Category Archives: political cartoons

FALSE STARTING ASSUMPTIONS – PART 2

Posted on February 8, 2011 by

In the last post in this series, Part 1, we listed four Commonly Held False Starting Assumptions About Government. In this post we will examine the consequences of those faulty assumptions. Why do we need a government? When we imagine … Continue reading →

Posted in Constitution, political cartoons

FALSE STARTING ASSUMPTIONS – PART 1

Posted on February 7, 2011 by

From Dems’ Tax Raising Strategy Rests on Faulty Assumptions at REDSTATE. This posts addresses Sean’s comments, in particular this one. Again, you’re guilty of multiple logical fallacies. (continued here) Sean objected to my analysis of President Obama’s State Of The Union speech … Continue reading →

Posted in Constitution, culture, political cartoons | 2 Comments

DO WE REALLY NEED TO DIAL BACK OR TONE DOWN THE RHETORIC?

Posted on January 17, 2011 by

Did anyone notice that Republicans won the last election? The Democrats did, and now they have done something about it. Never forget that Democrats and news media know how to set the “terms of debate” — literally. Look at what … Continue reading →

Posted in news media bias, political cartoons | 6 Comments

More Diligent Bloggers Than I (via NoOneOfAnyImport’s Blog)

Posted on December 26, 2010 by

(from here) What was that lame duck Congress that considered so much legislation the Democrats did not have the nerve to consider BEFORE the election? That was a sneak attack. This attack took advantage both of the fact the Democrats … Continue reading →

Posted in Constitution, Information Warfare, political cartoons | 2 Comments

FACT BASED VOTING: 2nd UPDATE

Posted on October 18, 2010 by

UPDATES added at the bottom. November 2 is coming. In fact, some of you have already voted absentee.  Have you done your homework yet? Why do I ask this question? While driving about town yesterday, I took a moment to listen to … Continue reading →

Posted in local news, political cartoons | 4 Comments

Privatizing Social Security?? (via Thatmrgguy’s Blog)

Posted on October 6, 2010 by

Mike has put together an informative post on the financial issues of privatizing Social Security. That makes it worth reading. When we read Mike’s post, we should keep some other details in mind. While social programs sound good in theory, our … Continue reading →

Posted in economy, political cartoons | 2 Comments

GOOD NEWS? I SUPPOSE IT COULD HAVE BEEN MUCH WORSE

Posted on October 5, 2010 by

The Beck crowd did not leave a mess, and they said nothing that would have upset Abraham Lincoln, but the cartoon appeared just the same. Virginia’s Conservative blogs are full of news about the demonstration last weekend, the so-called ”One Nation … Continue reading →

Posted in local news, news media bias, political cartoons, VA-Blogs