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• Regulation of the Day 73: Snow Globes as Terrorist Threat

  
  OpenMarket.org — Authority: 665
  Some of the TSA’s critics say the agency its own reductio ad absurdum . TSA’s latest action does nothing to improve to improve security, but much to prove its critics correct. Snow globes are now banned from carry-on luggage (hat tip: Radley Balko). This means one of two things: either grandmothers with snow ...
  4 hours ago

• Just what we need; more “master plans.”

  
  Real World Libertarian — Authority: 126
  Cartoon: Brookings, (Kelo House.) In the wake of the Treveston Dam debacle the State Government says it will waive stamp duty charges and pay for legal fees under a buy back scheme for Mary Valley landowners. The normal rules had been waived so that tenant farmers and other former Mary Valley landowners could buy ...
  5 hours ago

• All Your Trains Are Belong To Us

  
  The Coalition Of The Swilling — Authority: 142
  The Obama Administration’s power grab continues unabated The Obama administration will propose that the federal government take over safety regulation of the nation’s subway and light-rail systems, responding to what it says is haphazard and ineffective oversight by state agencies. Under the proposal, the ...
  6 hours ago

• LETS HEAR THREE CHEERS FOR SAFER STREETS. KEEP DREAMING SUCKERS!

  
  KICKIN' AND SCREAMIN'........... — Authority: 523
  The opening lines of this article tell it all. It isn’t anything new really, and I suspect that the same happens back in home sweet home. (USA) It just hits a bit closer when you see it in large print as a major story in your morning paper. About two weeks ago another one of those “studies” reported that repeat ...
  9 hours ago

• Spratt Defends Health Care Vote

  
  Carolina Politics Online — Authority: 434
  Calling the health care bill approved by House lawmakers “a long way from perfect,” U.S. Rep. John Spratt defended his vote and vowed to work for more changes. “I voted to send it to the Senate in the hope that a conference will iron out the differences and make the bill better,” the York Democrat said. ...
  16 hours ago

• Health-Care “Reform” Bills Increase Costs, Endanger Access for Millions, Federal Experts Say

  
  OpenMarket.org — Authority: 665
  The healthcare “reform” bill backed by Obama “ would reduce senior care ,” and “could jeopardize access to care for millions,” report healthcare experts at the federal Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. The bill also “ increases medical costs ” through inflation, increasing health-care ...
  17 hours ago

• “Who is going to help us?”

  
  Blue Like You — Authority: 470
  H/T to Neo over at Halls for this great column by Christie Blatchford detailing the ordeal of Dave Brown and Dana Chatwell as their court case begins against the Ontario Government and the OPP.Christie started telling their story back in September of 2007. Those who read her column Their Caledonia house is no longer ...
  23 hours ago

• Michelle Obama Spent Veteran’s Day Pushing Service Nation

  
  Pirate's Cove — Authority: 589
  Another speech, another push for their leftist brownshirt “volunteerism” agenda. Now they are co-opting the military into it.REMARKS BY THE FIRST LADYAT MISSION SERVE EVENTGeorge Washington UniversityWashington, D.C.2:36 P.M. ESTThat’s right, she honored veterans by speaking at George Washington U. After some ...
  1 day ago

• Article Title Unknown

  
  Wayne's Dirty Lab — Authority: 99
  The Worlds most Pussified Army First, I was angered that a deranged religious fanatic would charge into a crowded group of soldiers and their families and open up with an automatic rifle. I remember that the first question I asked to myself as I watched the reportage on tv was, "What religion is he?" already pretty ...
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• FDA Attacks Caffeinated Booze

  
  Kodiak Konfidential — Authority: 127
  I just saw this item in The Daily Beast, summarizing an NPR story:Passing out after a long night out has been less of a problem thanks to the alcohol-infused energy drinks that have become available over the past few years. But on Friday, the Food and Drug Administration asked manufacturers to prove the safety of the ...
  1 day ago

