1. More On Cain’s Abortion Stance
This is a tortured apologia for Cain’s equivocating on the abortion issue. The author is projecting his own libertarian predispositions on Cain, which is probably what Cain is going for with his confounding and inarticulate attempts to clarify his position (perhaps he’s learning a thing or two from Obama’s 2008 campaign). I think Cain is trying to have it both ways, and if he thinks that abortion should be legal in all cases either at the federal or state level but that he personally does not support it he’s going to have to say that pretty explicitly, otherwise he’s going to face a backlash from somebody at some point. And I’d rather it be sooner than later so that, if he’s our nominee, he’s had plenty of time to recover prior to the general. Part of his strategy, however, may be to play to the black community, who has a disproportionately large figure of women that undergo abortions. Right or wrong, this issue is too huge to be treated with such carelessness.
2. Libertarian Cato Institute Gives Perry Tax Plan a B+
Finds the Perry flat tax falls short in the elimination of loopholes, deductions, exemptions, etc, and seeks clarification on how the optional element will work (switch back from year to year or commit for a fixed period?), whether it eliminates the double tax on interest, and a few other things. Echoes my comments from yesterday about preferring this system over Cain’s 9-9-9 plan.
3. Can The US Learn To Live With Islamism?
Great piece from Time wondering if the West can and will learn to live with Islamist democracies in the Arab world.
4. Professor A$$douche Almost Had Me…
…Until I reached the last two paragraphs.
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