Remember when the messiah told Americans that no one earning less than $250,000 would receive a tax increase?  Remember when we were told that the ObamaCare “individual mandate” “WAS NOT a tax”?

Well … when the Obama administration is trying to defend the constitutionality of the mandate, they are telling the courts that it is a TAX.

No federal funds for abortion.  Not a tax.  Is there anything about ObamaCare that ISN’T a lie?

Outgoing Wicomico County councilman John Cannon (R-AL) is seeking the Republican nomination for the District 38-A Maryland House seat.  Cannon is a pretty sharp guy, as the video above will show.  Regardless, Cannon won’t get my vote in the primary; and probably not the votes of my fellow conservatives.

Life, Liberty, and Property

We all grew up hearing those famous words from the Declaration of Independence – “Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness”.  How many know that the original draft of the Declaration read, “Life, Liberty, and Property”?  (The term was changed to appease northern delegates who were afraid that such a term might imply their endorsement of slavery.)

Regardless, property rights are at the core of conservative values.  While some of us may be willing to overlook Cannon’s lack of conservatism, it is in this area that he abjectly failed as a member of the Wicomico County Council.  Cannon’s support of a “compromise” to steal the property rights of Wicomico County farmers was (at least) one step too far.

Flip-Flop to the Max

Cannon’s support of the great (and fortunately unsuccessful) land grab would be bad enough.  What saddens me the most is his hedging (some would say fibbing) when asked about this issue by Joe Albero.  Starting at around 4:50 in the video, Cannon ducks and dodges.  He claims that landowners need to be compensated.  Why, then, did Cannon support down zoning of county ag lands without ANY (forget about FAIR) compensation to the property owners?

The bottom line is that John Cannon is a great guy.  He’d fit right in with the Annapolis crowd.  That’s the problem.

H/T – Joe Albero @ SbyNEWS

Red Maryland contributor Mark Newgent is IMHO the finest political blogger in Maryland.  He’s also a frequent contributor on radio.  Catch Mark’s discussion of social media and politics:

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If you have the stomach, catch the battle between MD DEM chair  Susan Turnbull and MD GOP chair Audrey Scott.  While I was rooting for Audrey, objectively she was creamed.  Audrey needs to practice her debating skills.

After all of the video evidence, after all of the testimony, I am amazed that ANYONE would still defend the Obama Justice Department’s decision to drop the voter intimidation case against the New Black Panther Party and a few of its more “enthusiastic” acolytes.  Yet …

There are just some people that will hold to that leftist line no matter what.

H/T – Aaron Gardner @ RedState

The battle for who will represent Maryland’s First Congressional District continues to grab national attention.  CNN recently profiled the race:

Harken back to the 2010 State of the Union Address:

President Obama attacked the Supreme Court with them sitting before him.  I wonder how Obama would feel if a GOP Congressional majority booed him at the 2011 State of the Union?  Yes I know, two wrongs don’t make a right.

This is was National Review had to say about Chief Justice John Robert’s remarks on the matter:

Chief Justice John Roberts, belatedly responding to the president’s State of the Union address, said it was “troubling” for the justices to be surrounded by hooting and hollering critics of their campaign-finance decision without being able to respond. White House press secretary Robert Gibbs said it was the Court’s decision that was troubling. (Translation: Democrats think they have found a winning issue.) Roberts was right. Next year, the justices should stay home.

Chief Justice Roberts is right.  So is the NR, the Justices should stay home.

“I don’t worry about the Constitution.”  That’s a direct quote from Rep. Phil Hare (D-IL).

It’s bad enough that this guy thinks that the Declaration of Independence and the US Constitution are the same thing.  It’s bad enough that he doesn’t worry about little things like our Constitution.  Here is the oath of office Rep. Hare took in January of 2007 AND 2009:

I, NAME, do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will support and defend the Constitution of the United States against all enemies, foreign and domestic; that I will bear true faith and allegiance to the same; that I take this obligation freely, without any mental reservation or purpose of evasion; and that I will well faithfully discharge the duties of the office on which I am about to enter. So help me God.

It seems that Phil Hare is one of those domestic enemies.  At least local lefty Mike Pretl makes a pretense of adhering to the Constitution in claiming that ObamaCare is a good thing.  Hayek was right.  Without the rule of law we are most certainly headed down the road to serfdom.

Is there any wonder that Florida Governor Charlie Crist just keeps sinking lower in polls?  Without saying one bad word about Crist, conservative candidate Marco Rubio shows Floridia Republicans why he should be their next US Senator:

H/T – Kevin Holtsberry @ RedState

Was there ever any doubt as to their intentions?  I wonder if Dingell can spell T-Y-R-A-N-N-Y?

H/T – Aaron Gardner @ RedState

This man is CHAIRMAN of the House Judiciary Committee -

I’m still looking for that “good and welfare” clause Mr. Conyers.  Perhaps Rep. John Conyers (D-MI) has a different Constitution than the rest of us?

BTW – I’d love the names of some of those “constitutional scholars” you depend on.  Maybe they can point out that “good and welfare” clause.

May God help America.

H/T – hogan @ RedState