In the past three days, “moderate” Mitt Romney, the putative GOP presidential nominee, even though not a single caucus or primary has been held, has sounded like John McCain and other GOP elected officials who want to perpetuate America’s failed foreign policy of invade, occupy and rule other nations. Read the rest of this entry »
Archive for the ‘Federal Government’ Category
Herman Cain—as phony as a Federal Reserve $3 dollar note
09
Oct
Herman Cain is on a roll. Leading in one poll or in second in other polls, the former Godfather’s Pizza CEO is now considered a serious contender for the GOP presidential nomination. His “rags to riches” life is resonating with a portion of the GOP faithful as a quintessential story of overcoming racial animosity to become a successful business executive.
Just say no to Cain’s 999 plan, and why Ron Paul should advocate a 10-0-0 plan
05
Oct
Former Godfather’s Pizza CEO is now a top tier candidate according to the latest polls after he won the Florida straw poll a couple of weeks ago in a stunning upset over front-runners Rick Perry and Mitt Romney.
Tom Moran’s lame critique of champions of liberty, Ron Paul and Mike Doherty
22
Sep
Tom Moran, editor of the Star-Ledger, New Jersey’s largest newspaper, does his best to be a journalistic “hit man” in his piece, “NJ State Sen. Mike Doherty’s Ron Paul endorsement is revealing.” Moran, an unabashed left-winger, lists a couple of Rep, Paul’s core positions—eliminating the income tax and abolishing the Federal Reserve. In addition, Moran correctly points out that Rep. Paul “considers Medicare and Medicaid” to be unconstitutional.”
Warren Buffett: Great investor, lousy economist
21
Sep
The Oracle of Omaha is at it again. Instead of doing what he does best, make money for his shareholders, Mr. Buffett is complaining that rich folks like him do not pay enough taxes to support the welfare-warfare state. Of course, Mr. Buffett did not say that exactly, but that is the implication of his August 14, New York Times op-ed calling for the federal government to stop “coddling” billionaires like him and raise taxes on the mega rich. President Obama has taken Buffett’s ideas about taxing the rich to make it a central initiative in his plan to reduce the deficit over the next ten years.
Searching for a fair tax? Fuhgedaboutit!
18
Sep
For decades, make that centuries, philosophers, economists, politicians and others have been searching for the Holy Grail of taxation, a “fair” tax. And they all have failed. Inasmuch as all taxes involve coercion, the very negation of liberty, taxation is no different from what a robber who says to his victims, ‘Your money or your life.” In fact, taxation violates one of the fundamental tenets of the Judeo-Christian tradition, “Thou shall not steal.” Thus, creating a fair, coercive tax is impossible.
Ron Paul and the Constitution
17
Sep
Today is Constitution Day. Although the constitution granted the federal government a few powers enumerated in Article I Section 8, the 200+ year experiment in “democracy” has been a failure. Now, the federal government has a virtual blank check—engaging in preemptive war, allowing the FED to create money out of thin air, creating Ponzi schemes, permitting sexual assaults at the airports by government employees in the name of security, and the list goes on and on.
Ron Paul is a Master of the Art of War, and Peace
17
Sep
Guest Column: Joe Sansone
Apparently Ron Paul is the only candidate that understands the Art of War.
Leaving aside the motivation for terrorist attacks against the U.S., let’s consider the foreign policy issue purely from a strategic point of view for the moment. Is the current strategy of endless war in the strategic interests of The United States?
Ron Paul and the seven clones
13
Sep
At Monday’s CNN/Tea Party debate, Wolf Blitzer said in his opening remarks that the candidates would get equal time to answer questions. For the first half hour or so, he appeared to have kept his word. After that, the debate turned into the Romney/Perry debate with Bachmann thrown into the mix to boost her failing poll numbers.
Lessons of 9/11
11
Sep
As I write this, 9/11 ceremonies are taking place in lower Manhattan and in Washington D.C. While families and friends remember their loved ones this past weekend who were killed in Manhattan, in the Pentagon and on Flight 93 in Pennsylvania, 9/11 should also be a reminder of the greatest federal government failure in American history.
Ignore the pundits, Ron Paul is winning big
08
Sep
Despite being asked the least amount of questions at the NBC/Politico debate at the Reagan Library on September 7, Rep. Ron Paul is winning even though he is only third in the national polls. How is that possible? Because the other candidates are sounding more and more like Ron Paul as the primary season unfolds.
If history is a guide, Obama is toast in 2012
23
Aug
The latest Gallup Poll shows President Obama running neck and neck with top-tier Republican candidates Ron Paul, Mitt Romney, Rick Perry and Michele Bachmann for the presidency in 2012. This is not surprising given the state of the economy, the out-of-control federal spending, the ballooning federal debt, the $1 trillion budget deficits, the frenetic money printing and the endless wars overseas. No matter who the GOP standard-bearer is in 2012, President Obama will be defeated next year if history is our guide.
The MSM are acting like the KKK in their treatment of Ron Paul
21
Aug
After nearly winning the Ames straw poll on August 14th, Rep. Ron Paul was ignored by the mainstream media on Sunday’s talk shows the following day. The straw poll winner, Rep. Michele Bachmann, was on every major talk show basking in the limelight as the MSM anointed her, Mitt Romney and Texas governor Rick Perry, who announced his candidacy for the presidency the day of the straw poll in South Carolina, as the three top tier candidates in the race for the GOP nomination.
Washington D.C.: Bullsh## Central
03
Aug
Several years ago, a 67-page book by Princeton University philosophy professor Harry G. Frankfurt was a New York Times bestseller. ON BULLSHIT begins with these words: “One of the most salient features of our culture is that there is so much bullshit. Everyone knows this…Most people are rather confident of their ability to recognize bullshit and to avoid being taken in by it.”
It’s the spending, stupid. How Grover Norquist and ATR blew it
29
Jul
The other day I received a blast e-mail from Americans for Tax Reform (ATR) signed by its president Grover Norquist. Mr. Norquist has become a lightning rod for President Obama and congressional Democrats because of his opposition to higher taxes to address the fiscal crisis in Washington D.C. Read the rest of this entry »