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Thursday, March 4, 2010

What’s More Important? Jobs, or Dependency?

The statists in Washington and the lamestream media had a field day when Senator Jim Bunning (R-Kentucky) tied up unemployment benefit extensions by blocking legislation on the grounds that it violated the newly adopted Senate rule that new spending must be paid for before it is passed. How dare he?... Sign in to see full entry.

Sunday, February 7, 2010

In Support of President Obama

A recent article in which I challenged a number of aspects of the State of the Union Address drew the predictable responses from outraged liberals. Among them was one chap who blasted me for not supporting the President: “ I know you republicans are looking for a mission but how about being... Sign in to see full entry.

Wednesday, February 3, 2010

The Tragedy of Taxes Not Being Radically Increased

A lobbyist thinks it’s tragic that Michigan may have to forego a number of highway construction projects. The reason for this is that gas taxes aren’t being raised 42% and diesel taxes aren’t being nearly doubled to pay for them.?????????? Uh, s’cuse me, but that’s not the tragedy. The tragedy, as... Sign in to see full entry.

Sunday, January 24, 2010

Is America Becoming a Tyranny?

The men and women who founded our Republic knew tyranny firsthand. This personal experience inspired the Declaration of Independence, in which the evils imposed on the Colonies by the government of King George III, and the course of action to be taken against that government, are specifically... Sign in to see full entry.

Tuesday, January 19, 2010

Was Martin Luther King Jr. Wrong to Break the Law?

Yes, implies my local newspaper. In an editorial at http://www.toledoblade.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20100117/OPINION02/1170316, an unnamed writer at The Toledo Blade made this assertion: “Regardless, though, it's axiomatic that we don't get to decide which laws we will obey and which we'll... Sign in to see full entry.

Wednesday, January 6, 2010

Health Care Hearings Declared Transparent as Secret Hearings Called

Just how stupid does House Speakerette Nancy Pelosi think we really are? About as stupid as President Obama thinks we are when he claimed that al Qaeda started in the Arabian peninsula in response to terror suspects being interred at Guatanemo. (I address that one elsewhere.) According to a story at... Sign in to see full entry.

Tuesday, December 22, 2009

Congress Tries to Ban Repeal of Health Care Demolition?

That’s what Senator Jim deMint (R-South Carolina) discovered and discussed last night: “ There's one provision that I found particularly troubling, and it's under Section C titled, "Limitation on changes to this subsection." And I quote: "It shall not be in order in the Senate or the House of... Sign in to see full entry.

Wednesday, December 16, 2009

Obamacrats Would Surrender National Security to Win Health Care Demolition

The Obamacrats have made it clear that their supreme goal is demolition of our health care system. They want to control your health, and absolutely nothing will be allowed to stand in their way. Senator Joe Lieberman made a stand against it. The Obamacrat response? Smear his wife and demand that she... Sign in to see full entry.

Wednesday, December 9, 2009

Questions You Need to Ask Yourself About The President’s Economic Policy

In a speech given to the Brookings Institute December 8, 2009, President Obama set forth the following economic policy: “Even before this particular crisis, much of our growth for a decade or more had been fueled by unsustainable consumer debt and reckless financial speculation... We cannot simply... Sign in to see full entry.

Monday, December 7, 2009

Senator Harry Reed: Opposition to Health Care Reform = Support for Slavery

How desperate, how discredited is the statist drive for the government to seize control of your health care? So desperate that Senate Majority Leader Harry Greed (D-Nevada) says opposition to health care demolition is like opposing emancipation: “Instead of joining us on the right side of history,... Sign in to see full entry.

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