Obama promised change, and it’s already happening, at the expense of the poor, consumers, and small business. ”Regulations set to take effect next month could force thousands of clothing retailers and thrift stores to throw away trunkloads of children’s clothing.” That’s the result of a law championed by Obama and trial lawyers, the Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act, which imposes draconian requirements and penalties on sellers of childrens’ toys and clothing. As a result, used clothing stores for poor kids, like Kid to…

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Lies multiply in election years.  Legal commentator John Rosenberg notes that he “received in the mail today a glossy, large flyer from the ‘Democratic Party of Virginia’ saying, with many incorrect examples, that ‘John McCain opposes equal pay for women.’” 

In reality, neither McCain nor Obama has ever suggested that equal pay for women is a bad idea.  Instead, they disagree on what the legal deadline should be for bringing pay discrimination claims.  Obama just thinks the deadline for suing should be…

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