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Archive for February, 2011
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Republicans Can’t Give an Inch in Budget Debate
Posted on February 28, 2011 | No CommentsSo we must understand that the push back from Democrats ... whether we are prepared to get off the path we’re now on of wholesale government takeover of our economy and our lives. -
Dems Have Zero Desire to Make Budget Cuts
Posted on February 28, 2011 | No CommentsIf you gave the Dems the option between cutting PBS and eliminating home meals for the elderly, their choice would be easy – neither. -
The Government Should Stop Throwing Money at My Problems
Posted on February 28, 2011 | 1 CommentDoes the government understand the consequences of pouring money into higher ed? -
Tout va Très Bien Madame la Multiculturalisma
Posted on February 27, 2011 | No CommentsMulticulturalism is the symptom, not the problem -
Have You Noticed That “Big Government” Is Failing Everywhere?
Posted on February 27, 2011 | No CommentsAt the epicenter of their commotion is a common thread – the universal needs of all human beings, and the promises, and failures, of “big government.” -
The Threat of Government Power
Posted on February 25, 2011 | 1 CommentThe real concentration of wealth is no longer among men, but among institutions -
Gadaffi’s Fin de Regime
Posted on February 25, 2011 | No CommentsMay he serve as a warning to other dictators -
Arizona SB1178 Moves Forward
Posted on February 24, 2011 | No CommentsArizona is once again leading the way in saying “Back Off” to the feds – by standing up for the Constitution as the founders gave it to us. -
We only need a fraction of the Founders’ courage
Posted on February 24, 2011 | No CommentsUnder Article V of the U.S. Constitution, 34 state legislatures have the power to initiate proposals of constitutional amendments... -
Arizona Needs Bold Pension Reform Plan
Posted on February 23, 2011 | No CommentsArizona can stop digging its pension hole by acting more boldly ... to provide retirement benefits without putting taxpayers at risk. -
Liberals Jump the Shark
Posted on February 22, 2011 | No CommentsIf they don't appreciate now how generous the proposed soft landing is, then they will learn later -
Time to Stand Up to the Feds on Voting Rights
Posted on February 22, 2011 | 1 CommentThe federal government continues to put Arizona in an undeserved penalty box -
The Taxpayer’s Civil War
Posted on February 22, 2011 | No CommentsIt's a debate over political power, not just budgets -
The Feds’ Destruction of Our Home Values
Posted on February 21, 2011 | 1 CommentIf you have anything unconventional in your credit history, you might as well wait out the insanity. -
Defining Our Fiscal Crisis Correctly is Step One
Posted on February 21, 2011 | No CommentsThe elephant in the room are entitlements – Social Security, Medicare, and Medicaid. These now total up to $1.6 trillion in spending, or about 45% of the federal budget. -
Five Reasons Why the Christie Presidential Express is Premature
Posted on February 20, 2011 | 2 CommentsQuite a few Republicans have forgotten that back in 2003, Schwarzenegger looked a lot like Christie. -
Justin Bieber Economics In Washington
Posted on February 20, 2011 | 2 CommentsBy Austin Hill First, let me make it clear that I mean no disrespect to Justin Bieber. The teen recording artist is a genuinely talented young man, and he strikes me as a decent guy. But after Rolling Stone magazine’s new interview with the international... -
Suppose Alinsky Has It Wrong?
Posted on February 19, 2011 | No CommentsObama's Alinsky tactics will unite the majority of Americans against him -
Senator Inhofe Stuns Global Warming Activists
Posted on February 18, 2011 | 7 CommentsSenator Inhofe catches global warming activists off guard -
Arizona should stop planning for health insurance exchange
Posted on February 17, 2011 | 3 CommentsCreating an insurance exchange would have Arizona enforcing the individual mandate even as the state defends its court victory to strike down that mandate. -
The Real Egyptian Revolution Will Not Be Brought to You by CNN
Posted on February 17, 2011 | No CommentsWhat the Arab street really wants is a tyranny that reflects its values -
The Miseducation of America
Posted on February 16, 2011 | No CommentsHanding out degrees is not the same as handing out the ability to think or the desire to learn -
Don’t repeat Jimmy Carter’s failed policies in special session jobs bill
Posted on February 16, 2011 | No CommentsLowering the general cost of doing business in Arizona will create more jobs than cherry-picking a few popular companies as the governor wants to do. -
Peace Does Not Come from Pieces of Paper
Posted on February 15, 2011 | No CommentsThe Camp David accords were only an agreement with a regime -
Egypt’s Chance
Posted on February 15, 2011 | No CommentsA revolution in attitudes -
Glendale has a $197 million moving target for the Phoenix Coyotes
Posted on February 15, 2011 | No CommentsMoody’s Investor Services reported the Coyotes bonds would go on sale this week, and downgraded the city’s bond rating in response. -
A Tyranny of Minorities
Posted on February 14, 2011 | No CommentsThe opinion of the majority is not solicited or wanted -
The Feds and California in Mortal Combat
Posted on February 14, 2011 | No CommentsRumor has it that an Assemblyman from San Francisco was about to introduce a bill establishing $256 fines for consuming coffee, burgers, or donuts while behind the wheel. -
‘Gay Conservative’ Is an Oxymoron
Posted on February 14, 2011 | 2 CommentsAlthough the world view that “gay conservatives” choose to invent may diverge from the world view of liberals, their common ground is they make it all up. -
