“Barack Obama and Democrats in Congress have drawn sharp ideological lines with Republicans — divisions understood best by each side’s strongest partisan supporters. For Democrats, Republicans are ‘standing in the way’ of needed reforms. For Republicans, Democratic policies represent European-style government meddling. To many Republicans and conservatives, ‘bipartisanship’ in this type of environment is code [...]
Archive for December, 2009
22 Dec
Corrupting expectations
“Assume you are a scientist and have been given a major financial grant to prove that the mythical unicorn really did exist. You know that as long as you can demonstrate some progress in showing the unicorn might have existed, your financial grant will be renewed each year, provided some other scientist does not come [...]
22 Dec
The Gipper
“The Nativity story of nearly 20 centuries ago is … is the fulfillment of age-old prophecies and the reaffirmation of God’s great love for all of us. Through a generous Heavenly Father’s gift of His Son, hope and compassion entered a world weary with fear and despair and changed it for all time. On Christmas, [...]
22 Dec
Have We Stopped Trying to Make Good People?
It is, of course, good to be environmentally aware, to fight AIDS and breast cancer, and to oppose bigotry. But before training young people to be social activists, they must first learn character traits — truth telling, financial honesty, humility, honoring parents and, above all, self-control. Before learning to fight society, people need to fight [...]
22 Dec
Why “Merry Christmas” Matters to America
“The New York Times recently revealed that, before abandoning the idea, Barack and Michelle Obama had considered eliminating The White House’s traditional nativity scene as part of an effort to celebrate a ‘non-religious’ Christmas. In light of that story, it wasn’t entirely surprising to learn that this year, for the first time, the President’s Christmas [...]
22 Dec
What if Mother Mary Had Obamacare?
“As we near the eve of another Christmas, I wonder: What would have happened if Mother Mary had been covered by Obamacare? What if that young, poor and uninsured teenage woman had been provided the federal funds (via Obamacare) and facilities (via Planned Parenthood, etc.) to avoid the ridicule, ostracizing, persecution and possible stoning because [...]
22 Dec
A Fatal Tendency of Mankind . . .
“A Fatal Tendency of Mankind. Self-preservation and self-development are common aspirations among all people. And if everyone enjoyed the unrestricted use of his faculties and the free disposition of the fruits of his labor, social progress would be ceaseless, uninterrupted, and unfailing. But there is also another tendency that is common among people. When they [...]
22 Dec
All Flash, No Substance
“The natural progress of things is for liberty to yield and government to gain ground.” –Thomas Jefferson “[Barack] Obama paid off Sen. Ben Nelson (D-Neb) the way he and Sen. Harry Reid (D-Nev) had paid off Sen. Mary Landrieu (D-La) last month. Put enough money on the table and just about any Democratic U.S. Senator [...]
21 Dec
Copenhagen Was A Huge Success
via: minnesotansforglobalwarming.com By Elmer Beauregard Even Before It Was Over The Globe Started To Cool This might seem a little schizophrenic, seeings how just yesterday I said Copenhagn was a dismal failure, but then I started to see all the stories of all the developed nations getting hit with very unusually cold weather, so it [...]
