Monthly Archives: June 2009

GUILT BY ASSOCIATION

Posted on June 30, 2009 by

One of the favorite tactics of the folks involved in politics is name calling.  It is easy.  It is cheap, and it is quite often effective. What is particularly ridiculous about the whole thing is both sides do it.  Then … Continue reading →

Posted in VA-Blogs | 31 Comments

FIGHT THE UNRAVELING; JOIN THE PRINCE WILLIAM COUNTY TEA PARTY

Posted on June 29, 2009 by

Freedom comes at a cost.  Sometimes it comes at a terrible cost.  Over 200 hundred years ago, the Founders of the United States came together in their small communities.  They saw the actions of a British King determined to oppress … Continue reading →

Posted in local news, unraveling

THE ENEMY OF CONSERVATISM — PART 2

Posted on June 29, 2009 by

This post continues a topic that I started with this post, What is Conservatism? — Part 1.  As Smash Mouth Politics observed (here), there is an old adage that says we get more Conservative as we grow older.  Moreover, there … Continue reading →

Posted in culture, political cartoons | 2 Comments

JOINING THE THIRD WORLD

Posted on June 27, 2009 by

The news is full of stories about imaginary people.  Michael Jackson and Farrah Fawcett are dead.  The stories of a big star and a little star have ended; their innumerable fans are in mourning, escaping into wise and knowing commentaries … Continue reading →

Posted in Environment, unraveling

GOVERNMENT DOES HEALTH CARE

Posted on June 25, 2009 by

Yes, sirree!  It is the new hip.  It is the generosity of the filthy rich.  It is a way for huge comglomerates to unload their health care costs, and it is another attraction for illegal immigrants to sneak into the … Continue reading →

Posted in culture, political cartoons, VA-Blogs

NATIONALIZING THE PUBLIC SCHOOL SYSTEM

Posted on June 23, 2009 by

When I was but a small boy, I discovered that I cared little for horror movies.  Because I enjoyed sleeping at night, I had little enthusiasm for make believe monsters.  Little did I realize then how incomparably tame are the … Continue reading →

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THE ENEMY OF CONSERVATISM — PART 1

Posted on June 22, 2009 by

Conservatives are common in our society.  As Smash Mouth Politics observed from a Gallup poll (here), we tend to get more Conservative as we grow older.   Why do we get more Conservative as we get older?   Smash Mouth Politics … Continue reading →

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ANSWER THE KNOCK AT THE DOOR

Posted on June 21, 2009 by

The Book of Revelation is mysterious.  Even the people who lived at the time when it was written must have been baffled by much of it.  Now, almost 2,000 years latter, we are confused by the style of John’s writing, … Continue reading →

Posted in religion