Politics and other nightmares

Well, this is what some of us have been longing for. And to have it noticed by The New York Times!

Kind of hard to maintain American exceptionalism when the people in charge don't even believe in it:

Go for the Gold, baby, then give the IRS its share:

American medalists face a top income tax rate of 35 percent. Under U.S. tax law, they must add the value of their Olympic medals and prizes to their taxable income. It is therefore easy to calculate the tax bite on Olympic glory.

Is this an indication of what Gregg would do as governor, waste his energy and our time on something that's not even a real issue?

INDIANAPOLIS | Democrat John Gregg has vowed that women in Indiana will earn equal pay for equal work if he's elected governor.

RIP, Gore Vidal, who along with William F. Buckley was responsible for perhaps the greatest exchange every in political talk show history:

Making the only decision possible and feeling a little frustrated over it:

The United States Supreme Court’s ruling striking down Arizona’s immigration law as unconstitutional means portions of Indiana’s immigration law dealing with warrantless arrests cannot be defended, Attorney General Greg Zoeller said today in a legal brief filed in federal court.

Elizabeth Warren, who gave a "You didn't build that" speech even before President Obama did, now thinks the United States should be more like China:

Massachusetts residents who tuned in to the Olympics opening ceremony saw a new 30-second campaign commercial from the Democratic candidate for U.S. Senate, Elizabeth Warren, that said America should be more like Communist China.

Happy birthday to "the man who saved capitalism":

The question in Texas isn't whether a Republican will succeed Kay Bailey Hutchinson in the U.S. Senate but what kind of Republican. It's beginning to look like  "extreme" tea party conservative Ted Cruz might knock off  long-term membr of the Texas GOP establishment David Dewhurst in the primary. If that sounds awfully familiar, it should:

Obamacare hits Indiana:

An Indiana-based medical device company is canceling plans to build five new plants in the Midwest because of the hit it will take from the 2.3 percent excise tax imposed by Obamacare.