Monthly Archives: August 2010

These Are The Sorts Of Things That Test How Conservative You Really Are

A lot of people claim to believe in personal liberty. Here is the dirty little secret. Most of those that claim this really don’t believe in it. Continue reading

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Liberals Giddy Over Perceived Good News

Any time I get a couple emails from liberals with nearly the exact same wording of a specific talking point I know that someone is feeding them what to say. Last week, while I was on vacation, the talking point appears to be that the 71,000 net jobs gained by private companies means that the recovery is well underway and the Obamanomics, the policy of tax and bailout, has worked. Continue reading

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More from the Facebookoshpere (8/8/2010)

I spent a lot of time commenting on the posts of my Facebook friends while on vacation for the past week. Here is some of what was being said: Continue reading

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Can We Add Some Options The Next Time We Ask This Poll?

Rasmussen has released a poll showing that, among the professions polled, being a member of Congress is viewed as being the least favorable among them all. Continue reading

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And so it ends …

I am sitting here on the beach for our last day of vacation. Tomorrow it will be time to pack up Magnus and Charlotte in the minivan and try to get out of the OBX before everyone else clogs the … Continue reading

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When Truth Is Revealed … Opinions Change

Ok, so yesterday I talked about how people that were polled by Rasmussen (55% of them anyway) supported the unconstitutional act of the FCC acting as an arbiter over what can and cannot be said over the airwaves.  Today I want to talk about another Rasmussen poll concerning government subsidies for electric cars in general.  This includes the rebates for the latest ugly baby of the bunch, the Chevy Volt. Continue reading

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55% Of Americans Favor Unconstitutional Regulation of TV and Radio

Sometimes I get my hopes up reading poll results that show how much so many Americans disagree with liberal principles. Time and again vast majorities of Americans tell pollsters how much they are against so much of what liberals do. But then there are polls like this one that deflate that hope I gain from those 8 out of every ten polls that give me hope. Continue reading

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HELL NO O! We Won’t Go!

Missouri sent a message to President Obama and the liberals in Congress on Tuesday that will be hard to ignore or spin if ignoring becomes impossible. By approximately 3 to 1 the voters of the “Show Me State” approved Prop C and denounced federal involvement in their health care and insurance decisions. Continue reading

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From the Facebookosphere 8/2/2010

Another segment of stories posted by my friends on Facebook and my comments to them. Continue reading

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Sestak Still Not Gaining On Toomey

Another week, another poll pitting the two candidates to fill the Pennsylvania Senate seat currently held by Snarlin’ Arlen Specter the Defector against each other. Rasmussen reports that Toomey still holds a lead over Sestak, 45% to 39%. Continue reading

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