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August 27, 2010
Posted by Kaye in: Accountability, African-American, Commentary, Democracy, Heroes, History, Inspiration & Motivation, Journalism, Life Experiences, Motivation, Politics, Social Issues, Uncategorized
 4 comments Tomorrow is the 47th Anniversary of the March on Washington. It is a significant date in the history of this country, August 28, 1963. Never before had so many American people, 300,000 or more, gathered in one place to lift in one voice of shared concern for “jobs, and freedom”, and equality for all Americans. Others have tried to duplicate the event and its success but this political rally organized by civil rights, labor, and religious organizations calling on all Americans in support of civil and economic rights for African-Americans, that took place in Washington, D.C, were Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. delivered his “I Have a Dream” speech at the Lincoln Memorial would come to be known as “The Great March on Washington“. At 6:30 the morning of August 28, 1963 my grandfather in Pennsylvania and my parents in New York City boarded two buses both bound for Washington in the District of Columbia. All three of them were journalist; all three were Americans of African decent; all three held great expectation, pride and there was a jubilant hope in their hearts. Continue reading The Great March August 24, 2010
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Leave a comment Begun back sometime in 2001, this book was originally a fluke of an idea… [...] August 20, 2010
Posted by Alan Caruba in: Accountability, Commentary, Congress, Current Events, Economic Crisis, Finance, Opinion, Politics, Recovery
One comment We’re Broke. Now What? By Alan Caruba “Let’s get real. The U.S. is bankrupt. Neither spending more nor taxing less will help the country pay its bills.” So said Laurence Kotlikoff, a professor of economics at Boston University, in a commentary on Bloomberg.com, August 10. His solution was to “radically simplify its tax, health-care, retirement and financial systems, each of which is a complete mess.” Unmentioned is the fact that it has taken since 1913 when the income tax was introduced to reach this point. Social security and Medicare are “social justice” programs which, like Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, were created to protect people against themselves, encouraging dependency on the federal government instead of expecting personal responsibility. They have managed to drain the national treasury. Continue reading We’re Broke. Now What? August 19, 2010
Posted by Michael Crumling in: Accountability, Commentary, Current Events, Governance, Heroes, Morality, Non-Fiction, Opinion, Politics, Sports, The Pundit's Corner
Leave a comment Roger Clemons is charged with lying to a room full of liars. Charlie Rangel lied about his taxes. Barney Frank lied about Fannie and Freddie. Bart Stupak lied about his health care vote. And who can forget Senator Larry “wide stance” Craig. The list could go on for pages. A majority of Congress speaks [...] August 19, 2010
Posted by Michael Crumling in: Accountability, Commentary, Current Events, Faith, Freedom, Governance, Homeland Security, Islam, Morality, Non-Fiction, Opinion, Politics, Religion, Terrorism, World Issues
5 comments I watched with interest, a news story about people angry and suing because of a cross beside the road which honors the memory of a fallen police officer, killed in service to his community. They allege that because the police department insignia is affixed to the cross, it represents the government promotion of religion. The cross also has the officers’ name affixed. It might just represent who the man was in his life. He served his community as a police officer. Perhaps he was a Christian. One thing we do know for certain is that he is dead. He died serving the rest of us. It is hardly an example of establishment of religion. The separation of church and state is hardly relevant. It is no different than what you might see in Arlington National Cemetery, which one may note is on government property. There may be a dozen reasonable people who would be offended by this display. Continue reading A Mosque Grows in Mahattan August 17, 2010
Probably not. [...] August 12, 2010
Posted by Alan Caruba in: Accountability, Commentary, Current Events, Economic Crisis, Finance, Governance, Opinion, Politics
Leave a comment Short Memories, Bad Politics, Big Debt By Alan Caruba “We have tried spending money. We are spending more than we have ever spent before and it does not work…we have just as much unemployment as when we started…and an enormous debt to boot!” It was a decade of disaster and the man who spoke these words was Henry Morgenthau, Jr., Franklin D. Roosevelt’s Secretary of the Treasury. The date was May 9, 1939. By then the Roosevelt administration had been in office eight years and Morgenthau was addressing his fellow Democrats on the House Ways and Means Committee. In Congress and in the White House today our nation’s leaders are repeating the same errors as their predecessors in the midst of the Great Depression. Continue reading Short Memories, Bad Politics, Big Debt August 10, 2010
