Would the country have been better off doing nothing rather than passing the Obama stimulus package? Obama's numbers say "yes."

It's hard to criticize an economic plan that hasn't had much time to take effect. However, when the proponents of the plan presented numbers that showed the effects of not implementing their plan compared to the results from their plan and those comparisons are within the present time frame, one must take note.

Innocent Bystanders presents a chart that compares the Obama Team's prediction of unemployment numbers with and without their Stimulus Plan to the actual unemployment numbers. It doesn't look good for the country or Team Obama. So far, it looks like we would have been better off doing nothing rather than passing the Obama plan. These are not Republican or opposition numbers, but Obama's numbers.

No politics involved here; just move along.

It's good that no politics are involved in GM's decisions to close plants. Barney Frank was able to convince the GM CEO to keep a plant in his district open at least 14 months. It's only a coincidence that Barney Frank is chair of the House committee that oversees the government bailout plan.

The Constitutional Power to Interpret International Law

An excellent law review article regarding international law and the power of the three branches of US government to interpret it under the US Constitution.