Showing posts with label Michigan. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Michigan. Show all posts
Sunday, November 03, 2013
Tuesday, April 10, 2012
Friday, June 03, 2011
Thursday, March 10, 2011
His Name is RoboCop: Statue Update
Remember the grassroots efforts to build a statue of RoboCop in Detroit? Here's the latest.
Thursday, February 24, 2011
LOL: The Grassroots Effort to Build Robocop
Oh, this is hilarious. And brilliant. And pretty darn awesome. My friends, behold the power of the Internet, social media, playful and dedicated fans, and a crazy idea. Ah, private initiative!
Friday, October 15, 2010
Friday Fun Video: Parachuting Into a Stadium
This is about a gazillion kinds of awesome. Check out Sgt. Adam Sniffen from the 101st Airborne Division as he delivers the football to the Michigan-MSU game at Michigan Stadium on Oct. 9, 2010.
Wednesday, June 09, 2010
Commencement Speaker Obama's Advice: Don't Blame Others For your Problems
OK, I confess that I almost snorted my coffee when I read this. It's the president's speech at Kalamazoo Central High School's commencement. SERIOUSLY?
I'm sorry, but the president has done massive amounts of finger-pointing and blaming everybody else, particularly his predecessor and the opposition party, since the moment he got into office. In speech after speech, he's done exactly what he's advising these kids not to do: blame other people and avoid taking ownership of one's own responsibilities and difficulties. Pffffffft.
Bonus: the poor bored student who falls asleep during the speech. Poor kid; he's a captive audience. Meanwhile: note to Obama's rhetoric: The thrill is gone, pal.
I'm sorry, but the president has done massive amounts of finger-pointing and blaming everybody else, particularly his predecessor and the opposition party, since the moment he got into office. In speech after speech, he's done exactly what he's advising these kids not to do: blame other people and avoid taking ownership of one's own responsibilities and difficulties. Pffffffft.
Bonus: the poor bored student who falls asleep during the speech. Poor kid; he's a captive audience. Meanwhile: note to Obama's rhetoric: The thrill is gone, pal.
Tuesday, March 23, 2010
It Begins: 14 States File Suit Against ObamaCare
"an unprecedented encroachment on the sovereignty of the states" (quoted verbatim from the legal complaint)
It's gone from speculation to fact as the attorneys general of Florida, South Carolina, Nebraska, Texas, Michigan, Utah, Pennsylvania, Alabama, South Dakota, Louisiana, Idaho, Washington, Colorado, and Virginia sue. (To be nitpicky, though, I could point out that technically Pennsylvania and Virginia are "commonwealths.")
Those of you gentle readers who are legal eagles might like a look at the complaint (in PDF).
Here are a few more thoughts about the individual mandate and judicial review at Volokh, a law professor blog.
A thought: the fact that more than 30 states are asserting their opposition to ObamaCare is something worth remembering.
(I feel that I should create a tag named "states' rights" or something like that, but that term kind of sounds too Civil War-ish to a history nerd like me. Can you think of a better tag?)
It's gone from speculation to fact as the attorneys general of Florida, South Carolina, Nebraska, Texas, Michigan, Utah, Pennsylvania, Alabama, South Dakota, Louisiana, Idaho, Washington, Colorado, and Virginia sue. (To be nitpicky, though, I could point out that technically Pennsylvania and Virginia are "commonwealths.")
Those of you gentle readers who are legal eagles might like a look at the complaint (in PDF).
Here are a few more thoughts about the individual mandate and judicial review at Volokh, a law professor blog.
A thought: the fact that more than 30 states are asserting their opposition to ObamaCare is something worth remembering.
(I feel that I should create a tag named "states' rights" or something like that, but that term kind of sounds too Civil War-ish to a history nerd like me. Can you think of a better tag?)
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