The kind of Massachusetts liberals who call the American flag “a symbol of terrorism and death and fear and destruction and repression,” and oppose flying it in Amherst because it’s “militaristic.” The kind of people who are comfortable with Islamists but “feel intimidated” by fellow Americans supporting the public display of the flag.
They’re nuts like Ruth F. Hooke, who voted in favor of impeaching George W. Bush and voted against flying American flags in Amherst as part of any 9/11 commemoration.
For more insights into the lunacy of Amherst liberals, check out the “Only In Amherst” blog.
When Congress required most Americans to obtain health insurance or pay a penalty, Democrats denied that they were creating a new tax. But in court, the Obama administration and its allies now defend the requirement as an exercise of the government’s “power to lay and collect taxes.”… Administration officials say the tax argument is a linchpin of their legal case in defense of the health care overhaul and its individual mandate.
