C-POL: Constitutionalist, conservative politics

tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32018552009-07-10T17:25:52.960-05:00C-POL: Constitutionalist, conservative politicsDocumenting the twilight years of the American republic.Timhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18196737077210254855noreply@blogger.comBlogger719125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3201855.post-3452235086633764392009-07-10T17:25:00.001-05:002009-07-10T17:25:53.087-05:00Obama receives an unwelcome endorsement of his economic plan

At least I assume it’s unwelcome. From Foreign Policy’s “Passport” blog, July 9: Russian Communist Party leader Gennady Zyuganov says he enjoyed getting to meet Barack Obama along with other members of the Russian opposition this week and even saw eye-to-eye with the U.S. president on a few things. Interfax reports via Johnson's Russia List: "I said that I had thoroughly studied the U.S.

Timhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18196737077210254855noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3201855.post-66934846562876216652009-07-10T00:08:00.001-05:002009-07-10T00:08:14.574-05:00Ziegler: The truth about Sarah Palin’s resignation

Excerpt from an outstanding essay by John Ziegler at Big Hollywood. The entire essay is well worth the read. This will evidently come as a complete shock to nearly every member of the media elite, but not everyone in public life is a manipulative and cynical liar, and not every person who has a shot at being President must live their lives to pursue that end no matter the costs to the

Timhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18196737077210254855noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3201855.post-86878347805415617562009-07-09T22:45:00.001-05:002009-07-09T22:45:39.705-05:00Thanks to the Dems, even Canada is looking like a corporate tax haven

Financial Post, June 29: In a clear indication that Canada is starting to be considered a low-tax place to do business, Tim Hortons Inc. announced Monday plans to shift its base of operations from Delaware to Canada for tax purposes. Further, analysts indicate this is also a sign of unease among corporations regarding the U.S. business environment, where taxes are likely heading upward to

Timhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18196737077210254855noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3201855.post-53845926068333352852009-07-09T21:42:00.001-05:002009-07-09T21:42:36.225-05:00Another reason why Mitt Romney should not be allowed anywhere near the 2012 GOP nomination

I’m not sure who Mitt Romney is trying to impress. The man behind Massachusetts’ coercive state-run universal health care system is proud of his creation, and he thinks you should be forced to join it too. WCBV (Boston), July 9: Three years after the inception of Massachusetts’ landmark health reform legislation, which required every citizen to buy insurance, NewsCenter 5’s Ed Harding

Timhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18196737077210254855noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3201855.post-72057014936815173792009-07-09T17:17:00.001-05:002009-07-09T17:18:59.098-05:00Quick Quote: Thomas Jefferson on what makes good government

And now, a word from the founder of the Democratic Party: [A] wise and frugal government...shall restrain men from injuring one another, shall leave them otherwise free to regulate their own pursuits of industry and improvement, and shall not take from the mouth of labor the bread it has earned. This is the sum of good government. – First inaugural address, 1801 Reference: Jefferson:

Timhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18196737077210254855noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3201855.post-57693425655729576392009-07-09T16:54:00.001-05:002009-07-09T16:54:50.564-05:00Yes, the blue counties got most of the stimulus money, but…

Did the Obama administration intentionally steer the bulk of the stimulus money to counties that voted for him? A story in the July 8 USA Today shows that Obama-backing counties did in fact win the stimulus lottery by a 2-to-1 margin. Counties that supported Obama last year have reaped twice as much money per person from the administration's $787 billion economic stimulus package as those

Timhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18196737077210254855noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3201855.post-49793150471197046762009-07-09T10:41:00.001-05:002009-07-09T10:41:14.379-05:00Federal minimum wage increase is a kick in the gut to businesses that are already hurting

Later this month the third of three increases in the federal minimum wage will go into effect. Businesses that depend on minimum-wage employees are already feeling the effects of the economic slowdown. They’re already skating on the edge of profitability, and it seems that a sudden spike in labor costs may sink many businesses, or at least make it very difficult for them to hire new employees.

Timhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18196737077210254855noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3201855.post-75698188214250797002009-07-07T10:42:00.001-05:002009-07-07T10:42:42.664-05:00Americans deserve to know how much protectionism and subsidies are costing them

I agree with Sallie James at Cato – this idea is pretty good. The Atlantic’s James Gibney thinks we could use a little education about why the products we buy cost what they do [emphasis added]: Before you start spooning up your next bowl of Frosted Flakes, ponder this: driven partly by the demand for ethanol, the price of the corn in your flakes is about 40 percent higher than it was a few

Timhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18196737077210254855noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3201855.post-26554200935108277432009-07-06T14:41:00.006-05:002009-07-06T16:17:59.440-05:00The truth about Honduras (SPREAD THE WORD)

The following is written by a longtime Christian missionary in Honduras (known personally to members of a sister church there). Please do your part to counter the 'coup' nonsense that we're being fed by the media and our government! (Map credit: geology.com) Date: Sunday, July 5, 2009, 4:40 PM Dear Friends, This has been a very difficult and yet productive trip. At this point we need

Timhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18196737077210254855noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3201855.post-27340932328548042232009-07-06T09:59:00.001-05:002009-07-06T09:59:45.445-05:00War is peace. Freedom is slavery. An independent Palestinian state would be a model of “tolerance, co-existence, mutual respect and deference to all cultures, religions”.

And if Palestinian PM Fayyad says it’s so, then doggone it, that’s good enough for this tough crowd at the Aspen Institute. IMRA reports July 5: Palestinian National Authority Prime Minister Salam Fayyad said Saturday that Jews would enjoy freedom and civil rights in a future Palestinian state. Fayyad addressed the subject in response to a question from former CIA director James Woolsey

Timhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18196737077210254855noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3201855.post-24595468838562688232009-07-06T09:43:00.002-05:002009-07-06T10:02:33.581-05:00When government controls your healthcare

Is this America, ten years after the imposition of ObamaCare? UK Daily Mail, July 6: An active pensioner admitted to hospital for routine treatment for a stomach bug died six weeks later following a series of 'blunders' by overworked staff. Betty Dunn, 79, was taken to Tameside General Hospital in Ashton-under-Lyme, Greater Manchester, to be rehydrated with saline. But her horrified

Timhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18196737077210254855noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3201855.post-6984257413464852372009-07-03T12:47:00.002-05:002009-07-03T12:56:45.281-05:00Americans still embrace the ideals of the Declaration of Independence. Or do they?

Just in time for America’s Independence Day holiday, Rasmussen has released its analysis of a poll examining the attitudes of Americans regarding the ideals expressed in the Declaration of Independence. The Declaration of Independence is one of the two crucial founding documents of the US – the other, of course, being the Constitution. The Constitution is the technical document outlining the

Timhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18196737077210254855noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3201855.post-45296713603650889602009-06-30T16:33:00.004-05:002009-07-01T11:05:45.942-05:00The Honduran army PREVENTED a coup, but don’t hold your breath waiting for Obama to admit it

If a coup is defined as an illegal seizure of power, then the Honduran army didn’t stage a coup this past weekend, it prevented one. Every action taken to stop President Zelaya from proceeding with his illegal referendum was done in accordance with the Honduran constitution. Read this WSJ article from Monday for some background information. Zelaya was looking to remove the constitutional

Timhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18196737077210254855noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3201855.post-12723595566135129752009-06-24T16:04:00.002-05:002009-06-24T17:03:59.560-05:00Romney redux?

Just five months into the Obama administration, and National Review has already resumed beating the drums for Mitt Romney. Rich Lowry today: If Republicans want a presidential candidate who lives clean and whose family hasn't been involved in tabloid scandals, it might soon be Mitt Romney by process of elimination. Lowry appears to be lumping Sarah Palin in with those who should be

Timhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18196737077210254855noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3201855.post-38806974075455405082009-06-22T12:23:00.001-05:002009-06-22T12:23:45.225-05:00John McCain, unwitting propagandist for the Obama administration

It looks like Sen. John McCain has provided President Obama with a soundbite to use in his 2012 reelection campaign. AP, June 22: Sen. John McCain says his opponent in last year's presidential campaign, Barack Obama, has "done well" in his first five months in the White House. The Arizona Republican says that using a legislative scorecard to judge the presidency so far, Obama has achieved

Timhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18196737077210254855noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3201855.post-40558868897791270362009-06-22T11:17:00.001-05:002009-06-22T11:17:36.199-05:00Allied forces gear up for defeat in Afghanistan

Sorry about the provocative title, but there’s no other way to interpret the new rules of engagement for U.S. and NATO forces in Afghanistan. AP, June 22: The top U.S. general in Afghanistan will soon formally order U.S. and NATO forces to break away from fights with militants hiding in Afghan houses so the battles do not kill civilians, a U.S. official said Monday. The order would be

Timhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18196737077210254855noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3201855.post-58524210550208344032009-06-19T18:19:00.002-05:002009-06-21T00:10:31.131-05:00The U.S. Census, enabler of the nanny state

