Category Archives: Politics: National

Me and Liberals: Finally Agree

Posted on April 23, 2010 | Leave a comment

It occurred to me the other night that there is no way, simply no possible way, that two people disagree on every single thing.  So I started to try to think of a case where a Liberal and I might agree.

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Posted in Liberty, Politics: National, Politics: North Carolina, Raising Men, Welfare

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Expect The Same "Success" As Cash For Clunkers

Posted on April 21, 2010 | Leave a comment

We have needed a new washing machine for about 8 months now.  It’s old, grumpy and just doesn’t do the job I want it to do.  Normally, I would have bought one about 6 months ago.  But when there is “Obama money” to be had, I’ll wait the extra 6 months.

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Posted in Economics, Economy, Politics: National, Politics: North Carolina, States Behaving Badly

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Ford vs. Chevy

Posted on April 21, 2010 | 1 comment

Finally!  I can go back to rooting for my old favorite.  GM was able to pay back their loan from Uncle Sam nearly 5 years early.

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Senate Race 2010: IV

Posted on April 21, 2010 | Leave a comment

Some time I ago I ran a series on the Senate Races.  There are 4 categories.  They are:

  1. Retiring Democrats
  2. Retiring Republicans
  3. Democratic Term
  4. Republican Term

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Follow The Money

Posted on April 19, 2010 | 2 comments

Wanna see why people are getting elected?  Wanna see who they think they work for?

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Posted in Lobby/PAC, Politics: National, States Behaving Badly

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Social Security: Time To End It

Posted on April 19, 2010 | 1 comment

And here’s how. First, you have to admit that what we are doing is a form of a Ponzi scheme. I am paying for the folks who came before me in order that I might be taken care of by those that come after me. I am NOT, in any way, taking care of myself.

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Tar Heel —- Purple?

Posted on April 14, 2010 | Leave a comment

Check out this video of Libertarians discussing immigration, gay marriage and abortion.

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Where Liberty Clashes With Liberty: A Study of the Leftist

Posted on April 13, 2010 | Leave a comment

So, what is Liberty? What is a “human-right”? People say all kinds of things are human-rights. In fact,in many nations, more and more things are becoming human-rights.

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Posted in Economics, Immigration, Liberty, Lobby/PAC, Politics: International, Politics: National

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Our Plan Is So Good—We're Gonna Tax The Hell Oughta Ya

Posted on April 11, 2010 | Leave a comment

So, at a time when the country is strugglin’ pretty mightly [notice I avoided saying that we are struggling like we haven’t struggled since the Great Depression?  Yeah, cause sayin’ that is kinda stoopid.  We aren’t strugglin’ like we was strugglin’ as recent as 1981] the administration is worrying about a lot of other things besides that strugglin’.

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America Spends More Money on Health Care Than Any Other Nation in the World

Posted on April 9, 2010 | Leave a comment

And there is a family in Raleigh, NC that thinks THAT is a pretty cool friggin thing.  “cause no where else in the world does a population of people have the money to spend on technologies that cost so much to develop.

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Posted in Economy, Health Care, Politics: National

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