Rest assured, citizen, that the always-vigilant Transportation Security Agency is one the ball, protecting you and your loved ones from the potential deadly terrorist threats of … cupcakes. This from USA Today: The Transportation Security Administration says its agents did the right thing in confiscating a woman’s cupcakes at a Las Vegas security checkpoint last […]
Each of us is carrying around a hot button issue that hits at the heart of our core beliefs. Some of these issues are narrow, others broader. A narrow issue might be something like seat belt laws. But even that represents a broader issue at the heart of liberty. A broad issue might be something […]
Despite a provision rolled into a year-end spending bill that blocked funding for enforcement of new light bulb efficiency standards, the twisty tyranny of bulbs will still start phasing in as scheduled on Jan. 1. The new energy law requires that incandescent light bulbs be 30 percent more efficient starting in 2012. Critics of the […]
Funny, I always thought Richard Burr was more politically aligned with Ron Paul. I mean, you know, when Burr wasn’t staying busy bolstering bank bailouts and deficit spending, supporting warrantless wiretapping, and playing Big Brother food cop. This from the Washington Post: Burr, a 17-year Capitol Hill veteran who served five terms in the House […]
Just in time for the New Year, the federal government earlier this month stepped up to the plate and solved that most pressing of problems plaguing modern society. This from the always vigilant comrades at the FCC: The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) today took a major step toward eliminating one of the most persistent problems […]
Can we say 2012 is a golden opportunity for the Republican Party? What case can the Democrat incumbent present for reelection? The economy is anemic and job growth remains sluggish despite announced declines in unemployment rates. Republicans have the momentum from 2010 and enjoy popular support for repealing Obama’s signature achievement: ObamaCare. Voters seem to […]
Senator Tom Coburn (R-OK) this week released his annual report on what he considers wasteful government spending. Whether you’re a hardcore fiscal conservative or a big government-loving progressive, common ground should be found in the conclusion that most of the examples Coburn cites can appropriately be considered squandered loot. From the cover letter of his […]
Politicians are very adept about making excuses for their failures. The greater the failure, the bigger, more absurd the excuse. Shortly after the terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001, while Americans were still reeling from shock, our political leaders very quickly conjured up a canard to cover up their failure to predict, deter, or avoid […]
For many, “Christmas is a time when kids tell Santa what they want and adults pay for it. Deficits are when adults tell the government what they want and their kids pay for it.” (Richard Lamm, former Colorado governor). Sad, but true. The purpose of this discussion is to explain the difference between government and […]
Lee Atwater, love him or hate him, was a unique piece of work in American political history. He was a South Carolina-born, guitar-playing rhythm-and-blues politico who helped start dozens of Red, Hot and Blue Barbecue restaurants around the South. He also happened to help, in his spare time, Ronald Reagan and George H.W. Bush 41 […]
