Obamacare Exchanges Clash with State Laws

    On today’s edition of Coffee and Markets, Brad Jackson and Ben Domenech are joined by Goldwater Institute attorney Christina Sandefur to discuss the Idaho Health Care Freedom Act, how it clashes with new efforts to set up an ObamaCare exchange, and where else this problem may arise.

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    Maybe Idaho Congressman Mike Simpson Would Like to Retire

    Idaho Congressman Mike Simpson embodies the ineffectiveness of the Republicans Party in promoting limited government.  He represents one of the most conservative states, yet he uses his position as one of the 12 appropriations “Cardinals” to block any effort to cut spending. Simpson is an ardent supporter of earmarks. He is also a big supporter of government-run healthcare, and refuses to cut even small programs | Read More »

    Cynthia Clinkingbeard (D CAND, ID-01 PRI) arrested for aggravated assault.

    As near as I, JMF, and/or Glenn Reynolds can tell, she pretty much snapped like a stressed rubber band: Boise Police arrested Cynthia Clinkingbeard, 58, Boise, on Friday after she reportedly walked into a store at Eagle Road and Chinden Boulevard and threatened employees with a gun. The website of the Idaho Secretary of State lists Clinkingbeard as a Democratic candidate in the May 15 | Read More »

    The Arrogant Left Hates Rural, Conservative America.

    “It seems unjust to me that someone would be charged when they were protecting their family,” state Sen. Shawn Keough, R-Sandpoint, said after the hearing. “I’m at a loss to understand why the U.S. government is pursuing this in the manner they are.” (HT: The Spokesman Review) Let me break this down for Representative Keough. I’ll be blunt here, but without any disrespect intended. Jeremy | Read More »