The Patriot Post ~ The Foundation “[W]hen all government … shall be drawn to Washington as the center of all power, it will render powerless the checks provided of one government on another.” –Thomas Jefferson Editorial Exegesis “The latest Congressional Budget Office calls the lie on President Obama’s claim that the nation’s debt crisis can […]
By Alan Caruba ~ Believe it or not, there was a time when, if you turned 65 and retired, you could expect to live in reasonable comfort. Social Security covered a portion of your expenses; your savings account yielded a modest amount of interest, and, if you had made investments, stock dividends provided a safety […]
By Alan Caruba On Tuesday, September 13, Reuters news service reported “Number of poor hit record 46 million in 2010.” Another new record set by the Obama administration and a President who has been out campaigning to “Pass this jobs bill now.” “The number of poor Americans in 2010,” Reuters reported, “was the largest in the […]
By Marlin6 On 02/05/2008, I authored a post “Benevolent Dictators Make Good Government”. Examples are King David – Israel – (1010 BC –970 B.C.) in ancient times and General Douglas McArthur – Japan – (1945 –1947) in modern times. I started musing about what I would do if I were absolute dictator of the United […]
By Frank Hill Ever wonder how things get done in Washington? Compromises are made; deals are cut and hopefully everyone gets an equal amount of satisfaction out of it. (‘Shared pain’ is also a desirable outcome but no one really ‘likes it’, do they?) There is a fascinating new documentary out on PBS now, (better […]
By Star Parker Keeping government limited is a practical approach to governing that opens the door to growth and prosperity. Why? Consider a fundamental difference between business and government. Any businessman operating successfully is in touch with reality, with change, and acts with speed to make adjustments necessary to survive. Businesses are not democracies, so […]
I really like the first one. Let’s push for it! Call or email your Congress Person. –Al Every Bill Should State Its Constitutional Authority, Republican Congressman Says (CNSNews.com) - A Republican congressman says all bills introduced in Congress should include a statement setting forth the specific constitutional authority under which a law is being enacted. […]
By Noel Sheppard Republican Congressman Paul Ryan of Wisconsin has struck back at Paul Krugman calling the New York Times columnist “intellectually lazy.” As NewsBusters reported Saturday, Krugman wrote an article the previous day castigating Ryan as “The Flimflam Man” calling the Congressman a “charlatan” and a “fraud” while claiming his “Roadmap” to balance the […]
The Patriot Post Brief The Foundation “There is not a more important and fundamental principle in legislation, than that the ways and means ought always to face the public engagements; that our appropriations should ever go hand in hand with our promises.” –James Madison Publisher’s Note Today’s Brief will be the only edition of The […]
By Alan Caruba There are ten planks in the Communist Manifesto and it will come as no surprise to anyone to discover that they are being implemented by the Obama administration in league with House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid. The first plank called for the abolition of all private property […]
The Patriot Post Chronicle The Foundation “We must not let our rulers load us with perpetual debt.” –Thomas Jefferson Editorial Exegesis “A major poll just gave Congress a favorability rating of 11% — lowest in history. Never, it seems, have our representatives in Washington been so disconnected from the people they purport to serve. The […]
By Jim Kouri CPP In 1936, the Social Security Administration established the Social Security number to track worker’s earnings for Social Security benefit purposes. Despite its narrowly intended purpose, the SSN is now used for a myriad of non-Social Security purposes. Today, SSNs are used, in part, as identity verification tools for services such as […]
By Alan Caruba Each one of us has their own “state of the union” so far as the economy is concerned. Much of the workforce receives a paycheck, but many of those jobs have ceased to exist. Other jobs involve contract services. A reported 10% of the workforce is unemployed and the likelihood is that […]
By Nancy Morgan The change Obama has promised, and the American people have voted for, is here. And its not pretty. Defying history, reality and common sense, Obama’s $3.5 trillion budget resolution passed by Congress earlier this month signals a dramatic shift in the priorities and scope of the federal government. Not that most Americans […]
MAIN ARTICLE from FAMILY SECURITY MATTER’S Micheal Cutler An article that appeared this week in the El Paso Times makes it clear that even before President Bush leaves office, the lobbyists who advocate for open borders and massive amnesty programs for millions of illegal aliens whose true identities, backgrounds, affiliations and intentions can never be […]
Alan Caruba Many of those who helped elect Barack Obama as the next President represent a very different generation of Americans from earlier ones. They have passed through the politically correct indoctrination of government/union controlled schools and have little accurate knowledge of history, geography, or civics with which to make informed judgments. They are more […]
In response to China’s crackdown on pro-Tibet sympathizers and its continued support of the Sudanese genocide in Darfur, pressure is mounting on the U.S. to boycott this summer’s Olympics in Beijing. Read more at Parade Magazine and take their poll. My question is WHY DID THOSE IDIOTS Choose China in the First Place? The Olympic […]
By Marlin6 Social security is not even on the radar screen in this election cycle. In the 19th Century, German Chancellor Otto von Bismarck had a big idea – that a worker with a pension depends on the state and is a more docile worker. He invented a pay-as-you-go social security system with a moral […]
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