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A few questions for the coconuts who gave our money to car companies: 1) Why are we using our tax dollars to produce cars that nobody buys? (Or is it that they’re not sold at a profit? yeah right…) 2) Why are the car companies not producing cars people are buying? Do they want to go out of business? Do they want to be forced to accept subsidies? Or is it the regulations from government? 3) If it is the regulations, why don’t we get rid of them? If not the regulations, we must accept... Read More→

God Bless those veterans of past and present who gave all to keep us free. While it is right to honor and remember them, let’s be vigilant now to keep our liberties. This today, December 7, 2008, from the NYT: Obama Pledges Public Works on a Vast Scale. The price signal is going to be destroyed. These programs are the way to poverty not prosperity. Republicans in Congress must oppose these measures at any cost and keep us from further economic havoc. But that is not enough. As Young Republicans,... Read More→

These are some of my thoughts on the economy and the government at this juncture in history: The disastrous economic stimulus is a euphemism for a full out socialist economy, and I believe it could lead to the Republican party’s destruction. (In a sense, we’d be lucky; it would be reformed on sound principles as opposed to what it’s become.) Washington has, in essence, nationalized banking and insurance, and under Obama, healthcare will likely be next. Talking to people I know, even... Read More→

What with the economy still in tailspin mode, this reminder from last week’s San Francisco Chronicle: The cost of the bail out is already $8.5 trillion, or 60% of the GDP.http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2008/11/26/MNVN14C8QR.DTL Let me say that again: in an attempt to “save the economy from itself” (which is in essence the claim of all government intervention in the economy), the government has increased its spending to 60% of gross domestic product. That means... Read More→

This news story is from May, but I just ran across it: Are Conservatives Happier than Liberals?http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/24502967/ In summary, the story reports on a Pew survey that found conservatives are generally happier than liberals. This doesn’t surprise me given the bitterness and agitation tactics employed by left-wing politicians. The reason? We’re told… is because conservatives “reason away” nation’s problems. No, it’s not that we understand... Read More→

Are the “social issues,” so important to Republican victories, considered quaint in NY? Does the ‘liberal’ city make it easier to talk about low taxes and personal responsibility when advocating Republicanism, than, say, the defending traditional marriage or the rights of the yet-unborn? Do NYC Republicans on the whole consider social issues relevant territory for government intervention, or are they more libertarian, subscribing to the view that government should not discourage... Read More→

This just in: America’s presumptive Democratic president elect has just arrived in Afghanistan. Through the years of his constantly, up to the minute modulations on policy ranging from Presidential negotiations with the equally as charming president of Iran to invading a sovereign policy, this is his first visit to the war torn country. Critics point out that Obama has adjusted his stance to the war on terror and its two primary fronts from his time as a state senator, to a U.S. senator, to... Read More→

Once upon a time, there used to be politicians on the other side of the aisle who were not afraid of labels that accurately described their views – if not perfectly, at least generally. Woodrow Wilson, for example, was a progressive. As the leader of the progressive era, which envisioned a new role of the state as a powerful agent of change and control, Wilson unabashedly defended his views. Modern times are a bit different. While there is always a “move to the center” in general... Read More→