Right-wing Violence? And the Pot Called the Kettle Black
By · CommentsYour odds are greater of being mauled at the zoo than becoming a victim of right wing violence. That’s why I’m tired of hearing ad nauseum that the Tea Party and conservative talk shows are inciting violence among disenchanted Americans. The ambassadors of doom and gloom hastily, and often erroneously seize upon every opportunity to [...]
George Orwell, British author of the satirical novels “1984,” and “Animal Farm,” once quipped in political commentary, “What, at first, is absolutely strange, if forcibly fed to a population of human beings in small digestible bites, through the clever medium of government sponsored propaganda, will, over time, become accepted tradition and commonplace, even if sorely [...]
The Theft of The American Dream
By · CommentsThe Stamp Act, Tea Act, Sugar Act, Quartering Act, Sedition Act and a number of other legislative enactments, were catalysts which spurred on the American Revolution. Through the enactment of these laws, Britain sought to impose bureaucratic tyranny over the colonies in order to exert “big government” control over them. Our brave forefathers fought back. [...]
What a Long Strange Year it’s Been
By · CommentsIt’s been over a year since the Tax Day Tea Party on the Boston Common, an event that proved to be the kick-off for an exciting and powerful movement here and across the country. For me personally, it was my first foray into the world of political activism. I chose to get involved because I [...]
Capitol Hill Demagogues
By · CommentsI feel that the senate committee grilling of Goldman Sachs employees including CEO Lloyd Blankfein represents an important historical event. Defending Goldman Sachs from the likes of Senator Carl Levin of Michigan is perhaps a difficult challenge, but represents an excellent opportunity to expose a variety of fallacies used by the demagogues on capital hill [...]
Lets Take a Moment to Support Our Fighting Men and Women
By · CommentsAlthough freedom of speech is a right, afforded to us by the United States Constitution and the Bill of Rights, I always try and view it as a privilege. A privilege afforded to us by the fighting men and women of the United States Armed Forces. Let’s take a moment to acknowledge those thatstand in [...]
Fannie and Freddie were not the only culprits in the economic meltdown. There are others to come. The Community Reinvestment Act is one more to blame.
Fannie and Freddie not only pushed for looser lending requirements, so did other Government agencies. They pressured lenders to make riskier loans all in the name of “racial equality.” Lenders, [...]
Immigration Reform
By · CommentsOn Saturday May 1st, many people rallied or protested (not sure which), for Immigration Reform. I have been trying to figure out just what does immigration reform mean. The politicians in Washington say we need immigration reform, the people in this country illegally say we need immigration reform. Don’t we already have a immigration policy? [...]
Today’s War On Terror
By · CommentsIn the wake of the 9-11 disaster, I remember driving around with my son who was, at the time, still in middle school. I wanted to engage him in conversation to get him to think about what had just happened and what it meant to the United States. It was clear to me a new [...]
The Election of President Obama – America’s Wake-Up Call
By · CommentsI believe the Obama administration and Congress have greatly underestimated the shift to the right this country has taken. Certainly the Tea Party movement has been instrumental in highlighting this (not driving the shift, but highlighting the shift). America is divided right now. It is divided between the Producers and the Consumers. The Producers represent [...]