THE FOUNDATION
"It will be of little avail to the people, that the laws are made by men of their own choice, if the laws be so voluminous that they cannot be read, or so incoherent that they cannot be understood; if they be repealed or revised before they are promulgated, or undergo such incessant changes that no man, who knows what the law is to-day, can guess what it will be to-morrow. Law is defined to be a rule of action; but how can that be a rule, which is little known, and less fixed?" --James Madison, Federalist No. 62, 1788TOP 5 RIGHT HOOKS
An Illegal 'Act of Love'
Former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush is a potential 2016 GOP presidential contender. Surely, in a nation of 300 million people, we don't need a second Bush vs. Clinton election. But a Bush win isn't a foregone conclusion by any means. For example, when asked about immigration, Bush made sure to burn another bridge with conservatives: "The way I look at this is someone who comes to our country because they couldn't come legally ... and they crossed the border because they had no other means to work, to be able to provide for their family, yes, they broke the law, but it's not a felony. It's an act of love, it's an act of commitment to your family. I honestly think that that is a different kind of crime. There should be a price paid, but it shouldn't rile people up that people are actually coming to this country to provide for their families." We're sure someone has robbed a bank because they wanted to provide for their family, too. Should we excuse it? No, because we believe in Rule of Law. And so should anyone who has their eyes on the White House.Comment | Share
Obama's Tall Tales
"Many of the tall tales that have been told about this law have been debunked," Barack Obama crowed of ObamaCare. "Instead, this law is helping millions of Americans, and in the coming years it will help millions more." Of course, Obama has been repeating BIG Lies about his "signature achievement" for several years now. "If you like your plan, you can keep your plan," the law will "save families $2,500 a year," and on down the list. As far as "helping millions of Americans," here's a key stat: ObamaCare has signed up about 2% of the uninsured after canceling 5% of folks who had insurance. Brilliant!Comment | Share
Lawmakers Don't Make Enough?
While the middle class suffers under the weight of Obamanomics, Rep. Jim Moran (D-VA) is complaining about congressional salaries, which average $174,000 per year. "I think the American people should know that the members of Congress are underpaid," he said. "I understand that it's widely felt that they underperform, but the fact is that this is the board of directors for the largest economic entity in the world." Consequently, "More and more we're going to see people who are already millionaires coming into Congress," he asserts, because of demanding family sacrifices that are driving regular folks out of office. So Moran's solution is to make legislators wealthier? The Founders intended for lawmakers to spent most of their time among the People -- not on Capitol Hill where they're for the most part immune from reality. Meanwhile, Rep. Trey Gowdy (R-SC) had the perfect response: "[T]he notion that you can make $174,000 in this country and be underpaid is laughable. We are better off than 99.9% of the people that we claim to work for, and I would be embarrassed to say that given our job performance and our salary, that we are anything other than grossly overcompensated."Comment | Share
Rangel Neglects Last Year's Rent
Charles Rangel, who's serving his 22nd term as a representative of Harlem, stopped paying $7,253 per month in office rent last year, according to the New York Post, and taxpayers doled out $87,000 to cover his malfeasance. "His staffers' excuse? They lost the lease, according to state Office of General Services correspondence," reports the Post. It gets worse: "The state says it allowed Rangel in March 2013 to enter into a new sweetheart deal in which he could postpone paying six months of rent. That 'abatement' money has still not been paid, nor has the other six months of missed rent from 2013, a OGS official said." Oh, and did we mention it's also Republicans' fault? Spokeswoman Hannah Kim added this ridiculous excuse to the mix: "As everyone knows, the GOP sequester not only constrained our nation's economy, but also strained the budget of congressional offices." If you dig deep enough, we bet it's ultimately George W. Bush's fault. Apparently, laws are only for the little people.Comment | Share
Race-Based Beating
Steven Utash, a 54-year-old Detroit tree trimmer, accidentally hit a boy with his truck. When he got out to check on the child, who had a broken leg, a dozen people immediately attacked Utash and beat him unconscious while robbing him of his wallet and phone. He's now in a medically induced coma, and his son says, "I am surprised that he is alive." Utash is white and, according to witnesses, his attackers were black. Police haven't yet made any arrests, however. We're waiting on Jesse Jackson and Al Sharpton to weigh in and for Barack Obama to hold a press conference to proclaim that, if he had a son, he would look like the assailants.Comment | Share
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RIGHT ANALYSIS
Tolerance: Mozilla CEO Latest Marriage Supporter Pariah
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California's measure temporarily ended the state's recognition of same-sex marriages, which began in May of that year after a previous ban on the practice was overturned by the California Supreme Court's upholding of a lower court ruling. In the wake of the vote, militant same-sex marriage backers publicized a list of those who donated to the pro-Proposition 8 cause. At the time, homosexual advocate Fred Karger explained in the Washington Times, "One of my goals was to make it socially unacceptable to make these mega-donations that take away people's rights. I want them to think twice before writing that check."
