Archive for October, 2009
Friday, October 30th, 2009
The Boomer generation, now dominating the Nation's councils, continues, collectively, to act like an army of locusts, consuming not only physical resources, but civility, foresightedness, patriotism, and common decency, too.
Peggy Noonan's latest column, ably and insightfully reviewed at one of my favorite blogs, The Burning Platform,
examines the character of our ...
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Saturday, October 24th, 2009
Remember, "stroke of the pen, law of the land. Kinds cool"? That was a Clinton White House-era staffer's commentary on the issuance of executive orders, a power much abused by Presidents of both parties for a generation or more. Declaring 'national emergencies' is another way to exercise dictatorial powers without ...
Posted in Government, Health Care, Law, Medicine, Politics | 1 Comment »
Friday, October 23rd, 2009
A great movie to see. It really, factually, tears down the fantasies of the global climate change chicken little types. Hated by the left (that's an ok thing) who are attempting to suppress this movie nationwide, that alone makes it worth seeing.
Get your copy today or become a distribution affiliate. ...
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Thursday, October 22nd, 2009
Part of the challenge in today's political environment is that many Americans, including those elected to represent us, are very ignorant of the Constitution and the proper, appropriate role of the Federal Government.
Walter Williams sees this and writes in interesting fashion about this uniquely American Idea.
A further lesson can be ...
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Wednesday, October 21st, 2009
Our Dear Friend and Contributor, Sally, is a prolific and thoughtful Author. Here is a sampling of her work we thought our readers would enjoy
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My Reaction to David Brooks. Wherein I blast Brooks for supporting Obama during the 2008 campaign and wonder why it took him so long to ...
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Wednesday, October 21st, 2009
Thinking and educated, aware, people know that the main responsibility for our current economic challenges stem from government intervention in free markets. Particularly the financial markets involved in housing mortgages. The only ones who would deny this are collectivist/socialists or herbertian type reality challenged dreamers who would consider such to ...
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Tuesday, October 20th, 2009
Third and last in a series... Part I | Part II
STOCKDALE: Epictetus faced no comparable crisis to that which either Seneca or Marcus Aurelius did. His crippled servitude was a chronic, not an acute, condition which he not only learned to live with, but within the confines of which found ...
Posted in Culture, History, Military, Philosophy | 1 Comment »
Tuesday, October 20th, 2009
Our dear friend Mut reports that Kalifornia Republicrats are attempting to disrupt and abscond with the non-partisan, freedom seeking, tea party movements.
According to the Sacramento Bee....
"In fact, Tea Party Express -- which staged a 34-stop bus tour this summer -- is strictly Astroturf. It is funded by a Republican-leaning political ...
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Saturday, October 17th, 2009
Its funny how offended the politically correct collectivists get when you call them on dishonest, racist smear tactics. The controversy of the biggest (audience) talk show host in the U.S. being effectively denied the freedom to invest his money is the latest example of socialist/collectivist and, yes, racist hypocrisy on ...
Posted in Internet Reviews, Media Reviews, News, Politics, Race, Reviews | 3 Comments »
Wednesday, October 14th, 2009
Michigan's lack of leadership is on display again. This time, in the face of a prolonged and deepening budget crisis, the State House has passed a 'Doctor Tax' to help fund Medicaid, which suffers from reductions in federal support via tax dollars repatriated to Michigan. The plan, which must still pass ...
Posted in Government, Health Care, Taxes | 4 Comments »
