There is a bill working through committees in both the House and Senate called the Craig-Nidetch Healthy Lifestyles Act.  This piece of legislation, if passed, would raise an enormous amount of revenue for government funded public health care. The act would generate revenue from three sources, a 5% sales tax on non-essential food, a 15% [...]

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I’ve always considered myself a chevy guy. My first car was a 88 Chevy Cavalier. It had 4 wheels, an engine but not much else; no air conditioning, no power windows, no automatic transmission and no radio (that lasted about 2 days until I bought a cheap one at Kmart). My [...]

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That’s the question isn’t it? Why do so many Americans vote against Republican candidates?
The reasons are many but I think the following three are the most important.
Tell me again the differences between a Democrat and a Republican? They both want to take my money (although for different reasons) and they both want to tell [...]

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Why would thousands of Americans protest a sitting president and their government? Well, if you only watched the coverage of the big 3 networks, then you may think something like this has never happened before and all the participates are either just a bunch of right-wing extremists or were put up to it [...]

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Daniel Hannan, MEP for South East England, gives a speech during Gordon Brown´s visit to the European Parliament on 24th March, 2009. In the 3 minute speech, that was very much on target, he succinctly and eloquently skewered England’s Prime Minister Brown.
What he says about Gordon Brown can be said about Obama. Below [...]

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Scenario one : Which would you buy?

Product X – $3500
Product Y – $7500

Oh and Product X is 20% better product. It’s a no-brainer right?

Scenario two : Let’s change it up a bit.

Product X – $3500
Product Y – $3500

Product X is still 20% better, so it’s still a no brainer, right?

Scenerio three : Let’s make [...]

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Government exists to protect us from each other. Where government has gone beyond its limits is in deciding to protect us from ourselves.
Government’s first duty is to protect the people, not run their lives.
How do you tell a communist? Well, it’s someone who reads Marx and Lenin. And how do you tell an anti-Communist? [...]

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Why is the government mandating a move from analog to digital tv?  Shouldn’t consumers and the free market dictate the move?  The free market dictated the move from AM to FM.  The free market dictated the move from black & white to color TV.   Why can’t the free market dictate the move from analog [...]

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Porkins is a guest writer for today’s rant.  He is a veteran ranter, and carries his metaphoric soap box with him wherever he goes.  He is an otherwise average Joe, in middle name only.
I consider myself a responsible person.  During the housing craze, I purchased within my means using a 30-year fixed loan, even [...]

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A new president will be inaugurated in January and I think the Republicans should show the same dignity and respect to President Obama as the Democrats have shown to President Bush.
So……
How about a new batch of bumper stickers?

Stop this endless welfare
Working hard and succeeding does not make you evil.
Impeach Obama
Nobama
Don’t blame me I voted for McCain
Obama is a liar
Can’t [...]

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