budget

    The “Consider This!” Podcast, Episode 36

    By: Doug Payton (Diary)  |  April 4th at 10:52 AM  | 

    The latest episode of the “Consider This!” podcast is out. Conservative commentary in 10 minutes or less. The Supreme Court recently heard 2 cases related to same-sex “marriage”. Facebook lit up with picture of red “equal” signs with folks proclaiming their support of “marriage equality”. But is equality really what this is about? This episode asks you if you are for “driving equality”. I’m betting you aren’t, but not on | Read More »

    The “Consider This!” Podcast, Episode 34

    By: Doug Payton (Diary)  |  March 20th at 12:15 PM  | 

    The latest episode of the “Consider This!” podcast is out. Conservative commentary in 10 minutes or less. To bail out banks in Cyprus (who had loaned a lot to Greece, hence the need for a bailout), the Eurozone suggested confiscating money in those banks to partially pay the banks. Sweet deal if you’re a banker, panic-inducing if you’re not. Socialism is destroying Europe. The Democrats in the | Read More »

    Obama’s Budget vs Ryan’s Budget: An Interactive Graph

    By: Doug Payton (Diary)  |  August 30th at 10:49 AM  | 

    (And by “Obama’s budget”, I mean the one unanimously rejected even by his own party.) What are those “draconian cuts” that Paul Ryan has proposed in his budget? Is he really going to throw Granny off the cliff with his changes to Medicare? The Independent Voter Network has an interactive graph where you can see the spending over the next 9 years with the two | Read More »