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Unborn Betrayal

Posted on March 23, 2010 by Chet

Bart Stupak was holding on his vote until anti-abortion language was added to the health bill recently passed by Congress. Unfortunately for all the babies, he was not the stalwart defender of life he pretended, working with Obama to vote … Continue reading →

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Nationalization

Posted on March 22, 2010 by Chet

This is generally what happens when you nationalize your power grid. Reuters Link CARACAS, March 21 (Reuters) – Venezuela announced on Sunday 24-hour power cutoffs for dozens of companies that have failed to reduce usage in the first punitive measures … Continue reading →

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Declaration of Independence

Posted on July 3, 2009 by Chet

This 4th of July, I highly recommend listening to Scott Ott’s excellent reading of our nation’s document. His clear voice carries the message well. Listen

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Ginsberg the Firefighter

Posted on July 2, 2009 by Chet

A real gem from Ann Coulter’s latest: Based on her lifetime of experience working as a firefighter, Ginsburg said: “Relying heavily on written tests to select fire officers is a questionable practice, to say the least.” Liberals prefer a more … Continue reading →

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Buy on Craigslist, Sell on eBay

Posted on May 30, 2009 by Chet

Craigslist and eBay have two different marketplace strategies and each has its strengths for where you want to use it. I find as a buyer that Craigslist will often have some really good deals. eBay has so many people coming … Continue reading →

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Market Failure in the Home

Posted on April 11, 2009 by Chet

There are two major controls on the economy: the market and the government. It is basic economic principle that both have areas of success and failure. Your political views may affect how successful/failing each one is. I, for one, see … Continue reading →

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Chicago Tea Party

Posted on March 1, 2009 by Chet

On Thursday night I found out that the Tea Party demanded by Rick Santelli in the instant-hit video below was going to take place on Friday. I had a free day so I decided on a whim to go down … Continue reading →

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On Honesty, Obama is 0/7

Posted on February 18, 2009 by Chet

7 Broken Promises in Record Time 1. Make government open and transparent. 2. Make it “impossible” for Congressmen to slip in pork barrel projects. 3. Meetings where laws are written will be more open to the public. (Even Congressional Republicans … Continue reading →

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The Real Cost of “The Bailout”

Posted on November 11, 2008 by Chet

We must bear in mind there isn’t just one single 700bn bailout. In fact, lets take a look at the tally (via Reason magazine): $29 billion for Bear Stearns $143.8 billion for AIG (thus far, it keeps growing) $100 billion … Continue reading →

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Idea 8 for Post Election Syndrome

Posted on November 6, 2008 by Chet

Remember that Reagan came after Carter. Seriously though, the next 4 years will be a time of self-checking for the Republican party, and Lord willing the conservative party (they are different) will have a say in who is nominated next … Continue reading →

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