When I learned to drive, I was taught something called ‘defensive driving.’ The basic idea was that I should always assume that there people out there driving around who are crazy, impaired, stupid, or just careless; and therefore it was my responsibility to watch out for them, and to keep myself safe because all the laws in the world couldn’t keep them off the road.
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No serious person can call the House Democratic caucus a neutral, disinterested party.
When Democrats run the House and Trump is in the Oval Office, Impeachment will always be in the air, which is not so bad. It has (so far) been a win for President Trump. The longer it drags on, the lower support for it gets. The higher his approval numbers climb.
Senate Pretrial Impeachment Rule Setting Session
The Senate trial has now completed the last preliminary step. Democrats made efforts to subpoena more witnesses and documents. The House is should come to trial with their evidence ready to go. There were changes to rules but not enough to suit the Democrats.
Due Process Protects You and Me and America
Due process protects you and me and America. The whole due process thing is important because we are Americans. It is a cornerstone of American law and government. Due process is the thing that keeps us from being railroaded in legal proceedings. It keeps fairness in the process. What is the nature of the due … Read more
Just Say No to The Bipartisan Budget Act of 2019
The President and congressional leaders have announced a recent spending deal. If acted upon we will see trillion dollar deficits until further notice. Can you say brain dead? This agreement has nothing to do with budgeting. Call it what it is. It is a spending authorization agreement. The deal… The deal called the Bipartisan Budget … Read more
It’s Tax Day… How Your Taxes Are Spent
Did you pay enough taxes this year? Thanks to the 2017 tax cut the typical American is now paying less in taxes than they were before this administration. Adding up the payroll and other taxes on earnings and income, the average American household pays more than $26,000 to the federal government each year. Ouch! Last … Read more
Differences between an “assault weapon” and a shotgun
A Minnesota resident created a video letter to his Congresman and Senators (see the link below). The video demonstrates the differences between the affects of a shotgun and what are incorrectly being called assault weapons. It is clear that some of our elected representatives do not know about guns, live in a complete fantasyland, or they just don’t care about the safety of people who can’t afford to hire their own security or have it provided for them like the President, Senators, Congressmen, other government officials, and other prominent people.
The vdieo shows the affects of these weapons when used by trained people in essentially a pressure free situation. This is a lot different from when somone needs to try to protect themself and their family or others from criminals. At that time you need to factor in suprise, fear, perhaps screaming children, dialing 911, trying to escape an attacker, and perhaps having to dodge bullets being fired at you. All these things will affect someone’s ability to ensure that they, their family members and / or other innocent people survive.
Spending as A Percetage of GDP 1950 – 2010
A new study from the St. Louis Fed has provided us with this nifty graph. The Graph below shows spending by major categories as a percentage of GDP. Some may find this surprising.
There are more charts at the link, also here at Hot Air. Take particular note of the graphs on revenue and spending relative to GDP and Government Spending by category. (Follow the link for those.)
You will also find that since the new progressive era began (Bush I, Clinton, Bush II, Obama) that mandatory government spending (as opposed to discretionary) appears to be our biggest driver of debt. (Big Gubmint doin’ too much.)
Ignoring Threats Invites Aggression and Raises the Death Toll
Without warning, Japan attacked the United States at Pearl Harbor seventy-one years ago. Because of this sneak attack, President Roosevelt said that December 7, 1941 would be remembered as a “day of infamy”.
December 7th revealed our naivety and our lack of preparedness that unnecessarily caused many tens of thousands of American war deaths. Despite years of war in Europe and Asia, our country’s leaders refused to accept the fact that war was imminent and failed to counter the modern weapons, tactics, and skills that would be used to kill Americans.
Failing to face reality, the United States entered WWII surprised and unprepared, just like we entered WWI, Korea, and the war on terror. People died unnecessarily because we extended “peace dividends” too long.