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An Apocalypse for the Rest of Us

By | 03.30.09 | 12:56 pm

From the treasure trove of conservative apocalyptic predictions that actually sound pretty good comes this piece today in the neocon magazine, Commentary. The article describes the ideologically driven conditions being placed on General Motors as a result of the government bailout, arguing that “GM will be used to More…

WSJ Cherry-Picks Data to Label Cap-and-Trade Scheme ‘Regressive’

By | 03.09.09 | 5:07 pm

An editorial in today’s Wall Street Journal attacks President Obama’s cap-and-trade plan to curb carbon emissions as a “regressive” policy:

Hit hardest would be the “95% of working families” Mr. Obama keeps mentioning, usually omitting that his no-new-taxes pledge comes with the caveat “unless you use energy.” Putting a

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