A Look Back at 2010

    Download Podcast | iTunes | Podcast Feed On today’s edition of Coffee and Markets, Brad Jackson and Ben Domenech are joined by Francis Cianfrocca to discuss the biggest stories from 2010 and some predictions for 2011. We’re brought to you as always by BigGovernment and Stephen Clouse and Associates. If you’d like to email us, you can do so at coffee[at]newledger.com. We hope you enjoy | Read More »

    No actual Presidential ‘evolution’ on SSM?

    Both Andrew Malcolm and Allahpundit are looking somewhat… askance… at President Obama’s apparent “evolution” on same-sex marriage (SSM).  I put “evolution” in scare quotes because there’s no real evidence that he’s actually changed his official opinion on the subject in any way that matters: which should have been apparent from the fact that precisely zero action towards legalizing SSM has been proposed by the President.  | Read More »

    Harvard’s disingenuous Solomon Amendment statement.

    With the repeal of Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell almost certain now to be passed into law*, there has been some discussion of one thing that conservatives and Republicans will absolutely require to have happen: to wit, the ending of the Ivy League’s continuing campaign against the military by forbidding ROTC programs on their campuses.  Said campaign absolutely flaunts the intent of Congress (as per the | Read More »

    Gays, Hispanics, and National Security, Oh My!

    It’s not lions and tigers and bears we’re dealing with this morning, but gays, Hispanics, and national security. Over the weekend, the United States Senate voted to repeal “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell.” Suddenly there are reports in the media about gays currently serving in the military. Who knew there were any?! But in siding with their gay constituents, Democrats threw their Hispanic constituents under the | Read More »

    Gays in the Military

    “We are talking about an American military that burns piles of Bibles lest any Muslim gets offended. What do Muslims hate more than Bibles? Gays. ” I greatly dislike talking about Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell. The topic drives me insane. I’m not serving on the front lines of the battlefield and I frankly think if you aren’t serving on the front lines, you should have | Read More »

    Greetings from May 08, 2009.

    I just wanted to check something: did President Obama ever actually do anything about this letter he wrote promising to repeal Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell? Via Instapundit.