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A Little Music

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Music is good for ya.

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Bad News

Attorney General Michael Mukasey collapsed while giving a speech to the Federalist Society tonight.  It appears to have been a stroke.  Prayers.

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Let Detroit Go Bankrupt

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Romney discusses his op-ed.

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No Shame

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Al Franken is contesting this ballot.

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Caption Contest

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Is it just me, or does this strike the fear of God in you?

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The Fight For Afghanistan

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Some incredible photos from the newly-central front in the War on Terror.

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How Bad Is It?

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It’s real bad.

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Malkin on the Palin Smears

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What we’ve seen in the smears against Sarah Palin go beyond the normal post-election squabbling.

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Veteran’s Day

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Thank you to our heroes.  It’s you who make this grand experiment called America possible. 

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Hope! Change! Now What?

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Empty indeed. 

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On the Sunnyside

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All is not lost. An Obama presidency does provide an opportunity for Conservatives.

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Scapegoating

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The McCain camp takes aim at Sarah Palin.

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Losing an Election

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Well, America, you took the bait, now comes the switch.

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You Think You’re Entitled to the Money You’ve Earned?

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Well you must be crazy. 

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Ohio Says It’s Over

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That’s all folks, say hello to your new President.

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The Real John McCain

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“What an old anecdote about Mo Udall in the hospital reveals about McCain’s character.” A must-read.

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Obama vs. Obama (VIDEO)

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More video evidence that “hope” and “change” really mean “typical politician.” The man has flip flopped more than John Kerry did in 2004.

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Voter Intimidation

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Get a load of this. 

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A Closing Argument for John McCain

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“His mettle has been tested; he’s ready to lead.”

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McCain Does One Last SNL (VIDEO)

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You have to admit that Saturday Night Live has done a spectacular job at becoming relevant again during the campaign.  (Olbermann-bashing bonus)

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Do We Really Want Energy Independence?

Posted on August 21, 2008 by The Editors. There are 0 Comments

John Stossel has a piece in The New York Sun today called ”the Inanities of ‘Energy Independence.” He goes on to point out that not only is that not feasible, but it’s probably not something we’d want anyway:

The hitch is that even if America were energy independent, it would be protected from none of those things. To think otherwise is to misunderstand basic economics and the global marketplace.

To be for “energy independence” is to be against trade. But trade makes us as safe. Crop destruction from this summer’s floods in the Midwest should remind us of the folly of depending only on ourselves. Achieving “energy independence” would expose us to unnecessary risks — such as storms that knock out oil refineries or droughts that create corn — and ethanol — shortages.

Trade also saves us money. “We import energy for a reason,” the Cato Institute’s energy expert, Jerry Taylor says, “It’s cheaper than producing it here at home. A governmental war on energy imports will, by definition, raise energy prices.”

and he winds down with this:

The politicians’ call for self-sufficiency should be embarrassing. At least since Adam Smith, it’s been understood that the division of labor and trade make us richer than self-sufficiency can. The larger the market, the more beneficial the division of labor.

Read the whole thing. 

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