A SIMPLER WAY to think about amnesty’s impact on Social Security. Too simplistic for me. I don't think history supports this thesis, beyond the fact that the liberals' welfare society has increased benefits beyond the earning capacity of poorer immigrants. And that isn't an immigration problem; it's a 'welfare state' problem.

SUNBURN IS BACK IN STYLE ... the more things change, the more they stay the same.

GOING GALT: More Americans Vote with their Feet against Obama. Giving up U.S. citizenship is a serious, committed act; that so many are doing it is significant.

I've given thought to becoming an ex-pat, but not to actually giving up my citizenship.

MARITA NOON: Americans Fighting Their Own Government For Economic Survival. And what's particularly frustrating is that the environmentalist NGOs demanding the government intervene are funded, at least in part, by the very same government intervening on their behalf.

WHAT THE HELL is a 'progracist'?

Appropriate terminology.

GET YOUR AMMO HERE. It's still at a premium, about 25%-30% more than I pay at my local gun range (when it's available), but with the exception of .22LR there is now more than adequate selection.

THE TAXMAN versus the Tea Party.

More here.

Linked from Instapundit.

COVER-UP? What cover-up?

MARK BAISLEY: Benghazi for Dummies.

CHALKBOARD REBELLION in the Golden State.

NIGHTWATCH UPDATE: North Korea Caves; Puts Missiles in Storage.

100,000 DOWNLOADS: We win. He's right; these worms aren't going back in the can.

CRUZ ON OBAMA’S TEXAS VISIT: Hey, perhaps he’ll learn to create some jobs from the folks who know how. Fat chance. He went to lecture, not to learn.

FEWER BAD MARRIAGES: another reason to love ObamaCare.

Terminal stupidity must be a requirement to be elected to Congress as a Democrat.

IF IT WEREN'T FOR FOX NEWS, there'd be no news at all. Where are the real journalists?

PEGGY NOONAN: The Inconvenient Truth About Benghazi. People died, and Obama lied to protect his election chances.

JAMES MADISON was just another crazed NRA member. Republicans can sometimes justifiably be called the stupid party, but only the Democrats can legitimately be described as the insane party.

OMG! Women carrying AR-15's. But those ARs aren't scary; they don't have collapsible stocks....

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