Justifying restricted liberties

In April ’09 the DHS (under Janet “The System Worked” Napolitano) announced that returning veterans were a likely group of potential lone wolf terrorists.  (POTUS – sniper dude) Big Sis’ latest video is getting even more outrageous.  (thanks to InfoWars) Is it incredibly scary that the government draws a tighter noose around our ability to travel... Read More

post turtle

a little comic relief…… While suturing a cut on the hand of a 75 year old rancher, who’s hand was caught in the gate while working cattle, the doctor struck up a conversation with the old man. Eventually the topic got around to Obama and his being our president..  The old rancher said, ‘Well, ya know, Obama is a ‘Post Turtle”. Not being familiar... Read More

hopey changey

you’ve certainly seen one version of that sticker or another. So how is it working out for you? But what of the diligent journalists who want to document the success of the bold initiatives of their boy COWOBAMA (turn up the speakers – nod to Hugh Hewitt for the idea)?  I’d love to see the follow up interview with Ms. Peggy Joseph. Is the tank full? Is the mortgage... Read More

I know better – descent into malevolence

4th installment in this series Part 1 – Introduction Part 2 – Innocent Idealism Part 3 – Conflation of “felling good” and “felling right” “There is no vice so mean, so pitiful, so contemptible; and he who permits himself to tell a lie once, finds it much easier to do it a second and a third time, till at length it becomes habitual;... Read More

I know better – innocent idealism

Our journey into the alternate reality of liberal doctrine continues. For background see the technical introduction I know better – Introduction. There are of course gradients of position and background, and an entire spectrum of liberal political ideology.  We will explore in future posts how some morph through multiple phases, ultimately using the ideology as a tool for... Read More

the myth of consituent service

How many times have you heard an incumbent or challenger extol their commitment to and effectiveness at helping constituents resolve problems?  I daresay – often. And having each had the indescribably excruciatingly frustrating experience of trying to overcome artificial roadblocks erected by the Leviathan we are immediately inclined to listen, to value and likely to vote... Read More

richness

this really is too rich. After a very long pause…….to carefully consider all angles and reassure himself this is the analogy he wants to use, COWOBAMA proceeds to tell us that the perfect example of why we shouldn’t be afraid of government in control of health care is the colossal disaster that is the USPS compared to its private competitors. And just keep in mind,... Read More

multiplier magic

One advantage of COWOBAMA’s preoccupation with preserving his legacy amidst the smoke trailing from his wounded health care jet is that time spent expounding upon other rubbish is limited.  Case in point – remember the multiplier? We were told that a single dollar of government spending would create a positive impact many times greater than the amount borrowed, taxed... Read More

laws and lawyers

We have all chuckled at lawyer jokes.  Most of us have experienced a few of those “Oh no” moments when we have reflexively responded by contacting an attorney. If you are interested in preserving your assets for future generations, or writing a business contract or any of a myriad of other routine life activities you are well advised to do so with the assistance and... Read More

three separate and co-equal branches

There was no shortage of warning signs for those who were willing to see them.  Divorced from partisan rhetoric, the red flags were obvious.  Not as often discussed as the promise to speak directly with foreign enemy leaders without conditions but at least as telling was a paucity of remotely relevant experience so profound that “running” a campaign was a (the only)... Read More