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Visit Britain: We have Beer, Booze and lot of Bureaucracy, which, will Guarantee a Hangover -
 - Connor Davidson (5,137)     
Connor Davidson   
In Britain, and many other countries, bureaucracy is an absolutely legless drunk. This has resulted in an explosion of white vomit with chunks of paper clips and staples floating at perfect right angles to each other in it.
With this article I want to take a real hard look at bureaucracy... ( added 11 days 9 hours ago.) |
Welfare by Any Other Name -
Terry Mitchell (4,949)  
Terry Mitchell
Last week I was taken to task by a reader for classifying WIC (government aid to Women, Infants, and Children) as welfare. He said this was an incorrect categorization of WIC. His rationale centered around the ubiquity of the program, i.e., he claimed that almost any single mother could qualify... ( added 12 days 15 hours ago.) |
How Would Jesus Vote? -
- Dave Dozier (435)  
Dave Dozier
In a few days Christians all over America will do their civic duty and vote. Hopefully, they have all prayed about their decisions before they enter the booth. Almost certainly, most will believe that they are voting the way that Jesus would vote..
But many Christians will cancel out each... ( added 1 year 8 days ago.) |
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McCain or Obama: Follow the Money -
Missing Link (708)  
Missing Link
Both Obama and McCain claim that they will run the special interests out of Washington. To hear them talk, you would expect some sort of Frankenstein mob scene with lots of angry villagers and torches burning. I imagine Barack Obama or John McCain holding a torch in one hand and pounding on... ( added 1 year 64 days ago.) |
Wounded Soldiers In Search Of Home - MIAs and Government Corruption -
Mark Parsec (15,071)   
Mark Parsec
I cannot help but think sometimes that the government is nothing more than a tool of the wealthy to enslave the population into perpetual debt.
I can remember the corruption in the government when I worked for the Office of the Adjutant General in our state capitol between 1982 and 1986. I... ( added 1 year 113 days ago.) |
Political Skills: Too Late to Revive An Important Social Skill in Politics? -
- Jean Purcell (1,916) 
Jean Purcell
Drawing on Frank Luntz's book title, "Words That Work: It's Not What You Say, It's What People Hear," it is clear that, regarding "Behaviors That Work," it's not what you do, it's what people perceive. I remember cringing when President George H. W. Bush, "Bush One," glanced at his watch while... ( added 1 year 131 days ago.) |
Government Workers and Lack of Accountability -
Missing Link (708)
Missing Link
So I am writing some evaluations of two programs; this means that I collect data and I analyze it and I write about what it says about the program it's from. I try to decide what's going right and what's going wrong and make recommendations for improvement.
These evaluations are for a... ( added 1 year 145 days ago.) |
Immigrants- Weeds or Part of the Desirable Landscape -
Jon Searles (2,104) 
Jon Searles
My wife is a degreed horticulturist. When we were in college she was excited to learn that weeds are just “misplaced plants". A weed for example in Texas may be a desirable landscape plant in Connecticut . A plant that grows wild and unchecked in Alabama , may be a burst of color added to a... ( added 2 years 131 days ago.) |
Why It's Good that the USA Is Different -
Terry Mitchell (4,949)
Terry Mitchell
I get so tired of hearing members of the media remind us of things like the USA's status as the only industrialized country to do this or not to do that as if it's necessarily bad. For example, they will complain that the USA is unique among its peers in forbidding gays to openly serve in the... ( added 23 days 17 hours ago.) |
If the Left Hates Sarah, She Can't Be Too Bad -
- Marty RicKard (2,688) 
Marty RicKard
It's bad if Joe Wilson calls Obama a liar, but OK for Obama to call Sarah Palin a liar. With regard to Wilson , we should all laud him for speaking up during Obama's speech to a joint session of Congress. His simple, two-word statement was the most truthful of the night.
On Sarah Palin==in... ( added 59 days 15 hours ago.) |
Health Care -
- Frank Pitz (33) 
Frank Pitz
Death Panels, Soylent Green and Ignorance; Oh My!
(The health care debate, redux)
" As I've watched the irrational uproar over 'end of life counseling' the thought has occurred to me that the childishness of many Americans is demonstrated by the fact that living wills and medical... ( added 71 days 15 hours ago.) |
The Problem with Government-Forced Redistribution -
Terry Mitchell (4,949)
Terry Mitchell
I resent the fact that the government performs such endeavors as redistribution of wealth. That is not the government's job. It should be left to individuals to share their wealth or anything else they wish to share. I know there are many others who hold similar views on this issue. However, I've... ( added 83 days 15 hours ago.) |
Some Cold War Flashbacks -
- Marijo Phelps (2,734) 
Marijo Phelps
A Prayer
Save the infants of the world as it is today, Their innocent minds comprehending not The horrible future of mankind's ways Save the youth, the child, the unaware tot. Save all that know not their world's fate And those who turn their backs on hate. Save the truthful, the honest, the... ( added 86 days 9 hours ago.) |
To Victoria -
- Marijo Phelps (2,734)
Marijo Phelps
This referring to Victoria BC in Canada and a play on words "victory" written during the Viet Nam war before I met Jesus and when I was ready to leave the USA and go to Canada with friends.. ------------------------------------------------ Passive and unresponding, I turned away ignoring. Soon... ( added 89 days 4 hours ago.) |
Dont Get Comfortable Now, Here Comes Capitalism's Creative Destruction, and How! -
Jeff Brown (9,920) 
Jeff Brown
Ever been shocked, surprised, or confused by job loss? A career change? By a company, industry, or sector of the economy disappearing? Then you need to wake up and smell the capitalist coffee.
