THE FOUNDATION
"It already appears, that there must be in every society of men superiors and inferiors, because God has laid in the constitution and course of nature the foundations of the distinction." --John Adams, Thoughts on Government, 1776TOP 5 RIGHT HOOKS
Don't Mention 'Recovery'
Democrats running for office this fall received some helpful advice from key strategists: "Yeah, that economic recovery... don't mention it." Stan Greenberg, James Carville and others warn that talking about "recovery" ignores "how much trouble people are in, and doesn't convince them that policymakers really understand or are even focusing on the problems they continue to face." In fact, "Democrats should bury any mention of the recovery. That message was tested ... and it lost to the Republican message." That's because the president has had six long years to get the economy off the ground and he's done nothing but add to the burden. Even Obama's low-info voters get that.Comment | Share
Bundy Supporters 'Domestic Terrorists'
Senate Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) won't tolerate what's happening up at Cliven Bundy's ranch. "Those people who hold themselves out to be patriots are not. They're nothing more than domestic terrorists," Reid said. "I repeat: What went on up there was domestic terrorism." If he was referring to the hyper-militarized Bureau of Land Management descending on the area with disproportionate force, he has a point, but he wasn't. He was referring to the citizens who gathered to wave flags, hold signs and stand in support of Bundy, however misguided and lacking legal standing his quest may be. Bundy's ranch isn't the hill we'd choose to die on, but the federal government's behavior in the case is undoubtedly inexcusable, as are Reid's inflammatory comments.Comment | Share
GOP Mixed Signals
Republicans are sending mixed signals on immigration reform. The GOP introduced its principles for reform early this year only to have House Speaker John Boehner (R-OH) warn that Barack Obama's penchant for ignoring or changing the law "will spoil the well to the point where no one will trust him." And yet activists at a Las Vegas fundraiser say Boehner told them he was "hell-bent on getting this done this year." A spokesman didn't deny it but maintained that Obama can't be trusted. The two are not mutually exclusive -- the GOP may decide to jump off the cliff anyway. But the lack of trust should be a deterrent. The Wall Street Journal reports, "Rep. Mario Diaz-Balart (R., Fla.) also is drafting legislation that would give qualifying undocumented immigrants legal status and the chance to apply for citizenship through existing channels. The bill includes border-security measures and an effort to clear the backlog of applications for permanent legal status, known as green cards." It's supposed to be ready by summer, so stay tuned.Comment | Share
Gore Slams 'Despicable' Skeptics
Al Gore flew across the Pacific to the Aloha State last week -- no word on how big his carbon footprint was -- to proclaim of the climate debate, "Ultimately, we are going to win this thing." It's imperative, he explained: "Our way of life is at stake, our grandchildren are at stake, the future of civilization is at stake," and those with contrary views are simply "immoral, unethical and despicable." Such rhetoric has been preached for decades now, only alarmists' clamor has grown as the debate takes a decided turn. Public support for this hoax is rapidly cooling, prompting even more extreme scaremongering. Earth is nearing two decades of no observed global warming, the U.S. hasn't been struck by a major hurricane in nearly a decade, tornadoes in the Heartland occur at a historically low rate, the Great Lakes are still nearly 40% ice covered as of April 17, global sea ice is above average, and Antarctic ice extent continues to shatter daily records. But who needs facts when you can slander your opponents?Comment | Share
SAFE Act Lawsuit Shot Down
A lawsuit in New York that sought to dismantle the state's horrendous SAFE Act was shot down by state Supreme Court Judge Thomas McNamara Thursday. In the ruling, McNamara says, "Though plaintiffs assert in the complaint that the Safe Act infringes upon rights granted by this provision of the constitution, they do not point to any right created thereby nor is one apparent." Really? Perhaps he should try reading it. The judge added, "While plaintiffs may disagree with the governor's and the legislature's assessment of the need to act quickly, the governor included in his certificate a recitation of his reasons for urging speedy passage. That is all the constitution requires." Lawmakers also swore an oath to support and defend the Constitution, which means defending the Second Amendment. Instead, Democrats exploited the emotions following the Sandy Hook tragedy to ram through a draconian, explicitly unconstitutional law.Comment | Share
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RIGHT ANALYSIS
Forcefully Defending the BIG Lie of ObamaCare
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But Barack Obama took his home run trot anyway, saying that thanks to this latest sign-up stat, "It's well past time to move on as a country and focus our energy on the issues that people are most concerned about, and that continues to be the economy." Of course, the reason "people are most concerned about the economy" is because Obama's "economic recovery" has been as "successful" as his endeavor to socialize medicine. But that's another story.
