Category: Government & Politics

Force the Vote!
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Force the Vote!

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by on Nov 14, 2013 in Columnists, Contraception & Abortion, Featured, Government & Politics
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Senator Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.), along with a third of his colleagues as co-sponsors, has introduced in the US Senate a bill to protect children from abortion starting at 20-weeks of fetal age (“22 weeks LMP”). The Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act has already been passed by the U.S. House of Representatives, has been enacted in […]

ObamaCare’s Marriage Penalty
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ObamaCare’s Marriage Penalty

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by on Nov 13, 2013 in Featured, Government & Politics, Law & Justice, Marriage
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Would you pay $10,000 a year to stay married to your spouse? Some American couples are being faced with exactly that decision as they consider their health insurance options under ObamaCare. One of the most controversial provisions of ObamaCare is that it requires all Americans to purchase health insurance, whether they want it or not, […]

Lilypad Ecopolis, 2008, Vincent Callebaut Architectures
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Apologies from Utopia

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by on Nov 12, 2013 in Featured, Government & Politics, Law & Justice, The Economy
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What was once character has become branding.

Obama 2013 vs. Reagan 1988
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We Were Warned

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by on Nov 11, 2013 in Columnists, Featured, Government & Politics
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Obama vs. Reagan

Teddy Roosevelt on Horseback
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Theodore Roosevelt and Veterans Day

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by on Nov 11, 2013 in Featured, Government & Politics
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Roosevelt strove to promote peace by strengthening the United States.

ObamaCare: Advancing the Abortion Industry
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ObamaCare: Advancing the Abortion Industry

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by on Nov 08, 2013 in Contraception & Abortion, Featured, Government & Politics, Law & Justice
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On a Friday night back in December 2009, Senate Majority Leader Reid was in tense negotiations with then-Senator Ben Nelson of Nebraska, as Reid desperately needed Nelson’s vote to secure Senate passage of ObamaCare. Finally, Nelson had what Politico described as a “breakthrough” that lead to a deal, as Politico reported a few days later. […]

National 20-Week Abortion Ban Introduced in U.S. Senate
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National 20-Week Abortion Ban Introduced in U.S. Senate

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by on Nov 08, 2013 in Contraception & Abortion, Featured, Government & Politics
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Ben Johnson also contributed to this article. Nearly five months after passing the House, a bill to end abortion after 20 weeks has been introduced in the Senate. Yesterday morning Senator Lindsey Graham, R-SC, introduced the Pain Capable Unborn Child Protection Act. The Act, which passed the House of Representatives in June, would ban abortions […]

Demolishing Berlin Wall, November 12, 1989
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Tear Down This Wall: Celebrating Victories Over Communism on World Freedom Day

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by on Nov 08, 2013 in Featured, Government & Politics, International Issues, Law & Justice
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Nov. 9th is World Freedom Day.

What We Say and How We Say It
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What We Say and How We Say It

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by on Nov 06, 2013 in Featured, Government & Politics
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It’s become a favorite pastime among the press and punditry to blame the Tea Party for the problems plaguing the GOP. If those radicals would just shut up and go away, Republicans wouldn’t be having so many problems. If the Tea Party had stayed out of the way in Virginia, for example, then Bill Bolling […]

Rabbit Fire © 1951
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Ta-Daaa! Coronate Ineptitude: Dance the Obama Two-Step

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by on Nov 05, 2013 in Featured, Government & Politics
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Remember when Bugs would get in trouble?

Obama Disney Castle
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Government is Magic

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by on Nov 04, 2013 in Featured, Government & Politics, The Economy
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Our modernity is style rather than substance.

Godwin's Law
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Godwin’s Law and the American Liberal

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by on Nov 01, 2013 in Featured, Government & Politics, The Social Order
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When the left stifles speech it is chic and heroic.

Like Your Plan Keep Your Plan - Obama
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Why President Obama Lied

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by on Oct 31, 2013 in Columnists, Featured, Government & Politics, Law & Justice, Video
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A 1994 TV ad explains much.

