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Democrats are howling about the new Republican majority’s decision to read the Constitution in its entirety on Thursday. You are not “free” when the collective demands of favored citizens can place unlimited demands on the fruit of your labor. You are not “free” if your choices are meaningless. You are not “free” if you are not allowed to dissent. There is only one governing principle that properly respects the freedom of all citizens: ironclad obedience to a clear and concise document that identifies their inherent rights, and forbids the State from compromising them, under any circumstances. The Constitution does not...

A look at the growing Marxist movement in New York City. Even though they read Marx and Stalin, organize protests against Israel and play a board game that equates capitalism with barbarism, they shy away from calling themselves “socialist”. As one member puts it, “It’s more positive to say progressive or left.”

***Update: Now $125 thanks to Joan of Argghh! I've been complaining for some time now that the label Republican In Name Only, and its acronym, RINO, are ineffectual to say the least. My topmost reason is that a dichotomy exists in the word republican. Conservatives think of republicans as representing the people who elected them, with an eye fixed on protecting and preserving the American constitution with its limits on government and its recognition of personal rights. Progressives think of republicans as elitist and doing what they think is right no matter what the common folk think, and "The...

Everything is grubby in countries run by statist moonbats — even dishes fresh out of the dishwasher. A couple of months ago, Sandra Young from Vernon, Fla., started to notice that something was seriously amiss with her dishes. "The pots and pans were gray, the aluminum was starting to turn black, the glasses had fingerprints and lip prints still on them, and they were starting to get this powdery look to them," Vernon says. "I'm like, oh, my goodness, my dishwasher must be dying, I better get a new dishwasher." But others are having the same problem all across the...

Pundits are still analyzing the outcome of last night's elections, and it will take months to figure out what Americans' votes will mean in terms of policy. Myself, I'm actually relieved that Republicans didn't win both houses of Congress; since the economy (corrupted by bad investments encouraged by cheap money from the Fed) isn't likely to magically revive in the next two years, a solidly Republican Congress would have made an easy scapegoat for President Barack Obama to flog right up to the next presidential race. Still, the election of more pro-life members to both the House and the Senate...

Some federal judges are as unconcerned with the intent of the U.S. Constitution as many members of Congress and the administration, as last Thursday’s ruling on Obamacare shows. A lawsuit that was filed in Michigan claimed that the mandate contained in the health care reform bill forcing people to buy health insurance exceeded Congressional power under the Commerce Clause, which authorizes Congress to regulate trade. But Federal Judge George Caram Steeh said the mandate to get health insurance by 2014 and the financial penalty for not buying coverage are legal, because Congress was trying to lower the overall cost of...

* Poll shows most Democrats support legalization * Republicans strongly against, independents divided * Prop. 19 would let local governments regulate sales By Peter Henderson SAN FRANCISCO, Oct 5 (Reuters) - Hopes that California will become the first state in the nation to legalize marijuana appear to be turning into a pipe dream. Voters plan to oppose a measure on the Nov. 2 ballot to legalize marijuana use by 53 percent to 43 percent, according to a Reuters/Ipsos poll released on Tuesday that showed a big change of sentiment from June. [ID:nN05207672]

The concept of an Elite was described by George Orwell in his book 1984: his portrayal was so graphic it seems our current Socialists borrow as heavily from Orwell as they do from Alynsky. Orwell condemned and ridiculed the Elite: Alynsky described how to use the concept to achieve power and confuse the opposition. Both the authors have been extremely useful in defining the mission for the Elite wannabe, the Rules for Radicals is an effective guide that capitalizes on the absurdity that is the image of the Elite: an image that is still useful in the audacity of...

If this doesn't get you going, you need an EKG, stat... call it The Great One vs The Anointed One ______________________________________________ Most rousing call to duty anyone could ask for... Mark's intro to yesterday's show summarized masterfully -and stirringly- what sparing the United States of America from power-mad Leftists will require of us: Fighting-off the unrelenting statists tooth-and-nail for the rest of our God-given lives, basically... Levin first takes a look at the foundational history of the TEA Party movement, who he says will save the country... then boy does he kick into gear @ 4:30... Hear Mark Levin: Keep Fighting -here-

"Bureaucracy defends the status quo long past the time when the quo has lost its status" -Laurence J. Peter The US standard railroad gauge (distance between the rails) is 4 feet, 8.5 inches, an exceedingly odd number... Why was that gauge used ? Because that's the way they built them in England, and English expatriates designed the US railroads. Why did the English build them like that? Because the first rail lines were built by the same people who built the pre-railroad tramways, and that's the gauge they used. Why did 'they' use that gauge, then? Because the people who...

