Nothing to do this weekend? Spend a few hours on the phone calling “Blue Dog Democrats” and letting them know you oppose any plan that puts the federal government in charge of your health care. Missourians who traveled to Washington, D.C., to share that message with members of Congress in face-to-face fashion informed me tonight [...]
Call Some ‘Blue-Dog Democrats’ This Weekend (Update)
November 6th, 2009 · 1 Comment
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NANCY PELOSI: ‘Buy a $15,000 Policy or Go to Jail’
November 6th, 2009 · 3 Comments
Today, Ranking Member of the House Ways and Means Committee Dave Camp (R-Mich.) released a letter from the non-partisan Joint Committee on Taxation (JCT) confirming that the failure to comply with the individual mandate to buy health insurance contained in the Pelosi health care bill (H.R. 3962, as amended) could land people in jail. The JCT [...]
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Newt Trying to Make Own Prediction Come True?
November 6th, 2009 · No Comments
In a post six months ago, I reported on the election prospects of Republicans according to Newt Gingrich: During a question-and-answer session Tuesday afternoon with students at Missouri’s College of the Ozarks, former Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich dropped a bombshell: He predicted the rise of a third party by 2012 if Republicans don’t [...]
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Bill Would Put Screws to American Business
November 6th, 2009 · No Comments
Though the attention of most Americans has been diverted by coverage of health care reform, cap-and-trade legislation, and shootings at Fort Hood and in Orlando, at least one other dangerous piece of legislation is creeping its way around the nation’s capitol. Thanks to a statement from the folks at the American Petroleum Institute, I’m able [...]
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Filmmaker Fears Fatwa, Opts to Destroy Statue of Christ the Redeemer Instead of Muslim Holy Place
November 6th, 2009 · 2 Comments
Inevitably, it seems, films about the end of the world generate much discussion — and, often, controversy. Five months ago, hype about the soon-to-be-released disaster film, 2012 (trailer below), prompted me to publish a piece under the headline, How Would the Governments of Our Planet Prepare Six Billion People for the End of the World? [...]
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Commander-in-Chief Obama Just Doesn’t Get It
November 6th, 2009 · No Comments
Perhaps it was indicative of President Barack Obama’s disdain for those he’s charged to lead. No matter the official excuse given by Press Secretary Robert Gibbs, yesterday’s actions by Commander-In-Chief Obama prove he just doesn’t get it. In a piece published today at NBCChicago.com, writer Robert A. George captured the flavor of what I was [...]
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One Dead in Orlando Shooting (Update #7)
November 6th, 2009 · No Comments
Breaking News: The Orlando Sentinel and other media outlets are reporting that eight people have been injured in a shooting incident in downtown Orlando. Is it a copycat shooting less than 24 hours after the massacre at Fort Hood? Developing… UDPATE #1 11/6/09 at 11:55 p.m. Central: Fox News is reporting that the shootings took [...]
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