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On Slavery, Presidents Share Nothing in Common

April 5th, 2009 · 9 Comments

Presidents Abraham Lincoln and Barack Obama share several things in common:  Both were lawyers; both served in the Illinois legislature; and both were elected president of the United States.  When it comes to the issue of slavery, however, the men share nothing in common.
While President Lincoln worked hard to earn a place in modern history [...]

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Obama Budget: ‘Economic Suicide and Revolution’

March 21st, 2009 · 1 Comment

President Barack Obama’s profligate spending programs, in aggregate totaling many trillions of dollars, translate to the act of printing money at a rate never seen in human history, writes Doug Ross in a post today.  Experts, from the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office to Democrat economists, believe that these plans put America on a glide-path to [...]

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EARMARX: Combination of Socialism, Spending

March 10th, 2009 · 2 Comments

Almost a week ago, I published post in which I announced the coining of a new term, EARMARX.
Simple to understand, it couples the word used to describe wasteful federal government spending (i.e., “earmarks”) with the last name of a person who will forever be associated with socialism (i.e., “Marx”):
EARMARKS + SOCIALISM = EARMARX

Today, I launched [...]

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Report Highlights Worst Waste of 2008

December 12th, 2008 · 3 Comments

Sen. Tom Coburn, M.D. (R-Okla.), ranking member of the Senate Subcommittee on Federal Financial Management, today released the oversight report, “2008: Worst Waste of the Year.”
The look back on 2008 features absurd federal spending from beltway bureaucrats and elected officials.
“As we look back on federal spending for 2008, American taxpayers will laugh, and then cry [...]

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Top 10 Passwords Used by Sarah Palin

September 18th, 2008 · No Comments

Like most law-abiding Americans, I’m appalled that Sarah Palin’s personal e-mail account was hacked and her family’s private information was shared with the world via the internet by the lowlifes at Gawker.  At the same time, however, the incident caused me to wonder what words she might have been using as passwords.
Below are the words [...]

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