http://conservative-compendium.com/wordpress Thu, 11 Mar 2010 17:41:00 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en First, the law: In Louisiana, you don't need a license to peddle pets, paintings or cars — but sell no flowers. A 7-decades-old state law requires florists to pass a test and get a license to arrange and sell flowers, making Louisiana the only state in the USA with such a requirement. ... http://conservative-compendium.com/wordpress/2010/03/legal-challenge-to-licensing-laws/ ABC smells racism behind Walmart's price cutting of black barbie dolls. Walmart is raising eyebrows after cutting the price of a black Barbie doll to nearly half of that of the doll's white counterpart at one store and possibly others. ..."To prepare for (s)pring inventory, a number of items are marked for ... http://conservative-compendium.com/wordpress/2010/03/prices-so-low-theyre-racist/ The Congress Elementary School District in Arizona is tired of having to comply with open record laws, or deal with pesky residents that want to know what they're doing.  The school district is now suing four residents on the basis that their lawful requests amount to "harassment." No kidding: The Congress ... http://conservative-compendium.com/wordpress/2010/03/in-soviet-arizona-school-district-sue-you/ Speculators are a frequent target of big government, because speculators help bring about the consequences of bad government policy.  Greece, aided by the ever economically brilliant Barack Obama, is taking just this approach: President Barack Obama has "responded positively" to calls to clamp down on market speculators, the Greek PM said ... http://conservative-compendium.com/wordpress/2010/03/blame-the-speculators/ Britain's nationalized health care system is so wonderful we're trying to emulate it.  Only it's not wonderful.  It's atrocious.  Even by Britain's standards, though, this story is amazing: The 22-year-old was not given vital medication after an operation at St George's Hospital in Tooting, south London, according to ... http://conservative-compendium.com/wordpress/2010/03/even-for-britain-this-is-shocking/ Ezra Klein makes some good points on health insurance. But just so the world doesn't get out of order or hell freeze over, Stephen Spruiell takes him to task for this post. http://conservative-compendium.com/wordpress/2010/03/what-do-you-know/ ACORN's favorite unpaid spokesman, Brad Friedman, goes to bat for the organization once again.  This time he's latched onto a statement by Ed Morrissey which he thinks whitewashes everything, much how he thinks the question of what O'Keefe wore clears them of any wrongdoing in the pimp scandal. Ed mistakenly said ... http://conservative-compendium.com/wordpress/2010/03/brad-goes-to-bat-again-for-acorn/ If you're a devoted liberal propagandist named Brad Freidman, are prepared to go to bat for the corrupt organ of the Democratic Party known as ACORN, and want to say anything to clear their toxic name, you might be tempted to make sweeping statements like this: ACORN has been targeted, for ... http://conservative-compendium.com/wordpress/2010/03/let-this-be-a-lesson/ Don Boudreaux takes the President down in an open letter: Dear Mr. Obama: CBS radio news this morning ran a clip of one of your recent speeches.  In it, you criticize insurance companies because they “ration coverage … according to who can pay and who can’t.” My first thought was “not exactly; coverage ... http://conservative-compendium.com/wordpress/2010/03/the-rationing-must-stop/ The traitor remains at large: Now, CBS News' Farhan Bokhari in Islamabad writes that earlier reports the detained individual was Gadahn proved false. According to a Pakistan security official who spoke with CBS News on condition of anonymity, the arrested individual is in fact "a Taliban militant leader who is known ... http://conservative-compendium.com/wordpress/2010/03/gadahn-not-captured-after-all/