You’ve probably heard about Tourette’s Syndrome. It is a genetic trait that, for some unknown and still unexplained reason, makes some people say really bad things out in public at really inopportune times. I knew a young man who unfortunately had Tourette’s. A fine young man, very kind, very nice. Our son went to see […]
“Americans have the right and advantage of being armed – unlike the citizens of other countries whose governments are afraid to trust the people with arms.” – James Madison Beware the person who says to you, “You don’t need a gun.” That kind of person will get you killed. Nothing proves this more than the […]
In a perfect world, none of this would matter. In a perfect world, any of it would work – communism, socialism, feudalism, capitalism, fascism, monarchy, theocracy, oligarchy, utopianism, corporatism, unionism, democracy, and even anarchy. But this is not a perfect world. And in this decidedly imperfect world, history teaches that one thing works much better […]
You should hug your kids every day, but it takes on particular import in the aftermath of a tragedy like the one that unfolded today in Connecticut. Simply horrific: NEWTOWN, Conn. (CBS Connecticut/AP) — CBS News is reporting that at least 27 people are dead, including 18 students, after a mass shooting at the Sandy […]
Because a pollster’s idea of “Happy Holidays” means combining politics with Jesus’ birth…. the folks at Public Policy Polling released a survey that asked people whether they thought Santa Claus is a Democrat or Republican. My initial thought was, “Good heavens, why are we politicizing St. Nick?” But then I started thinking about the mentality of […]
It may have been one of the strangest moments in the history of modern presidential politics. Presidential aspirant Paul Ryan gave the world a false “Sister Souljah Moment” in publicly dissing a key portion of the legacy of Jack Kemp at the Kemp Foundation Leadership Award Dinner (which had honored Ryan himself with its leadership […]
It’s right there, at the end of a fist and on the soles of heavy boots trampling a tent filled with people. Thus unfolds the latest mob scene of union-sponsored civility, this time in Michigan where in response to newly approved RTW legislation, union thugs stormed an Americans For Prosperity tent and assaulted Fox News […]
If a candidate for elective office agrees to a pledge not to raise taxes, it seems all he has done is make a promise. It is not the same as when he takes office and then pledges to uphold the constitution or the state laws or some such. Nonetheless, Grover Norquist has made a name […]
A new product hits the market. You hear the hype. It’s the greatest thing since sliced bread. It’s an iPhone, or a Cuisinart food processor, or On Star for your car. Whatever the new invention idea is, it is supposed to make your life easier and take away all of your work and worries. At the risk of […]
Obamacare, by law, says that each state can decide to run its own health care exchange or let the federal government do it. Under that provision… States that run their own Exchange will participate in an $800 billion bailout (via tax credits) to private health insurance companies operating in that state; there is NO provision […]
