We’ve all heard ‘Pigs get fat, hogs get slaughtered…’ Well, if you ignored history (1979!), ignored economic reality, and actually believed that ‘intrinsic value’ was a real thing… The recent small drop in the price of gold is your last warning to avoid becoming a ham sandwich…. Gold buggery is, perhaps, one of the most irrational things you will ever see related to economics… Simply | Read More »
The 7th Circuit Court of Appeals has ruled that Illinois’ total ban on defensive firearms carry outside ones private property is unconstitutional. http://www.washingtonpost.com/national/federal-appeals-court-strikes-down-illinois-concealed-carry-law/2012/12/11/33791f78-43bc-11e2-8c8f-fbebf7ccab4e_story.html For those not following the gun-rights issue, this means that unless the Supreme Court reverses said ruling (which is unlikely in light of their recent decisions in the DC and Chicago cases, which finally settled in precedent that the 2nd Ammendment means | Read More »
Ok: It should be pretty clear that we are not going to win the fight over tax rates at this time… I don’t *like* it, but it’s where we are stuck: If we do nothing, taxes go up on everyone, with no real impact on spending (the ‘Sequester’ is a joke). So, here’s a thought: Why not take one of the Dem’s own talking points | Read More »
Now, I’m going to start this off with a simple, clear statement: I do not support amnesty for immigration violators. Period. That said, I’ve been saying for quite some time that we have a problem here – as far back as 2006. It’s a problem that many don’t recognize, because they are fixated on talk of ‘porous borders’ and ‘the law being broken’. That problem | Read More »
Ok… Romney lost. Got it. Can’t change it… Can’t un-do it, and monday-morning QBing the general election won’t help us any: Obama won’t be the other side’s candidate next time. 2014 is largely going to be a contest to see who gets blamed for nothing getting done… It’s unlikely we’ll see any significant movement (better or worse) in the economy between now and then… Which | Read More »
Ok. ‘Status Quo’ won… Right? Not really. Actually, WRONG. With the help of 40,000-60,000 clueless Libertarians in each of a few key swing states (the 1-2% who voted ‘Other’. P.S. Libbies, NO, Obama is not going to give you legal weed.), IF the economy improves & the Obama folks don’t royally piss off America, we will be… Sunk… We are now backed into a corner, | Read More »
Simply put, the GOP has a problem here. It’s not a problem with the morality or correctness of opposing abortion in all cases, period. I happen to hold the same view… The problem, is that either there IS NO specific set of talking points/official ‘message’, or that we are running abject tone-deaf IDIOTS who – having worse media-relations-sense than GW Bush – say the STUPIDEST | Read More »
Of all the things that were said, and have been said about the debate on Weds… One thing just slipped right past everyone (including Mitt – if it didn’t, he didn’t show that he caught it)… During the debate, Obama promised to raise taxes on the middle class, 3 times. WAIT! WHAT? Yes, that’s right… He did. But most folks didn’t realize it! How? Simple: | Read More »
Via the ever-so-poorly behaved ‘Occupy!’ protests, the Dems have managed to insert this concept of ‘the 1%’ into our political discourse for 2012. Their narrative: ‘America has been taken over by the 1% richest people, and we need to take it back!’ But here’s what they don’t tell anyone – and it’s something anyone concerned about ‘control of America by a small minority’ should know: | Read More »
Some bills just need to die… Every time they’re brought up, by any legal means available… One such bill, is Ron Paul’s ‘Audit the Fed’ proposal. Unfortunately, the House has managed to pass it… Which means we’re reliant now on Harry Reid’s common sense (God help us) to pigeonhole this rubbish until the end of the session… So, what’s WRONG with the Paul bill? Quite | Read More »
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