“It would be so nice if something made sense for a change.” Alice…in Wonderland
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A laymom’s thoughts on Syria
It sucks. No, it really, seriously sucks. In the two years of civil war, there are 100,000 dead, 2 million displaced. And now allegations of chemical weapon attacks that may have killed 1,400 people, possibly by Syrian President Assad’s forces, but maybe not. And politically? The British Prime Minister has taken what could be a […]
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Building better people
Warning: I’ve got my ranting pants on. The White House is working with a dozen different federal agencies to form “nudge squads” of “Behavioral Insights Teams” to “nudge” Americans into “correct” ways of living. From the Behavioral Insights Team document: “The federal government is currently creating a new team that will help build federal capacity […]
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Fanning the spark into flame
At yesterday’s Congressional Hearing on IRS targeting of Conservative Groups, Tea Party leader Karen Kenney gave this moving testimony, which every citizen should read or watch. Every day, we get more and more evidence that the IRS has engaged in a campaign of suppression, harassment, and intimidation of conservative groups. They mostly targeted small groups […]
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Unequal protection
Just when you thought it was safe to ignore Washington for the summer, more scandals and reports of government misconduct are circling. This time, the Justice Department has been caught having secretly subpoenaed the phone records of Associated Press reporters. In investigating a leak over a story on North Korea’s nuclear program, the department searched the […]
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The pendelum swings both ways
When I was in high school and college, I had a number of teachers and professors who loved Voltaire’s* famous quote, “I disapprove of what you say, but I will defend to the death your right to say it!” (Always stated in grand tones, sweeping gestures.) That’s been replaced with the pithier: “Faster pussycat, kill, […]
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My big news
A couple of weeks ago, I attended Freedom Works’ BlogCon. (A huge thank you to Kristina Ribali and all the wonderful people at Freedom Works for putting on an excellent and informative conference.) I learned a lot and met some great people including Tiffany Madison, who encouraged me to apply to write for The Washington Times […]
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Arbitrary
There is a little town in West Texas that had a ridiculous speed limit: 25 miles per hour. A two stop light town complete with Dairy Queen, it is but a blip on the 65 mile-per-hour highway. Needless to say, the local sheriff department makes quite a tidy sum from travelers along the highway. Often […]
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Scandalapalooza
Wow. Yesterday was one for the history books. In one day we learned: We learned that the Benghazi talking points were lies. (That’s what we call something “completely untrue.”) The critical question, of course, is why lie? What truth are the lies covering? The cliche is “It’s not the crime, it’s the cover-up,” but I […]
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Spammed by the Obama Political Machine
So, a while back, I emailed the President via the public comments section at Whitehouse.gov regarding the hideous CPSIA. (I never got a reply, btw.) Today, I get spammed by political tool David Axelrod, using a whitehouse.gov It has very fewer side effects so one need not tadalafil online no prescription think much before having […]
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