Tony Snow 1955-2008
Saturday, July 12th, 2008We have lost a giant of American politics and a giant in the conservative world. His contributions as an editorial writer, speechwriter for George H.W. Bush, talk show host, Fox News Sunday host, and White House Press Secretary. His words in two columns put it best:
The party that best praises limited government and traditional virtues will win […]
Richard Ridiculous
Tuesday, July 8th, 2008This article is outrageous. Ronald Reagan is not to blame for our energy crisis. Ronald Reagan? Not demand from India and China or our disasterous policies on not drilling for oil. What about not developing alternate fuels?Cohen says he doesn’t want to go after Reagan and then does. He crowns Jimmy Carter as some kind of […]
Who was Lee Atwater?
Saturday, June 28th, 2008Sage referenced the legendary GOP political operative the other day and some of you dont know the man? Aw, come on now folks. Well, let me give you a primer. Harvey Leroy “Lee” Atwater was born in Atlanta,Georgia, on February 27,1951.
He may have been born in the state know for its peaches, but Lee Atwater was through and through a South […]
Quote of the Day: The Harm Principle
Thursday, December 27th, 2007…government should protect — not restrict — the freedom to make choices so long as we’re not harming others.
- Sally Pipe of the Washington Post in an article exploring whether government should regulate what we eat.
If you are going to take a principled stand, this would be a good principle to stand upon.
Hillary Clinton’s Health Care Plan Violates Founding Principles, Freedom and is Ineffective
Monday, September 24th, 2007Broadly, there are two problems with Hillary Clinton’s recent universal health care proposal – not to mention universal healthcare in general – one is philosophical and the other if empirical
First, assume that Hillary Clinton’s health care proposal is efficient and effective at insuring every American and low cost. Then ask yourself, without considering the […]
Homeless for a night
Thursday, August 30th, 2007A homeless advocacy group is challenging all Democrat Presidential candidates to sleep on the streets for one night in order to bring to their attention just how the other half lives…
[a] challenge laid down this month by the National Coalition for the Homeless (NCH), a non-profit advocacy organization, to all of the announced candidates in […]
Poverty Rate declines
Tuesday, August 28th, 2007…and John Edwards marches on. He is persistently pro “government coerced theft and redistribution of property”…
From the Associated Press:
The Census Bureau reported Tuesday that 36.5 million Americans, or 12.3 percent — were living in poverty last year. That’s down from 12.6 percent in 2005.
The median household income was $48,200, a slight increase from the […]
Republicans can’t act like Democrats and win…
Friday, August 24th, 2007…this was the lesson of 2006.
The Republicans abused power through the cover-up (or strong suspicions of cover-up) of several ethical violations by colleagues and other members of the party. Once upon a time the Democrats did the same thing and were punished by voters…
The Republicans weren’t true to the principles upon which our party […]
Poll: Monitoring phone calls makes America Safer
Sunday, August 12th, 2007Rasmussen Reports:
Fifty-nine percent (59%) of voters believe that allowing the government to intercept phone calls from terrorist suspects makes America safer.
Seventy-nine percent (79%) of Republicans believe that allowing the government to intercept such calls makes the nation safer.
To speak in light of a recent post, polls as we should all know isn’t all that makes […]
Back to School: A little bit of political math…
Sunday, August 12th, 2007Californians want universal health care…and therefore we must give it to them.
From the AP:
Senate President Pro Tem Don Perata, Assembly Speaker Fabian Nunez and Assembly Republican Leader Michael Villines made their vows to hundreds of people attending an eight-city, satellite-linked meeting focused on covering the state’s 6.5 million uninsured.
Schwarzenegger, a former action film star, has […]
