MicroGroks
Betsy’s Page has a great line as she blogs about a Stuart Taylor piece: He once again debunks the myths that have grown up around the Lily Ledbetter case. Plus that was a case that proved that you didn’t need judges with empathy. The Supreme Court applied the law as written. Congressmen didn’t like the …
Best example of a definition of Lib judicial activism I’ve seen so far Read More »
A Tweet from Bill Smith from ARRA came across – the Georgia Republican Party has officially endorsed the FairTax! The resolution is as follows (emphasis mine): The best news of all came during the resolutions portion of the program. Under the "Government Reform" resolution, we finally were able to put the Fair Tax as the …
On Saturday’s show, Chan from WeekendPundit brought up the ongoing angst over Verizon’s selling its landlines to FairPoint here in NH. I can attest to the trouble with the outside physical plant ills and trying to get them fixed (e.g., the underground cable in front of my house went bad) and Doug’s ongoing issues …
As we all mostly know, illegitimacy is going way up – way, way up. A combination of feminism and culture that has said "it’s all about me" and "stupid husbands"? Or can we also add in a lack of morals and ignorance of the outcome? From Joanne Jacobs: Marriage ‘isn’t a priority’ for parents …
So, when your kids come home from college, don’t be surprised that you can’t talk to them anymore because they think you are mere dolts (emphasis mine): Candid Admission: We Do Want to Reprogram Your Kids Sometimes you come across a truthful statement by a leftist who admits that he wants to reprogram students, discrediting …
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One of my favorite pundits lives right here in NH – Mark Steyn. He has written a wonderful essay for Imprimis Magazine labeled: Live Free or Die after our State’s motto. Sadly, as the Democrats have taken over the reins of power, we are starting to not live free anymore as we are beginning to …
Yeah, I haven’t been posting much lately – when one combines the time "suck" of a biz trip, doing some behind the scenes work for the Tea Party Coalition here in NH, and starting the prep work on a technical revamp of GraniteGrok, there’s been little time for posting. And blogging will remain "light" over …
On speaking about Obama offering security in lieu of freedom: Our would-be soft despots are offering Americans money and the promise of security against economic distress. The vastly increased cost of government will nonetheless nearly leave half of households free from the burden of paying federal income tax and eligible for occasional rebates. As the …
As the author of the post points out, conservatives can vary on the foundational ideas define what Conservatism. I found these to be worthwhile (abridged from the original post): Ten Conservative Principles by Russell Kirk Being neither a religion nor an ideology, the body of opinion termed conservatism possesses no Holy Writ and no Das …
