSIDE OF GAY MARRIAGE: Messy celebrity gay divorces!“, two “married” Hollywood gay guys are getting a “divorce” citing irreconcilable differences (the HuffPo reporter refers to the relationship this way based on a piece in People magazine, while others say the two were in a civil union; see how goofy this whole thing is?). I’ve never heard of either David Tutera, who hosts WETV’s “My Wedding Planner”, or Ryan Jurica (it doesn’t appear Jurica does anything; this New York Times piece says Jurica was VP of Tutera’s wedding planning business 10 years ago). But this little tidbit, not mentioned by Reynolds, stands out:
"The two had been together for 10 years and are expecting twins via a surrogate in July." . . . please click here for the rest of the post →
5. Elizabeth Colbert Busch must explicitly repudiate Dick Harpootlian’s bigotry.
Background: “South Carolina Democratic Party Chairman Dick Harpootlian, a trial lawyer, longtime Democratic leader, and legendary figure in local politics, reportedly told a South Carolina Democratic Party dinner [Friday night*] that the Democratic challenger would send “Nikki Haley back to wherever the hell she came from.”" Harpootlian, of course, has a history of these kinds of remarks . . . please click here for the rest of the post →
6. Black Keys Concert Review
I went to see the Black Keys live at Bridgestone Arena in Nashville last night, with the Flaming Lips. As a substantial part of what I have to say will sound negative, it is important to emphasize that it was not by any means a bad show. The band played a pretty amazing amount of material and were definitely energetic and engaged. It was not, however, a great show, because of a few nits I have to pick. . . . please click here for the rest of the post →
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