Posted on 24 April 2013. Tags: 1960s, Ballots, Bill Buckley, Convention On Narcotic Drugs, Detractors, Dork, Drug Legalization, Incb, Legalization Of Pot, Medical Cannabis, Medical Marijuana, Medicinal Purposes, Observers, Peeks, Rare Victory, Recreational Purposes, Sovereign Nation, Sovereignty, War On Drugs, Well Meaning
When I was a dork in high school, supporting Reagan and Bill Buckley, and sneaking peeks at National Review and later, Human Events, I used to advise my pro-drug detractors that a treaty prohibited the legalization of pot. Turned out the dork was right! But now we can beat a bad UN (Yes, my readers, [...]
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Posted on 04 December 2012. Tags: Bargaining Table, Clinton White, Cnn, David Gergen, Democrats, Entitlement Programs, Faith Negotiations, Good Faith, Grand Bargain, Nbsp, New York Times, News Reports, Observers, Opening Bid, Palpable Sense, Proposal, Republicans, S David, Treasury Secretary, White House
With news reports today noting that in fiscal cliff negotiations President Obama is “sticking to the liberal line and frustrating Republicans on the other side of the bargaining table,” “offering nothing new to rein in spending and overhaul entitlement programs,” and that his unserious offer last week “is attracting praise from the left for his [...]
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Posted on 03 August 2010. Tags: Advisory Bodies, Appropriations, Commissions, Congressional Research Service, Congressional Research Service Report, Copeland, Crs, Exact Number, Floor Remarks, Government Boards, Government Entities, Health Care Law, Health Reform, Indeterminate Number, Max Baucus, New Health Care, Observers, Precise Number, Specificity, True Count
After Dems Insisted The Health Care Law “Does Not Increase Government,” Non-Partisan Experts Say There Is So Much Expansion The Exact Number Of New Government Entities Is “Unknowable” The Original Sale SEN. MAX BAUCUS (D-MT): “This Bill Does Not Increase Government.” (Sen. Baucus, Floor Remarks, 12/9/09) CRS: “Impossible” To Estimate The Number Of New Government [...]
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