U.S. District Court judge Henry Hudson has ruled key provision of the Democrats health care reform law unconstitutional. from The Wall Street Journal: A federal district judge sided with the state of Virginia in its challenge to the health law passed in March, saying Congress exceeded its “constitutional boundaries” when it required most Americans to […]
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Election Day 2009: Results and Analysis
Whew what a night… I was up until about 1:00 a.m. this morning tracking results and scribbling down various thoughts on yesterday’s elections. First, I’m not sure how much we can or should read into the results one thing is clear from the exit polling though: the economy is the number one concern of voters. […]
Election Day: November 3, 2009
I wanted to post this earlier but I suffered a bout of “connectile dysfunction” this morning and this is the first chance I’ve had to post… Get out and Vote! Preferably for the conservative candidate of your choice, but I digress. The bulk of our attention has been focused on races New York, New Jersey […]
Video: “This used to be America!”
Congressman Jim Moran’s August 25, 2009 town hall meeting at South Lakes High School in Reston, VA. is turning out to be a goldmine for commentators… First because of Rep. Moran’s demand to see a constituent’s ID before allowing him to ask a question and Howard Dean’s remarks on tort reform. Now there’s Officer Wesley […]
Arrogance: Congressman Asks For Voters ID Before Answering Question – Updated
I’ve have to hand it to Congressman Jim Moran of Virginia… I didn’t think members could be anymore dismissive or condescending towards constituents than Steny Hoyer or Nancy Pelosi, who called town hall protesters un-American in a USA Today op-ed… But Congressman Moran found a way to sink to a new low by demanding to […]
Hackers Break Into Virginia Health Professions Database, Demand Ransom
Hackers apparently broke into Virginia’s Health Professions Database last week and stole data on more than 8 million patients and replaced the site’s homepage with ransom note demanding $10 million. Brian Krebs has the details: Hackers last week broke into a Virginia state Web site used by pharmacists to track prescription drug abuse. They deleted […]