“Instead of honest debate, we have seen scare tactics. … Everyone in this room knows what will happen if we do nothing. Our deficit will grow. More families will go bankrupt. More businesses will close. More Americans will lose their coverage when they are sick and need it most. And more will die as a [...]
Archive for September, 2009
16 Sep
Obama Doubles Down
Counting on the sheer inertia of Democratic and health industry self-interest in Washington to drive a bill into law. “Democrats have wanted President Obama to drop some of his cool and fight for their health-care agenda, and last night they weren’t disappointed. The President gave away very little on the substance of what Congressional leaders [...]
16 Sep
Quote of the Week
“It was disgusting and it was reprehensible and it was predictable. … The office of the president of the United States was demeaned last night. President Barack Obama gave a grossly inappropriate and … embarrassing speech, a campaign speech disguised as a big speech to a joint session of Congress. It was grossly inappropriate in [...]
16 Sep
The Bigger They Czar, the Harder They Fall
“The executive branch of this government never has, nor will suffer, while I preside, any improper conduct of its officers to escape with impunity.” –George Washington Van Jones channels Che Guevara The Bigger They Czar, the Harder They Fall Van Jones, White House adviser on Environmental Quality, or according to the prevailing trend of labeling [...]
16 Sep
Rule of Law (Part 2)
“[W]here is the security for property, for reputation, for life, if the sense of religious obligation deserts the oaths…?” –George Washington Publisher’s Note: This essay is the second of a two-part seminal treatise on Constitutional Rule of Law in advance of Constitution Day, 17 September, the 222nd anniversary of our national Constitution. (Read part one, [...]
16 Sep
Ho Hum, Ho Hum (by Bill Bigler)
Some people just can’t believe that it is possible to find any imperfection in The Great One; therefore, they think that any objection to His policies must be rooted in racism. September 15, 2009 Op-Ed Columnist Rebutter Ann Arbor Maureen Dowd, in her recent column “Boy, Oh, Boy,” said, “But, fair or not, what I [...]
15 Sep
National Health Scare, Part 5 “The Baby’s got a Hammer!” (by Rick Joyner)
The great cowboy philosopher/humorist Will Rogers once said: “This country has come to feel the same when Congress is in session as when the baby gets hold of a hammer.” That may have never been truer than now. Congress is back, and the nation is bracing for what is about to be done to us. [...]
