Posted in 2008 Election, Politics, tagged 2008 Election, barack obama, cost of government day, john mccain, Politics, servitude, tax freedom day, taxes on July 19, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
One of my favorite quotations from Thomas Jefferson, and one that I often quote, is a sentence from his first Inaugural Address in 1801. In it, he gives to Congress and the American people his definition of a good government.
“….“a wise and frugal Government, which shall restrain men from injuring one another, shall leave [...]
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The District of Columbia City Council met on Wednesday and devised a new gun law to get around the Supreme Court ruling in “District of Columbia v. Heller”, clarifying the Second Amendment “right to keep and bear arms.“ At the same time we all should have been reminded of the foolhardiness of voting a [...]
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Posted in Constitution, Politics, Socialism, tagged congress, democrats, drilling ban, environmentalist, gaoline, oil, socialist on July 15, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
President Bush announced Monday that he was rescinding the Executive Order banning new off shore oil drilling that his father, George H. W. Bush implemented during his term in office. That does not mean however, that oil companies can begin exploration and drilling operations immediately. Congress passed a similar ban in 1981 and [...]
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You may have noticed that Barack Obama, heralded last year as perhaps the greatest orator since Patrick Henry, suddenly becomes a bumbling, vacillating, unfocused stutterer when attempting to speak extemporaneously. It turns out he is an expert reader, and a master of the teleprompter when delivering the thoughts of speechwriters but has a difficult [...]
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Posted in Constitution, Politics, Socialism, tagged Constitution, energy crisis, Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac, mortgage crisis, Politics, socialsim on July 12, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
The American people are getting a crash course this month in government economics and the wisdom of the Founding Fathers. As they watch their energy and food costs skyrocket and their home value plummet, many are in a daze wondering, Wha‘ Hap’n? Unfortunately, this is likely only the beginning. When the economy [...]
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The fact that Londoners pay $9 per U.S. Gal. for gasoline brings little comfort to America’s low and middle-income wage earners who are forced to spend a major part of their disposable income getting to and from work. With Congressional approval ratings at an all time low of less than 10%, politicians are jockeying [...]
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Sometimes it’s good to take a break from all the political debates and the petty squabbles of the mental midgets involved, and consider the futility of it all.
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In the latest Real Clear Politics national polling data, Obama continues to lead McCain by almost six percentage points. The same data indicates that almost three-quarters of the American people think we are on the wrong track as a nation. Is it possible that after only 232 years the American people have grown [...]
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Forty-seven years ago, I listened to John F. Kennedy give his inaugural address. In it, he uttered those famous words that have inspired thousands of young Americans to devote at least a portion of their lives to “public service”.
“And so, my fellow Americans: Ask not what your country can do for you – ask [...]
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