Politics

Mitt, Newt and Ultra Wealthy Taxpayers

There has been a lot of talk and media regarding the amounts of taxes paid (and not paid) by those like Mitt Romney, Newt Gingrich, Warren Buffet and others who are in that top tier of the tax payers. Mostly… Continue reading

Why Character Matters

This season of Presidential debate is quickly becoming toxic. How are we, as a nation made of up of mostly Christians, supposed to reconcile the notion that a person’s character is not important in these trying times?

I keep hearing… Continue reading

Political Bulls h: t Campaigns tactics that deprive you of success!

How many times has the best candidate lost the election because they never made the ballot?

As dirty as politics have become, my true opinion is that we should be working on revamping our entire governmental election process. Yes, I… Continue reading

Playing the Mormon Card

It is considered political truth by conservative power brokers that the Democrats are trying to get Newt Gingrich nominated in the Republican Party because they do not want to face Mitt Romney in the general election.

            I have another… Continue reading

Turning Off the Lights

The National Defense Authorization Act
112th Congress: 2011-2012

An original bill to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2012 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe… Continue reading

Pepper spray — “Food product” or savage modern police weapon?

The recent pepper-spraying by police of student political activists joining in a peaceful sit-down protest on the campus of the University of California at Davis appears to have provoked outrage around the world over what many regard as a salient… Continue reading

Are you being tracked? Face-recognition technology spreads for Big Brother

Have you been following the news recently? The escalating assault on individual privacy is frightening enough as it is (and enraging), but revelations in a recent New York Times article (November 12th) make it all even scarier … and more… Continue reading

Fannie Mae’day Mayday

So there has been a lot of talk lately about the troubles of Fannie Mae. The fact that they haven’t made a dime in a decade, they’ve taken millions in tax payers money, and their CEO’s and Executives are stashing… Continue reading

The Fundamental Cause of the American National Malaise

“If every man would sweep his own doorstep, the world would be clean.”   –Goethe

The problems confronting our nation are many, varied, and serious, as evidenced by the recent proliferation of protest movements within American society. The various “Occupy” movements… Continue reading

Why “AM I” doing this?

Is there any reason that we should be doing anything? I strongly believe that there should always be a reason for everything that goes on. However, there are times that I think that some of the reasons people have are… Continue reading

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