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Love the poor
Number of Comments » 0In the decade before Joe Biden became vice president, the Bidens gave a total — all 10 years combined — of $3,690 to charity,…[in 1994 John Kerry] gave $2,039 to charity, and the year before that a staggering $175…. In 1998, Al Gore gave $353 to charity…[Ted] Kennedy gave a bare 1 percent of his [...]
Snow-choked streets of New York
Number of Comments » 0Let the snow-choked streets of New York be a lesson for the rest of the nation: It’s time to put the Big Chill on Big Labor-run municipal services. – Michelle Malkin
Eastern KY doesn’t need more government
Number of Comments » 0Big government anti-poverty programs have devastated Kentucky’s vulnerable citizens for far too long and we need a better approach, Republican gubernatorial candidate Phil Moffett said. Four of America’s five poorest counties are in Eastern Kentucky’s coal fields, according to Census Bureau data. “My tax plan would stop sending coal severance funds to Frankfort to get lost in [...]
Moffett calls for gubernatorial debates among GOP candidates in KY
Number of Comments » 0Kentucky Republican gubernatorial candidate Phil Moffett issued a statewide debate challenge to any and all candidates who may join in the GOP primary. “I think any county who can put together a Lincoln or Reagan dinner should have a gubernatorial debate,” Moffett said. “Moderately priced tickets could fund local party-building activities and the candidates can take [...]
Political Shell Games
Number of Comments » 0The fear this writer has concerning the change in our congress is that no matter what their party affiliation, they are still playing a shell game with the tax money of the middle class. Sure, the upper class gets taxed, but they are cushioned. Cushioned against the devastation the working people face at the hands [...]
Remember the EPA
Number of Comments » 0The [EPA] …declares Texas unfit to regulate its own greenhouse gas emissions and seizes control of the permitting process. Jobs, states’ rights and the 2012 presidential election are all involved….”Remember the EPA!” may soon rival “Remember the Alamo!” as a battle cry for freedom. – Investors Business Daily
Economics Lesson – The Broken Window Fallacy (Don’t forget what is unseen)
Number of Comments » 0This lesson is inspired by Frederic Bastiat’s work which was repeated in Henry Hazlett’s work, both of which are available at no charge on-line. (This is intended to be a five-minute lesson that you can use in the monthly meeting of your book club, church group, scout group, or other group. Each of the lessons [...]
Thanks to my friends
Number of Comments » 0Thanks to Everyone!!!! As we reach the end of the year 2010, I want to thank ‘all of you’ for your educational e-mails over the past year. I am totally screwed up now and have little chance of recovery. I no longer open a bathroom door without using a paper towel, or have the waitress [...]
Louisville Tea Party Meeting January 13, 2011
Number of Comments » 06-8 p.m John E’s Restaurant, 3708 Bardstown Road, just a mile south of I-264 We want your input on the Tea Party. What do you love that we do now? What do you not like? What do you think we should do that we’re not already doing? WE WANT TO KNOW! Come and give us [...]
Earmarks extraordinaire gets keys to the Treasury
Number of Comments » 0By Jim Waters Note: This column was written and released to newspapers before Christmas. All taxpayers want for Christmas from Uncle Santa, er, Sam, is to keep more of their hard-earned money and less wasteful spending of their money that ends up in the hands of the tax Grinches in Washington. Instead, they get Rep. [...]
