1 December 2009 - Granite Grok

December 1, 2009

It’s on!

I previously wrote this: Jim – I would welcome a debate with you on what is the most fundamental issue separating Progressives / Liberals / Statists and Conservatives / Libertarians / Limited Government folks: Which sovereignty should pre-eminent: the State or the Individual? Who works for who? Well, Rep. Splaine responded (get ready to rumble!): …

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How Poor is Poor – Redeux?

The Left (read Democrats) are always about helping the poor – too bad that they they don’t actually ever review their programs to see if: did it work do other programs enhance the first one or screw it up? The underlying question that many Conservatives have is: what is poor?  Really poor?  It seems that …

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Are my ears decieving me?? Matthews calling Obama “Neville Chamberlin”??

When Chris Matthews starts to be a doubter, Obama has GOT to know he’s in deep sneakers!  From Newsbusters: CHRIS MATTHEWS, HOST: Will this long deliberation, Anne Kornblut, you’ve got the tough question here to start with. Whip around here. It took three months to make this decision. Will he look smart and deliberate for …

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And they wonder why Conservatives are not in Education?

Filing under "Political Correctness". "Dispostions" have migrated from Schools of Social Work to Schools of Ed.  Freedom of Thought?  Freedom of Speech?  Freedom of Belief?  The philosophy of Individual Freedom is dying in the places where it should be carefully nurtured – in our schools.  Seems however, with this nonsense and other systems putting in …

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