http://www.freerepublic.com/tag/responsibility/ en-us Sat, 2 Jan 2010 13:07:07 GMT Focus Forum 15 http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2419427/posts "Gun laws have some up in arms," reads the gainsvilletimes.com headline: Potential changes to the state’s gun laws have many wondering what would happen locally if the legislature votes to allow concealed weapons into more public places. I'm going to wander into Atlanta Gun Rights Examiner Ed Stone's turf today and offer some responses to some of the fears, because they really are more universal than local arguments. We're warned that men and women with gun carry permits will be able to do so in churches and on college campuses. Or to have their weapons in non-secured airport areas, or... Gun Rights Examiner http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2419427/posts#comment Sat, 2 Jan 2010 13:07:07 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2415963/posts "Should the debt incurred by the United States be the direct result of one administration's actions, the reimbursement of that debt shall become the sole responsibility of that administration. Should that administration be unable to reimburse such debt by the end of their tenure, the reimbursement of that debt shall be carried out though the incarceration of appropriate parties for the appropriate periods." In other words, the United States could send their president(s) to jail along with others who are ultimately responsible for the debt that they personally produce during their administration; potentially for life! http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2415963/posts#comment Sun, 27 Dec 2009 23:43:54 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2397465/posts After reading Sunday’s Herald, I’m thinking seriously about becoming a deadbeat. And you know what? I feel great about it! That’s because I read in Sunday’s Herald how people who owe more on their homes than they are worth should just stop making their payments. Better still, we shouldn’t feel any guilt about it, or any sense that we’re “doing something morally wrong” either. That’s according to liberal academic Brent White of the University of Arizona. (How liberal? He’s argued that patriotic activities like the Pledge of Allegiance don’t belong in public schools.) In a new academic paper White says... Boston Herald http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2397465/posts#comment Tue, 1 Dec 2009 10:30:42 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2367288/posts By Michael Peabody The other day someone sent me a link to an “Antichrist Decoder” that has been posted online by an otherwise reputable Christian ministry. You can type in anybody’s name and the program will calculate the value of the name in Roman numerals. After checking my name to make sure that I was not the Antichrist I looked at the other names that people had plugged into the decoder and learned that Barack Obama is not the antichrist, neither is Barack Hussein Obama. Ronald Wilson Reagan’s name doesn’t add up to 666 even if you type in two... ReligiousLiberty.TV http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2367288/posts#comment Wed, 21 Oct 2009 08:59:04 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2315282/posts If you had to personally pay for a mammogram, would you rather pay $325 or $168 assuming there is no qualitative difference? If you needed an anesthesiologist for a surgical procedure, would you rather pay $1,200 or $688, and it’s for the same anesthesiologist? If you required surgery to reduce a fractured elbow, would you rather pay operating room and hospital charges of $19,000 or $14,000 for the same facilities? For that matter, would you rather pay the surgeon $4,000 or $3,200? Of course, if you are not paying the cost, you probably don’t care at all. Those are the... The New Media Journal http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2315282/posts#comment Thu, 13 Aug 2009 19:05:27 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2314672/posts It looks like Andrew Sullivan is taking a break from daily blogging. His assistants and other assorted bloggers are taking his place in manning the Daily Dish. Chris Bodenner highlighted the thoughts of two readers on “The Value of Shi**y Work.” The sentiment of this is one that I find really, really annoying: To the people who say that the unemployed should accept menial jobs, I would say… why should I? Speaking from personal experience, I put in 4 years getting an undergraduate degree and 2 years getting a professional certification so that I wouldn’t have to work in a... NewsReal Blog http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2314672/posts#comment Thu, 13 Aug 2009 01:13:32 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2313284/posts If you ask Dr. Steven Spady, there are two important words missing from the nation’s conversation about health reform: “personal responsibility.” But Spady, a 54-year-old emergency physician in rural Kentucky, can’t talk about the topic right now. He’s too busy caring for people who he says don’t take care of themselves. “I just had to go take care of man that left our hospital this morning and now has gone and got drunk and will suck up more health care dollars,” Spady wrote in a hurried e-mail late on a recent weeknight. That same day, he cared for a 358-pound... MSNBC http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2313284/posts#comment Tue, 11 Aug 2009 13:06:13 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2281493/posts Children in adult bodies want to live in Neverland. But Neverland doesn’t exist, and it never will. That’s why it’s called Neverland. In fiction, people who never grow up enjoy amusing adventures in which the dangers are imaginary. In reality, people who never grow up may enjoy themselves for a time, but sooner or later the all-too-real dangers they ignored catch up with them. And then their fantasy world will be lost to foreclosure, and their real world will become distinctly unpleasant, or even lethal. But then it will be too late. www.stolinsky.