I don’t always agree with Frank, but he’s a good guy, and I was very saddened to hear that he’s had a stroke, but is recovering. This is very tough for him, because I think he’s still waiting for a kidney as well. I want to wish him the best and a rapid recovery.
No Space Pork!
The Institute for Liberty, which seems to have gone on the warpath against the House NASA authorization bill, held a press conference on the Hill yesterday. Apparently, they’ve been stirring things up in Gabbie Giffords’ and Alan Grayson’s districts, with a lot of constituent letters.
“The bill is worse than a sham,” said Andrew Langer, President of IFL. “It is a travesty of incredible proportions. Despite the advice of Nobel Prize winners and Buzz Aldrin, Congressman Giffords is continuing to support worthless programs at NASA, programs that have not gotten us any closer to our goals in space, while continuing to outsource our manned space flights to Russia!”
I wonder if they’ve been coordinating with Citizens Against Government Waste?
Bob Truax
A mighty pioneer in rocketry has died. Clark Lindsey has the story. It’s been years since I saw him. I may have more thoughts later.
TOTUS Screws Up Again
The president is teaching an alternate history, in which “Mexicans” were here before the country was founded.
Sorry, prez, but there were no “Mexicans” here at the time. There were Spanish colonies in California and the Southwest, but they were Spanish, not Mexican. There was little to no migration from what is present-day Mexico into what is now US territory, because there was little to draw migrants (the greatest economy on earth not yet being in existence). This is just nonsensical, and feeds into La Raza mythology. He might as well have waved a Mexican flag.
The Bill’s Not Dead Yet
Steny Hoyer says that the House will stay in session next week, and that it will take up the NASA authorization bill. The question is, will it be the atrocity that came out of committee, or a compromise with, or copy of the Senate bill? If it’s the former, it will remain DOA in conference, and there will be no bill. Which may be the best outcome. Keep those phone calls coming.
Increasing Poverty In America
That’s what a plurality of voters think that government programs do. I’m with them.
[Update a few minutes later]
In reading more carefully, that’s a survey of “adults.” I’ll be that likely voters would be higher, especially this year.
And That’s A High Bar
Barack Obama’s worst judicial nominees yet.
The Tingle Is Over
Are You Better Off…
…than you were four years ago?
It will be useful to remind the voters that the Pelosi and Reid have been in control of Congress since 2006, when things started to head downhill, economically. And for the administration, I’m assuming that the recent attempt to Alinskyite Boehner is a desperation tactic, because after being gone for two years, blaming Bush doesn’t work any more. It’s also stupid, because to the degree that people know who the next Speaker is, it just serves to further nationalize the local races, which is the last thing the donkeys need.
Communism Is Dead
…but the Cubans remain shackled to the corpse.