AOL Reinvents Itself as Anti-America Online
Posted on February 13, 2011 | 1 CommentThe Huffington Post is powered by three elements, self-promotion, spam and liberal rage. -
Jobs and Revolution
Posted on February 12, 2011 | 2 CommentsLet's dial down the level of force in society -
Beyond Blame
Posted on February 12, 2011 | 2 CommentsOur liberal friends fail to understand that the meaning of life, its telos, is always a mystery. -
“Share Your Profits” And “Sue Your Boss” Are Not Job Growth Strategies
Posted on February 12, 2011 | No CommentsPresident Obama, however, seems to assume that those at the top of a business enterprise...have necessarily achieved their positions of authority by unjust means and need to be punished. -
Higher education taxes would not answer Arizona’s real challenges
Posted on February 10, 2011 | 2 CommentsOur schools employ one non-teacher for every teacher, when the ratio in 1950 was more than two teachers for every non-teacher. -
The Perfect Government
Posted on February 10, 2011 | No CommentsThe tyrant seeks to dominate men. The progressive wants to recreate them. -
Islam and Democracy – Much Hard Work Needed
Posted on February 10, 2011 | 1 CommentIslam is undemocratic in spirit, but so was every other premodern religion and society. -
Don’t Think MultiCulti is Dead
Posted on February 10, 2011 | No CommentsLook for the next version of the cultural attack on democratic capitalism to rise out of the ashes of multiculturalism. -
Does the Arizona Legislature Really Believe in State Sovereignty?
Posted on February 9, 2011 | 2 CommentsArticle V gives the states ultimate authority over the federal government by giving them the power to amend the U.S. Constitution—the very document that defines the federal government. -
My Optimism About Europe
Posted on February 8, 2011 | No CommentsThe rise of respectable political parties primarily focused on the issues surrounding Islam ... is perhaps the single most encouraging sign. -
ObamaCare and the Bigger Question
Posted on February 8, 2011 | No CommentsThere has to be a better way than force -
Presidential Boots Too Big to Fill
Posted on February 8, 2011 | No CommentsObama is everything that Democrats accused Reagan of being-- a subpar actor posturing on the world stage. -
Pima County has super-sized plan for starving private property rights
Posted on February 8, 2011 | No CommentsThese zoning changes could result in the shutdown of locally-owned businesses and a considerable decline in the value of property zoned for business uses. -
What if the Problem Really is the People?
Posted on February 7, 2011 | No CommentsWill a democratic Egypt execute apostates and adulterers? -
If We Want to Promote Freedom, How About Starting at Home?
Posted on February 7, 2011 | No CommentsIf we don’t know what freedom is here, how can we know what it is elsewhere? -
Another Environmental Disaster
Posted on February 7, 2011 | 1 CommentErin Brockovich and the Beverly Hills Greenscam clearly describes how the legal community and the environmental movement have conspired to destroy lives for the blind purpose of their cause. -
Obama’s Foreign Gifts
Posted on February 6, 2011 | No CommentsMuslim leaders shower Obama administration with pricey swag -
A Jobless Recovery
Posted on February 6, 2011 | 1 CommentWe are still down nine million jobs from the peak -
“Hi, I’m California, And I’m Addicted to Spending…”
Posted on February 6, 2011 | 1 CommentJerry Brown seems to be treating the spending problem as merely a “revenue” matter – if he can confiscate more revenue from private people and put it in to “public” coffers, he can “fix” the problem, and continue on the current course. -
Why Egypt Will Not Soon Become Democratic
Posted on February 5, 2011 | No CommentsA successful democratic transition is out of the question -
The Backs of Our Most Vulnerable Citizens
Posted on February 5, 2011 | No CommentsMore freedom, less force -
ABC’s ‘What Would You Do’ Takes Absurd View of SB 1070
Posted on February 3, 2011 | 1 CommentArizona now portrayed by racist rent-a-cops -
Will Ethanol Break the Muslim World After All?
Posted on February 3, 2011 | 2 CommentsPart of the spike in wheat prices was due to the shift to ethanol production -
States have same power as Congress to propose amendments to the Constitution
Posted on February 3, 2011 | 3 CommentsNothing short of state-initiated constitutional reform will stop the impending fiscal train wreck. -
11 and Counting – States Consider Obamacare Nullification
Posted on February 3, 2011 | 1 CommentThere’s a growing segment of the population that is looking to exercise their rights in their states whether Congress or the federal courts want to give them permission to or not. -
Democracy of Cannibals
Posted on February 2, 2011 | No CommentsDemocracy is only as good as those who use it -
Research shows states don’t stimulate job growth with taxpayer handouts
Posted on February 2, 2011 | No CommentsAre state governments better than private individuals and businesses at picking winning investments in a competitive global economy? -
Egypt’s Future and the Chameleon Muslim Brotherhood
Posted on February 1, 2011 | 1 CommentThe United States should encourage the establishment of a stable, civil society in Egypt before any elections. -
Florida health care ruling focuses squarely on defending the Constitution
Posted on February 1, 2011 | 3 Comments“Never before has Congress required everyone buy a product from a private company (essentially for life) just for being alive and residing in the United States,” the judge declared...
