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Wellsy’s World gets 100K, baby!

April 29, 2010

Another milestone in the history of this blog has been reached with the attainment sometime today of 100,000 hits – according to WordPress’ hit counter, anyway. Sitemeter is a bit more generous, logging about 72,600 hits plus the 36,600 hits I had before getting the Sitemeter account. Either way, it’s a barrier that seemed unattainable in late […]

Charlie Crist to run as an independent

April 28, 2010

Florida Gov. Charlie Crist has decided to put his personal political ambitions over the good of a political party that has supported him over his entire career as a politician. It is anticipated that Crist will tomorrow announce he will continue to run in the Florida Senate race as an independent. In so doing, he […]

New look for Wellsy’s World

April 27, 2010

With the good folks at WordPress churning out some new blog themes, I’ve decided to try out a new one for Wellsy’s World. I think this new theme, “Inuit Types” is more readable than what I’ve had since the blog’s inception a year and a half ago. I’ve got a poll below the fold so […]

Fury at Arizona immigration law is unwarranted

April 27, 2010

Open-borders advocates and pro-amnesty supporters were outraged over the weekend as Arizona Governor Jan Brewer signed into law a bill that allows Arizona police officers to verify citizenship in the course of lawful contact with potential lawbreakers. The uproar has been instantaneous and intense, with pundits and politicians calling the law reminiscent of Nazi Germany. […]

First attempt at financial reform falls short in the Senate

April 26, 2010

On Monday evening, the Senate failed to reach the 60-vote cloture threshold on a financial reform bill pushed by the Democrats. Sen. Ben Nelson joined 39 Republicans in voting no, with Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid voting no at the last moment to protect his ability to reintroduce the legislation later. Republican Sen. Richard Shelby […]

Apologies

April 26, 2010

However many of you visit this site on a regular or semi-regular basis, you’ve likely noticed that the number of posts over the last few weeks has been dreadfully small. It just so happens that the awful affliction that springs up on many amateur bloggers also found its way to Wellsy’s World: burnout. It’s a […]

Crist vetoes FL education bill, sets up indy Sen run

April 15, 2010

[picapp align=”none” wrap=”false” link=”term=charlie+crist&iid=7778374″ src=”e/6/0/f/Gov_Christ_Meets_9f4e.jpg?adImageId=12486030&imageId=7778374″ width=”234″ height=”351″ /] Florida Governor Charlie Crist vetoed an education reform bill today he had once supported, angering its Republican backers to the delight of teachers unions. Not coincidentally, Crist, who once enjoyed a 30-point lead over his Republican primary opponent Marco Rubio, is now getting clobbered by Rubio after […]

Happy Tax Day

April 15, 2010

As happy as it can be, I suppose. There are still two more hours left in April 15th, so in theory you have a bit more time to get your return in without incurring a penalty – even more if you happen to live in Hawaii! (Just another reason, by the way, why it’s OK […]

Justice John Paul Stevens to retire

April 9, 2010

After months of speculation, Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens announced his retirement today, paving the way for President Obama to make another appointment to the high court just one year after Sonia Sotomayor took her place on the bench. Steven turns 90 this month and had kick-started retirement rumors after hiring a smaller staff […]

Bart Stupak will not seek reelection

April 9, 2010

Just a few weeks after voting for the controversial health care reform bill after winning a somewhat meaningless executive order on abortion, Rep. Bart Stupak has announced he will not seek reelection in November. His campaign would have been a much tougher fight than he had faced in the past, with national opposition on the right […]

47% of American households pay no income tax

April 7, 2010

A recent analysis by the Tax Policy Center has come to a surprising conclusion – surprising, anyway, to anyone who hasn’t looked at tax policy for more than three seconds. In 2009, 47% of American households will end up paying no income tax at all, with some even making a profit from various tax credits. […]

Value-added tax inches closer via Volcker

April 7, 2010

Obama economic advisor Paul Volcker spoke yesterday at a New York Historical Society event and noted that America should consider raising taxes to curb deficits and improve our financial standing (heads-up from Allahpundit). But even more interesting is the suggestion by Volcker, a former Fed chair under Bush, that Congress should enact a value-added tax […]

Obama sets new limits on nuclear weapon options

April 5, 2010

President Obama announced today a revamping of American nuclear strategy by outlining specific instances where nuclear weapons would not be used, even in a potential self-defense situation: It eliminates much of the ambiguity that has deliberately existed in American nuclear policy since the opening days of the cold war. For the first time, the United States […]

Dem Rep doesn’t “worry about the Constitution”

April 5, 2010

Rep. Phil Hare is the offending Democratic Congressman in the above clip, who shrugs off a question about the constitutionality of the individual mandate with this: “I don’t worry about the Constitution.” Jackpot is right, as the videographer notes. This is a great video on a couple of levels. First, it’s somewhat obvious that despite […]