"The government of the United States is a definite government, confined to specified objects. It is not like the state governments, whose powers are more general. Charity is no part of the legislative duty of the government."

-- James Madison (speech in the House of Representatives, 10 January 1794)

Wednesday, October 15, 2008

48 liberal lies about American history (OneNewsNow.com)

The Soviet economy didn't just fail. The fall of communism didn't suddenly happen. And the Berlin Wall didn't crumble of its own accord. But our children won't learn the whole truth in school, thanks to the blatantly biased textbooks they study.

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Monday, October 13, 2008

What We Learn From a Play-Money Auction

A play-money auction serves as a good example of what we now face. With the passage of the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008, the Fed is poised to accelerate the redistribution process at a rate not seen in our lifetime. Those who will be hurt the most, of course, will be those who do not receive the new money.

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Sunday, October 12, 2008

"Vandals spray-painted the words 'Republican means slavery'"

What these folks are too stupid to remember is that The Republican party was created to end slavery, did so, and then was instrumental in passing equal rights legislation. The ignorance displayed in such actions is striking.

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Saturday, October 11, 2008

2006 McCain letter demanded Fannie/Freddie action

Sen. John McCain's 2006 demand for regulatory action on Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac could have prevented current financial crisis, as HUMAN EVENTS learned from the letter shown in full text below.

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Friday, October 10, 2008

It is really very simple...

The Government can only do what it does my confiscating the property of others. It creates nothing new, but transfers the property of one to another who it deems more worthy or deserving of said property.

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Tuesday, October 7, 2008

Obama Fascism's Global Reach

"Senator Barack Obama's cult of unity, strength and purity has reached global scale as supporters of his brand of fascism at the highest levels of governmental silence dissent and the free expression of opinion and truth. The march toward global socialism is alive and well and moving forward in the name Obama!"

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Monday, October 6, 2008

Pope says world financial system 'built on sand'

While I would not go to The holy Father for financial advice, he is spot on here. It would do us all well to spend more time focusing on what is actually important, rather than the passing fancy of limited objects.

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Sunday, October 5, 2008

The Right Wing View on Unwanted Pregnancy

I post a lot of very hotly debated topics on my blog and on Face Book because I see a great deal on confusion in them. Consequently we never get past the emotions of any one particular issue which leaves us to make decisions at the ballot box with lacking or faulty information. I know none of us wants to do this, so I try to crate debate and open conversation whenever I can.

Recently a friend asked what I thought, specifically, about the issue of unwanted pregnency. I truely appreciate his candor in the question and was happy to divulge my belifes on the subject, of course backed up with facts.

I do not have his permission to post this, so I will not give his name.

Feel free to add what you think is missing..

"So the right wing view is... "You have to have this severely deformed child no one will adopt and you cannot afford and no, we will not provide any assistance in raising it because it is your own fault because you did not learn about birth control on your own because sex education shouldn't be taught in school and your parents were absent because law makers were influenced by a religion which we are "free" not to subscribe too"? I'm not sure, but sometimes I think I hear this."



First off I do not think you will find many conservatives who would say that they are against helping a struggling single mother to raise her child. You have a multitude of social aspects that lead us to the circumstance that you purport. I think you would agree that it is highly unlikely, if not impossible, for it to go down exactly as you have suggested. Public policy must be made on reality. I cannot speak for all but the general thought is that situations like the one you have described are first off better handled by the charity/private sector in the community as they are closer to the person and most likely know the details of the lives we are talking about. Secondly, if government is to get involved, it is best handled at the local and state levels. Nowhere in The Constitution does it provide Congress with the power, or authority, to meddle in such things. State and local governments have way more latitude in these areas.
Second, on the "unwanted/deformed child" argument; I do not know when it came to be considered good policy that an individual's unalienable right to live depend upon somebody else wanting them. Better watch out for the application of the equal protection clause of The 14th Amendment because you and I are next, as I am sure someone doesn't want us I do not think that anyone would argue with Planned Parenthood’s slogan “every child is a wanted child,” but the idea that another human being’s right to life is contingent upon another human being’s deeming them “wanted,” reminds me of Hitler’s Germany. Remember that anyone who was not “Aryan” was not “wanted.” If you do not want a child…do not have sex. Why is the decision not to have sex beyond the ability of some, but the decision to have an abortion completely OK?
Third, your adoption argument: In 2006 there were 200,000 couples who wanted to adopt and only 25,000 babies available for adoption. I do not have current #’s but the point is that there are many more “parents” who want to adopt, who are forced to go to foreign countries, than babies available. Further, most abortions occur as a result of misused, or not used, or failed contraceptives. So we are removing the need for the responsible thinking that should always precede these decisions because we are removing all consequences.
Fourth, sex education should not be taught in a one-size-fits-all fashion. This whole debate brings us back to school choice and the need for the principal of federalism. State and local governments should deal with education, not The Federal government. There is no clause in The Constitution giving The Federal Government this power. If this were the case then you and I would choose schools for our children where this subject was taught in a manner in keeping with our belief system. I no more want to force you to believe what I believe than you do me or any one so let’s stop empowering The Federal Government to force our beliefs on others!!

Saturday, October 4, 2008

Zucker: Republican is "the new gay"

I have consistently said that the straight-Christian-white-Conservative-male is the only "group" left who hasn't demanded special treatment from the law and is the only one which can be openly bashed and discriminated against while people laugh on the side-lines. I don't want special treatment here, I just think the hypocrisy is blinding.

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Flexible screen could lead to foldable computers

This is just really friggin' cool!!Researchers have demonstrated a flexible television screen which could result in people folding up their computer and putting it in their pocket.

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Wednesday, October 1, 2008

Sarah Palin's Style Selling Out!

Honestly, I think this stuff is a little stupid but the market never lies (to the chagrin of many liberals) and tells you where people's heads are. I think you could make an argument that, based on this phenomenon, the election is over.

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