Simply put I'd like to hear from people who read my blog. I want to know what you the reader like about my writing, and what you don't like. What you'd like to see more of and less of. What brought you here in the first place and what keeps you here. … [Read more...]
Republicans and Democrats on jobs
July 9, 2012 by 2 Comments
Republicans and Democrats are always at odds when it comes to economic policies. Each opines on the benefits of their own and the perils of the other. A great thing happened in 2010 for politics. It was a year where new parties became occupants of the top State office all on promises to bring … [Read more...]
Government Spending Fails To See Results…Again
June 25, 2012 by Leave a Comment
(CNSNews.com) -- Despite an unprecedented increase in federal anti-poverty spending, the national poverty rate has not declined, the [Cato Institute] study finds. “[S]ince President Obama took office [in January 2009], federal welfare spending has increased by 41 percent, more than $193 billion … [Read more...]
Campaign Spending and Scott Walker
June 7, 2012 by 1 Comment
Republican Governor Scott Walker has successfully -- and quite handily -- defeated his Democrat opponent Tom Barrett in a union led recall election. Not surprising Liberals and Democrats are already making excuses for their landslide loss. The immediate narrative is the amount of money in campaign … [Read more...]
Polling Discrepancies
May 16, 2012 by 27 Comments
Any time the hot-button issue of same-sex marriage makes headlines for what ever reason, media outlets and activists tout polls which claim the number of Americans who support same-sex marriage is either on the rise -- which I don't dispute with some qualifications -- or that it is the majority … [Read more...]
How evil are you?
April 23, 2012 by 82 Comments
The 99%'ers are losing their media traction and quickly becoming irrelevant as a movement. Don't get me wrong, this is a good thing. For all the good they and their sympathizers think they did, the bad outweighed it many times over (I have compiled more than 75 news articles recording "purely … [Read more...]
Estimates are different from Actuals
April 21, 2012 by 15 Comments
I currently voluntarily find myself in an "interview" via email correspondence with a fellow blogger. I use quote marks because the interviewer has quickly gone from interviewer to debater, which doesn't really bother me, I like debating. We are at a point now where he has capitalized on my … [Read more...]
Shocking Rasmussen Poll: 70% of Americans are Racists
April 17, 2012 by 5 Comments
Consider also... (Center for American Progress) -- The right to vote is under attack all across our country. Conservative legislators are introducing and passing legislation that creates new barriers for those registering to vote, shortens the early voting period, imposes new requirements for … [Read more...]
Obama: Buffett Rule — Do as I say, not as I do
April 13, 2012 by 5 Comments
President Obama has made tax rates a major campaign issue. He purports to want to see millionaires and billionaires pay their fair share (See: All You Can Eat Buffett, Pay Up!). He believes, and has convinced many of his supporters that it is inherently unfair for "the wealthy" to pay lower tax … [Read more...]
The Sociology Of Trayvon Martin
March 27, 2012 by 7 Comments
The premature death of a teenager is always a tragedy. Unfortunately, some have used this tragedy to further their political agenda (See: The Politics Of Trayvon Martin), while others use it to stay relevant. I think people are legitimately upset about Martin's untimely demise. However, I am … [Read more...]
Well knock me over with a feather
March 14, 2012 by 30 Comments
The people of which political philosophy is the most intolerant of their opponents political views? Well, Pew Research has finally surveyed social network users in this area to find out and, knock me over with a feather, liberals are nearly twice as likely to block, hide, or unfriend someone over … [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...]
Do you want fries with that?
September 7, 2011 by 14 Comments
Some fast food chains are petitioning the government to allow SNAP (food stamps) recipients to use their subsidies in their restaurants. Advocates such as Yum! spokesman Jonathan Blum are saying, "It makes perfect sense to expand a program that's working well in California, Arizona and Michigan, … [Read more...]
Reinhardt Syndrome
September 2, 2011 by 53 Comments
I am glad to say that I have recently had the honor of having commenter Neil C. Reinhardt grace the pages of Sifting Reality. At first, I was under the impression the comments were spam, since identical wording in a comment here I also read on the blog, fribnitsworld. I just figured spammers were … [Read more...]
All You Can Eat Buffett
August 15, 2011 by 24 Comments
In an op-ed piece penned in the New York Times, billionaire Warren Buffett perpetuates the liberal (self) hatred for the rich by complaining that the rich are not paying their fair share despite sitting atop their ranks. Buffett, and other liberals do not feel the wealthy are contributing their … [Read more...]
Equal Outcome, Or Equal Opportunity?
August 7, 2011 by 4 Comments
A recent report from the Pew Research Center has surveyed the gap in wealth between racial groups and has found that the gap between whites and other minorities is as wide as it has ever been in 2009. The median wealth of white households is 20 times that of black households and 18 times that of … [Read more...]
If the Government wont save us from ourselves, who will?
July 25, 2011 by 45 Comments
More and more States are taking legislative action on drivers using hand-held cell phones, presumably because cell phone use is wreaking havoc on our nation's highways. We are told how inherently dangerous it is to walk and chew gum drive and talk on a cell phone, and for our own good we must ban … [Read more...]
Safety First
July 14, 2011 by 16 Comments
It is not too often that I can report good news coming from the Guttmacher Institute who just recently reported the stark increase in the number of State laws restricting abortion on demand, but I'll take this news where ever I can get it. To those on the pro-life side of the debate this comes as … [Read more...]
Electric vehicles not so Green after all
June 14, 2011 by 20 Comments
The Australian, via The Week -- ELECTRIC cars could produce higher emissions over their lifetimes than petrol equivalents because of the energy consumed in making their batteries, a study has found. An electric car owner would have to drive at least 129,000km before producing a net saving in … [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...]
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