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2281493/posts#comment Mon, 29 Jun 2009 04:59:09 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2278410/posts This week, he decided to take another shot at Tiger Woods, complaining yet again that Tiger doesn't do enough to promote social justice for minorities. In his recent interview for HBO's Real Sports, he said: "He'll run over you, he'll kick your ass, but as an individual for social change, or any of that kind of s*** Terrible. Terrible. Because he can get away with teaching kids to play golf, and that's his contribution. And in the real world, man, I can't teach no kids to play golf and that's my contribution, if I got that kind of power." Political Castaway http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2278410/posts#comment Wed, 24 Jun 2009 16:00:00 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2253710/posts She's young, beautiful, articulate, patriotic, Christian, and most importantly, courageous. To many on the left however Carrie Prejean, the current Miss California, is a bigoted, shameful, and intolerant homophobe. What Carrie Prejean represents, in other words, is a modern day inkblot test of inestimable value to America's frustrated and exiled GOP. If there was ever a time in this modern day Alice in Wonderland cultural climate for conservatives to take a stand on something and shake the political world upside down, that time is now. What can Carrie Prejean do for America and the GOP? For starters, she can drive... The American Thinker http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2253710/posts#comment Tue, 19 May 2009 05:18:29 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2237478/posts This past election showed that Republicans in America are in trouble.  The culprit may simply be the public's fatigue with an eight year Republican administration (not to mention the fact that McCain ran a singularly inept campaign).  President Obama's startling ascendency, though, a career trajectory that took place despite the absence of any meaningful resume and the presence of some very eyebrow-raising associates, indicates that the Republican Party's problems run deeper than fatigue and campaign ineptitude. So let's start with a question:  When was the last time America had more registered Republicans than registered Democrats?  1955?  1928?  I don't know... American Thinker http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2237478/posts#comment Sat, 25 Apr 2009 06:02:22 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2237167/posts Debt Day comes early this year. Unfortunately, it's nothing to celebrate. The symbolic "holiday," which falls on Sunday, marks the point in the fiscal year when government spending exceeds revenue. In other words, the government will stop making money and start borrowing on Sunday. And it's coming earlier than ever, according to House Minority Leader John Boehner, who's pointing to Debt Day as yet another symptom of a government he says is spending too much, borrowing too much and taxing too much. Last year's Debt Day fell more than three months later, on Aug. 5. "All the revenue for this... Fox News / Politics http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2237167/posts#comment Fri, 24 Apr 2009 20:29:50 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2234101/posts Our President is working a list of nations he feels we’ve offended and he’s apologizing. Ultimately, that behavior will bite him back. Significant apologies drag sea anchors called consequences. You accidently bump into someone in an elevator and say “I’m sorry.” No consequences, unless they’re psycho. You accidently run over your neighbor’s cat and say “I’m sorry.” There may or may not be consequences, depending on your relationship with your neighbor. You drive drunk and cause an accident injuring others. “I’m sorry” doesn’t ease the consequences. As President Obama apologizes across the globe, eventually some recipients of his apologies will... The American Thinker Blog http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2234101/posts#comment Tue, 21 Apr 2009 09:01:43 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2223137/posts Polls show that the public is both nervous and angry as political leaders throw together massive financial bailouts. We instinctively know that high levels of public debt are dangerous for our future whether we voted for Obama or McCain in November. Concerned citizens want a sustainable recovery we can believe in not an inflationary quick-fix. We cannot have confidence in economic stimulus and bailouts that look, sound and smell like a giant Ponzi scheme. We have to begin by stipulating that government and many companies and individuals have been living beyond their means for quite some time. There was too... The American Thinker http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2223137/posts#comment Mon, 6 Apr 2009 09:38:10 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2221074/posts BAGHDAD — The Sons of Iraq, security volunteers credited with helping reduce violent attacks and terrorist influence across the country, marked two major milestones Wednesday. Coalition forces completed the final transfer of Sons of Iraq members to Iraqi control, and the Government of Iraq secured the funds to pay back-wages to Sons of Iraq in four provinces. “These are big wins, and they affirm the Government of Iraq’s commitment to the Sons of Iraq,” said Col. Jeffrey Kulmayer, chief of reconciliation, Multi-National Corps – Iraq. The Sons of Iraq, numbering about 92,000 in nine provinces across Iraq, began in 2006... Multi-National Force - Iraq http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2221074/posts#comment Thu, 2 Apr 2009 23:01:30 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2220243/posts Guess what? There's a one-ingredient recipe for healthier kidsWe’re fat. Really fat. And it’s not just us—it’s our kids, too. Have you seen them? They’re enormous.According to the mantra of obesity experts, however, it’s much like Robin Williams (correctly) told Matt Damon in Good Will Hunting: It’s not your fault. No, it’s not your fault, it’s not our fault, it’s not their fault. Unless “they” are restaurateurs, in which case it is their fault. That’s especially true for chain restaurants—the ones selling McAnything, blooming onions, and the like. They’re killing us by the greasy mouthful.And because it’s their fault, these... Reason http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2220243/posts#comment Wed, 1 Apr 2009 23:02:06 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2216060/posts FOR a guy who talks so much