Politics and other nightmares

Of course he's absolutely right, but it's not as if this is a new phenomenon or a trend that can be easily reversed:

With his nearly 13-hour filibuster, fellow Kentuckian Rand Paul is my new hero. From the best article I've seen about it, at Reason magazine's Hit & Run site:

Oh, give it a rest, people!

Hoosiers will begin to observe Daylight Saving Time Sunday, but some at the Indiana Statehouse are continuing a long-standing argument that the clocks will be set to the wrong time.

Andrea Neal of the Indiana Policy Review: Say, about that "low-tax state" thing:

Popular perception to the contrary, Indiana is not a low-tax state. When you add up all the different taxes — property, sales and income assessed by federal, state or local government — we rank right in the middle.

Beretta to Maryland: If you pass that gun law, we just might leave.

Spurred by the Newtown massacre, Maryland is poised to pass one of the strictest gun control laws in the country. 

We haven't had a Jimmy Carter update in a long, long, time, so let's dive right in. Jimmy is beside himself with grief over the passing of that great humanitarian Hugo Chavez:

Dear God in Heaven, does it never stop?

During her Google Hangout today, First Lady Michelle Obama reminded the audience that dogs need a proper diet and exercise, just like children do.

The First Lady admitted that President Obama liked to tease their own dog, “Bo” for being lazy, but that they encouraged her girls to take him on walks.

Remember how some people were saying the only thing wrong with the stimulus was that it wasn't big enough? Well, that's how I feel about the sequester:

Credit rating agencies are shrugging off sequestration, saying the U.S. government will need to do more to reduce the deficit if it wants to prevent a downgrade of the nation’s credit rating.

I think I've said here once or twice (and on the editorial page as well) that you learn how strong your commitment to federalism is when it's applied to an issue you feel passionately about. Are you willing to let states decide on abortion even though you think it's a murder no matter where it's committeed? Are you comfortable with local choice for gay marriage even though you believe it should be the law of the land everywhere?

I think I've said here once or twice (and on the editorial page as well) that you learn how strong your commitment to federalism is when it's applied to an issue you feel passionately about. Are you willing to let states decide on abortion even though you think it's a murder no matter where it's committeed? Are you comfortable with local choice for gay marriage even though you believe it should be the law of the land everywhere?