“It is a blow to a freedom that you have fought to defend and for which you have seen your buddies fall in battle.” Those are the words of Archbishop Timothy Broglio, the head of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese for the Military Services, from a letter he recently wrote regarding the Obama Administration healthcare regulation that requires employers provide coverage that includes procedures that the church has long opposed. read more…>
Red Light Cameras Have you heard about the appalling number of deaths caused by people running red lights, how an every growing number of people just ignore traffic signals and speed through intersections, prompting authorities to erect red light cameras to catch the reckless drivers who endanger us all. Neither have I. These cameras are not about safety, they are about revenue for cash strapped states and cities. Some studies even show more accidents occur because motorists slam on their brakes to avoid receiving a ticket. Since I dislike red light cameras and enjoy a good citizen revolt, I thought I would share this video.
Gay Marriage in Washington State Governor Gregoire is scheduled to sign the gay marriage bill into law Monday morning. The law would normally take effect 90 days after the session ends next month, but I’m counting on conservative and religious groups to challenge this in the courts and for a referendum to be brought before the voters. Every time gay marriage is voted on by the people it is rejected, but liberal politicians and activist judges continue to force the issue upon a reluctant electorate. Gov. Gregoire to sign gay marriage bill on Monday
Show me the money Newt Gingrich just is not winning and Sheldon Adelson, the money man behind much of Newt’s campaign has turned off the flow of money. Tomorrow is the Maine caucus and I don’t expect Newt to do well. If he can’t produce a big win in the next few weeks the money will dry up and, I suspect, he will be forced to drop out. Gingrich Group Looks for New Money
American Redoubt The American Redoubt, an idea proposed by prepper, author and blogger James Wesley Rawles, is the subject of the linked article. As the article states, “it's the designated point of retreat when the American economy hits the fan. When banks fail, the government declares martial law, the power grid goes down…” Decades ago those who prepared for disaster were disparagingly called survivalists, but today they call themselves “preppers.” The vast majority of preppers are just average people trying to ensure the safety of their loved ones by preparing, hence the name, for whatever might come. Usually the mainstream media labels us (yes, I consider myself a prepper) as redneck gun nuts and racists. This article is fairer than most. The American Redoubt, where survivalists plan to survive
The Joycelyn Elders Prize for leftwing folly goes to Washington State Senator Patty Murray.
The Elders Prize, named in honor of Joycelyn Elders, surgeon general during the Clinton administration, is awarded as warranted to political and cultural figures who live up to her high standards of support for outlandish lefty ideals. Elders had the liberals running for political cover as she advocated for abortion rights, condoms in schools, drug legalization, and more that would not be appropriate for this blog. read more (with video)…>
The United States has about 360,000 military personnel spread around the globe in 150 countries.
Many of those troops were deployed to Iraq and many are currently engaged in Afghanistan. Now there is talk of war with Iran. At such times the phrase “wars and rumors of wars” comes to mind. Those words, from Matthew 24 also speak of the end times and of a great tribulation in Israel, “such as were not since the beginning of the world to this time, no, nor ever shall be.” read more (with video)…>
Cathy McMorris RodgersThe next U.S. vice president could come from Washington State. Since we haven’t even picked a Republican nominee it is a bit early to be talking about possible vice presidents, but the talking has already begun. Among the names being discussed are Governor Bobby Jindal of Louisiana and Governor Mitch Daniels of Indiana. If Romney is the nominee he might want to strengthen his Tea Party and conservative base with someone like Michelle Bachmann as his choice for vice president. However, another name being discussed Representative Cathy McMorris Rodgers from Washington's 5th congressional district. read more…>
There are things worse than a liberal Democrat. Albeit misguided, a Democrat can be a person of principle. I have Democrat co-workers who proudly defend abortion and gay rights. They are misguided and their arguments are often punctuated with emotions, but I know exactly where they stand. They are honest with me as I am with them and with that sincerity and honesty comes respect for authentic and openly held believes. However, there are four Washington State Republicans for whom I have no respect. read more (with picture and video)…>
“What is a dollar really worth?” This is a question I have asked my students many times over the years. With a dollar bill in hand I walk back and forth. “It’s only ink on paper. What is it really worth?”
“A dollar,” someone always answers.
“What does that mean? Why would you trade food or gas for this piece of paper?”
“Because we can use it to buy other things.”
“So this paper dollar is only worth something if you can buy other things with it?”
At this point most of the students are nodding yes.
Often someone will ask, “Isn’t our money backed by gold or silver?”
At one time it was, but not today. In 1970 President Richard Nixon unilaterally cancelled the convertibility of the dollar to gold. This became known in economic circles as the Nixon Shock. read more (with picture and video)…>
Washington State has a multi-billion dollar budget deficit so, now would be a good time to reduce spending. Apparently some in the Washington State legislature just can’t understand that concept. Recently Representative Hans Dunshee of Snohomish and state Senator Derek Kilmer of Gig Harbor, both Democrats, revealed plans to create jobs by spending $1.1 billion dollars of your money. You remember how well the federal job stimulus program worked don’t you?
Government cannot create real, lasting, jobs by spending tax dollars on projects. All this bill will create are temporary jobs that will vanish when taxpayer money evaporates. The Washington State minimum wage, the highest in the nation, burdensome regulation, prevailing wage rules, closed and agency shop requirements, along with a slow permit approval process hamper growth in the state. read more (with video)…>
Debolt & Deregulation Democrats have proposed a 1.1 billion dollar “jobs” bill for Washington State. Representative Richard Debolt (R – Chehalis) is offering his support at a price. He wants “cooperation on bills that soften Washington’s state land-use rules and soften requirements for utilities to buy green power” and state permits issued within 90 days. That sort of horse trading is typical in politics, but I fear the Democrats will just take the money and claim it was all their idea anyway or, and this is more likely, will spend the money and do nothing to help business. Don’t do it Richard. House GOP wants deregulation to go with $1billion job plan
Soros Warns of Riots in America Billionaire George Soros warned that the current economic system could collapse and we could see riots on the streets of America in the near future. He stated, “The situation is about as serious and difficult as I’ve experienced in my career. We are facing now a general retrenchment in the developed world.” In a blogpost titled The Establishment Backs Romney, I mentioned that Soros doesn’t see much difference between Obama and Romney. I don’t agree with Soros’ politics, but that comment and the article cited here made me wonder, is Soros engaging in fear mongering or does the wealthy financier see problems ahead? There will be riots on the streets of America
Good Government Jobs The average federal worker now earns as much in pay and benefits as workers for one of America's most prestigious and highest paying employers. The average government worker earns $133,000 about the same as a worker at Microsoft. I picked the wrong career. Average Compensation For Federal Workers
Global Cooling According to the Daily Mail of Britain we can all forget about global warming. The new threat is global cooling! For me global cooling is easier to believe in than warming. I split my time between Washington State and Alaska and recently both have had significant cold temperatures. Right now outside my home in Eek, Alaska the temperature is -45F. Fairbanks is reporting similar temperatures. However, before Al Gore gets too excited, according to the Daily Mail article, if global cooling is in our future it is caused by the sun, not by man. Forget global warming – it’s Cycle 25 we need to worry about
Stuck in the mold of moderation the Republican establishment anoints candidates like Bob Dole and John McCain. They told us that these candidates were winners and that we should back these wealthy moderates with our hard earned dollars. They told us that George W. Bush was a conservative, but he regularly signed budget busting appropriations bills. When it comes to the difference between Mitt Romney and President Obama even ultra-liberal George Soros has trouble differentiating. Soros recently said, “If it’s between Obama and Romney, there isn’t all that much difference except for the crowd that they bring with them.”
