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2010 will be a watershed election

2010 will be a watershed election

The following appeared on American Thinker today. An expanded article dealing with the same topic will soon be posted at Monty Pelerin’s World. February 27, 2010 2010 will be a [...]

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Obama Denied Parole

Obama Denied Parole

As expected, the State of the Union (SOTU) speech was delivered with the usual élan from the gifted orator, President Obama. Unexpected, for most, was the content of the speech.  [...]

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Prez Fights For Survival

Prez Fights For Survival

There has always been a bit of uneasiness regarding President Obama and his self-obsession. Some have suggested that it is extreme narcissism, severe enough to be a pathological problem. According [...]

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Massachusetts from a Seinfeld Perspective

Massachusetts from a Seinfeld Perspective

In a post on November 19 entitled Another Failed Presidency, I stated: At this point they [politicians] are trying to decide what is least dangerous for their individual careers. For [...]

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Acton's Law

Acton’s Law

Lord Acton’s statement that “Power corrupts and absolute power corrupts absolutely” seems more true today than when it was uttered about 150 years ago. The growth and arrogance of government [...]

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Wisdom: Will Rogers on Government

Wisdom: Will Rogers on Government

Image via Wikipedia Will Rogers via last.fm Will Rogers was loved for his folksy humor. It was both funny and incisive. Here are a few of his observations on Government. [...]

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Obama Secret Plan for Deficit Reduction

Obama Secret Plan for Deficit Reduction

“We’ve heard nothing but convincing rhetoric on the debt for a decade, so what we’re lacking is more of the same?  Does the White House read the current polling and [...]

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Wisdom: P. J. O'Rourke on Government

Wisdom: P. J. O’Rourke on Government

“The mystery of government is not how Washington works but how to make it stop.” “The Democrats are the party that says government will make you smarter, taller, richer, and [...]

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Old Rodents Out; New Rodents In

Old Rodents Out; New Rodents In

Image via Wikipedia Image via Wikipedia Pew Research suggests that incumbents are headed for a difficult election in 2010. Some may take this as good news. If you believe the [...]

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Citizens Not Impressed with Stimulus

Citizens Not Impressed with Stimulus

Citizens rate the stimulus as discussed by IBD Daily Stock Analysis Online Courses CAN SLIM® IBD Tool Chest Charting The Course Sell Signals Buying and Selling Checklists IBD How To [...]

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Health Care Kamikazi Pilots Going AWOL

Health Care Kamikazi Pilots Going AWOL

Here is just another case of self-interest trumping ideology. Politicians of either party have few principles and virtually none of them are inviolate. The principle almost never violated is self [...]

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Kamikazi Healthcare Generals Harry and Nancy

Kamikazi Healthcare Generals Harry and Nancy

Image by absentee_redstate via Flickr Image via Wikipedia Right after an embarrassing showing by the Democrats, their leaders are ordering them on a healthcare suicide mission. General Nancy seems especially [...]

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