Every year at Yom Kippur I’m reminded of an old friend who was raised an Orthodox Jew, but somehow strayed from his appointed path. He was a great guy. A real degenerate in the best sense of the word, and a big-hearted one. He worked hard, drank hard, and gambled hard. He was one of […]
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Idea: All In on Wall Street
Gay rights activists have now joined the Occupy Wall Street fray, casting their lot with disgruntled college students; Socialist Party members; neo-Marxists; Michael Moore; the so-called Working Families Party; a half dozen public employee unions; Susan Sarandon; former ACORN troublemakers; bewildered homeless people; candidates for public office; and groups with made up names like Strong Economy for […]
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I used to fall for a talking point New York union bosses use all the time in newspaper quotes. Former United Federation of Teachers (UFT) President Randy Weingarten used to say it all the time, as did her predecessor Sandra Feldman. Today I read it in a quote from Westchester Corrections Superior Officers Union […]
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I can’t believe I’m linking to a story by Mother Jones, but here it is. It describes in greater detail than previously reported the extent to which the Occupy Wall Street rallies are being hijacked by organized labor and other special interests. The teachers unions are there, so is 1199 SEIU, CSEA, AFSCME, the “Working […]
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I’ve got to be honest. The thing that bothers me most about the Wall Street protesters is that they are rebelling from the political Left. If they were rebelling from the political Right, I’d be cheering them on. I hate to admit that. But it’s the God’s honest truth. If these kids were standing outside […]
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If rumors are accurate that New Jersey Governor Chris Christie is going to skip jumping into the presidential primary — and they appear to be— the grand winner of all the hype will be former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney, who is trodding slowly but surely toward the nomination. Speculation over Governor Christie began in earnest […]
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So now the public service union left is throwing its lot in with the Wall Street protesters. Makes sense. Those unions have never seen a protest they didn’t like. Union institutional support is allowing the protest to spread, or at least to start new ones in other cities using the Wall Street protesters as a news hook. What […]
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You have to give credit to Ron Paul for speaking his mind about things, but in objecting to the successful drone strike on American al Qaeda leader, Anwar al-Awlaki, Congressman Paul has shown that he’s not seriously trying to win the presidency. He’s only running to advance a palate of rigid libertarian ideals. If Mr. […]
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I had an overly generous write-up in last week’s New York Observer, based on the good work of a lot of people. This morning I surreptitiously slipped a copy of it into a file I made for my five-year-old daughter. My 15 minutes are already up, but she’ll want to read about them one day. […]
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Sometimes it’s the small, unnoticed gesture that can provide the most insight into a person’s character. I was fortunate enough to learn of one of these gestures this week, made by former Congressman Anthony Weiner (D). Mr. Weiner has fallen far in recent months. His Twitter indiscretions took him from national political stardom to the […]
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