I am debating what to do if my Republican party becomes the progressive liberal party that it was under Ford and Nixon. I am a Reagan Republican. Nixon imposed price and WAGE controls to control inflation caused by his elimination of sound money. He did nothing to fight growth of government. He used the regulatory power of the FCC to keep opponents off the air. | Read More »
No actually he didn’t. This is a quote from the great defender and advocate of free markets Henry Hazlitt. So when Gingrich says that Romney should be held to account for his behavior, I believe this is strongly a pro free-market attack. Conservatives believe laws (limited and consistent) are important to the proper functioning of free markets. As Hazlitt points out: “Therefore our laws must | Read More »
In last night’s debate, the presidential candidates got the typical cheerleading from Obama’s Media where they seemingly were jumping for joy at 200k jobs! As any good economists knows there are lies, damn lies, and statistics. Maybe this is the beginning of a positive trend, but here is the statistic that really matters: In December 2007, 121 million Americans had full time jobs (those working more than | Read More »
Perry needs to change the debate away from the debates. The following is an idea for an Ad to do this: {Commerical opens with man talking to screen:} MAN: “I couldn’t find work until I moved to Texas” NEWSPERSON OFF-SCREEN (Interupting): What about the debates? MAN RESPONDS: Don’t you know what matters? THIS matters (POINTS TO HIS PAYCHECK) {Cut to doctor} DOCTOR: “Last state’s frivolous lawsuits | Read More »
Here is my problem with Romney. He plans to make us more dependent on government. He claims to be a state’s rights kinda guy. REALLY? He plans to allow the Washington to redistribute money to the states to provide health insurance. Will there be no strings with this money? Washington will have no say? What nonsense. Washington will now decide what will or will not | Read More »
If you did not see Santorum’s speech after Iowa, it is very inspiring. Wow! He brought in optimism that he has not shown in the debates. He showed pride in America, our heritage, his heritage, and the fight against facism (and Obama’s socialism (my word not his)) He talked about values that form the foundation of conservative principles. I was moved and excited. His appeal | Read More »
Conservatives support a flat tax because we know it will create more businesses, more jobs, and better opportunities. Romney of course says he supports the idea of a flat tax but: In January 1996, as reported by the Boston Globe at the time, Romney spent $50,000 of his own money to run a full-page newspaper ad attacking the flat-tax proposed by Steve Forbes, who was | Read More »
Many people today do not buy health insurance for one simple reason—they know that if they get sick that someone else will pay for their hospital bills. This is called the free-rider problem. People can get the benefit (hospital care) without paying the cost (insurance) One way to address this problem is mandating that everyone buy health insurance. I admit at one time I thought | Read More »
According to article in The Street HW Bush said: “I had a conflict with [Gingrich] at one point,” Bush told the Chronicle. “I’m not his biggest advocate.” … Bush said he had trouble with Gingrich in 1990 when a recession hit the United States that forced the former president to raise taxes, a move that went against his now infamous promise of “no new taxes.” | Read More »
I wish to congratulate Governor Perry for winning the IPad and IPhone Vote. No, this is not a Presidential poll of tech minded persons (i.e. geeks). No, it something much more important and real. Let me just say it this way: If you purchased an IPad or IPhone for Christmas, Governor Perry and the great state of Texas would just like to say “Thanks” While | Read More »
Conservatism starts with one simple idea. We should be free. Asked what freedom meant to her, Alena Fernandez, Daughter of Castro who escaped to America said: “Everything. Even if you have to learn to risk in freedom. It is the most important thing in life. The possibility of making choices.” For too many years, our choices have been limited by an over-reaching Federal Government. When | Read More »
Huntsman did it. Cain did it. Even Santorum did it. But Romney? The next potential leader of the free world. The man who will have to beat the Obama? Where is he? To busy? Cannot find time in the schedule? Of course I am refering to Gingrich’s call for a one-on-one debate. I believe Romney has a glass jaw. He showed it in the last | Read More »
UPDATE: Another problem discovered. To help pay for RomneyCare, reimbursements to doctors for Medicaid patients were cut. Because of its own rising costs, the state government has cut payments to doctors and hospitals. According to family physician Dr. Katherine Atkinson, the state insurance reimbursements often do not cover her expenses: “Every time I have a Medicaid patient it’s like handing them a $20 bill when | Read More »
Tonight I went to Romney’s website for the first time to see if he add any plan on taxes. (In short..No. He plans to “maintain” the current tax rates on personal and capital gains and bring our corporate rate down to europe’s rate). Anyway, I came across this little nugget: “he (Romney) believes that we should permit HSA funds to be used to pay for | Read More »
In a stunning development, Paul Ryan and Ron Wyden will introduce new Medicare Plan that adopts Newt Gingrich’s optional provision: The biggest difference is that seniors would have a choice between staying in traditional Medicare, or opting into new private plan alternatives, the two lawmakers said in an interview with POLITICO. This new plan would also eliminate the 15 member Independent Payment Advisory Board (Think: | Read More »
There is a video circulating on this site and the internet regarding Newt’s apparent support for Cap and Trade. It shows clips from a Congressional Subcommittee. First, this video makes some valid points and some fraudulant ones. My suspicion was raised by the heavily editing. Second, it uses the selective editing to lead to misleading interpretations. To understand why one has to know the difference | Read More »
“Millionaire job creators are like unicorns,” Reid said Monday. “They’re impossible to find, and they don’t exist.” Harry Reid pointed out that millionaires do not create jobs. I am amazed at how little of one’s own money needs to start a business and create jobs. In fact, a franchise requires so little money, you must pay out of pocket (no borrowing from friends, neighbors or | Read More »
Warning–the economy may grow a million more jobs in the next year. But what kind of jobs will these be? People have been unemployed for so long that they are becoming desperate. Is it just me or are there a lot of people working as human billboards? This is a sign of the Obama economy. Please post any pictures you may have of recent human | Read More »
There is great excitement among liberals and the media (ah but I repeat myself) about the drop in the unemployment rate. I could try to explain the differences in how unemployment is caluculated now compared to the past or how people leaving the work force can make the unemployment rate go down but that makes most people’s head spin. Here is a simple way to | Read More »
We, the policially involved class, think that we are enganged in some great debate and that Obama’s actions are well known. They are not. Ask Americans if they know about Solyndra, Boeing’s move to S.C., ObamaCare budget error, the actions of the National Labor Relations Board, the EPA’s disasterous proposal that would immediately close 30% of coal power plants, the stopping of new permits for | Read More »
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