Six years later, writing that "mega" $1,000 check forced Mozilla CEO Brendan Eich out of his job. Under duress, he resigned from a position he had only recently taken. No matter what mea culpa he wrote about "inclusiveness," it was clear that same-sex marriage militants were after his scalp, and they got it.
Following that logic, perhaps anyone who gave to Obama's campaign in 2008 should also resign.
Even the intellectual father of same-sex marriage, Andrew Sullivan, is appalled. In 2009, he wrote that donor lists were "public information" but that no harm would come unless someone did something "inappropriate" with it. "I don't get the fear," he said. In the wake of Eich's dismissal, however, Sullivan complained, "If this is the gay rights movement today -- hounding our opponents with a fanaticism more like the religious right than anyone else -- then count me out."
Newsflash for Sullivan: The religious Left is far worse than their ridiculous caricature of the Right. Eich didn't believe his views on same-sex marriage were "relevant" to perform his job as CEO of a technology company, but to activists it was the most important facet, and, therefore, he must be destroyed. Or as HBO's leftist Bill Maher observed, "I think there is a gay mafia. I think if you cross them, you do get whacked."
Chastened by the outcry upon hiring Eich, Mozilla put out a mealy mouthed statement about its corporate culture reflecting "diversity and inclusiveness." There's no doubt that their concept of diversity doesn't include politically incorrect thought such as believing in traditional morals.
While the radical homosexual lobby, which has a voice far outstripping its actual size in the population, drones on about "equal rights," its advocates forget that a few simple changes in law would have given same-sex partners the same legal footing as those traditionally married. Perhaps most Americans were willing to accept the concept of these civil unions, but balked at redefining the term "marriage" to describe the union of two individuals of the same sex. They believed in traditional values, not catering to a tiny minority whose goal seems to be the overall destruction of the family unit itself -- already some advocates believe same-sex marriage paves the way for acceptance of other alternative lifestyle arrangements such as polygamy and polyamory.
It seems now that to truly shock and rebel, one must believe in God, go to church and stand for traditional values. Like the Duck Dynasty family, we're ahead of the curve there.
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Fort Hood, Mental Health and 'Gun Free Zones'
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TOP 5 RIGHT OPINION COLUMNS
- Star Parker: Fewer Limits on Campaign Contributions Strengthens America
- Tony Perkins: What Does the FiredFox Say?
- Lawrence Kudlow: Charles Koch Fights Back
- Peggy Noonan: A Catastrophe Like No Other
- Frank J. Fleming: That's No Moon: That's Obamacare!
OPINION IN BRIEF
Columnist Star Parker: "Suppose Congress passed a law limiting the amount of funds that businesses can spend on advertising. It would be firms that want to bring new products to market that would be hurt the most. Existing and known firms whose products are already on the shelves would be protected as result of stifled competition. In the 2012 elections, 90 percent of incumbent members of congress were re-elected. Incumbent reelection rates in this range are typical. Limiting the amount of funds that free citizens can contribute to candidates, or how much those candidates can spend, just stifles competition and protects incumbents. ... Proctor and Gamble spent $4.8 billion in advertising to support their $84 billion in sales. However, American citizens spent a total of $7 billion in political campaigns for candidates who, after elected, have sway over almost $4 trillion in government spending -- a quarter of America's whole economy. We have plenty of information and competition in the market for soap but not for the political ideas that affect our whole country. Does this make sense?"Comment | Share
The Gipper: "We in government should learn to look at our country with the eyes of entrepreneurs, seeing possibilities where others see only problems."
Economist Larry Kudlow: "[W]ith the economy only crawling toward recovery, the solution is not character assassination or more government collectivism. Mr. Charles Koch has it exactly right: We need more liberty and freedom to restore American values and economic prosperity. Politicians and regulators can't do it. Only hard-working and innovative people can. So let's let them do it."
Fred Thompson: "A new report shows that America's current economic growth is only half of what President Obama promised that his policies would deliver. But I guess he breaks even, since gas is still twice what it was when he took office."
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