• Tell Me Again How We Live in a Free Country…

  
  Carolina Politics Online — Authority: 434
  If this doesn’t get your blood boiling… The challenge ahead for conservatives is to tap into this clear support for freedom by illustrating what happens to real people when their lives and dreams get in the way of government tentacles that stifle personal and professional liberty. That brings me to Adam Bliss, ...
  2 days ago

• Nanny state control equals Bizarro justice

  
  mooseandsquirrel.ca — Authority: 507
  Gun control in all its idiocy: Ex-soldier faces jail for handing in gun Judge Christopher Critchlow said: “This is an unusual case, but in law there is no dispute that Mr Clarke has no defence to this charge. “The intention of anybody possessing a firearm is irrelevant.” In other news, a dangerous ...
  2 days ago

• "Generosity" and government shouldnt mix

  
  Pundit & Pundette — Authority: 635
  Ezra Klein: Expectations were that the Senate would get the CBO score for its health-care bill today. It didnt. Or, to be more precise, it didnt get the CBO score it wanted. The proposal Reids office sent to the CBO did not come in beneath the $900 billion limit, so the bill is being tweaked and trimmed until CBO ...
  2 days ago

• A FORMULA FOR CONTINUED FAILURE?

  
  KICKIN' AND SCREAMIN'........... — Authority: 523
  Apparently so in Pembroke, Illinois (90% black but 55% republican) where they have 47% unemployment. They’ve done away with their police and shut down schools. Their solution to fix the problem? The town is applying for millions of dollars in federal grants to build some 60 low-income homes. OH YEAH!!! ...
  2 days ago

• Welcome to Cary, N.C. (Please Leave Your Constitution at the Town Line)

  
  Carolina Politics Online — Authority: 434
  Town officials pressured David Bowden on Thursday, saying they will levy fines against the Cary man if he doesn’t remove or tone down a bright protest sign painted in huge, orange letters on the front of his house. He has seven days. In a statement, town officials say attempts to negotiate with Bowden have failed ...
  2 days ago

• • So-called abused children to go onto database

  
  Kiwi Polemicist — Authority: 109
  The NZ Herald is reporting that Child abuse alerts are to be placed on a national health database, so that doctors will know if there are past concerns about a family. The little-known Medical Warning System, run by the Ministry of Health, has been traditionally used by doctors to check for patients’ ...
  2 days ago

• Nanny State Beer

  
  OpenMarket.org — Authority: 665
  Nanny state regulators in the United Kingdom have been up in arms about a beer– Tokyo released by BrewDog – that dares to contain just over 18 percent alcohol! One legislator even submitted a motion in the Scotland Parliament condemning the beer. Others have called for for regulations. “It is ...
  2 days ago

• After Giving Away the Farm, Obama Wants to Recover a Couple of Chickens

  
  Vital Signs — Authority: 146
  "Obama has spent more money on new programs in nine months than Bill Clinton did in eight years, pushing the annual deficit to $1.4 trillion. This leaves little room for big spending initiatives." Ya think? "It will be tough for many Democrats to sell themselves as deeply concerned about spending after voting for ...
  3 days ago

• Regulation of the Day 72: Brass Toys, Killer of Children

  
  OpenMarket.org — Authority: 665
  Brass is an alloy of copper and zinc. These days, it often also contains up to 2% lead to make it more workable. That means it runs afoul of federal standards for lead in children’s toys. Fortunately, it turns out that children handling toy cars or other toys with brass parts does not raise their lead ...
  3 days ago

• Context

  
  The Coalition Of The Swilling — Authority: 142
  … can be a measuring stick of success . …On the practical side, Obama has spent more money on new programs in nine months than Bill Clinton did in eight years , pushing the annual deficit to $1.4 trillion. This leaves little room for big spending initiatives. Or, in this case, failure of EPIC proportions.
  3 days ago

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