They Republican elites largely go along to get along with the liberal Democrats because they’re all heading in the same general direction. These moderate Republicans want a little less spending, a bit lower taxes, but nothing that will rock the boat. That the ship of state is sinking in debt, government regulation and cultural collapse is something that the GOP leadership seems incapable of grasping. read more (with video)…>
These two pictures are worth more than a thousand words. Because the images presented such an intriguing message I wanted to use it here, but before I could I needed to do some fact checking. It took only minutes to confirmed that Conrad Murray was sentenced to four years in prison for killing Michael Jackson and under the proposed Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) the maximum penalty for unauthorized streaming of copyright material is five years in prison. Those are the facts. I’ll let you decide what it says about congress and the justice system.
For more information about the Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) and the related senate bill the Protect Intellectual Property Act (PIPA), read my blogpost, Old Media and Bad Law.
If you know the creator of this graphic please let me know so that I can attribute it.
Preparedness is more than surviving a nuclear war or the collapse of civilization. Yesterday Reuters ran an article on the growing preparedness movement. The writer quoted Michael Snider of the Economic Collapse blog as saying, “A lot of Americans sense that a massive economic storm is coming and they want to be prepared for it.” That is true, but preparedness is more than that. read more…>
Ice and Snow So much for global warming. Winter in Washington State had been mild, but earlier this week there was more snow on my property than I had ever seen. Hundreds of thousands of customers in the region were without power and the Tacoma Narrows Bridge was closed due to falling ice. Ice chunks force closure of Tacoma Narrows Bridge
Reuters Discovers Preppers Reuters ran an article on the growing “prepper” or preparedness movement. The article mentions SurvivalBlog editor and author James Wesley Rawles and calls his blog the “guiding light of the prepper movement.” I would agree with that sentiment. I read SurvivalBlog on a nearly daily basis. Subculture of Americans prepares for civilization’s collapse
Gay Marriage in Washington State Every time gay marriage is voted on by the people it is rejected, but liberal politicians and activist judges continue to force the issue upon a reluctant electorate. The Washington State legislature, controlled by Democrats, is taking up the issue this year and despite what the voters have already said, may pass it. Gay marriage gaining momentum in WA Legislature
No Picnic The News Digest section of this month’s Limbaugh Letter contains a story about Quail Hollow Farm, an organic community farm in southern Nevada. The farm wanted to serve a “farm-to-fork” meal where neighbors and guests could tour the place and sample the produces. First, the Southern Nevada Health District required a special use permit and, after the farm complied, still declared the food “unfit for human consumption,” and ordered it “doused with bleach and dumped. The reason the food was unfit in the eyes of the bureaucrats was because it had no package labels or sales receipts. As Rush points out, that was because the food was all grown on the farm. Rush then asks, “What next? Fines for ‘unlicensed’ lemonade stands.” Actually, in a blogpost titled The War against Lemonade Stands, I pointed out that in Oregon it has already happened.
Saturday evening while searching for South Carolina primary results I rediscovered Google Elections, and have bookmarked it for future use as the election draws closer. While I’m sure I used this site during the 2008 election, I apparently didn’t bookmark it and promptly forgot about it after the election.The results page at Google Elections
The home page is where you can read current political and election news. The screen shot on the right is from their Results page showing how each county in South Carolina voted and the totals. This page updated regularly that evening. There is also a page that shows search trends, YouTube video views and how the candidates name is trending in news articles and blogs. There is also a news page for each candidate and for many current issues. I’ll frequently use this site as the year progresses.
They say that the best defense is a good offense. Apparently, Newt Gingrich agrees. He may win the South Carolina primary because of his answer to one question. Speaking to Gingrich, John King of CNN said, “As you know, your ex-wife gave an interview to ABC News and another interview with The Washington Post. And this story has now gone viral on the internet. In it, she says that you came to her in 1999, at a time when you were having an affair. She says you asked her, sir, to enter into an open marriage.” Then King asked, “Would you like to take some time to respond to that?” This was the type of story that sent Herman Cain home, but Gingrich didn’t back down. read more (with video)…>
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