Politics and other nightmares

Good grief:

A West Point think tank has issued a paper warning America about “far right” groups such as the “anti-federalist” movement, which supports “civil activism, individual freedoms and self-government.”

Yeah, Joe, that's what some of us are afraid of:

At an inaugural reception last night, Vice President Joe Biden praised President Obama for his first term and welcomed America to his second.

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“I want you to know something else about this guy Barack Obama — he’s just getting started,” Biden added. “He’s just getting started.”

People throw the term "fascist" around so casually that it's clear many of them don't have a clue what it means. Whole Foods CEO John Mackey does, as he shows in his remarks about Obamacare:

Not sure, but I think this may be a solution in search of a problem:

A Senate committee Tuesday voted 9-0 for Senate Bill 181, legalizing the sale and possession of spring-loaded knives, also known as switchblades.

Say,this catering to populist whim is sort of tricky, eh?

When we launched We the People, none of us knew how popular it would be, but it's exceeded our wildest expectations. Through the past year, interest in We the People exploded and we're closing in on 10 million signatures.

"What you see depends on where you stand" update. Paul Helmke on gun violence: 

One way to do it:

President Obama has not been able to prepare a budget--despite having an entire Office of Management and Budget devoted to the task, and despite knowing the annual deadline.

Another way:

If you let people locked up for terrorist activities get together in unsupervised meetings five times a day, what could possibly go wrong?

INDIANAPOLIS, Jan 12 (Reuters) - John Walker Lindh, known as the "American Taliban," and other Muslims housed in an Indiana prison have the right to congregate for daily group prayer sessions, a federal judge ruled on Friday.

Sadly, it was probably the right thing do do:

Indiana Attorney General Greg Zoeller is putting a deputy in Washington to monitor proposed bills and regulations that could affect Indiana.

Zoeller, a Republican, said the position is needed because of a growth in federal activity that affects states.

Juxtaposition of the day. First up, the vice president on gun control: