Something for Nothing

Hillary does nothing -- nothing -- without forethought. She plans every word, particularly when the words are critical of her president. By framing the "debt level" as a "national security threat," she gives herself jurisdiction over budget policy and makes her comments about it appropriate for a Secretary of State. And by criticizing the debt level which her president has amassed, she sets up the basis for a fiscal/economic critique of his presidency. (Dick Morris, 9/9/10)

Recall that Obama was heralded as a political genius for bringing Hillary Clinton into his administration, thereby – presumably – sidelining his biggest Democrat rival for the next election. Instead, what has transpired is that he has given her valuable experience as Secretary of State. Should she run for President, she will not be tagged as a candidate who does not have sufficient experience on the global stage.

Running Away
A total of 279 House and Senate Democrats voted for ObamaCare. Not one is running an ad touting that vote. (Kimberley A. Strassel, WSJ, 9/10/10)

Let the Sun Shine
Meanwhile, in America, the solar industry essentially vanished after Reagan stopped supporting it with federal dollars. Less than 1 percent of Americans heat their water with the sun, a number not expected to rise very quickly now that the Senate has punted on even the modest climate legislation passed by the House. (Bill McKibben, Washington Post, 9/10/10)

So the solar industry is unsustainable without government subsidies. Such subsidies which are, in effect, tax dollars collected from the American people.