I seem to remember the last time gas prices were on the rise threatening to hit $4 and $5 per gallon, the blame was laid at the feet of the man in the White House. It was claimed that W was just taking care of his oil buddies, that gas prices were raising arbitrarily. So I have to ask, why is no … [Read more...]
Rep. Darrell Issa Bars Minority Witness, a Woman, on Contraception? So What
February 21, 2012 by 10 Comments
(ABCnews) -- A Capitol Hill hearing that was supposed to be about religious freedom and a mandate that health insurers cover contraception in the United States began as an argument about whether Democrats could add a woman to the all-male panel. “Where are the women?” the minority Rep. Carolyn … [Read more...]
This Is A Democracy, Not A Theocracy!
February 15, 2012 by 2 Comments
This is a democracy, not a theocracy! is something I have heard more than once from both liberals and secularists, who are likely to be one in the same. Non-religious Americans are nearly twice as likely to be Democrat or Democrat leaning, and in my experience both more likely to be hostile and … [Read more...]
Mmm…Febrezey
February 13, 2012 by 6 Comments
(NBCConnecticut.com) -- An elementary school teacher in Newfoundland, Canada has reportedly been put on paid leave as district officials investigate a claim she sprayed a student with an odor eliminator to mask his fishy-smelling lunch. Patti Rideout told CBC News she was “very hurt and very angry” … [Read more...]
Don’t You Know Who I Am?
February 10, 2012 by 19 Comments
The Obama administration has successfully brought to the fore a legitimate discussion on what it means to have a separation between church and state with the healthcare mandate requiring insurance plans to cover birth control, the morning after pill, and sterilization. By not exempting religious … [Read more...]
Me, Myself, And I
February 6, 2012 by 2 Comments
Though clichéd it is not any less true that the nanny state -- or as I call it, the mommy government -- is operating in full force with the support of a large swath of the population. Record numbers of young adults have moved back in with or have never left their parents' homes. New participants … [Read more...]
Pregnancy: A “Curable” Disability?
January 30, 2012 by 10 Comments
The Americans with Disabilities Act should be expanded to include pregnant workers, according to research to be presented... at the American Association of Law Schools annual meeting in Washington, D.C. "The recent expansion of the ADA's protected class now includes persons with minor temporary … [Read more...]
2012: Year of the Bible
January 28, 2012 by 8 Comments
General Assembly of Pennsylvania, H.R. 535 -- Declaring 2012 as the "Year of the Bible" in Pennsylvania. WHEREAS, The Bible, the word of God, has made a unique contribution in shaping the United States as a distinctive and blessed nation and people; and WHEREAS, Deeply held religious … [Read more...]
Legislating Ideals
January 27, 2012 by 5 Comments
As redundant as this is going to sound, I think for all the similarities, I think there are vast differences between liberals and conservatives when it comes to dealing with reality. I am not suggesting one side is delusional, but I am suggesting they deal with reality in fundamentally different … [Read more...]
Whatever Doesn’t Kill You, Makes You Stronger
January 7, 2012 by 112 Comments
Keep your laws off my body is the first thing I see upon entering the locker-room emblazoned on a bumper sticker where I work. I find this to be one of the weaker slogans offered by those who defend elective abortion: That the issue is about the woman's body alone. In fact, I would go so far as to … [Read more...]
Unequals Are Not Equal
January 2, 2012 by 7 Comments
Politicians, activists, and the media are keen on sloganeering. Sloganeering is the practice of reducing a movement's ideology and/or purpose to a bumper-sticker sized slogan. Whatever the slogan, they are rarely given much thought. Or maybe they are, but the idea itself is poorly thought out. … [Read more...]
Voter ID and the Elderly
December 29, 2011 by 27 Comments
No one group of people enjoys creating victims like liberal activists. Al Sharpton and Jessie Jackson create victims of racial "bias". Many Democrat legislators are creating victims of the wealthy, the 99% who are not wealthy because the 1% has made their undeserved fortunes by bilking them out of … [Read more...]
The difference between liberals and conservatives
December 15, 2011 by 22 Comments
(WISN.com) -- The signatures of Mickey Mouse and Adolf Hitler will be counted on recall petitions targeting Gov. Scott Walker as long as they are properly dated and include a Wisconsin address, the board charged with reviewing the petitions was told Tuesday. [...] "We will flag them, but we … [Read more...]
All It Takes Is One?
December 5, 2011 by 39 Comments
Anyone apart of the Facebook world has likely seen a video of Zach Wahls petitioning the Iowa State House of Representatives opposing the proposed ban on same-sex marriage and civil unions. Wahls describes a storybook rendering of his childhood as he recounts being raised by a lesbian … [Read more...]
Matters Of Life And Death
November 25, 2011 by 4 Comments
(KMTR) -- Oregon Gov. John Kitzhaber has imposed a moratorium on the death penalty for the remainder of his term, saying he's morally opposed to the capital punishment and has long regretted allowing two men to be executed in the 1990s... [A]nd both voluntarily waived their appeals. When I saw … [Read more...]
Bail Outs: Banks vs Students
November 22, 2011 by 5 Comments
The Occupy movement has voiced many concerns over its few month's existence, some legitimate but mostly selfish and idealistic, and in my opinion misguided. Sure, the demands would certainly benefit individuals, but for the overall economy would be very disastrous. One of the complaints of the … [Read more...]
Being poor keeps getting easier
November 10, 2011 by 12 Comments
(Reuters) - Cable companies will offer high-speed Internet service to low-income families in the United States at around a fifth of the national average price... Families who qualify for free school lunches will be able to sign up for $9.95 a month high-speed Internet services from top cable … [Read more...]
Get A Life, Part 3
November 7, 2011 by 17 Comments
This is part two of a three-part series addressing three arguments made in defense of elective abortion. Read: Part 1, Part 2 Since Roe v Wade arguments in defense of elective abortion have undergone an evolution. The nature of this evolution has been one of retreat. Elective abortion was … [Read more...]
Is Occupy movement really a ‘protest’?
November 3, 2011 by 7 Comments
The right to protest is a fundamental right. Whether you agree with the subject matter or not is irrelevant. However, Zuccotti Park is private property I believe, so the owners do have the ability to expel the protests if they choose. Said someone I went to high school with in response to a post … [Read more...]
Animals are people too…maybe
October 29, 2011 by 29 Comments
The fine folks at PETA, though well-intentioned, are once again showing their lack of ability to distinguish between human beings and animals. Recently they have made headlines by throwing their support behind killer whales suggesting they be granted the same rights under the U.S. Constitution as … [Read more...]
Sifting Reality 
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