Think unemployment is a solvable problem? That at some point it won't exist? Think again, capitalist... ( added 110 days 12 hours ago.) |
Look at How Many Lives it Saves -
Terry Mitchell (4,949)
Terry Mitchell
"But look at how many lives it saves." That's a common retort from many people when someone criticizes something like water boarding or mandatory seatbelt laws. In my mind, however, that's never a justification no matter how many lives are saved. I'm sorry if this offends someone, but I believe... ( added 121 days 16 hours ago.) |
Should Everyone Be Allowed to Buy Lottery Tickets? -
Terry Mitchell (4,949)
Terry Mitchell
It makes me sick at my stomach whenever I'm in line in a store behind someone who uses food stamps and/or WIC checks and also purchases lottery tickets. People who are on public assistance of that sort, along with those who live in publicly subsidized housing, should not be allowed to buy lottery... ( added 131 days 16 hours ago.) |
A Very Small Stimulus Package Needed-A Fix For One of President Obamas Green Dreams -
Linda DeWitt (1,909) 
Linda DeWitt
Our government now owns banks and insurance companies and is working extremely hard to take over and dictate our health coverage. Also the government owns General Motors or soon will and they will be in a position to dictate which cars will be made and what cars we will drive.
His plea to the... ( added 168 days 1 hour ago.) |
Speaker Pelosi--Liar, Stupid or Just Can't Communicate--You Pick It -
Steve Kovacs (4,388) 
Steve Kovacs
Nancy Pelosi is the Speaker of The United States House of Representatives. She also is third in-line to be the president of the United States . If President Obama dies or cannot fulfill his term as president the vice-president steps in. If for some reason, the vice-president cannot continue... ( added 170 days 21 hours ago.) |
What if Texas Really Tried to Secede? -
Terry Mitchell (4,949)
Terry Mitchell
Texas Governor Rick Perry recently stated that he believed his state would be within its legal rights to secede from the United States. Although he gave no indication that such a move is imminent or even under serious consideration, many Texas Democrats are furious at Perry over this assertion.... ( added 195 days 18 hours ago.) |
A Poem of Leadership Advice -
- Ken McCreless (1,701) 
Ken McCreless
Greetings Fellow Travelers... Speaking as a man With little sense of power I will try to make a stand I will try to save the hour. Our leadership today Leaves much to be desired Some should go away All others just be fired. Their own sense of worth Is vastly over rated They steal away my mirth... ( added 199 days 21 hours ago.) |
War! Woouh! What is it Good For? Absolutely Nothin'! -
Tex Norman (4,228) 
Tex Norman
To be honest and upfront, I have to say I oppose war. I hate war, all war, and even just wars are, in my view, evil.
I am prepared to die, but there is no cause for which I am prepared to kill. Mohandas Gandhi
While I feel every war is an episode of human failure I do understand that some... ( added 261 days 3 hours ago.) |
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Tax Season: It's Here and I Hate It -
Terry Mitchell (4,949)
Terry Mitchell
I'm not a procrastinator who waits until April 15th at 11:59 pm to send in my tax return. I usually have mine done and in the mail by late February. And I have never had to send the IRS a check. Actually, I usually get a decent refund, despite the fact that I take every possible exemption on my... ( added 275 days 17 hours ago.) |
Alert! "Cell Phone Numbers Go Public Tomorrow"!! -
Gary W. Halsey Sr. (4,544) 
Gary W. Halsey Sr.
To those of you, like me, that have received these types of e-mails that claim that if we do not register our phone numbers with the National Trade Commissions "Do Not Call List" and that we will be bombarded with telemarketers on our cell phones and we will be charged for it, is totally bogus. I... ( added 284 days 15 hours ago.) |
Character Relative To Destruction. -
Robert Melaccio, Sr. (5,168) 
Robert Melaccio, Sr.
The major components of character are, equality, fairness, integrity, honesty and trust. How does a lack of it effect us? Well as we know and experience in our daily lives many are literally being destroyed by a lack of it. Of course we know, some more then others, but eventually it touches... ( added 307 days 13 hours ago.) |
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