Ordinarily I don't read RedState.com, but they had a couple reader questions there I'd like to pose to my audience. I am not convinced that any warming which may be taking place (even though reports now show no warming in at least 16 years) is the result of human intervention. As I come across … [Read more...]
Alabama Supreme Court: ‘Unborn Children Are Persons With Rights’
January 16, 2013 by 1 Comment
Giddy up: (CNS News) -- The Alabama Supreme Court ruled in a case on Friday that “unborn children are persons with rights that should be protected by law.” The case involved two women who had been charged under a “chemical endangerment” law because they had ingested illegal drugs – one, … [Read more...]
Affirmative Action is nothing to be proud of
January 15, 2013 by 9 Comments
Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor gave an interview recently praising Affirmative Action as the gateway to her personal success. This isn't an uncommon life story, many minorities have gained success through the Affirmative Action process. It's supposed to prevent discrimination in areas of … [Read more...]
Pro-Life or Anti-Abortion?
January 10, 2013 by 16 Comments
Sometimes, but not often, I have someone on the pro-abortion choice side of the issue want to make this distinction. Within the debate, as far as it concerns me, anti-abortion and pro-life as labels are distinctions without difference. I will proudly admit I'm anti-abortion. Recently, however, … [Read more...]
The war on women continues
January 9, 2013 by 19 Comments
Someone in the religious community just said publicly: If women get raped, it's their own fault if they're not dressed right. Two voices are suspiciously silent: The liberal media who spent months reporting on the supposed war on women, and the slut walk sluts [said with tongue firmly in cheek]. … [Read more...]
2012 saw the second highest number of laws restricting abortion
January 9, 2013 by 3 Comments
The pro-abortion group, the Guttmacher Institute, has released its annual report summarizing the past year's State's legislation regarding abortion. Abortion-choice advocates look at these new laws and see defeat while anti-abortion choice supporters see victory. In fact, 2012 was the second most … [Read more...]
NY Democrats oppose preventing welfare being spent on alcohol, porn, and other vices
January 8, 2013 by 4 Comments
As if I needed yet another reason to dislike Democrats: (NY Post) -- Democratic state lawmakers, led by Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver, have blocked welfare-reform legislation that would end “sinful spending” by preventing people receiving government benefits from withdrawing taxpayer-funded cash … [Read more...]
President Obama: Let them eat cake
January 5, 2013 by 4 Comments
Just yesterday #WhyIsMyPaycheckLowerThisWeek was trending on Twitter for a while. It's no secret why that is, the President just signed a bill effectively raising taxes on the "richest" 77% of Americans (basically anyone with a job). The fact that every working family is feeling the pinch of the … [Read more...]
Should we regulate “dangerous” weapons, or “dangerous” people”?
January 4, 2013 by 106 Comments
This should be the last post on guns and gun control for some time, barring any compelling news on the subject. People recognize there is a violence problem in America, well, not really, the number of violent crimes have been on the decline for years. But the perception is there due to the kinds … [Read more...]
President Obama: Warrior for the middle class…maybe
January 4, 2013 by 3 Comments
For all the talk about Democrats generally, and the President specifically being champions for the middle class, they refused to even vote on a bill which would have exempted 99% of American taxpayers from the looming "fiscal cliff". No, instead, before they would finally support a tax increase … [Read more...]
Top Ten: Most corrupt politicians of 2012
January 3, 2013 by 2 Comments
The website Judicial Watch does a pretty good job of reporting corruption in the government in a fairly non-partisan fashion. They have just released their list of Washington’s “Ten Most Wanted Corrupt Politicians” for 2012. Here is the list: Rep. Vern Buchanan (R-FL) Secretary of Energy … [Read more...]
Gun control mentality spinning out of control
January 2, 2013 by 10 Comments
Assault Weapon Derangement Syndrome: (Washington Examiner) -- A Montgomery County elementary school student was suspended for a pretend gunshot a week after Adam Lanza killed 20 children and six adults at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Conn. The 6-year-old, who attends Roscoe R. Nix … [Read more...]
What are guns for?
December 31, 2012 by 196 Comments
King of the Walrus People, Michael Moore's twitter message is a common rejoinder to those making the argument that if someone wants to kill someone else, guns aren't necessary. For example, baseball bats, cars, knives, anything really can be misused for harm just like … [Read more...]
Top Ten Reasons to make people hate lawyers in 2012
December 29, 2012 by 6 Comments
If there's just one thing I could say is most responsible for things costing what they do, it would be lawyers who file lawsuits on behalf of stupid people. That's right, lawyers earn a good living making stupid people rich for being, well, stupid. They go to great lengths to make the comical … [Read more...]
Should we see the bodies?
December 26, 2012 by 11 Comments
In a piece for CNN, contributor Roland Martin suggests that in order to bring home the true horror of what happened in Newtown, Connecticut perhaps someone should release photos of the crime scene, bodies and all. In order to fully grasp the ramifications of everything which brought this event to a … [Read more...]
Merry Christmas
December 25, 2012 by Leave a Comment
I'd like to wish my faithful readers a very Merry Christmas. For those of you who do not celebrate Christmas, I hope you take this with the spirit with which it is offered. I'd love to hear from you all about some funny or interesting things that happened this Christmas season! … [Read more...]
2012 in economic numbers
December 22, 2012 by 9 Comments
2012 has been quite the ride. The economy has been in the tank for the past four year and half the country didn't notice, or they didn't care. Zero Hedge has compiled a list of 75 reasons Barack Obama didn't deserve your vote. Here are a few: #1 In December 2008, 31.6 million Americans were on … [Read more...]
The poor [white] children
December 20, 2012 by 21 Comments
The inevitability of the politicization of the Newton massacre was as sure as the sun rising this morning. What isn't as certain is the true sincerity of those calling for more gun control in the wake of this horrible tragedy. Why do I say this? Murders happen all the time, so where's the daily … [Read more...]
Education or prohibition: How do we solve our perceived gun problem?
December 17, 2012 by 11 Comments
With the recent massacre in Newtown Connecticut advocates on both sides of the gun control issue are vying for a seat at the public discussion. Almost immediately, proponents of stricter gun control were poised to "exploit" this tragedy to push their agenda. If there were less access to guns, they … [Read more...]
Week in Review
December 15, 2012 by 4 Comments
New Army Manual provides list of taboo discussion topics (Judicialwatch.org) -- Here is a strong indicator that the Obama Administration’s crusade to appease Islam has gone too far; a new U.S. military handbook for troops deployed to the Middle East orders soldiers not to make derogatory comments … [Read more...]
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