Politics
White House bestows personhood on the preborn!
On the same day President Obama is shifting to the left on the issue of Marriage, he is evidently shifting to the right on the subject of Life. What else is one to think in light of the stunning, new directive from the White House Visitor’s Office?
Read MoreThe challenge of tax simplification
I would love to see tax simplification. I am a C.P.A. and have difficulty preparing my own return using a computer program! Real income tax simplification means moving to either a low flat tax rate or to significantly lower progressive tax rates with very few, if any, exemptions and deductions. Income from all sources would be taxed under the same rate structure. It we did that, there would need to be thousands of pages of transition rules …
Read MoreWhat’s wrong with gay marriage?
Perhaps that’s the wrong title for this reflection on this burning subject. A better title might be, “what’s right with gay marriage?” As one person stated: “I’m a Christian. I do believe that tradition and my religious beliefs say that marriage is something sanctified between a man and a woman”…
Read MoreThe new World Trade Center
The tallest building in New York is complete. It stands on what is now sacred ground for America, ground that what was once an open wound for every single American. One World Trade Center is a symbol of American perseverance …
Read MorePresident Obama: the King of Debt
More postal politics
The Post Office is losing money. The Senate is proposing a $34 Billion bailout at taxpayer expense. Before you blame the Post Office for this situation, be aware that they have attempted to cut employees and close offices with light volume to be fiscally responsible. The Senate said no. Congress made things worse back in 2006 with another bill they passed that the general public doesn’t know much about …
Read MoreTiming is everything
This is the 50th anniversary of Johnny Carson taking over the reigns of the Tonight Show from Jack Paar. At his peak, his audience was double that of Jay Leno and David Letterman combined. Carson had a gift of making even bad material funny. His timing was perfect …
Read MoreHow to help the poor
America takes poverty seriously and launched a war on poverty that spent trillions in trying to eradicate it. We didn’t …
Read MoreWhat has happened to this country?
It seems that America has become the land of the special interest and the home of the double standard …
Read MoreWisconsin thrives after beating back Union bullies
Liberals had wrestled Wisconsin taxpayers to the mat. The state faced a $3.6 Billion (with a capital “B”) deficit. They just couldn’t afford the extravagant wages and benefits enjoyed by a select group of their citizenry: unionized public employees. These union members enjoyed wages and perks that far exceeded what their counterparts in the private sector enjoyed. And yet, it was the struggling private sector that was footing the bill for the union’s prodigious bounty. What to do? …
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