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The Politician

July 15, 2011

You can always tell the statesman from the politician. The politician is the one who manipulates, deceives, and spins. The politician is the person with his finger in the wind, constantly trying to gauge public opinion so he knows what to say or do, in order to win the next election. The politician is the [...]

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Scaring Grandma And Grandpa

July 13, 2011

In 2010, Republicans won the midterm elections by promising to cut federal spending without raising taxes. So far, the Republicans have attempted to do exactly what they promised to do. Some Republicans have even offered further tax cuts in the hope it would stimulate job creation. They've done these things at the risk of their [...]

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Hating On Kasich

July 5, 2011

Since Republican John Kasich became the Governor of Ohio in January, he has made a lot of enemies. The unions hate him. The press hates him. The education establishment hates him. It goes without saying that Democrats hate him. According to the letters to the editor I read in the Akron Beacon Journal, lots of [...]

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Say 'Yes We Can' To Vote Fraud !

June 22, 2011

Voter ID laws require a voter to show identification in order to cast a ballot. They are either under consideration or being passed in at least 23 states. Wisconsin and Texas are two states that recently passed such laws. Voter ID laws are designed to reduce election fraud. Sounds like a good, common sense idea [...]

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New Hampshire GOP Debate

June 14, 2011

Last night, CNN hosted a GOP primary debate in New Hampshire (rush CNN transcript here). The Republican presidential contenders were Mitt Romney, Tim Pawlenty, Michelle Bachmann, Newt Gingrich, Ron Paul, Rick Santorum, and Herman Cain. After watching this debate, I'll say this right up front – I'd vote for any of them over Barack Obama [...]

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Why We Have To Address Entitlements

June 1, 2011

Here's why, by the numbers. Total federal revenue for FY2011 will be about $2.2 trillion. Here are the three biggest federal expenditures YTD: Medicare/Medicaid – $815.1 billion Defense including wars – $698.5 billion Social Security – $711.8 billion Medicare, Defense, and Social Security expenditures YTD comes to $ 2.225 trillion. These three areas are consuming [...]

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Mediscare, Or Pushing Grandma Over The Cliff ?

May 26, 2011

Democrats are mighty happy about the results of a New York special congressional election held on tuesday. In that race, the Democrat candidate, Kathy Hochul, defeated the Republican candidate, Jane Corwin, by a margin of 47-43%. A third candidate, Jack Davis, who ran under the Tea Party banner, got 9% of the vote. There are [...]

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A Right To Work ?

May 12, 2011

Recently, the Boeing Corporation announced plans to build a $1 billion commercial jet production plant in South Carolina. With the national unemployment rate at 9%, and manufacturing jobs leaving America in droves, it's certainly good news that Boeing is building it's new plant right here in the good old USA, eh ? While it may [...]

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Being Pro-Business

May 1, 2011

When it comes to economic issues, Republicans and Democrats see things very differently. Liberal Democrats bill themselves are being pro-little guy. Liberals want to, as President Obama said to Joe The Plumber, spread the wealth around. Specifically, they want to take from the rich and give to the poor, like Robin Hood. Liberals concern themselves [...]

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Looking For A Leader

April 26, 2011

Even though I write about politics, I hate politics. More precisely, I hate most politicians. I have never seen a bigger bunch of lying thieves in my life than the people we elect to run our country. It would take a hearty dose of sodium pentathol to get most of them to tell the truth. [...]

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In The Midnight Hour

April 8, 2011

We're over six months into FY2011 (the government's fiscal year runs from October 1-September 30), and Congress has still not passed a budget for FY2011. There will be a government shutdown at midnight unless Congress can pass a budget or another temporary continuing resolution (CR) today. First, I must say…Heckuva job, Congress. Thanks for NOT [...]

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Ron Paul Wins CPAC Presidential Poll

February 13, 2011

For the second year in a row, Rep. Ron Paul (R-TX) won the presidential straw poll at the Conservative Politicial Action Conference (CPAC). Paul is noted for his Libertarian political views. Here are the full results of the poll: Congressman Ron Paul (Texas): 30% Mitt Romney (Mass.): 23% Former NM Gov. Gary Johnson: 6% NJ [...]

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