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David Cameron Needs to Take the U.K. Independence Party Seriously
Tweet Share on Facebook March 4, 2013 CommentTo say that David Cameron had a bad weekend would not give justice to just how truly bad it was. The British prime minister was delivered a crushing blow after his Conservative Party was rousted in a by-election Friday to replace a scandalized parliamentarian-cum-Cabinet minister Chris Huhne.
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In California and Europe, Higher Corporate Taxes Drive Away Business Growth
Tweet Share on Facebook February 20, 2013 CommentOne might think that, given the failure of the European Union's one-for-all and all-for-one economic policies, the United Kingdom and German finance ministers would see the folly of more en-bloc actions. But in this weekend's Financial Times, UK Exchequer George Osborne and German Finance Minister Wolfgang Schauble pair with French Finance Minister Pierre Moscovici in an astonishingly asinine letter to the editor to urge a collective push for higher corporate taxes.
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Terry McAuliffe, Huckster or Hustler? The Washington Post Weighs In
Tweet Share on Facebook May 27, 2009 Comment (131)By Sam Dealey, Thomas Jefferson Street blog
In an editorial last week endorsing state senator R. Creigh Deeds in Virginia's upcoming Democratic gubernatorial primary, the Washington Post had this to say of opponent Terry McAuliffe, the former Democratic National Committee head and Clinton advisor: "Mr. McAuliffe would be an unpredictable choice, a self-described 'huckster' who has vacuumed millions from donors as a Clinton confidante and former head of the Democratic National Committee."
The Post continued:
That's not meant as a dig: Mr. McAuliffe fills a room, and it's easy to imagine him jawboning businesses to move to Virginia or lawmakers to support his agenda. He has proved that he's a quick study who can rattle off facts and figures about the state. Yet, Mr. McAuliffe's promises have been as expansive as his personality, and he has offered no realistic way to foot the bill. It's also unclear whether voters will give Mr. McAuliffe a pass for showing no interest in state politics or governance until setting his sights on the governor's mansion.
Alas, in today's "Corrections," the Post rights a great wrong:
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Ledbetter Law Makes Sex Discrimination Suits Worse
Tweet Share on Facebook January 28, 2009 Comment (41)By Sam Dealey, Thomas Jefferson Street blog
Yesterday Congress passed the Lily Ledbetter Fair Pay Act, a darling of the Left and likely the first bill that President Obama will sign. As the Washington Post described it:
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The Washington Times Sells George W. Bush Legacy Junk
Tweet Share on Facebook January 26, 2009 Comment (106)By Sam Dealey, Thomas Jefferson Street blog
The following E-mail, appropriately enough, showed up in my junk box today:
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The U.N. Shares Blame for Darfur Atrocities
Tweet Share on Facebook January 26, 2009 Comment (94)By Sam Dealey, Thomas Jefferson Street blog
As the war in Darfur approaches its sixth anniversary, there's a tendency to heap all the blame for the region's calamities on the Sudanese government. If something bad happens, this thinking goes, then the guilt must wholly and indubitably rest with the government—no further reflection needed. Most of the time that's probably true. But at times the Sudanese government also serves as a convenient scapegoat for the missteps of the international community. A case in point is a newly released whitewash report from the United Nations and its peacekeeping force (UNAMID) about an attack on a Darfur refugee camp last August.
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The Washington Post Falls Flat
Tweet Share on Facebook January 26, 2009 Comment (89)By Sam Dealey, Thomas Jefferson Street blog
No kidding, this was the lead story in this morning's Washington Post : "United States Faces a Steep Decline in Women's Figure Skating." The. Lead. Story.
In a way, I suppose it's refreshing. Amid declining circulations and ad sales, most media pooh-bahs are trying more than ever to make their newspapers and magazines relevant. Evidently, there's no such hand-wringing over at the Post.
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North Korea Belongs on the State Department Terror List
Tweet Share on Facebook January 21, 2009 Comment (2)By Sam Dealey, Thomas Jefferson Street blog
As Team Obama sifts through the debris, one Bush policy worth immediate reversal was the decision to remove North Korea from the State Department's terror list. As the AP picks up today:
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On George W. Bush: Hypocritical Critics in the Arab World
Tweet Share on Facebook January 21, 2009 Comment (2)By Sam Dealey, Thomas Jefferson Street blog
DUBAI, U.A.E.—So how does the Arab world say goodbye to George Bush? An article in the Gulf News by Najla Al Rostamani promised the unexpected. "Dear Mr. Bush," the piece began:
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The Obama Inauguration's Carbon Footprint
Tweet Share on Facebook January 15, 2009 Comment (48)By Sam Dealey, Thomas Jefferson Street blog
Team Obama says reducing the carbon-dioxide emissions that result from burning fossil fuels will be a priority, and some careless talk suggests his EPA will eschew carrots for the punitive stick of regulation and taxes. Now the good people over at the Institute for Liberty have punched back with a carbon-footprint estimate for the Obama inauguration itself.
