The Useless Healthcare Summit
Updated: 2010-02-25 18:43:14
Obama is taking up most of the time and attempting to portray a Republican buy-in to content. Only a couple of Republicans have done a good job promoting the free market. The Republicans have given in to so many past regulations that they are in a hypocritical position -- they should be defending free market principles, but they don't have the standing to do that, so they're left with saying we can't afford it and that it regulates too much -- weak, but better than nothing, I suppose.
It doesn’t necessarily mean much of anything, but I’ve got to admit that this libertarian was quite pleased to hear that Ron Paul won the straw poll at this year’s CPAC gathering in Washington, D.C.:
Ron Paul won the CPAC straw poll today, ending Mitt Romney’s streak and serving notice that about a third of the [...]
From The Associated Press:
Crystal Mangum, 31, was arrested late Wednesday on charges including assaulting her boyfriend, Durham police said in a press release.
Durham County jail records indicate she also was charged with identity theft, communicating threats, damage to property, resisting an officer and misdemeanor child abuse. A judge ordered that she remain in jail on [...]