Speaking of numbers, we noted the other day that the Census Bureau would be changing the way it counts the uninsured. The change has been in the works since the Bush administration, but it's almost undeniably political that its rollout coincides with ObamaCare enrollment. The Census Bureau won't be running parallel numbers either, which means there will be no baseline comparison going forward for counting uninsured individuals before and after ObamaCare. Anyone doubt the new numbers will be favorable to the president?
Obama also asserted, "I think that Democrats should forcefully defend and be proud of the fact that millions of people like the woman I just described who I saw in Pennsylvania yesterday, we're helping, because of something we did. I don't think we should apologize for it. I don't think we should be defensive about it. I think it is a strong, good, right story to tell."
Since he likes anecdotes so much, consider the story of two dozen Alabama widows dumped from their insurance thanks to ObamaCare. Or is that just another example of what Harry Reid dubbed untrue "horror stories"?
The truth is, whether it's higher premiums, forced care people don't want to pay for, coverage cancellation, or the penalty due for not signing up, the law is very painful for millions. For Democrats brazen enough to run on ObamaCare anyway, they know that as long as this law remains in place, it will be a lightening rod for every medical service complaint nationwide -- as will any Democrat who voted for it.
That didn't stop the president from taunting Republicans, saying, "I recognize that their party is going through the stages of grief, right -- anger and denial and all of that stuff, and we're not at acceptance yet." We don't call it grief to tirelessly fight for Liberty and constitutionally limited government. ObamaCare is an assault on both, and it must be undone. Acceptance isn't an option.
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Missouri Considers Right-to-Work Law
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TOP 5 RIGHT OPINION COLUMNS
- Arnold Ahlert: Harry the Hatchet Man
- Peggy Noonan: The Bear That Talks Like a Man
- George Will: Regulatory Overkill
- John C. Goodman: Why Are the Poor, Poor?
- Jeff Jacoby: Goldwater Lost in a Landslide -- and Won the GOP Future
OPINION IN BRIEF
The Gipper: "It is up to us ... to work together for progress and humanity so that our grandchildren, when they look back at us, can truly say that we not only preserved the flame of freedom, but cast its warmth and light further than those who came before us."Columnist Burt Prelutsky: "Michelle [Obama] told the Chinese that it wasn't long ago that there were laws on the books that discriminated against people like her and her husband. It was bad enough that she didn't play up the fact that it was also thanks to America that she, as a beneficiary of Affirmative Action, went to an Ivy League school, and, oh, by the way, her husband has twice been elected President. But even worse is that she chose to whine in a country where couples are prohibited from having two children, regularly abort females, and where people are required to have internal passports before they can move from a rural area to a nearby city. However she feels about the past, it would only be good manners if just once she expressed a word of gratitude to the American people for picking up the tab so that she, the kids and her mother, could scratch so many items off their respective bucket lists."
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Columnist Arnold Ahlert: "While American men and women were still in harm's way in Iraq, [Harry Reid] declared the war 'lost.' During the 2012 election campaign he told a bald-faced lie about Mitt Romney, claiming the GOP Presidential candidate hadn't paid any taxes in 10 years. During the government shutdown in 2013, when asked if the Senate would at least pass a bill to allow cancer research to continue, Reid responded, 'Why would we want to do that?' Add in his personal and ongoing attacks against the Koch brothers for doing nothing more than exercising their First Amendment rights, and his denigration of Americans appalled by the excessive display of government force at the Bundy ranch, and one thing becomes perfectly clear: Harry Reid is one of the most reprehensible politicians in the country."
Comedian Argus Hamilton: "The White House revealed Obama's income tax return which show the president's income fell twenty-one percent last year, the third year in a row he's made less money than the year before. You can't make it up. Even Obama is doing lousy under Obama."
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