Crony Capitalism and ObamaCare

In case you needed anymore evidence of the inability of the government to lead effectively or efficiently, but I doubt you do.

• The Corporate Welfare State - WSJ
• Train to Neverland - WSJ
• Crony Capitalism, Chicago-Style - WSJ (McGurn)

And since the SCOTUS decided to hear the case on ObamaCare, that has been in the news a lot too.

• ObamaCare Goes to Court - WSJ
• ObamaCare and the Limits of Government - WSJ (Rivkin and Casey)
• Another ObamaCare Glitch - WSJ (Adler and Cannon)

Our New Dictators and the 2012 Race

Vice President Biden gave the weekly address for President Obama yesterday.  In the speech he said essentially "if the Republicans don't want to do what is best for this country then we will do it unilaterally."  This has been a common theme out of the White House under this administration.  They continue to flaunt the law and do whatever they feel like doing.  Not to mention that the Democrats on the Super Committee right now are stonewalling the negotiations.  But don't worry, the media will cover for them and blame it all on the "unreasonable Republicans."

• WH Rejects Subpoena Request for Solyndra Docs - Washington Examiner
• A Super Offer Rejected - WSJ
• A Look Inside the Super Committee - WSJ (Moore)

Over the last few weeks I'm turning more and more into a Newt guy.  He has by far the best grasp of the issues on every topic.  The other, and possibly biggest, thing that has tipped me in Newt's direction is his unwillingness to fight with the other candidates.  While they are all sniping one another he appears to be the only adult in the room.  So here's some stuff on Newt.

• Why Gingrich Could Win - WSJ (Rabinowitz)
• Cain v Gingrich 1on1 Debate

More Tax Spending Problems

Several articles on how the government continues to show it doesn't know how to run a budget:

• The Buffett 391,000 - WSJ
• The GOPs Solyndra Problem - WSJ (Strassel)

And in other GOOD news:

• Obamacare Starts to Unravel - WSJ
• GOP Candidates Square Off on Taxes - WSJ (Boskin)

OWS - Officially Scumbags

I'm done with the silly notion that the Occupy movement had anything but this type of end game in mind from the beginning.

• Occupy Oakland Protesters Tear Gassed - ABC News
• Riot Police Called In Oakland - LATimes
• Oakland Protest Shuts Down the Port - SFGate
• "Peaceful" Protests Degenerate into Chaos - MyWay
• Hennepin County Tries to Shutdown Occupy - CityPages