Posts tagged 'Obama'

Time to End Public Sector Unions

by SteveK @ Wednesday, February 23rd, 2011. Tags: , , , , , , ,
Filed under Economics, Government, Unions

There is absolutely no reason for public sector unions to exist. They should be illegal. As Jonah Goldberg points out in his latest article:
“Traditional, private-sector unions were born out of an often-bloody adversarial relationship between labor and management. It’s been said that during World War I, U.S. soldiers had better odds of surviving on the [...]

Friday Funny - Gang Green

by SteveK @ Friday, February 11th, 2011. Tags: , , , , , ,
Filed under Humor

South Dakota Introduces Bill Mandating Gun Ownership

by SteveK @ Monday, February 7th, 2011. Tags: , , , , ,
Filed under Government, Healthcare, Legal, Second Amendment

As a somewhat mocking gesture to ObamaCare, the state of South Dakota has introduced a bill that would require every adult age 21 or older to purchase a firearm.
“The bill, which would take effect Jan. 1, 2012, would give people six months to acquire a firearm after turning 21. The provision does not apply to [...]

Friday Funny - Constitutionally Fit

by SteveK @ Friday, February 4th, 2011. Tags: , , , , ,
Filed under Humor

Liberty vs. Benevolence or the Tyranny of ‘Good’ Intentions

by SteveK @ Thursday, February 3rd, 2011. Tags: , , , , , , ,
Filed under Culture, Economics, Government, History

Nothing seems to produce more harm in this world than ‘good’ intentions with unlimited power.
The following is an excerpt from Liberty vs. benevolence by Roger Kimball, and is featured in the February issue of The New Criterion along with other essays by various authors on “The Wisdom of the Founders” and the ideal of limited [...]

Florida Judge Called “Activist” for Striking Down ObamaCare as Unconstitutional, Which It Is

by SteveK @ Tuesday, February 1st, 2011. Tags: , , , , , ,
Filed under Government, Healthcare, Legal

U.S. District Judge Roger Vinson of the Northern District of Florida ruled on Monday that the individual mandate is unconstitutional, and because this provision cannot be severed from the law’s other provisions, the entire health care law must be struck down.  Judges in other states have similarly declared ObamaCare unconstitutional, primarily due to the government [...]

Friday Funny - Lemonade and Taxes

by SteveK @ Friday, January 28th, 2011. Tags: , , ,
Filed under Humor

NOW President Believes Government Should Run a Deficit to Keep Social Programs

by SteveK @ Tuesday, January 25th, 2011. Tags: , , , , , ,
Filed under Culture, Economics, Family, Government

CNSNews reports that “Terry O’Neill, president of the National Organization for Women and Heidi Hartmann, president of the Institute for Women’s Policy Research have urged the federal government not to cut funding for social programs.
When asked if they would support cuts to social programs and other entitlements with the nation facing over a $14 trillion [...]

Friday Funny - Net Neutrality

by SteveK @ Friday, January 21st, 2011. Tags: , , , , , , , ,
Filed under Humor

Government: Always ready to address problems that don’t exist.

ObamaCare Death Panels Are Back and In Effect

by SteveK @ Tuesday, January 11th, 2011. Tags: , , , , , , ,
Filed under Culture, Government, Healthcare

The “death panel” provision was originally included in the Democrat’s legislation to takeover health care, but “the Obama administration will achieve the same goal by regulation, starting Jan. 1,” as reported in The New York Times.
The new Medicare regulation detailing “voluntary advance care planning” is to be included during patients’ annual checkups, and “may include [...]

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