Politics
“That about sums it up, man”
“Why pay taxes?” asked Fred Phillips, who owes more than $2,600 on his home on an east-side block where five owners paid 2011 taxes. “Why should I send them taxes when they aren’t supplying services? It is sickening. … Every time I see the tax bill come, I think about the times we called and nobody came.”
Read MoreIowa Board of Medicine lets public down with their support of Planned Parenthood
Planned Parenthood of the Heartland’s letter by Jill June accuses Gov. Branstad of bias with the Iowa Board of Medicine. But Iowa’s Board of Medicine has long revealed its bias by turning a blind eye towards Planned Parenthood’s dangerous abortion experiments on Iowa women.
Read MoreHow to destroy a city
Hiroshima was reduced to rubble in an instant. The year was 1945. America dropped an automatic bomb on this proud city, leading to the death of 60,000 people and the destruction of the city’s infrastructure.
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The Obamacare regulatory nightmare
Government regulations take time to enforce. The Affordable Care Act (Obamacare) adds 127 million of hours of new regulation time to federal bureaucrats. Federal law requires agencies to assess how much new paperwork will be created be new laws and regulations. Here are the estimates made by government agencies themselves …
Read MoreA modest proposal on how to determine the minimum wage
The minimum wage divides liberals and conservatives. I present a modest proposal on how to determine the minimum wage: simply adhere to the Constitution and abolish it at the federal level. Keep in mind, the minimum wage wouldn’t go away …
Read MoreOscar politics
I have a love/hate relationship with Hollywood. They are capable of creating exquisite works of art, such as Lincoln, Les Miz, and The Life of Pi. But be careful. They have an agenda, and they are sneaky. Their insidious brand of leftist politics can sneak its way into even the most innocuous film.
Read MoreMedia bias 101
A simple story in the Des Register about the impact of the coming sequester on Iowa airports had a subtle bias to it.
Read More“Bullies with boobs”
A buddy told me his wife had a term for feminists: She called them “bullies with boobs.” She felt the feminist movement had been hijacked by a small cadre of liberal women who subverted the notion of real feminism. She said the feminist movement, as presented by the media and supported by liberal politicians, did not speak for her.
Read MoreA shocking secret about the sequester
Here’s the shocking secret that hasn’t kicked in for us yokels out in the hinterland: even if the sequester takes place, federal spending will still be more this year than last.
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