The message coming from the thousands of public service employees is clear, but disingenuous. In the beginning, it was about their displeasure over being required to pay for their health care benefits and pensions. Once public opinion showed that most citizens found that to be a reasonable request, they changed tactics. Now, they have no problem with paying more for these benefits. In fact, they | Read More »
If Barack Obama wants to go down in history as a successful president, he will need to forget everything he came to Washington to do. No massive health care overhaul, no cap & trade, no card check, no amnesty for immigrants. His place in history will be determined by his ability to pull our economy out of the ditch he has helped run it into. | Read More »
There is loud and reasonable opposition to the City Of New York’s acquiescence to Muslim’s in their choice of location for a new Islamic mosque. Being located only a block from Ground Zero, it has stoked a wild fire of heated rhetoric and cries of outrage. While it is still not a done deal, the city seems determined to let it go forward. All that remains | Read More »
“(Insert Year Here) is the most important election in the history of this country!” Most of us have heard this at least once in our lifetime. And I’m sure our parents and grandparents have heard it at one time or another. And that’s why it’s so hard for me to say it now. But I am compelled by what I see happening in my country | Read More »
In 1980, Ronald Reagan described America as “a shining city on a hill.” In 2010 we have a decision to make. We can either vote to empower and brighten that that light, or we can vote to shut the lights out and begin the demolition process. I’m not being overly dramatic here. That’s just how important I think the vote this year is. We can | Read More »
As 2009 draws to a close, many folks are beginning to ponder what 2010 will bring. Some are concentrting on the micro…”will I get married this year?” Some, like myself, are into macro thought…”will I be better off in 2010 than I was in 2009?” Not that 2009 was any kind of picnic, mind you. I am a political junkie. I thrive on watching what | Read More »
There is one part of the Health Care Bill that has liberal women’s groups upset: it’s stance on elective cosmetic surgery, which affects women more than men. It is not covered in the health bill, and there is a proposed 5% surtax on the procedures. This tax would be levied on liposuction, cosmetic implants, Botox injections, teeth whitening, and tattoo removal. All of these are surgeries that are | Read More »
It’s been several month’s since I started blogging. In the beginning, it was just about anything that caught my eye on that particlar day. Over time, I found myself moving towards politics, which is my passion. I guess I knew that eventually it would work out this way. And as most readers know, I am slightly right of center. But I do consider myself lucky | Read More »
I count myself as one of many Americans who knew better than to trust congressional Democrats. When they were working to elect Barack Obama president, they kept quiet as he proclaimed that he was not a tax and spend liberal. He promised that we in the middle class needn’t worry about taxes increasing. If you make less than $250,000 a year you “will not see your | Read More »
Once again, the Obama Administration is being questioned about the stimulus report thast they put out last week. After much fanfare in which the White House bragged about the number of jobs “saved or created,” they had to reverse themselves when news organizations began digging tnto the numbers. What they found was that the numbers were not only vastly overstated, but that there is a concerted | Read More »
President Obama campaigned on a platform of change, saying that the status quo, which included back room deals, secrecy, and hidden agendas that he said prevailed in the Bush Administration, would be a thing of the past. All we had to do was elect him, and he would see to it. One of his favorite terms was that he would bring “transparency” to the legislative | Read More »
President Obama says calm down and don’t jump to conclusions. He doesn’t want anyone to think that Major Nidal Hasan, the alleged shooter that killed 12 soldiers and a civilian at Ft. Hood could be a Muslim terrorist. I’m assuming that he was aware that the shooter had shouted “Allahu Akbar”, or “Allah is Great” as he opened fire. But no matter. We aren’t allowed | Read More »
It turns out that Nancy Pelosi’s victory dance is about to be cut short. It won’t be long before a backlash against her is in full swing. What was she thinking? She had to know that the Senate would shred her Health Care Bill to rid it of the public option and most of her most outlandish punishments for taxpayers who don’t bow down to the | Read More »
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