The Iceberg of Radical Conservatism (reddit comment)
While “Working-class Radical Conservatism” seems oxymoronic, it isn’t. At best it’s misguided, at worst is deluded self-loathing. The net effect is that people …
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The Voting Conundrum
Being that I’m a “does it have to be a box” sort of thinker, I’ve long struggled with how important voting is. Is majority rule actually the best way to do things?
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I’m So Tired of Congress
It’s hard to believe, but earlier in my lifetime the folks in Congress actually tried to govern. Really. As time has gone on, it stopped working. Compromise ceased to be. Over the past few decades, the power brokers have managed to cripple a critical piece of American government. I’m sad to see it happen.
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We Need To Be Responsible and Raise Taxes
I don’t like paying taxes. When I get up in the morning, I don’t say, “Oh boy, today I get to pay taxes on stuff.” I don’t think anyone likes having to pay their tithe to the various governments.
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Tea Party Mad Hatters – Or, Shouting Through the Looking Glass
It’s tragic when ideas worthy of consideration are buried under waves of narcissistic bluster aimed mostly for inciting higher ratings or higher campaign contributions. The time has come, this blogger says, to talk of many things; of tea parties and pundit rants, of bedfellows and flings.
Read more...Proposition 8, Health Care Reform – Unconstitutional? | The Faster Times
The thing that annoys me most about many tea-bag-partiers isn’t so much that they disagree–honest debate is expected, but that they so …
Read more...Four Deformations of the Apocalypse – NYTimes.com
David Stockman, a director of the Office of Management and Budget under President Ronald Reagan, points a well-aimed finger at his own …
Read more...An Open Letter to Conservatives
You can’t claim the author didn’t cite enough references. True, the dems still have Howard Dean, but still…geesh! An open letter to conservatives …
Read more...How Conservatives Ruined Government, Enriched Themselves, And Beggared The Nation
Discussion between Bill Moyers and Thomas Frank. Sort of like listening to a liberal version of Fox News. Still, some very valid …
Read more...New Partisan Vitriol in Senate Health Vote – The New York Times
Yet another symptom of the decline of an ideal (sad to say). NYT: New partisan vitriol in Senate health vote – The New …
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Do the “New Republicans” Know What Being an American Is Anymore?
The New York Times has recently speculated that following the defeat in the 2008 elections, that Republicans have found a new voice. That may be so, but should more reasonable old-line voices reassert themselves?
Read more...Enough! No More Bailouts
I’m sick of it. I manage my money. What debt I have I pay off…I’m never late. I read the contracts I sign. So, why is it that time-after-time I have to help bailout both scammers and the taken? Enough! When do I get something back?
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