Eroding the American work ethic

The Congressional Budget Office (CBO) is one of the most infuriating agencies in Washington.
Why? Because they are bipartisan. They crunch data to determine the effect Washington policies will have on the nation. They systematically rile up both political parties at some time or other when the data doesn’t produce the results they expected …

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When will we be able to see like Simeon?

The temple is sacred.
Today’s Sunday readings point out the ongoing significance of the Temple of the Lord in our lives. What is the temple? It is our houses of worship. And it is our bodies.
These temples should be sacred and kept pure …

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A ridiculous assertion by The Des Moines Register

“If men could get pregnant, abortion wouldn’t be controversial in this country. Medication to terminate a pregnancy would be available at every pharmacy. Over the counter. A government historically dominated by men would never contemplate forcing the members of its own gender to carry a pregnancy to term, swollen ankles and all.”
So opines the Des Moines Register in another ode to human abortion.
The premise of the article is more than offensive, it is ridiculous …

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Why liberals are boycotting the Super Bowl

Super Sunday is just three days away. What better way to start a super weekend than with a little light levity from liberals’ favorite conservative reporter, Jodi Miller?!
Reporting on behalf of NewsBusted, Jodi has scoops, lots of them …

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"Where is the public outrage?"

A liberal is upset:
“Two articles juxtaposed in the Register seemed to sum up the situation in our nation today. One featured the sale of 190 homes in the Des Moines area priced above $500,000. The other cited the fact that working age people now make up the majority of households that rely on food stamps.
The old adage used to be that “the rich get richer and the poor get poorer,” but now it’s the rich get exorbitantly richer and the middle class and the poor get exorbitantly poorer.
Where is the public outrage?”
The letter appeared in the Des Moines Register.
I know the writer, and I’m perplexed …

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A return to the Politically-Correct Coffee Shop

“Come on, Tom, live dangerously. It won’t kill you to experience a little diversity.”
My liberal friend, Libby, had dragged me to the Politically-Correct Coffee Shop. She was insistent that I enter the “Liberals Only” door.
“But I’m not a liberal. And the service stinks on this side. And it’s expensive. And they discriminate on the basis of race.”
Libby wouldn’t take no for an answer and dragged me through a door I swore I’d never walk through. As my eyes grew accustomed to the light, I saw that the menu had changed, and had become, against all odds, even more offensive:

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