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January 20, 2017

Notable Quote – James Madison and Yuval Levin

Our civic liturgy for this constitutionally significant day should be informed by this observation from James Madison: The natural province of the executive magistrate is to execute laws, as that of the legislature is to make laws. All his acts therefore, properly executive, must presuppose the existence of the laws to be executed. These words …

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Quick thoughts – inauguration of President Donald Trump

I watched the concert last night – wasn’t surprised that the “A-Listers” of Hollywood and the entertainment industry decided to “teach him a lesson” by boycotting it.  However, I think their actions accomplished two things that they didn’t intend to: They showed their snobbish and haughtiness towards those of us rubes and flyovers – who, …

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The NH State Senate Passed Right to Work Yesterday

Right to Work (RTW) has passed the State Senate and moved on to the New Hampshire House. I learned this while walking past the newspaper stand leaving Wal-Mart today. The Nashua Telegraph lead their report with the words, “Senate passes so-called right to work…” So-called Right to Work. I laughed out loud. Yeah, it’s the Nashua …

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Nancy Sinatra – “Why Do You Lie CNN?”

Nancy Sinatra is NOT a Trump supporter. But when DNCNN used her name to take another dig at Trump, she called it like she saw it. Here’s the Tweet. https://twitter.com/NancySinatra/status/822212248881876993

28% of Federal Workers Might Leave Gov. Service “Cuz Trump” – Faster Please!

We’ve reported on this before, but the numbers have ticked up a bit. According to this report, as many as 28% of current Federal employees are considering a departure from (cough-cough) Public Service as a result of the election of Donald Trump. That means they’ll quit or retire. Irony Alert! If America had known almost a …

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Project Veritas Sting Puts Big Dent in #Disrupt J20 Plans

Thanks to James O’Keefe III and Project Veritas the disruptive and illegal plots captured on video by Project Veritas investigators has borne fruit. Check out this quick update. Here’s another video (on Twitter) of a conversation with a homeless man who has been recruited to help block traffic in DC as part of the Democrat/Progressive …

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