From the diaries, by Erick. From my article at BIG GOVERNMENT. Recently, retired military have received e-mail messages notifying them of a withholding tax increase. The email states: NO ANNUAL COST OF LIVING ADJUSTMENT (COLA) WILL BE ADDED TO MILITARY RETIRED PAY IN 2010. DUE TO RECENT LEGISLATION YOUR FEDERAL WITHHOLDING TAX HAS CHANGED. After much investigating and several discussions with the IRS, it appears | Read More »
I thought my most recent post at Big Government was important to post here at RedState. This is big government at its finest hour. The Democrats have officially killed a successful private school voucher program banishing more than 3,300 low-income children back to the DC schools they so desperately wanted to escape. The Heartland Institute reports: The leaders of D.C.’s school choice movement, Kevin P. | Read More »
Byron York’s article in the Washington Examiner highlights Republican shortcomings in recent years causing the shift to a Democrat-controlled Congress. While I agree with some of his points, I think York needs to go further with a few critical elements. In analyzing the Franken-Coleman senatorial race, it doesn’t simply come down to ‘if only 157 Franken voters would have voted for Coleman, then Coleman would | Read More »
Sing to the tune of “The 12 Days of Christmas” On the first day of Christmas, Obama gave to me, a vision of Communism. On the second day of Christmas, Obama gave to me two auto makers and a vision of Communism. On the third day of Christmas, Obama gave to me, huge amounts of spending, two auto makers, and a vision of Communism. On | Read More »
As the snow falls today, I think of General George Washington and his men who persevered the most horrid weather conditions to secure this country’s liberty. You see, I live in an area where the battles were fought and fearless, good men died–and even running everyday errands is a reminder of the American Revolution. Sure, each state has its history, especially down in the South, | Read More »
Democrat senator Tom Harkin (D-IA) wants to eliminate the Senate filibuster rules to ram through the Senate’s version of health reform. One fact to take away is that Reid does not have the votes or this wouldn’t be necessary. Hence, the rule change to require only 50 votes to force the bill down our throats pass the bill. Harkin’s gripe is that he thinks it | Read More »
Michael Steele and the Republicans have a great opportunity that Harry Reid has handed them on a silver platter. The question is, do they have the moxie to take on the truth in Civil Rights history? Reid has had a case of de ja vu all over again. But, whether this American history class was an elective or requirement and he bailed for the semester, | Read More »
Recently, the Obama administration has been skewered for zero job creation. The MSM has just caught on that the so-called stimulus bill was and is nothing more than a big payoff to all those who helped elect Obama. So, of course, no real jobs have been created. That wasn’t the intention. So now we have unemployment over 10%, closer to 20% in reality, when it | Read More »
Rep. Kathy Dahlkemper (D-PA, Erie) must be defeated in this conservative disctrict as she basks in Pelosi’s sun. It was Dahlkemper that wrote the bill to cover children up through age 26 on their parent’s insurance. From the Post-Gazette article: In the words of Speaker Nancy Pelosi.House of Representatives, Rep. Kathy Dahlkemper, D-Erie, was “the person of the hour” yesterday. They assembled at a news | Read More »
The Senate will vote on David Hamilton today. Call your senators and tell them NO! Our Constitution deserves better than judicial “footnotes.” Hamilton is a radical judge who has had many rulings overtuned. Heritage has his record. It is not pretty and had many rulings overturned. America’s judicial system is in jeopardy from the left and Hamilton is that radical. The Senate should send him | Read More »
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