Posts Tagged ‘children’

The Consequences of Safe Havens

June 30th, 2009 | No Comments

Too often in politics an idea springs up, gets a wave of support amongst the masses, political correctness yields to political pandering, and legislation passes because of that idea. Then, after the fact, people understand why the idea was never enforced in the first place.  Nebraska has done just that.  Trying to deal with the [...]

Hillary claims your children will die if you don’t vote for McCain?

February 29th, 2008 | 2 Comments

I think about everyone who’s watched the Clintons for the last sixteen years or so have seen this coming a mile away and a long time comin. The message here is obvious:  Your children are at risk unless you vote for the experienced candidate.  You do love your children don’t you?  Well, then ya gotta [...]

Paying for Congressional families’ trips

June 14th, 2007 | 3 Comments

This one just boggles me. Pentagon officials are bracing for a fight with House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) over her desire to allow lawmakers€™ adult children to tag along on taxpayer-funded travel for free. Pelosi wants them to be able to fill the role of lawmakers€™ spouses when the latter are unable to make a [...]

Al Martinez feels the heat

October 10th, 2006 | No Comments

Al Martinez decided to get something off his chest. Now, Al’s not your ordinary newspaper hack, he’s a hack for the LA Times.  I’m not sure exactly what set him off, but here’s some of what he had to say about blogs: When I first heard the term, I thought it defined a loathsome place [...]

Chechen Islamic terrorists

September 3rd, 2004 | 1 Comment

Chechnya is a war-ravaged area of Russia. The main cause of this war is Chechnya, since the late 50′s, has been trying to break away from Russia. However, Chechnya is a very potentially prosperous and valuable region of Russia. Chechnya may have the second largest oil reserves outside of the Middle East. This post will [...]