http://www.redstate.com/moe_lane Fri, 13 Nov 2009 03:21:33 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en (Via Drudge) Note that this directive involved 90% of the economic infrastructure of Cuba. HAVANA, Nov 11 (Reuters) - Cuba has ordered all state enterprises to adopt "extreme measures" to cut energy usage through the end of the year in hopes of avoiding the dreaded blackouts that plagued the country following ... http://www.redstate.com/moe_lane/2009/11/12/cuba-shuts-down-cuba-to-save-energy/ Looking at the Cook Political Report's latest competitive race chart is in itself informative - the short version is that of the top 108 competitive races, the following ratios apply: Dem GOP Likely D 45 0 Leans D 23 1 Toss-up D 12 0 Toss-up R 0 3 Leans R 1 8 Likely R 0 15 Total 81 27 ...but there's some interesting things that can be seen with a little sorting. ... http://www.redstate.com/moe_lane/2009/11/12/looking-at-the-cook-competitive-race-chart/ I fiddled with cutting down this video... ...of Speaker Pelosi admitting that she's fine with sending people who don't want to be insured to jail (H/T: Infidels are Cool); but I'm not all that happy with the results.  Which is interesting, because I'm also not happy with the notion of throwing ... http://www.redstate.com/moe_lane/2009/11/12/pelosi-fine-with-jailing-the-uninsured/ I'm moderately surprised that Megan McArdle doesn't already know the answer to her implicit question here: Obviously, since I'm pro-choice, I think you can argue against abortion control in many effective ways. But this[*] is not one of them--at least not if you hew to the feminist notion that women are ... http://www.redstate.com/moe_lane/2009/11/12/real-choices-are-for-real-people-megan-not-conservatives/ So says Andrew Malcolm, and if true, that is probably the funniest thing that I've read all day*. But what Going Rogue: An American Life will have is this: e) She settles scores with some of those brave McCain folks who as genuine teammates in battle anonymously leaked unhelpful things ... http://www.redstate.com/moe_lane/2009/11/11/sarah-palins-new-book-has-no-index/ Watch with some amusement as Missouri Secretary of State (and Senate hopeful) Robin Carnahan (D) refuses to answer two simple questions: Does she support the House's health care rationing bill? and What is her opinion on the Stupak amendment? (See also: The Conservatives.com) While Carnahan's response to the first question might be at least considered ... http://www.redstate.com/moe_lane/2009/11/11/dorwin-award-robin-carnahan/ Happy Veteran's Day. And for those who served: my thanks. Moe Lane Crossposted to Moe Lane. http://www.redstate.com/moe_lane/2009/11/11/tommy-by-rudyard-kipling/ Or simply... thoughtful? [Former President Bill] Clinton delivered the keynote address at the party's Jefferson Jackson Dinner, the kickoff to the 2010 campaign in Delaware -- a foray many Democrats hope will again feature "Biden for Senate" buttons. But there was no word from Attorney General Biden on Tuesday night about whether ... http://www.redstate.com/moe_lane/2009/11/11/is-ag-beau-biden-d-afraid-to-run-for-de-senate/ (Via AoSHQ) Shift of eight points since July, which for Gallup represents the GOP 'edging ahead.' The current numbers are GOP/Democrats 48/44.  And 52/30 among independents.  And this represents registered voters, not likely ones.  Gallup tried to caveat this one every way that it could, but has to conclude: Since Gallup ... http://www.redstate.com/moe_lane/2009/11/11/gallup-r4-on-the-generic-congressional-ballot/ This isn't a post on whether or not the parallels between the Visitors of the show and the current administration are deliberate or accidental; it's not even a post on whether the parallels are fair, for given values of 'fair*.' It's a post on whether we're seriously expected to believe ... http://www.redstate.com/moe_lane/2009/11/10/the-white-house-and-v/ This is interesting. HARTFORD, Conn. -- Connecticut Gov. M. Jodi Rell says she will not seek re-election next year. Rell made the announcement in a news conference with reporters Monday at the statehouse in Hartford. The article indicates that her personal polling has slipped - all the way down to 59%; she was ... http://www.redstate.com/moe_lane/2009/11/10/gov-jodi-rell-r-ct-not-running-for-re-election/ Via Jim Geraghty, and note that it's the title to her article: Woolsey: IRS should look at bishops But I'm curious: which Rep. Lynn Woolsey (Democrat.  Dem-o-crat.) wants to have the IRS investigate the Roman Catholic Church in response to the latter's support of the Stupak Amendment? Is it the Rep. Lynn Woolsey ... http://www.redstate.com/moe_lane/2009/11/10/so-which-lynn-woolsey-wants-to-use-the-irs-to-go-after-the-catholic-church/ Actually, in this context 'same as the old boss' would be a comfort. To me, at least, if not the folks who made such a hullabaloo over the PATRIOT Act; I'm not worried about the government abusing its authority so much as I worry about it making an utter hash ... http://www.redstate.com/moe_lane/2009/11/10/hope-and-change-watch-ag-holder-upholding-patriot-act/ Some background here; there's also an actual book on the subject called Little Pink House.  Anyway, turns out that there was no need in this specific case to throw out residents from their houses; it was superfluous to requirements, apparently. Pfizer abandons site of infamous Kelo eminent domain taking The private homes ... http://www.redstate.com/moe_lane/2009/11/09/pfizer-not-going-to-need-those-new-london-homes-seized-after-all/ When I saw this title from The Conservatives.com ("Defeated Candidate to Sue ACORN Official for Costing Her Election"), I smiled. I also said to myself,You know what would be great?  It'd be great if that sanctimonious, unctuous [expletive deleted] Scott Levenson was involved in this somehow.  That would be ... http://www.redstate.com/moe_lane/2009/11/09/so-the-advance-group-may-be-sued-for-its-acorn-connection/ Jim Geraghty's collecting examples. Keep them in mind. For myself: I'm not an economist, not a financier, and the heights of my mathematical understanding was a grad school class informally called How vendors will lie to you with statistics.  but I knew back in July that we were going to ... http://www.redstate.com/moe_lane/2009/11/09/surely-unemployment-wont-reach-10-so-soon/ Jay Cost (H/T: @MelissaTweets) has written an article on the Democratic party that is impossible to excerpt properly: How To Divide a Party, In Three Easy Steps! So, you've decided to become the leader of a big political party. Only one problem: it's too big! What to do? Well, you've come to the ... http://www.redstate.com/moe_lane/2009/11/09/2010-battle-maps-stupak-and-no-on-health-care-rationing/ I understand that they look for this sort of thing. Sergeant Munley, 34, was unconscious after being shot three times by Hasan and was rushed to hospital after she lost so much blood doctors thought she would die. She was shot twice in the left thigh and once in the wrist but ... http://www.redstate.com/moe_lane/2009/11/07/i-wonder-if-the-texas-rangers-are-hiring/ [UPDATE] I was emailed that it was Louie Gohmert (R TX-01).  Looking for video. [ANOTHER UPDATE]: Short, sweet, and to the point: I'm not following the floor action on the House health care rationing bill - I figure it'll eventually pass the House somehow, and I am still fighting a cold - ... http://www.redstate.com/moe_lane/2009/11/07/which-republican-did-this/ (H/T: Big Government) Senator Tom Coburn is living up to his nickname: Sen. Tom Coburn, the Oklahoma Republican who developed a close friendship with President Obama when they served together in the Senate, is threatening to have the entire health care bill read on the Senate floor. Senior Senate Democratic aides had ... http://www.redstate.com/moe_lane/2009/11/07/doctor-no-health-care-rationing-and-unanimous-consent/