By Andrew Breitbart | Monday, August 17, 2009
There is an extensive body of writing from both sides of the political aisle that has analyzed the extraordinary depths of hatred leveled at former President George W. Bush.
His birth into a wealthy and politically connected family is where a lot of the animus starts. His rejection of [...]

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August 31, 2009

 
by Jim Martin
When the White House and Congress wanted to take old cars off the road and replace them with newer models, they passed “Cash for Clunkers.” 
However, when it comes to the clunkers in America’s military aircraft, things are quite a bit different. For more than a decade, Congress has wrangled with how [...]

Aug 31, 2009
ByMicheal Barone
Edward Kennedy was buried Saturday, the last son of Joseph and Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy, the longest-serving member of the only royal political family our democratic republic has ever produced. Those who remember the 1960s understand viscerally, even if they do not share themselves, the almost mystical devotion the Kennedys inspired. Those who [...]

Aug 31, 2009
By Jeff Jacoby
His name was Kennedy. He was the preeminent figure in the Democratic Party. And he was a resolute supply-side tax-cutter.
“It is a paradoxical truth,’’ he once told the Economic Club of New York, “that tax rates are too high today and tax revenues are too low and the soundest way to [...]

Aug 31, 2009
By William A. Jacobson
This is the second in a series of posts analyzing randomly selected provisions in HR3200, the House Democratic health care restructuring bill. In the prior post, I examined the almost incomprehensible section 1721 concerning payments to primary care practitioners.
The page selected for this post, using the dartboard method, is page [...]

William A. Jacobson of Le·gal In·sur·rec·tion is starting a series
No one has been able to get a full grasp on the scope of the health care system restructuring proposed by the Democrats. I have written extensively on some of the more interesting tax provisions, but I only have scratched the surface. The pending House and [...]

Aug 31, 2009
By James Simpson
Edward Moore Kennedy, whose memory was endlessly praised in the mainstream media over the weekend, conspired with our Cold War enemy, the Soviet Union, against the interests of the United States Government. The effort was to thwart the national security goals being championed by the President of the United States, Ronald Reagan, as [...]

Aug 31, 2009
By Paul Kenor
Shortly after the announcement of Ted Kennedy’s death, I had already received several interview requests. I declined them, not wanting to be uncharitable to the man upon his death. Since then, I’ve seen the need to step up and provide some clarification.
The issue is a remarkable 1983 KGB document on Kennedy, [...]