about wanting a new era of re sponsibility, President Obama spends an awful lot of time blaming Republicans for all the wild and reckless spending he crammed into his own budget. After running a campaign against the $1 trillion deficit he "inherited" from President Bush and the Republicans, Obama quickly matched it. During his first 50 days in office, he and his Democratic-controlled Congress spent $1 billion an hour. Under Obama's proposed budget, the overall national debt doubles in five years and triples in 10. Not exactly "moving from an era of borrow... NYPost http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2216060/posts#comment Fri, 27 Mar 2009 13:34:06 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2213282/posts As anticipated, President Obama recently unveiled his proposed solution to America's educational tribulations, namely greater early childhood intervention, merit pay for teachers, more charters and national standards. Though this smorgasbord differs in details from his predecessor's No Child Left Behind, it is actually a quite similar restaurant-like order from the identical menu. And just as eateries typically have a common theme, e.g., Italian, so does this education carte du jour: Regardless of what is selected, learning is never the student's responsibility. Like a patient undergoing brain surgery, today's student lies passively while experts labor to insert knowledge, and to continue... The American Thinker http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2213282/posts#comment Tue, 24 Mar 2009 09:31:19 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2209748/posts President Obama has mastered the art of employing rhetoric that makes it sound as if he's doing something uniquely virtuous and heroic when in reality he's doing stuff that political leaders often do. We've seen this with the way he touts bipartisanship while being unwilling to offer real compromises or the way he proclaims he isn't hiring lobbyists when he actually is. But he took this practice to more absurd proportions today when his big Harry Truman "buck stops here" moment was woven together with other statements blaming everybody but his administration for the handling of the AIG bonuses and... The American Spectator http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2209748/posts#comment Thu, 19 Mar 2009 10:00:45 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2205633/posts "Gentlemen may cry, Peace, Peace — but there is no peace. The war is actually begun! The next gale that sweeps from the north will bring to our ears the clash of resounding arms! Our brethren are already in the field! Why stand we here idle? What is it that gentlemen wish? What would they have? Is life so dear, or peace so sweet, as to be purchased at the price of chains and slavery? Forbid it, Almighty God! I know not what course others may take; but as for me, give me liberty or give me death!" Patrick Henry... fracturedrepublic.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2205633/posts#comment Fri, 13 Mar 2009 03:50:58 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2197132/posts After watching President Obama’s address to the joint session of Congress and Governor Bobby Jindal’s Republican reply, it’s clear that Americans have two very different definitions of what it means to be “responsible.” President Obama and his Democratic friends are spending like they’re playing with Monopoly money. His lofty rhetoric and reassuring phrases have no resemblance to the reality he’s creating. He challenges Americans to “take responsibility for our future once more….our job is to govern with a sense of responsibility…there’s no bailout for dishonest lenders who acted irresponsibly or for folks who bought homes they knew from the beginning... Townhall.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2197132/posts#comment Mon, 2 Mar 2009 11:50:32 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2195256/posts My studies as a scholar of twentieth-century European history, both in undergraduate and graduate school, coupled with my study of the Book of Mormon and modern-day politics, have led me to conclude that the need for individual righteousness and responsibility was never greater. Why do people want a king? Why do people inevitably gravitate towards a strong central government? For centuries the European nations were held in the thrall of the "divine right of kings." They truly believed that kings were foreordained in heaven and that to go against their king was to go against God. For the most part,... Meridian Mag http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2195256/posts#comment Fri, 27 Feb 2009 07:54:50 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2188358/posts I Am Responsible.For working 80 to 100 hour work weeks.Employing people and giving them a chance for better things.Retiring early...then going back to workRolling the dice and opening a new businessRefusing government money.Making my little business profitable. http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2188358/posts#comment Wed, 18 Feb 2009 16:30:14 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2186142/posts While I love my own brother, I just don’t understand Wall Street. My brother (an investment banker) and I had a heated conversation on the “bailout” and the bonuses that have been paid to the investment bankers that have utterly failed on Wall Street. And I just don’t understand the argument... Political Castaway http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2186142/posts#comment Sun, 15 Feb 2009 16:01:36 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2181873/posts Six years ago I wrote a book called "Uncle Sam's Plantation." I wrote the book to tell my own story of what I saw living inside the welfare state and my own transformation out of it. I said in that book that indeed there are two Americas. A poor America on socialism and a wealthy America on capitalism. I talked about government programs like Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF), Job Opportunities and Basic Skills Training (JOBS), Emergency Assistance to Needy Families with Children (EANF), Section 8 Housing, and Food Stamps. A vast sea of perhaps well intentioned government programs,... Townhall.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2181873/posts#comment Mon, 9 Feb 2009 22:52:51 GMT