Thursday, October 14, 2010

"Tax Or No Tax" That is the question.

Obama defended the payment as a penalty and not a tax, but the Justice Department has argued that legally, it’s a tax. “Congress should not be permitted to secure and cast politically difficult votes on controversial legislation by deliberately calling something one thing, after which the defenders of that legislation take an “Alice-in-Wonderland” tack and argue in court that Congress really meant something else entirely, thereby circumventing the safeguard that exists to keep their broad power in check,” he wrote.
Vinson ruled that it’s a penalty, not a tax, and must be defended under the Commerce Clause and not Congress’s taxing authority.













Sunday, August 15, 2010

Latest August 2010 Gallup Results


In U.S., Confidence in Newspapers, TV News Remains a RarityNo more than 25% say they have a "great deal" or "quite a lot" of confidence in eitherby Lymari MoralesWASHINGTON, D.C. -- Americans continue to express near-record-low confidence in newspapers and television news -- with no more than 25% of Americans saying they have a "great deal" or "quite a lot" of confidence in either. These views have hardly budged since falling more than 10 percentage points from 2003-2007.

Monday, August 2, 2010

Umm...Michelle's been talking!


Palin: Obama lacks 'the cojones' to tackle immigration
By Matt DeLong
Former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin said Sunday that Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer (R) has "the cojones" that President Obama "does not have" to take on illegal immigration. Appearing on "Fox News Sunday," Palin blasted Obama for suing Arizona to block the state's controversial new law without addressing "sanctuary cities" -- in which local law enforcement are prohibited from asking people about their immigration status.
Palin: Obama lacks 'the cojones' to tackle immigration
By Matt DeLong
Former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin said Sunday that Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer (R) has "the cojones" that President Obama "does not have" to take on illegal immigration. Appearing on "Fox News Sunday," Palin blasted Obama for suing Arizona to block the state's controversial new law without addressing "sanctuary cities" -- in which local law enforcement are prohibited from asking people about their immigration status.