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If Washington worked with just one-tenth the passion in corralling the enemies of the U.S. as it has in ramrodding the Obama-Pelosi health care system down our throats and pocketbooks, we'd reduce military acts of te…
Finally...A Politician I Might Actually Like!

This is really impressive! Marco Rubio, whose parents fled Cuba in 1959, seems like a man our founding fathers would have actually approved, unlike the vast majority of people in politics today. Thanks to Provoking_Th…
Why Taxes Are Evil

Well, we all think that, don't we? But most of us have been taught that they're a necessry evil. I wonder... After reading this article which states that "Dozens of academic studies -- old and new -- have found clear…
A Government of the People, by the People, FOR the people?

I have to admire this man's passion. It's good to know there are representatives like him. In case you aren't familiar with the issue he's talking about, here's a bit more background. Just another example of our g…
Do Doctors Take the Hippocratic Oath Too Seriously?

According to one health policy advisor, Dr. Ezekiel Emanuel, the brother of White House Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel. they do. Savings, he writes, will require changing how doctors think about their patients: Doctor…
To Your Health!

Provoking Thought put this video up, and it is such a wonderful response to SICKO that I thought I'd add it to this post. Even if you don't have time to watch it all, do check out a couple minutes of it. Scroll to th…
True Words

We cannot settle for a future of rising deficits and debts that our children cannot pay. Too often the result is wasteful spending, bloated programs and inefficient results. It's time to fundamentally change the way…
Stem Cell Children--an Act of War

[a quote from James Dobson] Do you know what a stem cell is? A stem cell is a cell that in the very early stages of development is undifferentiated. In other words, it's not yet any kind of tissue, but it can go an…
Lies About Retirement

There are several lies about retirement that are commonly believed today. LIE # 1: Work has no value in and of itself. Oh, how happy will be the day when I can finally turn my back on the contemptible activity we call…
Did You Go to a Tea Party?

I didn't, but I am enjoying reading about them. I think Glenn Beck is refreshing. He just says it like he sees it, and he seems to be honestly bipartisan, which I like a lot! Bush and Obama spend or put us on …