Conservatives deal with facts and reach conclusions; liberals have conclusions and sell them as facts.
Is our democracy germinating the seeds of its own destruction? Alexis de Toqueville warned, “The American Republic will endure until the day Congress discovers that it can bribe the public with the public’s money.” That day has come. It is not yet gone. Democracy in ancient Athens lasted about 250
Continue readingOn the “real me” facebook, a “joke” is making the rounds: ”A public union employee, a tea party activist, and a CEO are sitting at a table with a plate of a dozen cookies in the middle of it. The CEO takes 11 of the cookies, turns to the tea
Continue readingIt’s a good video: [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ss4r8czKI_A[/youtube] Here’s the real point: If you want to work for government (which can be a very honorable or practical or neutral thing to do), you are forced to pay union dues. You know, when you pay those dues that they will be used to fund
Continue readingRoger Simon, among others, has noted that the demonstrations in Madison demonstrate how old-fashioned the modern Left is, something that’s true despite the Left’s attempt to re-brand itself with the name “Progressive.” It therefore seemed appropriate for me to run again an article I wrote for American Thinker back in
Continue readingToday, several schools in Wisconsin announced that they would be closed so that their teachers could attend protests in the state capital, Madison, against GOP Gov. Walker’s proposals to take away collective bargaining rights from public sector unions. Wisconsin, like neighboring Illinois, is going broke. The behavior of the Wisconsin
Continue readingDemocrats are the friends of big business, Conservatives are the friends of small business. Democrat government inevitably ratchets its way to corruptocracy. If you don’t agree with this, can we at least agree that Democrats favor highly regulated economies and societies and conservatives don’t? Let me explain with two examples.
Continue readingIncredibly, from the U.K.’s left-wing Guardian, comes a photo essay of what happens when Democrats are given the opportunity to put their economic and political theories to work: welcome to the future…. http://www.guardian.co.uk/artanddesign/gallery/2011/jan/02/photography-detroit?/%3Fpicture=370173060&index=15#/?picture=370173054&index=0 h/t smalldeadanimals.com
Continue reading“If they bring a knife to the fight, we bring a gun.” – President Barack Hussein Obama I posted this as a comment to Book’s previous post, but have now posted it independently as a challenge to all of us Bookworm salon aficionados. Here’s the premise: virtually all the political violence
Continue readingWe’re looking at a potential financial meltdown, and the lame duck Congress manages to find the time to send Obama a bill to mute the volume on TV commercials. Is it any surprise that Americans are absolutely and completely disgusted with Washington?
Continue reading[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qJSnozJ4LVg[/youtube] I think Nancy’s new motto should be “La, la, la! I caaan’t hear you!”
Continue readingSince warnings labels seem to be dominating the news (that cigarette thing), Doug Ross has some suggestions for political warning labels.
Continue readingApropos my apparent fascism, one neocon, an former Communist, and also an Italian Jew, suggests that supporting Israel may be enough to earn that appellation from the Left. (H/t Soccer Dad) Speaking of Soccer Dad, at his blog we have another reminder that Ataturk‘s western nation is vanishing, to be
Continue readingAmerican Digest is getting lots of hits for this list, and deservedly so. It surely explains what’s happening in California, New York, New Jersey, Massachusetts, etc. UPDATE: And if you want something that will make you laugh, this will. I need to laugh. I’m bummed, although not surprised, about California.
Continue readingI was very flattered that neo-neocon used one of my posts to examine how she, when still a liberal, thought about Republicans. Her primary point is that, because she is just a few years older than I, she still remembers a Republican era in America that wasn’t bad. She has
Continue readingOne after another, our intellectual betters on the Democrat/Progressive side of the political spectrum have assured us that the American people are simply too stupid to appreciate Obama’s greatness, let alone the Democrat Congress’ greatness. They may have a point about American stupidity. And if the Democrats/Progressives are the elite
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