http://www.republicrules.com An ongoing discussion of how it works... and why it works. Tue, 19 Aug 2008 19:41:07 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en According to a study published in the Archives of Surgery, God can change an otherwise hopeless circumstance: "Most of both groups trust a doctor's decision to withdraw treatment when futility is determined. More of the public (57.4%) than the professionals (19.5%) believe that divine intervention could save a person when physicians ... http://www.republicrules.com/we-the-people/178/divine-intervention Like many, I have been watching the Olympics.  I truly enjoy some of the categories and, while others are not my favorites, it is even fun to watch "the best" in those sports.  It difficult to imagine the time and effort expended to achieve the level of perfection displayed by ... http://www.republicrules.com/politics/177/patriotism Here we go again... some economically ignorant Congressmen are jumping on the results of a recent report by the GAO that indicates companies try to avoid paying federal income taxes. First, please remember that companies don't really pay taxes... people do.  Companies pass taxes through as a cost of doing business.  ... http://www.republicrules.com/government/176/again-taxing-businesses