Politics
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The significance of the IRS vendetta against conservative groups
Frankly, I don’t trust Republicans any more than Democrats when it comes to improperly wielding government power. So, is there anything we could do about the IRS? Keep in mind, they do have a legitimate role to play in any system that taxes people based on their income.
Read MoreMotherhood is not a disease
Your attitude toward Motherhood will be influenced by your political views.
Read MoreDemocrats are jumping on the bandwagon to avoid a train wreck.
Senator Max Baucus (D Montana) helped write Obamacare. Now even he sees the train wreck coming. He’s jumping on the anti-Obamacare bandwagon early to try to distance himself from the carnage when the little guys once again get hurt by the imperious technocrats of the Left.
Read More“We’ve lost a common vocabulary”
We’ve lost the ability to communicate. The United States of America is no longer united by a single language. I’m not talking about English. I’m talking about the moral language.
Read MoreRepublicans’ failure to communicate
The Republican Party spent nearly $1.7 Billion dollar in the last election cycle promoting Mitt Romney and Republican candidates. That’s almost as much as McDonald’s spends a year on their advertising budget. So how did it work?
Read MoreThe Des Moines Register runs a Quiner’s Diner essay
By Tom Quiner Thanks to the Des Moines Register for running last week’s essay, “Transcending Decency.” The retitled piece (“Gosnell trial exposes myths of abortion”) appears in the morning edition of the Des Moines Register. The Register’s readers tend to be left of center in the political spectrum. It will be interesting to see how…
Read MoreThe connection between the “thought police” and racism
“Family dysfunction” was the motivation for the bombers
“The whole narrative confirms that while the radical motivations of the Tsarnaev brothers — and perhaps, it remains to be seen, some of their training — came from international jihadist movements, the bombing was also the product of family dysfunction, youthful nihilism, and a pattern of low-level crimes escalating into a very major one.” —Boston Globe editorial May 3.
Read MoreReagan leadership vs. Obama leadership
What characterizes Barack Obama? Some suggest it is his eloquence and charm. Some say he’s just plain cool. What strikes me about him is this:
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