February 6, 2009

More High-Quality replies to New York Times blog

By Patrick Cleburne on February 6, 2009 at 11:13pm

The New York Times has now posted 142 responses to its blog The Nativists are Restless, Continued. The majority continue to be fine, well-reasoned statements of opposition to the NYT line.

Obama's Commerce Picks Are All H1-B Fans

By James Fulford on February 6, 2009 at 6:11pm

Dr. Norm Matloff writes

Sen. Gregg has now been formally announced as Obama's choice for Secretary of Commerce. As I reported recently, Gregg is a hard-core supporter of H-1B. I also noted that McKinsey's Diana Farrell, a promoter of offshoring, has also been appointed to the Obama administration. Enclosed below are several pieces on the details.

Impeachment And Democracy

By James Fulford on February 6, 2009 at 5:09pm

Jonathan Rauch argues in the National Journal that Rod Blagojevich's impeachment could have been considered "fundamentally antidemocratic."

Suppose, at least for the time it takes to read the next several paragraphs, that the ousting of Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich was a political railroading. Suppose the intention, whether out of malice or opportunism or both, was to overturn the 2006 election. What, actually, would that have looked like? And how different would it have looked from what happened last week?

Rule Of Law Activist Takes Aim At Rahm Emanuel's Vacated Seat

By Dave Gorak on February 6, 2009 at 3:02pm

Congressional candidate Rosanna Pulido isn't exactly a dead ringer for Jefferson Smith, Jimmy Stewart's character in Frank Capra's 1939 classic "Mr. Smith Goes to Washington."

Octomom and Oliver Wendell Holmes

By Steve Sailer on February 6, 2009 at 1:01pm

From the LA Times on the octuplets mother:

In 1999, she was injured during a riot at Metropolitan State Hospital in Norwalk when she was hit in the back with a desk. She went on temporary disability and was paid nearly $170,000 in disability benefits between 2000 and 2008 for injuries to her back, neck and shoulder, the records show.

What kind of hospital has a riot? Oh, that kind ...

RNC Chairmanship: A Matter of Steele and Blood

By Patrick Cleburne on February 6, 2009 at 5:05am

According to The Hill website, Michael Steele and his hand-picked team of perpetual losers are about to stage a massacre at the Republican National Committee:

RNC shakeup as Steele asks for resignations
By Reid Wilson
Posted: 02/05/09 10:28 PM [ET]