Can Obamacare Inform Us If a Plan Covers Abortion? Sebelius Unsure
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Can Obamacare Inform Us If a Plan Covers Abortion? Sebelius Unsure

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by on Oct 30, 2013 in Contraception & Abortion, Featured, Government & Politics, Law & Justice
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During testimony this morning before the House Energy & Commerce Committee, HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius said she doesn’t know whether the administration can commit to ensuring that Americans seeking to purchase health insurance under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act’s (ACA) exchanges can be told which plans do or do not cover abortion. Rep. […]

The Trainwreck: Obamacare System Down
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The Emperor Has No Clothes

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by on Oct 30, 2013 in Featured, Government & Politics
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“Obamacare isn’t a political abstraction any longer. Its success doesn’t depend on spin or solidarity. What matters for the law — and for the people who are depending on it — is how well it actually works. So far, it’s not working well at all.” So concludes Washington Post columnist Ezra Klein (no Obama antagonist) […]

Mottos - Truman - Obama
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Presidential Mottos

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by on Oct 29, 2013 in Columnists, Featured, Government & Politics
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Out of the loop.

Satirical Halloween Costumes
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Satirical Halloween Costumes

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by on Oct 29, 2013 in Featured, Government & Politics, Humor
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“The wife and I came up with so many Halloween costume ideas this year to satirize Washington politicians, but we aren’t sure which to choose.” “You speak of a relatively recent trend in which adults pick or create Halloween costumes that mock or satirize current events and popular culture. Robert Thompson, a pop-culture expert and […]

Political Amendments: Struble versus Levin (part 4)
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Political Amendments: Struble versus Levin (part 4)

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by on Oct 29, 2013 in Featured, Government & Politics, Law & Justice
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Go to part 1, part 2, Part 3, Part 5 More than two months after publication, Levin’s book, Liberty Amendments, continues on the New York Times bestseller list.*  At the outset the reader encounters an earnest and persuasive appeal on behalf of an Article V “convention for proposing Amendments.” Levin then proceeds to propose an […]

The Trainwreck: Obamacare System Down
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The Trainwreck: HealthCare.gov Meets The Mythical Man-Month

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by on Oct 24, 2013 in Columnists, Featured, Government & Politics, Leadership, Tips, Tools, Tech
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Why do software projects go awry?

The Winds of Change
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The Winds of Change

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by on Oct 23, 2013 in Featured, Government & Politics
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In the flurry of post-government-shutdown analysis, the talking heads are speculating about the demise of the Tea Party. According to the New York Times, “In the aftermath of the U.S. government shutdown and a close call with default, there is a political consensus among Democrats, many Republicans, establishment conservatives, business leaders and the inside-the-Beltway commentariat: […]

"Average is Over"-Rated Wordle
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“Average Is Over”-Rated

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by on Oct 18, 2013 in Featured, Government & Politics, The Economy, The Social Order
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Progressives have made idleness pay more than employment.

Bottomless Pit: Interest Paid on the Federal Debt
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Bottomless Pit: Interest Paid on the Federal Debt

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by on Oct 17, 2013 in Featured, Government & Politics, Law & Justice, The Economy
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A number you never see on the nightly news.

Catholic Priest Allowed to Hold Religious Services at Naval Base Again
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Catholic Priest Allowed to Hold Religious Services at Naval Base Again

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by on Oct 17, 2013 in Featured, Government & Politics, Law & Justice
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The Government capitulated just one day after the Thomas More Law Center (TMLC), a public interest law firm based in Ann Arbor, MI, filed a federal lawsuit challenging the Department of Defense’s actions which prohibited a Catholic Priest from celebrating Mass at a Naval base under threat of arrest and barred the Chapel to Catholic […]

Alexander Hamilton Quote
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An Historical Aside on the Debt Ceiling

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by on Oct 15, 2013 in Columnists, Featured, Government & Politics, The Economy
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The Confederation Congress could not tax, but it could borrow.