Wash. Post: Senators Near Deal on Background Checks for Most Private Gun Sales
Democrats say that keeping records of private sales is necessary to enforce any new law.
Entries by Joe Miller
Britain’s Credit Rating Downgraded by Moody’s
Moody’s pointed to “continuing weakness in the UK’s medium-term growth outlook, with a period of sluggish growth which [it] now expects will extend into the second half of the decade”.
HHS Study: Head Start Kids Have More Problems with Math, Social Interactions
While Head Start students averaged better in reading/language arts by third grade, math scores were poorer for children who participated in the program. Parents of Head Start children also reported a significantly lower child promotion rate than parents of children who did not participate in the federal program.
Biden: ‘No Law-Abiding Citizen Has Any Fear That Their Constitutional Rights Will be Infringed’
Apparently Joe Biden hasn’t been out of his padded cell lately, because there are plenty of law-abiding citizens who are very concerned about their constitutional rights. Either Biden lacks even a nodding acquaintance with reality, or he is just lying.
Obama Urges Supreme Court to Strike Down Federal Defense of Marriage Act
House Republicans purportedly filed a brief Friday, arguing for the right to defend DOMA.
Secret Colorado Energy Lab Spawns Million Dollar Government Employee
The Government continues to expend billions in alternative energy research as prices at the gas push $4 a gallon, with projections of $5 this summer, according to AAA. Meanwhile, the CEO of the taxpayer-funded National Renewable Energy Laboratory pulls in close to a million dollars a year, with his top two lieutenants raking in more than $500,000 a year. All in the district of one its most ardent supporters, Dem. Rep. Ed Perlmutter.
New York Army Vet Facing 7 Years In Prison Over Empty Ammo Magazines
An Army veteran in New York is facing up to seven years in prison for possessing five empty 30-round ammunition magazines. Nate Haddad, who retired from 12 years of active duty in 2010 after sustaining a shoulder injury — now faces five counts of criminal weapons possession, punishable by up to seven years in prison.
Scary Ted Cruz Labeled the New McCarthy in Leftist Freakout
Apparently Rand Paul’s surviving – and thriving – after two plus years in the Senate has caused the Left to turn all guns on Sen. Ted Cruz. He must be doing something right – even the elderly Republican members of the Senate Club have chastised him for his impudent remarks directed at Defense nominee Chuck Hagel. Woe to any Senator – or Senate candidate – who threatens the Ruling Class or the Left.
George Will: The Manufactured Crisis of Sequester
There is one growth industry amidst the desultory economic recovery we are in – synthetic hysteria. Rather than accusing the HIC (Hysteric in Chief) of crying “Wolf”, we should accurately label his histrionics as crying “Hamster!”. The (threat of) massive enonomic upheaval due to sequestration is based on a paltry 2.3% cut in the budget!
2013 Oscars: Inside the Top-Secret Show (+video)
The Oscars are Sunday. Watch this preview from Entertainment Tonight.