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Skip Caroline Glick is Deputy Managing Editor of the Jerusalem Post and had this to say about Obama after his takedown by Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu: …Obama’s leadership model is the model of subversive leadership. Subversive leaders in democracies do not tell their citizens where they wish to lead their societies. They hide their goals from … Read more
Well, that was quick! Maggie responded via a comment here: Skip – thanks for picking up on this…it’s much appreciated! I wanted to follow up on your question, "could we find a group of people equal to the task?" Unfortunately, if such a group were to be created, there would be maneuvering and posturing and … Read more
(H/T: Powerline)
Household debt as a percentage of personal income While much attention has been made of our national debt, many also personally have piled on debt, especially since 2000. Now for the very first time, consumers have been deleveraging – and at a quick pace. But still, most of us are still highly leveraged with credit … Read more
Yeah, THIS chart goes a ways to explaining THAT chart: We’ve been worried about the housing taking a double dip. It is rather obvious that no matter what, the policies that have been put into place thus far have engendered NO trust and faith by the public. The housing stock already foreclosed upon is just … Read more
Last night, GraniteGrok was invited to a house event held by TEA Party (and Republican) activist Diane Bitter for Herman Cain, an announced candidate for the Republican nomination for President. Approximately 85-100 folks showed up to listen to Herman lay out his case as to why they should be supporting and voting for him in … Read more
Following the introductory ceremonies and the introduction by Jack Kimball (NH GOP Chair), Herman Cain took the stage and outlined his take on the current political events and why the assembled folks should support his candidacy: Part 1: Part 2: Coming Soon!
This is the second half of Herman Cain’s speech (first half here) at a house event at Diane Bitter’s last night:
Herman was kind enough to spend a few brief moments with GraniteGrok after the house event at which he spoke. Three brief questions: TARP, The Federal Reserve, and Muslims in his cabinet (and Shariah Law):
Yes, we can say that the Great Recession was a cause of this. However, that said, has TARP and the Stimulus (according to Cheerleader-in-Chief), and all of the subsequent Obama policies help? Looks like this Change has been rejected….for the Hope is gone… (H/T: Greg Mankiw)
Over at Big Hollywood, it is Ben Shapiro /PrimeTime Propaganda. And I’m not surprised. I have pretty much stopped watching the big networks’ offerings. After all, as a Conservative middle aged, white, Evangelical male who believes in traditional values, has never cheated on his wife for 30 years, don’t drink, don’t carouse, or do drugs, … Read more
US House votes down raising the debt ceiling 318-97 And 82 Democrats joined the Republican caucus for the vote. Obama wanted a "clean" up and down vote on his ability to send us further into debt – NO spending cuts or promises attached. This is a TEA Party victory over those that would commit us … Read more
Remember, if you could have quit, if you HAD quit, there would never have been a need for the TEA Party. (H/T: Big Government)
(H/T: The Enterprise Blog)
That’s $480 million per second on a 35 hour work week.
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And Obama is setting a trajectory to never returning to the Founders’ vision of a limited and towards that of a socialist society:
(H/T: Cafe Hayek)
A chart doing a quick comparison of Bush vs Obama after the break:
Click on the image for a larger size: (H/T: Lawrence Livermore National Labs)
(credit via Laconia Daily Sun)
We stand for them……. The young and the brave…… Now that day is done. We stand for them with honor, with pride, with broken hearts and empty arms……Memorial Day. Our heroes have gone on before us – too young to go – but too brave to stay. Our hearts were set on our lives together, … Read more
Am on vacation, so am trying to: Review some older posts I had bookmarked to see if they were still relevant Fight through writer’s block This acts as a starting point: This scenario is terrifying Carol Poor, whose 83-year-old mother lives in an Alzheimer’s unit at Christian Care Centers in Gunter, a town north of … Read more
Leigh MacNeil, a while ago, started a rant as Congressman Barney Frank (D-MA, or concerning truth in advertising, Democrat Socialist-MA): Double Dip Estate Tax Not Punishment because Heirs Didn’t Do Anything to Deserve It I added on: They [Liberals like Frank] absolutely believe that an individual CANNOT be successful outside the support system that society … Read more
A comment was made that the proposed bill(s) in NH concerning the repeal of Gay Marriage or that the State would not be involved in marriage at all:
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The obvious problem is that many disagree that gay marriage is marriage from the traditional standpoint (and history). I agree with the notion that by getting the State "out of marriage", it is merely hiding from the issue – it doesn’t solve the problem. In fact, it can make it worse. The idea was that Govt only sanctions civil unions and not marriage still allows the problem to fester in the social arena – anyone can call anything that they want a marriage.
By slinking away, the State also punts on the next issue – why should civil unions only be between two people?
The moral authority in this country has been its Judeo-Christian background and philosophy (like it or not). This has been the underlying modus operandi for much of our legal system. The problem is, once that is removed, what is to prevent ANYTHING else from filling that vacuum? To this point, the gays have said "two" is the limiting factor but gender is irrelevant. This goes against almost any religious doctrine that is mainstream Western.
If you remove the religious aspect, WHY stop at two? I believe it to be…
