https://www.blogit.com/Blogs/Blog.aspx/WriterofLight1342/Formerly "Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Happiness," renamed in honor of Jimmy Carter saying, "“Unfortunately, after Sept. (11 – sic), there was an outburst in America of intense suffering and patriotism . . .” Assorted comments on the blessings of liberty, and some challenges for those who are challenged in their enjoymenthourly12000-01-01T12:00+00:00https://www.blogit.com/Blogs/Blog.aspx/WriterofLight1342/675829Toledo, Ohio, Republican congressional candidate Rich Iott used to participate in military reenactments, and Atlantic Monthly handed the Democrats fodder for smear of badious proportions when they ran a photograph of him dressed in a World War II German soldier's uniform. Never mind that he has...https://www.blogit.com/Blogs/Blog.aspx/WriterofLight1342/672652The UFCW and SEIU have ended their attempt to boycott Arizona for standing up to illegal aliens. http://www.azagc.org/latest-news-stories/ufcw-says-%e2%80%9cuncle%e2%80%9d/https://www.blogit.com/Blogs/Blog.aspx/WriterofLight1342/672650The UFCW and SEIU have ended their attempt to boycott Arizona for standing up to illegal aliens. http://www.azagc.org/latest-news-stories/ufcw-says-%e2%80%9cuncle%e2%80%9d/https://www.blogit.com/Blogs/Blog.aspx/WriterofLight1342/667231Merriam-Webster defines satire, in part, as “trenchant wit, irony, or sarcasm used to expose and discredit vice or folly.” Over the past several years, I've used satirical nicknames for various targets in my criticism of current affairs. These include: Ringside Harry Greed, so named for numerous...https://www.blogit.com/Blogs/Blog.aspx/WriterofLight1342/665574I have two words for any liberal who ever again whines that conservatives are greedy and selfish, that we don't care for the poor. Shut up. Period. Okay, make that three words. The greedy, uncaring conservative is just as inappropriate a stereotype as calling us racist. Of course, wealthy...https://www.blogit.com/Blogs/Blog.aspx/WriterofLight1342/654016Sean Hannity put the word out last week about a new website, crashtheteaparty.org, that’s supposed to be a rallying point for disruptors and plants intent on interfering with the Tea Party protests. A Google search for “crash the tea party” brought up no such site. But the first hit in the search...https://www.blogit.com/Blogs/Blog.aspx/WriterofLight1342/653412From http://moneynews.com/StreetTalk/US-Obama-Health-Care/2010/04/02/id/354577?s=al&promo_code=9AEF-1, a stunning example of His Cluelessness at work: Obama: U.S. Would Go Bankrupt Without Health Reform Friday, 02 Apr 2010 09:11 AM Article Font Size President Barack Obama says he did a full court...https://www.blogit.com/Blogs/Blog.aspx/WriterofLight1342/651928Well, boo fricking hoo. Of course, I’m not condoning violence. But why are these statists acting so surprised when they deliberately defied the will of the American people, which unfortunately included the kinds of kooks who respond to such with threats of violence? And why are they wailing and...https://www.blogit.com/Blogs/Blog.aspx/WriterofLight1342/651396Imagine a sport in which the rules are arbitrarily changed during a game in order to assure a desired outcome. The favored team is behind, so the referees modify a rule so as to give that team an advantage over its opponent. Suddenly, one team has four strikes per at bat while the opponent has...https://www.blogit.com/Blogs/Blog.aspx/WriterofLight1342/650803Not that this is much of a surprise, other than the fact that the Adoring press reported it, but in its first year the Obama administration reduced the responsiveness to Freedom of Information Act requests. So where are all the liberals who screamed and yelled and had conniptions and cows and...