As anyone who has ever read anything I have written here (or anywhere else for that matter) will attest, I have always been completely against health care reform as envisioned by just about all politicians. As a strong believer in the free market, my position has always been that like any other industry where competition [...]
My Liberal Friends and Acquaintances, Well, it is beginning to look as if you are going to get your way. Under intense pressure from party leadership and organized labor, the last Democrat holdouts are about to buckle under and vote yes on the largest expansion of the Federal Government since the “New Deal”. I can’t [...]
I will be the first admit that I have a much more strict view of the constitution and what the Founding Fathers intended for this country than most people. I can even understand why some people believe that Congress can use the “necessary and proper” clause anytime they like since that particular section is the [...]
Shortly after the events of 9/11, the Bush administration sought and was granted fairly sweeping powers to combat terrorism by Congress. Well, “sweeping powers” may be a mis-statement depending on yor point of view. I really don’t feel like delving into the intricate details, so lets just summarize by saying that the Executive Branch was [...]
So it appears the White House administration is not very pleased with Fox News’ coverage of them and their policies. Somehow, I seriously doubt that this is the first time that a political entity has felt that a segment of the press was not on the same page as them idealogically. I am also fairly [...]
First off, welcome to Chris as the second contributor to the blog! I am sure he will have many great revelations for us and will help to tame my hard right leaning tendencies. I am currently looking for one more contributor to add a left side point of view on things, more on that to [...]
I have been pondering a gun control post for awhile now and a recent news article has prompted me to go ahead and broach the subject. Combined with the fact that I am just about sick to death of talking about health care, this story really got me to thinking hard about responsible gun ownership [...]