The IRS has set its sights on at least 20 Tea Party groups, demanding that they “reveal the internal workings of their organizations, including the identification of members, how they are selected, who they associate with, and even what they discuss.” The American Center for Law and Justice is rightfully none too pleased and has […]
Often politics are a function of the heart and not the head. Certainly the Republican primary so far has involved a lot of passion, but now it seems that hearts should be placed aside while brains are pressed into service. What has become clear as a result of the votes on Super Tuesday is that […]
“Today’s debate about global warming is essentially a debate about freedom. The environmentalists would like to mastermind each and every possible (and impossible) aspect of our lives.” Vaclav Klaus ~ Blue Planet in Green Shackles I wonder how it happened that some people woke up one day and decided that using energy to power our […]
Special Report from Mecklenburg’s Vincent Bordini: (Click on all images for the full view.) After a Super Tuesday get together, I went home and looked at The Drudge Report and read a story that contained this tidbit: WBEC Vice President Peter Barry said his decision to cut Limbaugh has been met with overwhelming support from […]
Remember these from school? “Ask not what your country can do for you; demand it.” “The only thing to fear is buying our own stuff.” “Give me liberty or give me free stuff.” “One if by land, two if by sea; get off that horse and buy my stuff for me.” And who can forget, […]
Does Washed-out Wednesday follow Super Tuesday? I don’t know. I do know that as I had previously sensed, yesterday’s elections were a split decision. Newt Gingrich won Georgia handily; Rick Santorum grabbed Tennessee, North Dakota and Oklahoma; Mitt Romney picked up Alaska, Idaho, Massachusetts, Ohio, Vermont and Virginia; while Ron Paul is said to be […]
Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood was last seen pushing hard for laws that would ban drivers from using cell phones, even hands-free devices, behind the wheel. LaHood argued the gabbing created distracted drivers and endangered public safety. Guess what he’s doing now. This from Reason, via D.C. radio station WTOP: “I drive around on the weekends […]
Genuine fairness conveys nothing more than the opportunity to use one’s talents and ideas unhindered by legalized oppression. But that notion of fairness has changed. In fact, “fairness” has become one of the English language’s most corrupt words. Contemporary fairness is measured not in equality before the law, the opportunity to better oneself, or the […]
Last month, Sandra Fluke told a committee of Congressional Democrats that she and other Georgetown law school women are being treated unfairly because they have to pay up to $3,000 out of their own pockets for birth control during law school. Her testimony was being offered in support of Obama’s healthcare mandate requiring “free” birth control […]
For a capitalist country, we sure don’t know very much about money. It takes more dollars these days to buy the same amounts of oil, corn, wheat, copper, gold, silver, vacations, grapes, health care, timber, other currencies, ethanol and gasoline. And yet we forget about all that other stuff and blame the high gas prices […]
