Senator Leahy, don't you think there are a few questions we might want to ask a captured bin Laden? Such as: "Dude, where you been hanging out all these years?" Or: "Any of your peeps have any plans we might wanna know about?"
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GWB advisor Keith Hennessey drills down into the report of the Chief Actuary of the federal Centers for Medicaid & Medicare Services (CMS) to describe the effects of the health care "reform" bill passed by the House. In 2019:
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It certainly can't be understood as a principled decision. The administration intends to continue on the path of holding military commissions for other captured jihadists. I know of no way to articulate a principled reason for bringing some but not...
I'm reconsidering my declaration that it's "silly" to debate "whether Hasans rampage could have been prevented. But I still believe it's unrealistic to think atrocities can be prevented by flawless foresight based on evidence that seems screamingly...
Hasan's political beliefs are clearly significant in hindsight -- but it's absurd to think the Army somehow should have known he was dangerous. Our society doesn't take action against people for thinking wrong thoughts, or for giving voice to them.
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