A weapon whose effects depend on who holds it in his hands and at whom it is aimed. [...] August 7, 2010
Posted by Congressman Billybob in: Commentary, Current Events, Governance, Opinion, Politics
Leave a comment Krauthammer: Dead Wrong on the 14th August 6, 2010
Please, stop telling us everything is okay; it’s insulting. [...] August 4, 2010
Our economic engine and best export. [...] July 24, 2010
Posted by Congressman Billybob in: Accountability, Commentary, Current Events, Democrat, Finance, Global Warming, Opinion, Politics, The Economy
Leave a comment Corruption Is Good, In the Right Hands July 20, 2010
Posted by Ben Cerruti in: Accountability, Business, Commentary, Current Events, Economics, Opinion, Politics, The Writer's Corner
Leave a comment Redistribution of Income We have been witnesses to a continuing use of class warfare by those in government, abetted by the media and an assortment of special interest groups and individuals. In this essay we will consider the methods they use to establish the terms relating to redistribution of income. Utilizing effective divisive tactics they initially obfuscate their intentions by using the term “wealth” in place of “income” when proposing material changes in the income tax code. Taxing income derived from accumulated wealth does not alter that wealth. They next establish three main category of classes; rich, middle class and poor. If one were to pay close attention, he or she would find that they rather conveniently alter the dividing lines to suit the subject for which they are advocates. Continue reading Redistribution of Income July 19, 2010
Posted by Alan Caruba in: Commentary, Current Events, Foreign Affairs, Governance, Opinion, Politics
Leave a comment U.S. Looks Weak as Iran Flips Off the World By Alan Caruba For months now, Mortimer B. Zuckerman, the owner and editor-in-chief of U.S. News & World Report, has been writing increasingly desperate pleas for the Obama administration to do something about the greatest threat to peace in the Middle East and the world, Iran. “When Barack Obama became president, Iran had perhaps several thousand centrifuges enriching uranium. Now it may have thousands more,” wrote Zuckerman in the August edition. “What’s at stake here is too menacing for the world to delude itself that Iran will somehow change course. It won’t.” It must be very frustrating to be a multi-millionaire media mogul and yet unable to do much about an impending disaster other than warn about it. My sense is that it falls on deaf ears at the White House. Anyone as dense as Obama should not be allowed to be Commander-in-Chief, but he is and, worse for America and all other nations, he likely has no idea of the dangers involved in reducing the nation’s military capabilities at a time when Iran is closing in on becoming a nuclear threat to the Middle East and beyond. Continue reading U.S. Looks Weak as Iran Flips Off the World July 17, 2010
Posted by Congressman Billybob in: Commentary, Congress, Current Events, Democracy, Opinion, Politics, The Writer's Corner
Leave a comment The Missing Bone Hunters of Politics July 10, 2010
Posted by Peggy Noonan in: Accountability, Commentary, Congress, Democracy, Democrat, Freelance Author, Journalism, Opinion, Politics, The Writer's Corner
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Republicratarian?!
As a child, I heard that you should not discuss politics or religion in polite company. When I broke this rule as a teenager, I learned some of the reasons why you shouldn’t. However, if you don’t discuss these issues, you can never learn, nor can you come to any consensus. Honesty seems to be the best method of arriving at acceptable solutions in compromise. What is disconcerting is polarization. My mother always told me to think for myself, and arrive at my own conclusions. She was referring to gossip at the time, but the same philosophy is applicable here. I grew up around a great many Democrats. My great-grandmother, “Granny” was from Brooklyn, New York. She used to tell me stories of how our distant relative named Al Smith had run for President as a Democrat. By her recollection, he was turned down because he was a Catholic. As she was a Catholic, she was proud that John Kennedy was elected as the first “Catholic” President. My father was a Teamster, and the union was “right” about everything. I heard stories of Harry Truman (whom I probably would have really liked) and others in politics. Continue reading Republicratarian?!