As the Obama administration gears up for next year’s census, we are reminded how far this decennial ritual has drifted from its constitutional roots. Article I, Section 2 of the U.S. Constitution indicates that the exclusive purpose of the census was to provide an accurate headcount of the citizens of each state, for the purpose of apportioning Representatives and direct taxes. The 16th

Timhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18196737077210254855noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3201855.post-36494165588547543672009-06-19T16:36:00.002-05:002009-06-19T17:09:41.984-05:00Standing up to tyranny: The courage of the Iranian protesters

Iran's Ayatollah Khamanei has drawn a line in the sand, warning that possibly violent consequences will come if election protests continue on Saturday (AP via Breitbart):Iran's supreme leader sought Friday to end the deepening crisis over disputed elections with one decisive speech—declaring the vote will almost certainly stand and sternly warning opposition leaders to end street protests or be

Timhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18196737077210254855noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3201855.post-72360449075544970622009-06-18T14:56:00.001-05:002009-06-18T14:56:34.735-05:00Voters know they’re in an abusive relationship, but they just can’t quit Obama

President Obama’s approval ratings remain high, even as more and more of the electorate are starting to chafe under the crushing burden the president is placing on them and their posterity. NY Daily News reports today: [According to a new Wall Street Journal/CBS News poll] Nearly seven in 10 Americans said they had concerns about the federal government's intervention in the economy,

Timhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18196737077210254855noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3201855.post-27473432561961977532009-06-18T11:28:00.001-05:002009-06-18T11:28:13.823-05:00PETA: Beyond parody

President Obama swats a fly, and if we can believe the media, everyone is in awe of the skill with which he dispatched the pest. It’s certainly the most significant thing going on in the world this week. Well, not everyone is in awe. The People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals is complaining that Obama was wrong to murder the fly, because the fly is, you know, just a tiny animal, and it’s

Timhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18196737077210254855noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3201855.post-67073106582780385422009-06-17T14:02:00.001-05:002009-06-17T14:02:29.629-05:00Defending our country comes in at #8 (right after fair-trade coffee)

US Naval Academy professor Bruce Fleming reports that, in the Age of Obama, our military is descending ever deeper into the morass of political correctness (emphasis added): The Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Gary Roughead announced in Annapolis recently that "diversity is the number one priority" at the Naval Academy. The Naval Academy superintendent, Vice Adm. Jeffrey Fowler, echoed him.

Timhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18196737077210254855noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3201855.post-8267765404078787922009-06-17T12:21:00.002-05:002009-06-17T12:36:27.547-05:00Quick Quote: Thomas Jefferson on wealth redistribution

And now, a word from the founder of the Democratic Party: "To take from one, because it is thought his own industry and that of his fathers has acquired too much, in order to spare to others, who, or whose fathers, have not exercised equal industry and skill, is to violate arbitrarily the first principle of association, the guarantee to everyone the free exercise of his industry and the

Timhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18196737077210254855noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3201855.post-60716991884368207422009-06-16T17:19:00.003-05:002009-06-17T07:40:42.832-05:00AG Eric Holder presses for expansion of thought crimes laws

Using recent attacks on George Tiller, the National Holocaust Museum and an Army recruiting station as his justification, U.S. Attorney General has called for tougher penalties for crimes motivated by -------- (I’ll pause as you go back and review the incidents which prompted this call) -------- gender, disability or sexual orientation. The Associated Press reports: The attorney general's

Timhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18196737077210254855noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3201855.post-24764503516661941632009-06-16T14:27:00.002-05:002009-06-16T14:28:41.855-05:00ABC becomes a more explicit propaganda arm of the Obama administration

One of the first principles of the MSM’s marriage to the Democrat Party is that they’re supposed to deny the existence of the relationship at all times. The ABC television network is violating this principle in a way that is raising a lot of eyebrows. Drudge is reporting today that on June 24, ABC is planning to give president Obama a free, unchallenged bully pulpit to promote his health care

Timhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18196737077210254855noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3201855.post-3637816158873129202009-06-15T23:24:00.003-05:002009-06-15T23:48:50.954-05:00I take back some of what I've said about Twitter

I've long been of the opinion that Twitter is completely useless to anybody who isn't afflicted with ADHD. The microblogging service's limit of 140 characters per post is ill-suited to anybody who communicates in complete sentences and who has thoughts more complex than "OMG this traffic is awful" or "I like turtles LOL".My antipathy toward Twitter has softened somewhat as I've seen the use made

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