http://www.redstate.com/williampennybanks Fri, 24 Jul 2009 11:59:38 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en I learned an important lesson during Obama's socialized medicine press conference the other night.  I discovered that pediatricians remove healthy organs from children for cold, hard cash.  My kids' pediatrician said she got into it because getting peed and pooped on is inevitable in medicine and it was much more ... http://www.redstate.com/williampennybanks/2009/07/24/what-we-learn-from-tonsilgate/ In case you're not a golf fan, 59 year old golf legend, Tom Watson, captivated even the mildest of sprts fans over the weekend with a great performance in the British Open, golf's oldest major.  The likeable Watson missed an 8 foot putt that would have given him the title ... http://www.redstate.com/williampennybanks/2009/07/21/tom-watson-and-obamacare/ I read today that Teddy's memoires are about to be released.  1,000 leatherbound special edition copies will sell for $1,00 each.  The title?  "True Compass"  Does anyone else see the irony in Teddy dedicating his culminating literary work to a navigation device?  If only I had On Star, I wouldn't ... http://www.redstate.com/williampennybanks/2009/07/14/ted-kennedys-memoires/ No, this is not about drinking too much coffee.  This is about Americans being able to drive the cars they love.  Americans love big cars.  They allow us to haul our families, our cargo, and even our sense of freedom where ever the open road leads.  There is a great ... http://www.redstate.com/williampennybanks/2009/06/03/death-by-cafe/ The law school I attend just added a required course in "Rich Latina Experiences."  Since Judge Sonia Sotomayor says that the richness of her experiences asa Latina woman makes her a better judge than a White male, the school is simply trying to elp those of us who don't match ... http://www.redstate.com/williampennybanks/2009/05/31/the-idiots-guide-to-being-a-better-judge/ Obama Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel stated on Sunday that "thwarting Iran's nuclear program is conditional on progress in peace negotiations between Israel and the Palestinians." Iran just gained a powerful accomplice in it's efforts to eliminate Israel. Similarly, Hammas gained a significant advantage in it's alternating negotiations and jihad over disputed territories ... http://www.redstate.com/williampennybanks/2009/05/04/obama-administration-blackmails-israel/ In announcing the pending retirement of Supreme Court justice, David Souter, President Obama said the primary quality he was looking for in a new justice was empathy.  Since the Code of Hammurabi, civilized societies have used written law to bring about social stability and see that the coercive power of ... http://www.redstate.com/williampennybanks/2009/05/03/so-long-rule-of-law/ Barack Obama had his "Ground Zero moment" with the Somali Pirate incident, falling just short of a "dead or alive" show of bravado.  I'm struck by the inconsistency of an administration that has forsworn the phrase "war on terror" for the more morally equivalent "overseas contingency."  The Somali pirates were ... http://www.redstate.com/williampennybanks/2009/04/16/what-happened-to-the-high-seas-contingency/ We recently discovered the National Coordinator of Health Information Technology (here) burried deep in the text of the stimulus plan. The agency would promote cost effective medical treatment by establishing mandatory guidelines for medical treatment. A formula based on the cost of treatment, and number of years the patient would benefit ... http://www.redstate.com/williampennybanks/2009/02/11/dont-pull-the-plug-on-teddy/ Recently, Fairfax County Board Chairman, Gerry Connolly (also the Democratic candidate for Virginia's 11th Congressional District) was involved in a hit and run case. Connolly acknowledges that he hit the car of a pregnant woman while driving in the Tyson's Corner area and drove away. Connolly opted for a hearing ... http://www.redstate.com/williampennybanks/2008/08/06/dwvip/ I recently read that VA Republican Congressman and House Deputy Whip Eric Cantor was being considered by the McCain team as a runningmate. This after news that VA Gov. Tim Kaine is the front-runner for Obama Veep. Why all this attention to my state which is supposedly in play but ... http://www.redstate.com/williampennybanks/2008/08/05/forget-virginia/ Barack Obama said yesterday, "we purchase $700 million worth of oil every single day from some the world’s most unstable and hostile nations – Middle Eastern regimes that will control nearly all of the world’s oil by 2030." [http://thepage.time.com/prepared-remarks-of-obamas-energy-speech/]. In truth, America imports only 19% of its oil from the ... http://www.redstate.com/williampennybanks/2008/08/05/oil-from-tyrants/ I recently heard an elected Democrat grumble over the rise in oil prices during George W. Bush’s years in the White House. The argument that gas prices increased during the Bush administration therefore Bush caused gas prices to increase distorts and conceals the truth regarding gas prices during the Bush ... http://www.redstate.com/williampennybanks/2008/07/22/simple-math/