Gothamist.com -- Atheists are complaining about a new street sign in Red Hook that commemorates firefighters who died on 9/11.[...] "It’s improper for the city to endorse the view that heaven exists," said David Silverman of American Atheists tells the Brooklyn Paper. "It links Christianity and … [Read more...]
My Conservative Dilemma
June 20, 2011 by 3 Comments
I feel as though I am on the horns of a dilemma. I am a self-identified Conservative, admittedly to the right of most. I was disappointed to see Barack Obama win the 2008 presidential election. I was sure that selecting Joe "3-letter word, j-o-b-s" Biden as his number two, that his fate was … [Read more...]
Out Of Sight, Out Of (Your) Mind
June 19, 2011 by 44 Comments
Dailymail.co.uk -- Chaz Bono is the son of Cher and Sonny Bono. While growing up, he says he always felt uncomfortable and, after years of feeling out of place, he realised he was not Chastity but Chaz. And so he came out as transgendered and initiated the transition from female to male. I think … [Read more...]
A Little Discrimination Never Hurt Anyone
June 18, 2011 by 3 Comments
Discrimination carries with it a certain connotation. It is nearly understood universally as a bad thing. For example, a blog I read daily commented on a nail salon which--as a business practice--charges men $1 or more for the same services provided to women. A man has apparently had enough of … [Read more...]
LGBT hate crime alarmism
June 14, 2011 by 5 Comments
A while back I had posted on hate crime legislation in general as a concept, and why I thought it was a bad idea to criminalize thought. The statistics just do not bear out the attention hate crime receives. So when I happened upon a blog post not long ago titled Hate Crimes, on … [Read more...]
Victimhood And Responsibility
June 10, 2011 by 21 Comments
The war on drugs has been a hot topic for some time. By some estimates, the program, instituted by President Nixon, has cost the American tax-payers $1 trillion dollars with few to none of its declared goals met. Whether you support the war on drugs, one can understand why politicians would be … [Read more...]
Failing economy is Obama all the way
June 9, 2011 by 1 Comment
I can sympathize with those supporters of President Obama who have had to endure (and defend) two and a half years of failed promises: unemployment to stay under 8%*, closing Gitmo, pulling out of Iraq, general economic prosperity, etc. Obama has spent a good amount of time blaming his predecessor … [Read more...]
LA House votes 91-0 to display 10 Commandments
June 7, 2011 by 5 Comments
nola.com -- The House voted 91-0 Monday to allow a locating a monument of the Ten Commandments on the grounds of the State Capitol. Rep. Patrick Williams, D-Shreveport, the sponsor of House Bill 277, took less than 30 seconds to explain the bill when the House vote board lighted up green. … [Read more...]
Media Matters flunks math
June 3, 2011 by 11 Comments
Media Matters for America is hoping its readership is not very good at math: Neil Cavuto kicked off his Fox News show with this misleading image suggesting that the stimulus is responsible for 1.8 million lost jobs: In fact, multiple non-partisan studies have said that the stimulus saved or … [Read more...]
New law unfair to convicted drug dealers…maybe
June 1, 2011 by 10 Comments
Fox News-- A year ago, a drug dealer caught with 50 grams of crack cocaine faced a mandatory 10 years in federal prison. Today, new rules cut that to as little as five years, and thousands of inmates not covered by the change are saying their sentences should be reduced, too. "Please make this … [Read more...]
What Is Marriage?
May 27, 2011 by 59 Comments
I ask those proponents of same-sex marriage (S-SM) this question: what is marriage? This is not some glib rhetorical question. The responses from the previous commentaries have me scratching my head and wondering what it is S-SM advocates believe marriage's purpose is. I must ask because there … [Read more...]
Score one for religious bigotry
May 27, 2011 by 13 Comments
Fox News -- School officials in Neptune Township, N.J., have bowed to the demands of the ACLU and will cover decades-old religious signs posted in the historic Great Auditorium. Just so we're clear. If being in the presence of religious symbols and imagery, or hearing religious language like a … [Read more...]
Authorized Personnel Only
May 26, 2011 by 46 Comments
In the last commentary I responded to an op-ed piece from Rich Benjamin on NYTimes.com in which he made his case for boycotting the weddings of his heterosexual family and friends. I argued that his reasons for his protest are empty in content, since what he suggested the homosexual community … [Read more...]
Giving at the office
May 25, 2011 by 19 Comments
Liberals are always quite generous with other people's money. So much so that we now have a near irreversible entitlement 'where's my stuff?' society. With nearly 50% of the country paying no federal income taxes, the takers have become complacent with expecting their hand-out. One of aspect of … [Read more...]
Lesson in elections, TEA party I'm looking at you!
May 25, 2011 by 4 Comments
From CNN -- "Democrat Kathy Hochul swept to victory Tuesday night in a closely watched Congressional election in New York state, which turned into a proxy battle on a House Republican proposal on Medicare. [...] Democrats claimed the victory "had far reaching consequences around the country" over … [Read more...]
Répondez S’il Vous Plaît
May 23, 2011 by 63 Comments
In a NYTimes op-ed piece titled Not Going to the Chapel, Rich Benjamin presents his case defending his recent decision to boycott the weddings of his heterosexual friends and family. It’s true. I’m boycotting all heterosexual weddings. How utterly absurd to celebrate an institution that I am … [Read more...]
Dems oppose Herman Cain because they're racist…maybe
May 22, 2011 by 16 Comments
I like Herman Cain and I hope I get an opportunity to vote for him. Unfortunately I do not think he can win a national election. I don't see the American Independents (the voting base who actually elects Presidents) will feel comfortable electing someone who is not a politician. Deep down, I … [Read more...]
Florida punishing the poor?
May 22, 2011 by 2 Comments
From the fine folks at the ACLU comes more nonsense about institutionalized marginalization of low-income families. The state of Florida is considering legislation allowing the government to drug test applicants of state welfare programs. Of course the ACLU interprets this as a punishment of some … [Read more...]
Local DWI activist opposes reduction in drunk drivers
May 16, 2011 by 5 Comments
A Bernalillo County (New Mexico) program, Safe Ride, offers those who drink too much to drive themselves rides to and from home at no cost out-of-pocket. Safe Ride is set to receive a $20,000 increase in funding next year, but not if the DWI Resource Center has anything to say about it. "I have a … [Read more...]
CT on the verge of passing paid sick leave bill
May 12, 2011 by 29 Comments
Senate Bill 913 narrowly passed a vote making Connecticut one step closer to becoming the first state to force employers to furnish their employees with paid sick leave. The law would require businesses with 50 or more employees to add to the list of benefits 1 hour of earned sick leave for every … [Read more...]
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