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Sarah Palin is the most common person in America

Hank Suever, Washington Post Staff Writer, commented on the Sarah Palin special on Fox News called Real American Stories. The gist of his comments is, Duh . . . So . . . what’s your point? You can read it for yourself here:

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/04/02/AR2010040204207.html

Mr. Stuever is correct in the assertion [...]

Lead us Mr. President, even if you must run to the cliff ahead of us.

If you like the new insurance arrangement enacted by our elected officials, then you are happy. If not, then not. But there is one thing that is undeniable, the United States of America is at a cross roads predicted 235 years ago, and which will affect the next 235 years of most of the world.

The Great American Experiment followed the sacrifice of, “lives . . . fortunes . . . and sacred honor” in defense of an idea. The idea that individuals, free from the tyranny of central command and control, protected their individual interests better than any unrelated protector, no matter how kind, caring or otherwise motivated. The Great American Experiment was funded, fought, and died for on the promise that freedom led to higher standards of living for everyone, greater innovation in business, agriculture, and every other aspect of life for everyone it touched, successful and failing alike. The government would be as limited as possible, the people as free as possible. Continue reading Lead us Mr. President, even if you must run to the cliff ahead of us.

If only the hens were less partisan.

Posted from email list distribution August 2009 – President Obama told friendly pastors today that they are morally obligated as men of faith to let the government provide health care. If his logic is not flawed, then we are morally obligated to provide the best health care possible to all Americans, and all non-Americans. After all, morality does not end at the border. If his logic is not flawed, the generally agreed to moral standard of Man would be that everyone get “free” health care, everyone, not just those in the country of the moral person.

Continue reading If only the hens were less partisan.

We hold these to be self evident -

While reading an article on a web site I stumbled onto called Ace of Spades HQ, posted by no less than ACE, I was reminded of a similar rant of mine where I complained about the Democrat whining about Republican hindrance. Ace’s article corrects people who think President Obama is the anti-Christ. The article is interesting and I encourage you to read it, but he summed it up by saying, “Satan would not be such a [screw] up.” http://ace.mu.nu/archives/297344.php

My original point was that is must be horrible to be a liberal/progressive/collectivist with things going so badly. Occasionally I comment about how they tend to eat each other when in charge. Part of the reason is that they each think that their own issue is the only important one but the principles they insist further their interests actually hinder the agenda of other liberal/progressive/collectivists. How is related to President Obama not qualifying as the antichrist? They are both explained by the idea behind the phrase, “We hold these truths to be self evident.”

Continue reading We hold these to be self evident – “[We] elected an unprecedented, historic guy made of pure awesome.”

Taking my Tonka truck and go'in home

Think for a minute about Kindergarten. Imagine the teacher asks her class of 30 students to bring in a stuffed animal to play with. If they would like, they can bring more than one. Imagine that the next day, 5 students showed up without a stuffed animal, 20 showed up with one, 3 showed up with two, and 2 students brought in three.

Would you expect one or more of the 5 to show up the next day with a stuffed animal, because they did not like doing without? Do you think that some of the kids would offer their extra stuffed animal to classmates with none? I would. I would expect one or two of the 5 who simply forgot, or didn’t take the request seriously or whatever would remember the next day. That leaves 3 who did not bring a stuffed animal because they could not, for whatever reason. I would expect some with stuffed animals to share with those who do not have a stuffed animal. I have a son who routinely shares his most prized treats with others around him. Some of those with one stuffed animal would bring in another the next day, and some would do so specifically to share with their classmates. Continue reading Taking my Tonka truck and go’in home

Democracy has not failed us, we have failed democracy

Between Christmas and New Years, I had lunch with one of my oldest friends, home from New Jersey for the holidays. I had not seen him in more years than I would like to admit I have been out of high school. He said something that I let go at the time but later couldn’t shake. It was quite profound and reminded me of the knack he had for saying things that the rest of us talked about when we were younger, long after he had said them. He kept his opinions to himself much of the time, but would not hesitate to give a thoughtful answer if pressed, and never pulled a punch to avoid controversy. His observations could seem clairvoyant, as if he could notice the Emperor removing his cloths before the rest of us. In this uncharacteristic moment, he was wrong. At least I will attempt to prove him so.

Continue reading Democracy has not failed us, we have failed democracy

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

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 few have read, and no one seems able to explain.

“There are 100 senators here and I don’t know that there’s a senator that doesn’t have something in this bill that isn’t important to them,” Reid said. “If they don’t have something in it important to them then it doesn’t speak well of them. That’s what legislation’s all about,” Reid said of the compromises. “It’s the art of compromise.” – Harry Reid.

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

Culture of the Privileged.

What does it mean to have a right? How is it different than a privilege?

In the simplest terms, a right is something that exists regardless of the actions of others regardless of location. You have the right to speak your mind, even if there is no one listening, even if the government [...]

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