"Yikes! I Might Be...Militia!"
I admit it. It was a cliche´ of a headline, but I opted to use it anyway to announce news that Democrat Charlie Wilson, a long-time Congressman from Texas’ 2nd District, has died at 76 in his hometown of Lufkin, Texas.
His hometown newspaper, The Lufkin Daily News has the story about the man who not [...]
Charlie Wilson’s War Over, Congressman Dead at 76
February 10th, 2010 · 1 Comment
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Treatment of Climate Change E-mail Scandal-ous
November 30th, 2009 · No Comments
First, a BBC News headline reported, Hackers target leading climate research unit. Ten days later, a new headline from the stodgy-and-liberal media outlet reads, Inquiry into stolen climate e-mails.
What’s wrong with those headlines? They focus on something far less important than the fact that the e-mails exchanged between researchers at the UK’s East Anglia University [...]
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Obama’s Ties to ACORN Show Complicity in Financial Crisis Caused by Bad Mortgages
September 18th, 2009 · No Comments
By Bob Dienstbach
Guest Blogger
While Americans were busily distracted by undercover videos exposing outrageous behavior on the part of ACORN this week, Congress appropriated ALL lending authority for higher education. ACORN (read Obama) forced banks to make high risk loans to pimps and prostitutes to buy homes (foreclosed now…causing massive banking bailouts at taxpayer expense), and [...]
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‘Young Conservatives’ Share Views in Rap Video
May 30th, 2009 · 2 Comments
I’m not a fan of rap, but I like the content of the message being delivered by “Stiltz” and “Serious C” in the music video above by the Young Conservatives.
A dynamic duo of conservatism, the rappers describe themselves as having a devout mission aimed at spreading the love and logic surrounding true conservatism. The “More [...]
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Rhetoric vs. Reality: Do Taxes Need to Be Raised?
March 17th, 2009 · No Comments
As a public service, I’m launching a series of posts intended to help readers of this blog distinguish between political rhetoric and economic reality when it comes to matters impacting the nation’s energy future:
RHETORIC: Taxes need to be raised to help address the growing federal deficit and stimulate job creation.
REALITY: Raising taxes in a time [...]
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