In the tsunami of media coverage of the Supreme Court’s Obamacare ruling, another case has been all but ignored, even though it may have even greater significance.
8:21 PM 03/21/2012
With gas prices rising and President Obama’s approval rating falling, many liberal pundits have been quick to point out the illogic of blaming the commander in chief for something that most analysts believe is largely outside his control. It is unfair, they argue, for voters to hold the president accountable for high gas prices, just as it would be to blame him for an act of God such as — oh, I don’t know — a hurricane in New Orleans. President Obama can’t control the supply and demand of oil in the short term, they say, so he can’t control gas prices.
11:51 AM 01/31/2012
Last week, President Barack Obama failed to appear at a Georgia hearing to determine whether he is in fact eligible to appear on the ballot for the upcoming presidential election, due to concerns about his citizenship status. District Chief Judge Michael Malihi had issued a formal subpoena for the president, and later denied a motion to excuse him from appearing. It seems that one person, at least, was taking the case seriously.
1:26 PM 01/25/2012
In Tuesday’s State of the Union address, President Barack Obama said the following about the role of government: “I believe what Republican Abraham Lincoln believed: That government should do for people only what they cannot do better by themselves, and no more.”