So maybe Americans aren’t so different from Europeans after all? If you read a lot of the opinion press—poor lamb—you might be getting the idea that we’re all social democrats now. This would be sad news for Republicans. Since the dawn of the Obama Tyranny, they have been hoping to frame a stark political contrast between themselves on the one hand, as guardians of American exceptionalism—the spirit of entrepreneurship, small government, self-reliance, individualism, robust commerce, and all the rest of it—and, on the other, Democrats who, while perfectly nice people and terrifically patriotic, have tendencies in the opposite direction, toward...

A Powerful Quote… Posted on July 14, 2010 by billrandles Here is a quote that describes the koolAid drinkers at the NAACP- who slander good people for their own personal gain- When people are forced to remain silent when they are being told the most obvious lies, or even worse when they are forced to repeat the lies themselves, they lose once and for all their sense of probity. To assent to obvious lies is to co-operate with evil, and in some small way to become evil oneself. One’s standing to resist anything is thus eroded, and even destroyed. A...

Last month, the Public Service Commission rejected Baltimore Gas & Electric Co.'s "smart grid" proposal. From start to finish, the whole affair demonstrated everything that is wrong with Maryland's socialized electricity industry. To begin with, BGE's plan was a dud. The whole idea of "smart grid" is to inform customers how much electricity costs in real time so that they have an incentive to use less electricity during times of peak demand (usually hot summer afternoons), when electricity is expensive to generate and transmit. There are a number of ways to achieve this price signal, but BGE chose an ill-defined,...

... For the last few years, California stood more or less unchallenged as a symbol of the fiscal collapse of states during the recession. Now Illinois has shouldered to the fore, as its dysfunctional political class refuses to pay the state’s bills and refuses to take the painful steps — cuts and tax increases — to close a deficit of at least $12 billion, equal to nearly half the state’s budget. Then there is the spectacularly mismanaged pension system, which is at least 50 percent underfunded and, analysts warn, could push Illinois into insolvency if the economy fails to pick...

Marijuana is causing America to be more and more dysfunctional. Its time we recognize that we have a problem. Educational info on marijuana

Twas the eve of state health care, and all through the House The bill was unread, even by the head louse. The statists hung ’round with a faux-festive air, Hoping their awful “dream” would indeed soon be there. The USA’s children were snug in their beds, Unaware of the pain being laid on their heads. Everyday people opposed to this crap, Wondered when or if D.C.’s hypnosis would snap. When out from O’s House there arose such a clatter, ‘Twas the President’s flacks and their usual chatter. They showed docs in white coats supporting this trash, Using children as props...

Linclon warned us that America could only be beaten from within, and our enemies have listened to him......they have inserted an enemy in the White House, using us as their dupes to do the job..... Am I the only one who sees the attack: first manufacturing, then the banks, then our financial stability for years to come wrapped up in rediculous wastes that may prevent us from the resources we need to undo his maliciousness Then killing the space program where we advance our science, and cutting out defense systems that protect our borders, and the new one, eliminating our...

The effort to get same sex marriage on the California ballot in 2010 took a hit Monday. Rick Jacbos, the leader of the 700,000-member Courage Campaign just told us that after spending more than $200,000 on "qualitative research" into the issue in California that "We do not see a path to victory." So, the Courage Campaign sent a note to its supporters Monday calling for "for more research and time to change hearts and minds before returning to the ballot." Lambda Legal, a LGBT legal organization, said largely the same thing Monday. Jacobs told us that the research -- led...

Please forgive the Vanity post but I have just become aware of FSC cigarettes. As a long time smoker my wife has allowed me to smoke in the computer room. For the last month or so she has griped about the smell that permeates our house when I smoke. She even asked if I had changed brands. I had noticed that my cigarette wouldn't stay lit, tasted different and that I had to fast puff it to keep it going. I have learned today by googling that these monstrositys are a result of states passing laws mandating them. My throat...

As Democrats blunder away trying to nationalize the American health care system, better solutions are available and are acceptable to more people.Reforming the nation’s health care system will bring sweeping changes to one-sixth of the American economy, and will alter the way healthcare is delivered. Changes of this magnitude demand careful deliberation and in-depth study before implementing any significant level of change. The evidence tells us that this isn’t what’s happening. Read Fix the current system: It’s far more sensible and much cheaper"