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The Long Version
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The meanderings, musings, and megalomaniasms of an old fart.
Discussing the politics of the day, the irony of those politics, and the insanity that is our current state of government.
Sports, religion, and miscellaneous topics will occasionally appear.
LATEST ARTICLES ( 130 )
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The Tea Party: Correcting the Narrative
The Tea Party narrative in America has been drafted, perfected, and advanced by the Political Left and its cronies through the mainstream media.It is a false... Read more
Posted on 03 July 2014 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
The Tea Party: Convenient Target of Blame
The Tea Party has become to dumping ground for any societal ill by the Left. The Left points the finger and the lapdog media spreads the word. Read more
Posted on 24 April 2014 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
The Wisdom of the Aged
James K. Flanagan passed away unexpectedly of a heart attack on September 3, 2012. But he left behind the wisdom he gleaned from the 72 years of his life in a... Read more
Posted on 29 March 2014 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Americans with No Abilities Act: See the Future – Be the Future
President Barack Obama and the Democratic Senate are considering sweeping legislation that will provide new benefits for many more Americans. Read more
Posted on 27 January 2014 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Letter to AARP: Leave Me Alone.
If you’re 50 or older you get them too.Letters from the AARP with membership cards. Personally I don’t care for organizations that say they’re one thing but... Read more
Posted on 06 December 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Obamacare: The Florist Version
What would it be like if the floral industry operated under a law like the Affordable Care Act? Here’s a glimpse at what it might be like trying to order a... Read more
Posted on 06 December 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
The Patterns of Deceit
In 2011 Jay Carney, White House press secretary, told reporters President Obama had never met his uncle Onyango “Omar” Obama, an illegal immigrant to the US, an... Read more
Posted on 05 December 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
JFK: The Classic Liberal
12 quotes from John F. Kennedy you’re liberal friends will have to look up to believe.1. The American character has been not only religious, idealistic, and... Read more
Posted on 23 November 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Roll Back Thursday – The Filibuster
Today, Thursday, November 21, 2013 the United States Senate voted to change a centuries old parliamentary procedure in the Senate chamber and invoked the... Read more
Posted on 22 November 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Campaign Magic 2012
Remember when President Obama said employment numbers were getting better and then right before the election in 2012 they did? A LOT better!Some called it a... Read more
Posted on 19 November 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
The Affordable Car Act (NO I Did Not Misspell Car)
The U.S. government has just passed a new law entitled “The Affordable CAR Act” declaring that every citizen MUST purchase a new car by April, 2014.These... Read more
Posted on 19 November 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Planning a Government Shutdown
Now that the government shutdown is over and we’re back to arguing about more important things like “is $600 million too much to spend on a website?” something... Read more
Posted on 22 October 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Do You Really Know WHAT the Tea Party Is? I Doubt It.
A refreshingly honest admission by a Yale University professor may do more to help the country see the real Tea Party and understand what it really stands for... Read more
Posted on 19 October 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
The Politics of Gerrymandering Or Vice Versa
Democrats and Liberals and Progressives (OH MY) are up in arms over a rule change by the House Republicans.Late in the evening on September 30, 2013, the House... Read more
Posted on 16 October 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
The Day the Public Realized Its Government Was Playing Them
The government shut down is a week old. What? You didn’t notice?In all seriousness, 15% of the government is shut down. What company is so lean that if they... Read more
Posted on 08 October 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
The Path to the Government Shutdown You Didn’t See
By: Soren Dayton (Diary) | October 2nd, 2013 at 07:05 PM As seen on Redstate.comThe press has been falling over itself to attack Republicans for the shutdown... Read more
Posted on 06 October 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
The Party of NO
Words mean things but actions confirm them.If you’ve read or watched any news at all over the past 4 days you’re aware of the government shutdown. You may even... Read more
Posted on 05 October 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Dear Republican/Democrat “Base,” Why Do You Let Your Party Take You For Fools?
This post comes via a challenge.Reg Saddler @Politics_PR on twitter tweeted a link to a blog post by Milt Shook on The PCTC* Blog titled, “Dear Republican... Read more
Posted on 21 September 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
The Miley and Robin Letters
MTV stands for Music Television. But this past week MTV became Miley Television.Miley Cyrus, the once cute and lovable Hanna Montana on the Disney channel,... Read more
Posted on 30 August 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Another Judicial Blow to Freedom
The New Mexico Supreme Court struck a blow to personal and religious freedom in the name of tolerance and the idea that “compromise is the price of citizenship”. Read more
Posted on 24 August 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY