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A Rare Bird, A Strange Duck, One Funky Blog
random thought of the moment:
IRS: We’ve got what it takes to take what you’ve got.
Democrat
One More Political Thing
And since I've been writing so much about politics the last couple days, I want to say one more thing that's on my mind.
Everywhere I look in the press, I see Democrat-friendly people complaining that the primary contest between Clinton and Obama is so divisive that Democrats will be unable to unite once one of […]
$600 Million Slot Revenue: Jackpot or Ripoff?
Pennsylvania's Democratic legislators are very proud of themselves for reducing property taxes by offsetting them with slot machine revenue.
"Pennsylvania’s budget secretary this week certified that the state’s slot machine facilities have now produced enough revenue to begin reducing property taxes – more than $600 million for homeowners statewide."
I do not understand why this is good […]
A Coalition of Murder-Happy, Central Bankmongering Police Statists
I'm with Anthony Gregory on whether Ron Paul should shift into a third-party run.
LewRockwell.com Blog: Re: Mike Holmes on Ron Paul's Political Future"The LP might have lots of problems, but the GOP is a coalition of murder-happy, central bankmongering police statists and we probably have more hope turning the Democrats back to its Jeffersonian, Clevelandian […]
A Message to Michigan Democrats and Independents
Michigan has its primary in six days, and has been punished by both parties for being early. However, while the Democrats have stripped Michigan's entire delegation, the state still has a Republican delegation at the convention, albeit smaller. Your vote for a Democratic candidate has no direct influence on who gets nominated at the convention.
The Great Divide
The
Politics of Partisan Neutrality
Louis Bolce and Gerald De Maio
Copyright (c) 2004 First Things 143 (May 2004): 9-12.
"Americans who want to understand conflicts between Democrats and Republicans
during the election season have received precious little help from the media. While
reporters usually recognize that […]
