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Seems to me that, over the past 50 years or so, the U.S. has lost our moral compass.
Those in the majority were tolerant enough to allow the minority to get a strong foothold in our basic institutions and, gradually, some of the core tenets upon which our great nation was founded have been eroded.  Specifically, […]

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One of the big topics this year, as almost every election year, is “getting out the vote”… the big push to “help” people register to vote and then “help” them vote.  Without getting into the TRUE motives (not the stated motives) of organizations engaged in this type of activity, it is my opinion that such […]

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We all know that there are varying degrees of crimes and the laws that apply to them.  Stealing merchandise from a store is not the same as an adult killing another person, though both actions are illegal… and the laws that apply to them are just.  They are laws that are reasonable, correct, and moral… […]

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Every election cycle, the topic of illegal voting comes up in the news, but it seems especially visible this time around.  Typically, it’s some minor situation that gets a few minutes of air time and then fades away.  That’s not the case this year.  Perhaps we’ve reached the point where internet news sources, blogs and […]

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Often, we’re unconsciously aware of a problem well before it rises to conscious recognition.  Even then, most people are very tolerant.  We recognize the problem as such but are not motivated to do anything about it at first… we allow the problem to grow until it reaches a higher pain threshold… and THEN they do […]

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I’ve contended before that LESS government is BETTER government… and I stand by that.  I point at the current financial situation as an example of where Congress intruded in the market process, imposed requirements to loan money to those who otherwise couldn’t qualify, and the market… playing by these “new rules” (which were artificial and […]

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I’m not going to delve into all the political details that emerged after Sarah Palin was chosen as John McCain’s running mate, but I do find one aspect particularly interesting.  This has nothing to do with the personalities involved in this election but, rather a situation that has come, once again, to the forefront.  Ms. […]

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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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In general terms, there are two prevalent types of governments.  Those where citizens have freedom from government interference and live in a state of mutually-rewarded cooperation with each other… and those where there is less freedom and many rules of conformity, which are commanded by a centralized authority.
Each has problems… but I choose the one […]

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Ha!  I saw this article describing how a policeman was fired because he kept going to a local coffee shop and demanded free coffee.  He even threatened slower emergency response if they refused.
Obviously, a misguided individual.  Imagine, a government employee asking for additional favors in return for doing his job.
Hmmm…. it seems like a thin […]

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