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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 [...]

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.  [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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. [...]

“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 [...]

“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 [...]

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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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 [...]

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 [...]