Two months of arguing over 10 hours of savings
The politics of the "fiscal cliff" deal is debatable: On the one hand, Boehner got the "Bush tax cuts" made permanent for most Americans; Obama was forced to abandon his goal of increasing rates for those earning $250,000. On the other, on taxes Republicans caved to the same class-warfare premises (the rich need to pay their "fair share") they'd successfully fought off a mere two years ago; while on spending the Democrats not only refused to make cuts, they refused to make cuts even part of the discussion. Which of the above is correct? Who cares? As I said, the politics is debatable. But the reality isn't. I hate to keep plugging my book "After America" in this space, but if you buy multiple copies they'll come in very useful for insulating your cabin after the power grid collapses. At any rate, right up there at the front – page six – I write as follows: |
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The Hugh Hewitt ShowPassing Parade, 2013 Edition
(Transcript) Mark and Hugh remember those we lost in the last year.... After AmericaMark weighs in on the Fiscal Cliff Deal
(Video) Syndicated columnist and bestselling author Mark checked in with Brian Kilmeade on Fox New Radio to discuss the fiscal cliff deal. Steyn on AmericaSenate plan ignores key to shrinking debt?
(Video) Mark on the fiscal cliff from Fox & Friends this morning... After AmericaA must-read that surpasses its predecessor
Six years ago I was late getting to Mark Steyn's book "America Alone," and this time I'm late getting to his new book "After America." Six years ago today I posted my review of "America Alone" which was many months after the book was published. Here's how I introduced it: It's a book for the ages — a forward looking, humorously written wake-up call to the beneficiaries of the best cultural inheritance ever. You won't find a better analysis of the global threats facing the West, and you won't find a better argument in support of limited government and self-reliance. "After America" is all that and more. The Rush Limbaugh ShowNew Year's Eve on The Rush Limbaugh Show
Here are some bits from Mark's guest-hosting appearance on The Rush Limbaugh Show... |
Canada vs Free SpeechSlapping the Cat
Thank you for your kind donations to our legal defense fund against a nuisance suit from self-endowed Nobel laureate Michael Mann. In the CornerSomething for Nothing
More genius negotiating from the Republican leadership Steyn on AmericaNot the absurdity he thought he was exposing
A week ago on NBC's "Meet The Press," David Gregory brandished on screen a high-capacity magazine. To most media experts, a "high-capacity magazine" means an ad-stuffed double-issue of Vanity Fair with the triple-page perfume-scented pullouts. But apparently in America's gun-nut gun culture of gun-crazed gun kooks, it's something else entirely, and it was this latter kind that Mr. Gregory produced in order to taunt Wayne LaPierre of the NRA. In the CornerFreedom Fries!
France's Conseil Constitutionnel sides with Gérard Depardieu: In the CornerFootball and Hockey
In the wake of Louis Freeh's report on Penn State's complicity in serial rape, Rand Simberg writes of Unhappy Valley's other scandal... |
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