‹ To what extent is President Obama responsible for the recession and the deficit? •
The curiously-named Yid with Lid takes a look at Obama’s collapsing poll numbers and concludes that a significant contributor is the budget. Those numbers, especially the 17% rate of strong disapproval over strong approval does not bode well for Mr. Obama or the Democrats to whose necks this millstone will be tied.
Instapundit (law professor Glenn Reynolds) declares that the recent Tea Party convention confirms that the movement is the U.S.’s third Great Awakening. Unlike the first two, which were religious-based revivals in the 18th and 19th centuries, this one is secular.
Some feminists react against Tim and Mom Tebow’s pro-life, Focus-on-the-Family sponsored Superbowl commercial by claiming it approves violence against women. That’s quite different from the way feminists reacted in 2008 when an ad was produced that showed and advocated violence against Sarah Palin.
Vaccines do not cause autism. The British medical journal Lancet published a study in 1998 that purported, on the basis of a mere 12 cases, to show such a connection. Since then, many studies have shown there is no connection, while none have supported the 1998 study. Investigative reporters have since uncovered that the author of the study was working on a rival vaccine and was paid off by trial lawyers to find the connection he “found.” Lancet has known this for several years, but only recently retracted its earlier study. What is it with British “scientists” and scare-mongering based on fraud? Vaccines can cause bad reactions in a few people, and there are some good reasons to weigh decisions about a few of them carefully. But, overall, failure to have children get vaccinated is hugely irresponsible. As someone who had a lot of the childhood diseases for which there are now vaccines, I can vouch for the fact that whooping cough, mumps, and measles are no walks in the park. Oh, and don’t get medical advice from morons.
“The facts of life are conservative.” - Margaret Thatcher
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