Monthly Archives: December 2009

Our Lost Constitution

Posted on December 30, 2009 by Dan Shaw

It absolutely kills me to see our elected leaders and representatives take the oath to defend the Constitution knowing full well that they have no intention of doing so. Within a matter of days we’ll have a new health bill … Continue reading →

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Take the day off, with pay, and save the bosses 1,000 times your salary. . .

Posted on December 21, 2009 by Shannon Rodgers

Well they did it, in the middle of the night, while we slept. I say “they”, I don’t know how to say more correctly, “WE THE PEOPLE”. Our Congress agreed to end debate on 300 pages of replacing amendments which … Continue reading →

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Take two aspirin and meet me at the DMV in the morning.

Posted on December 18, 2009 by Shannon Rodgers

Health needs have existed longer than there has been an American medical industry. People have died of cancer and heart disease far longer than we have known of their existence. So what has changed? Technology. When it was common for … Continue reading →

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Federal Job Description

Posted on December 16, 2009 by Shannon Rodgers

Do you know what a position description is? Should we have one for our Federal staff? Am I arrogant enough to think that I could or should write them? I think you know what one is, that we should, and … Continue reading →

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The Green Eyed Monster with Spittle

Posted on December 13, 2009 by Shannon Rodgers

Lest we forget that the modern “Progressive” movement wants to take us backwards to the systems we had prior to our independence . . . this is a cartoon, reportedly from 1948 making fun of the very things we are … Continue reading →

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Minimum Payments

Posted on December 11, 2009 by Shannon Rodgers

Do you make the minimum payment on your credit card(s) each month? I do. If there is any left over, I pay extra on the account with the highest interest rate. If I asked, would you loan me your money … Continue reading →

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Been There, Got the Turban

Posted on December 8, 2009 by Shannon Rodgers

I have a theory as to why there is no progress in the middle east, despite President Obama’s commitment to going to the negotiating table with the region’s leaders without precondition. Up till now, I have only known of two … Continue reading →

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Will Teach for Peanuts

Posted on December 7, 2009 by Shannon Rodgers

Did any of you notice that the President wants to spend the “leftover” TARP money on “job creation?” Why do I care? We were told that the money, once repaid, would be used to pay back the loans taken to … Continue reading →

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