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Flashback: 10 Reasons Not to Elect Barack Obama

November 2nd, 2009 · No Comments

Today, I offer a flashback to a post I published one year ago today which offered 10 Reasons Not to Elect Barack Obama president of the United States.  Was I right?
1. Obama said he wants to establish a civilian national security force and, in doing so, further enlarge the federal government.

2.  Obama said his energy [...]

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Taxpayers Footing Bill for Free Phone Service

October 28th, 2009 · 1 Comment

While driving home from the airport tonight, I was listening to The Dana Show on 97.1 FM Talk in St. Louis and heard conservative talk show host Dana Loesch expressing her disgust about a free, government-support phone service for people on the public dole.  Then, as soon as I got home, I found an e-mail [...]

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Highway Separates Patriots, Public Option Backers

October 3rd, 2009 · 7 Comments

Some 200 patriotic citizens lined one side of Highway K early this afternoon at the intersection of Highways K & N in O’Fallon, Mo.  Their signs told the story of their passionate disdain for socialism, government-run health care and an out-of-control federal government.  Across the street, barely a dozen individuals carried signs in support of [...]

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Bill O’Reilly: ‘ObamaCare Un-Constitutional’

August 26th, 2009 · 1 Comment

On his show last night, Fox News Channel’s Bill O’Reilly went on record as saying ObamaCare is unConstitutional and cited the commerce clause of the Constitution as justification for his claim the fact that the federal government is not allowed to force you to buy something or, in lieu of that, pay a tax as [...]

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‘Cash for Clunkers’ Meets ‘Cash for Coffins’

August 20th, 2009 · 5 Comments

According to an article in USA TODAY this morning, the demand for taxpayer-funded burials — let’s call it “Cash for Coffins” — is on the rise.  On the heels of the glowing success (NOT!) of the federal government’s “Cash for Clunkers” program, perhaps the two programs can be combined — as shown in the photo [...]

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