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 all the athletes.
Some of the […]
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Before making my main point, let me acknowledge that the economy is not going great guns. There are certainly some problems, the most significant (in my opinion) is all the fallout from the subprime housing market fiasco.
An aside: The subprime mess could have been avoided and was fueled by both greed and politics from the […]
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The job of government is to provide certain services that we, as individuals, can’t provide for ourselves… police and fire departsments, the military, building roads and bridges, and so on. I object when either elected officials (politicians) or bureaucrats (career government employees) overreach and try to control the lives of citizens in a manner beyond […]
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Helping others isn't easy, though. YOU have to know what you're teaching. So, let's get started! Take this quick
The challenge in this great republic is to ensure that our representatives (and those in the government bureaucracy who report to them) respect the majority... and for the majority to respect the minority... and for all to respect the law.
