I'm still enjoying a little post-election holiday from posting, so here's a few interesting bits from the last few days:
-Obamacare is still in danger, apparently. According to some, a strict reading of the law indicates that individuals' subsidies and employer mandates cannot be accomplished in states whose governors refuse to set up insurance exchanges. Another challenge focuses on the mandate's status as a tax, and taxes aren't allowed to start in the Senate, as Obamacare did.
-Florida Senator and possible 2016 GOP Presidential nominee Marco Rubio refused to say how old he thinks the Earth is, saying "I think the age of the universe has zero to do with how our economy is going to grow." While the actual fact of the age is irrelevant, it clearly matters to our economy and society if 46% of the population is incapable of recognizing indisputable scientific facts.
-What is Hamas' goal in indiscriminately firing rockets into Israel? Randomly killing civilians is no way to build sympathy. In an age where 90.6% (.pdf) of Palestinians have cell phones, and 22% have smartphones/cameras, wouldn't a Gandhi/MLK approach be worth a shot?
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Hamas has no interest in building sympathy - they already have it from the intellectual classes. Their stated goal is the destruction of Israel and the Jewish people. Why is this so hard to believe that they mean what they say?
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