Hail to the Chief
History ·
Politics
2006·02·06
Ronald Wilson Reagan February 6, 1911 – June 5, 2004 40th President of the United States (1981–1989) “Government is not the solution to our problems. Government is the problem.” “Mr. Gorbachev, tear down this wall!”...
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Dick Cheney Shoots People
Politics
2006·02·21
Vice-president Dick Cheney shoots people. He shoots them, and then he tries to cover it up. If his latest victim had died, he would have buried the body in a shallow grave and no one would have been the wiser;...
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Who Said This?
Politics
2006·02·23
Identify this speaker. Hint: it is an elected official presently in office. “While the deep concern of a woman bearing an unwanted child merits consideration and sympathy, it is my personal feeling that the legalization of abortion on demand is...
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Are You Anti-war?
Politics
2006·09·01
It is staggering that anyone could be so self-infatuated as to single out their own particular policy preferences as "anti-war." Anyone who is not a sadist or an idiot is anti-war. The only serious issue is how best to limit,...
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A Sad Day in South Dakota
Politics
2006·11·08
//-->We have been flying the flag of South Dakota in honor of Govornor Mike Rounds and the South Dakota Legislature for enacting HB 1215, "Women's Health and Human Life Protection Act," which banned all prenatal murders (commonly known as abortions)...
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More Phony American Piety
Politics
2006·12·01
Folks are upset that a Muslim congressman wants to take his oath of office on a Koran rather than a Bible. I don't know what the bigwigs of “evangelicalism” are saying about it, since I literally never listen to “Christian”...
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Fred Thompson for President
Politics
2007·03·08
This post is not a joke. Fred Thompson holds the rare position of being both one of my favorite actors and a politician who I would have voted for, had I lived in Tennessee. As a Senator from Tennesse, he...
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Disgusted but not Surprised
Politics
2007·03·09
Politics Makes Strange BedfellowsorThe Enemy of My Enemy Is My Friend Pick your own title....
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Thomas Sowell’s “Random Thoughts”
Politics
2007·03·23
Thomas Sowell’s “Random Thoughts” are on par with my most profound thoughts. Here are a few of my favorites:...
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Where's My Nobel Prize?
Humor? ·
Politics
2007·10·13
So Al Gore wins a Nobel prize for "raising awareness about global warming." I've spread countless loads of manure—beef, dairy, swine—on fields from Wisconsin to North Dakota. What do I get? A big, fat nothing. Is that fair?...
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Why I Am Not a Socialist
Christian Life ·
Politics
2008·02·04
This is not a treatise on the practical failure of socialism. I will not be telling you why socialism doesn’t work and capitalism does. If you’re looking for a lesson in economics, read Adam Smith[1], Milton Friedman[2], or Thomas Sowell[3]....
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The Christian and Politics
Christian Life ·
Politics
2008·03·13
I believe very strongly that Christians ought to take part in the political processes in the countries in which they live, from the national to the local level. I believe in promoting right political ideology at every opportunity. And I...
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