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ObamaCare Reduces The Deficit ?

January 8, 2011

The new Republican-led House voted to repeal ObamaCare yesterday by a vote of 236-181. It was a bipartisan effort, with four Democrats joining Republicans in the repeal effort….oh alright, it wasn't very bipartisan at all. The repeal legislation will now move on to the Democrat-led Senate, where it will die. Even if it did somehow [...]

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GOP Plans Attack

January 3, 2011

When the new Congress convenes, the GOP-led House is planning to move on several fronts. 1. They are going to try to repeal ObamaCare: The new Republican-controlled House plans to schedule a vote to repeal the sweeping health care overhaul before President Barack Obama delivers his annual State of the Union address late this month, [...]

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ObamaCare Mandate Ruled Unconstitutional

December 14, 2010

Government tyranny has been staved off for a bit longer, as Federal Judge Henry E. Hudson ruled the ObamaCare mandate is unconstitutional. The mandate would have forced all Americans to purchase private health insurance or pay a fine, a clear perversion of the Commerce Clause, which states Congress shall have the power "to regulate Commerce [...]

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Deficit Commission Crashes And Burns

December 3, 2010

President Obama announced the formation of a deficit commission last february to address the federal government's addiction to spending tons more money than it takes in. This addiction has become so serious that we now have annual deficits over a trillion dollars and a federal debt of $14 trillion. The addiction is so serious that [...]

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Missouri Voters Punch Back At ObamaCare Mandate

August 5, 2010

Missouri voters went to the polls this week to vote on Prop C, the Missouri Health Care Freedom Act. It was a referendum on ObamaCare. Here are the results: On Tuesday, the people of Missouri spoke. They said NO to Obamacare when they overwhelmingly passed Prop C, the Missouri Health Care Freedom Act. Without regard [...]

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The Charge Of The "Right" Brigade

August 3, 2010

Here is Congressman Pete Stark (D-CA) informing a crowd that the federal government can do almost anything it wants, the U.S. Constitution be damned. The crowd was none too happy to hear that American citizens are not free to engage in life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness as they see fit. No, instead of [...]

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Dr. Donald Berwick, A Real Life Wesley Mouch

July 16, 2010

In Ayn Rand's classic novel, Atlas Shrugged, the character of Wesley Mouch is a Washington lobbyist who eventually becomes the country's economic dictator, controlling all commerce and industry. Mouch intentionally destroys free enterprise, thus destroying the opportunities of the common man along with it. After reading a Wall Street Journal piece by Daniel Henninger, in [...]

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ObamaCare Mandate Not A Tax, Until It Is

June 19, 2010

Way back in the before times, nine months ago, you may recall President Obama saying the health care reform provision requiring all Americans to purchase insurance or pay a fine was not a tax. Here's one such discussion the Prez had with ABC's George Stephanopolous: That's what Obama said then, when he was attempting to [...]

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Playstations Threaten Democracy, Says Prez

May 12, 2010

"Meanwhile, you're coming of age in a 24/7 media environment that bombards us with all kinds of content and exposes us to all kinds of arguments, some of which don't rank all that high on the truth meter. With iPods and iPads; Xboxes and PlayStations; information becomes a distraction, a diversion, a form of entertainment, [...]

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A Few Questions For Monday

May 3, 2010

Civil rights questions: How can a President who passed a law mandating that all Americans have valid health insurance cards or be fined also believe the Arizona immigration law asking suspected illegal immigrants for their papers is "misguided" ? Do illegals now have more rights than American citizens in the President's eyes ? Gentlemen, start [...]

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Thank You For Cutting My Taxes ???

April 17, 2010

Let me start by saying I agree with several things Obama has done recently – instituting an effort to secure loose nukes is great. Probably the single greatest threat to the USA and the world is a nuke falling into terrorist hands. Obama's move to start offshore oil drilling is a step forward. I supported [...]

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Why Do We Bother With A Constitution ?

April 7, 2010

Left-wing political mythology holds that President Bush referred to the U.S. Constitution as nothing but "a goddamned piece of paper" in 2005. Bush allegedly said this in frustration over constitutional issues with the Patriot Act. Though it is very unlikely Bush ever spoke those words, many left-wingers still believe he did say them, even though [...]

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