(Apologies if this seems late. I attempted to post this 2 days ago and had a snafu at HoodaThunk? so it had to be re-created.) In the wake of the shootings in Aurora, CO, many of the usual advocates for increased gun restrictions – and, let’s be honest, the outright ban on private ownership of [...]
As I was driving to work yesterday morning I listened to the early news reports about the Aurora, CO massacre. When I got to my desk I pulled out my phone and put a quick update on my Facebook wall saying: Just heard about the Aurora, CO shootings this morning. I know it’s tempting to [...]
( #didntbuildthat ) Once again, Obama has shown why he uses a teleprompter for virtually every exchange he has in public. When he starts to speak off the cuff, he just can’t hide his true feelings. At a speech in Roanoke, VA Obama had this to say about business owners – all business owners: …if [...]
( #kelo #eminentdomain ) The result of the Supreme Court’s supremely wrong decision in the 2005 Kelo v. New London decision was the notion that the state possessed the power to “condemn” your land, force you off of it, and hand it over to some other private entity who made promises to make use of [...]
In Mississippi a law was passed stating that operators of clinics that perform abortions must have doctors that are licensed OB-GYN’s and that those doctors have admission privileges at local hospitals. The reason for that should be obvious – if something goes wrong during one of their office procedures, they need to be able to [...]
Today we celebrate our independence and, while that thought might raise some debate, I would urge you all to give a listen to Bill Whittle and heed his advice for the day. Myself? I’m going to enjoy the day with my family. I’ll tell you all about it when I get back!
“I do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will faithfully execute the office of President of the United States, and will to the best of my ability, preserve, protect and defend the Constitution of the United States.” Question: if the President finds that he is in the midst of undertaking an action that has been [...]
To say that the Supreme Court decision on Obamacare on Thursday was shocking is putting it mildly. That the federal government has the power to force you to engage in commerce you don’t want to partake in or make you pay for the privilege of saying “no” is just staggering in reach and effect. But, [...]
