Of of the more amusing facial expressions made by those in the media comes after an accusation is made they are biased in favor of Democrats. It looks like a cross between how a person looks when they are punched in the gut and when they are slapped in the face. They just cannot seem …
Media Breathlessly Reports On GOP Staffer’s FB Post, Largely Ignores GruberRead More »
The federal government has a huge spending problem. We hear about it in the news constantly, but how big a mess is it, and can it be fixed? Generally speaking, a budget is the best way to manage income and expenditures. From a single person to an entire country, budgets allow for the user to manage …
Conservatives have a leadership problem. This isn’t news to anyone who has been paying attention for the last seven years, but blame for this particular failure does not rest entirely on the leadership of the party. There is a very real and very damaging impulse within the movement that we seem at a loss to …
Dear Conservatives: Enough Already With The “Stars”Read More »
American liberals are positively gleeful at the thought that Pope Francis might be one of their own politically – and (Protestant) conservatives are dismayed at the possibility. This is, unfortunately, much too narrow a lens through which to see the pope, but it is done, and the question must now be dealt with. Much of …
Is Pope Francis a Liberal? A Protestant’s PerspectiveRead More »
The topic of Immigration is deeply personal to me. You see, I am a legal immigrant to the United States, who came here on a student visa, and earned my citizenship twelve years later. The process was difficult, intrusive, and long, but shouldn’t it be? Shouldn’t the immigration process verify the quality of people who …
The Voice of a Legal Immigrant – On President Obama’s Immigration PlanRead More »
The “Reverend” Al Sharpton has made a hell of a lot of money over the last 30 years or so for somebody that really doesn’t have a job. Sharpton, who came to widespread fame after the infamous Tawana Brawley rape hoax, has graduated from a cheap red jogging suit, to expensive dress suits (which he …
Why Is Al Sharpton Not Under An IRS Criminal Investigation?Read More »
It is not at all hyperbolic to say that the voters issued an historic rebuke to the Democrats last week. There were clear indications that the Republicans would make significant gains, but I doubt anyone really expected it to go quite so well for them. It turns out that while polls are nice, ultimately the …
When I first heard of the recent shooting at the War Memorial and then the Canadian Parliament building located in Montreal, I had a nagging suspicion, one about which I didn’t want to be right. But I had to know, so I read past the headline. Sure enough: “U.S. law enforcement official said the gunman, …
The Predictable Root of Lone Wolves And Terrorist OrganizationsRead More »
The federal government of the United States of America does not make money. It is not a for-profit business, nor is it a non-profit business or charity. The federal government takes taxes from individuals and businesses and uses those dollars to fund the activities mandated by the Constitution, to fund activities not mandated by the …
Federal Government Subsidies: The ‘Other’ Welfare ProgramRead More »
Anybody who knows me, knows I am not a fan of country music as a whole. I respect the talent behind the music very much. I’ve been watching the HBO series ‘Foo Fighters: Sonic Highways’ and they’ve had four episodes in four cities thus far: Chicago, Washington DC, Nashville and Austin. My favorite so far, …
What Matt Lewis Said About Kacey Musgraves And How He’s Completely WrongRead More »