Michele Bachmann never ceases to amaze. And, by “amaze,” I mean “say amazingly ridiculous things to groups of fools inclined to believe her.” This time, as you’ve probably heard, she’s decided that President Obama is enslaving America in a way…
Tag: Federal Lawmaking
Econ 101: On Federal Spending And Flawed Analogies
One of the best parts of having a blog — along with the international fame, untold riches, and scores of supermodels — is the ability to jump into other people’s online conversations, even when no one actually asked your opinion. …
HCR: Dumas Spells Out AR Benefits
A funny thing happened on the way to the ultimate destruction of Arkansas that Timmy! Griffin, et al., predicted from the health care reform bill: some people actually took the time to explore just how Arkansas will benefit. Maybe only…
HCR: Reform Bill To Tax Wounded Veterans For Prosthetics? Not Really.
If you follow GOP talking points at all, you might have heard that the healthcare reform bill is imposing a tax on users of prosthetic limbs and that, despite benevolent attempts by Republicans to the contrary, Democrats even voted not…
Econ 101: How Dare You Give Away Lemonade, You Fiscally Irresponsible Small Children?!?
If you’ve ever read her column, you know that Terry Savage was just DYING to tell this anecdote about needlessly browbeating some young girls about their lemonade stand. The three young girls — under the watchful eye of a nanny,…
Econ 101: Raising Keynes
National Democrats have started trying to make political hay out John Boehner’s recent silliness. Democrats are attacking House Minority Leader John Boehner for his comments to a Pittsburgh paper about how America is in “revolt” similar to 1776 and Wall…
Econ 101 (or, perhaps more accurately, Why I Love Krugman)
I think that I’ve mentioned a couple times here at BHR that the GOP cry about stopping government spending right now is asinine and would be disastrous in the long term. It’s basic Keynesian economics, really, but it seems to…
AR-House 46: More On Meeks And His "Solutions"
I debated with myself whether to continue talking about David Meeks and his lack of understanding of, inter alia, the health care reform bill. I finally decided that I was not going to respond to any more of his Tweets,…
AR-Sen: Lincoln Seeks To Let Wal-Mart's Wishes Trump Wall Street Reform
In a move as unsurprising as her pending loss in November, Blanche Lincoln is quietly trying to carve out a loophole for her friends at Arvest Bank. According to the Wall Street Journal: Sen. Blanche Lincoln, one of the chief…
AR-Sen: Oh, Come On. Seriously?
Senator Blanche Lincoln gave her reaction to President Obama’s national address regarding the BP oil spill. And, lest ye be worried that she no longer thinks voters are complete morons who will buy anything she says, she made sure to…