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The spirit of resistance to government is so valuable on certain occasions, that I wish it always to be kept alive. -Thomas Jefferson
July 15, 2012
Obama Guts Welfare Reform by Execute Dictate
President Bill Clinton signing welfare reform legislation. (Photo credit: Wikipedia) 16 years ago congress passed and President Clinton signed a law creating Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF), also known as welfare reform. This bi-partisan effort was arguably one of the most beneficial accomplishments of the entire Clinton presidency. The reform changed the focus of welfare […]
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US Soldiers Disarmed During Defense Secretary Speech
March 14, 2012
Photo courtesy DVIDSHUB on flickr. In perhaps a subtle sign of the government’s concern for its own stability it apparently cannot trust its own soldiers with weapons. That’s the message around 200 American soldiers got when they lined up at Camp Leatherneck in Afghanistan to listen to Leon Panneta, US Secretary of Defense, deliver a speech. […]
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Romney’s Lead Widens in Florida
January 28, 2012
Image courtesy DonkeyHotey via Flickr From Reuters: With just three days remaining before Florida’s Republican primary, Romney, a former Massachusetts governor, led Gingrich, a former speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives, by 43 percent to 32 percent among likely voters in Florida’s January 31 primary, the online poll said. It’s unclear whether this will […]
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If You See Something, Film Something
January 17, 2012
A new video mashup of police encounters focuses on the right of the people to engage in free speech and free press by recording and photographing police officers, acting in their capacity as police, in public. Some of the events depicted in the video show police deploying force in ways that are perfectly reasonable, but […]
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Man Helps Clear Debris, Fallen Trees After Tornado; Forced to Leave and Fined $275
June 6, 2011
This latest story of government tyranny comes to us from north Minneapolis, which was recently devastated by a tornado. Mike Haege, of Hastings, owns a tree cutting service which operates in several cities. When he saw the news of devastation in the town he decided to put his business to use for free, volunteering to […]
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Americans Even More Pessimistic Amid New Economic News
June 6, 2011
Image: graur razvan ionut / FreeDigitalPhotos.net The economic news just keeps piling on. A new poll released by The Hill says a full one-third of Americans expect to be worse off by November of 2012. More than one in three likely voters expect to be worse off when they go to the polls a year […]
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NYPD Officer Nearly Runs Over Man, Beats Him, Gets Probation
June 6, 2011
by neoliminal What would happen to you if you nearly ran a pedestrian over with your car then, when the pedestrian slaps your car and yells at you, you jump out and beat the man in the face with a bat? Jail? Not if you have a get-away-with-crime-free pass issued by the police department. Officer Marc […]
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An Example of the TSA’s Sexual Assaults and Texas Pat Down Ban Back?
June 3, 2011
Another example of groping for government and how the government handles those who would rather not be molested any time they wish to travel. After a woman refused to go through a full body scanner she was pulled aside and made to undergo the pat down procedure. When the TSA agent touched the woman’s breasts, […]
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5 Years in Jail for Embedding a YouTube Video?
June 3, 2011
Image: jscreationzs / FreeDigitalPhotos.net Is it possible that our copyright laws could be made even more draconian? So much so that a person could go to prison for five years for the unspeakable crime of embedding a YouTube video on their blog or website? Apparently, the answer is yes. Three Senators want to amend the […]
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Unemployment Rises to 9.1% on Worst Jobs Report in 8 Months
June 3, 2011
Image: renjith krishnan / FreeDigitalPhotos.net The GOP thinks Obama’s prospects for reelection may be getting dimmer, and it looks like they have some good reason: his policies and those of his Congress have failed to deliver on the economic growth and recovery he promised nearly three years ago. Today we see news that the economy […]
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Quinnipiac Poll: Obama Suffering from Kinetic Voter Disapproval
March 30, 2011
Image source Ok, may they didn’t use that wording to describe Obama’s increasingly abysmal poll numbers, but the results were not good for the President: “American voters disapprove 48 – 42 percent of the job President Barack Obama is doing and say 50 – 41 percent he does not deserve to be re-elected in 2012, […]
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Obama Talks to God, Too
March 30, 2011
Source. Former President Bush continues to be attacked for his faith, and the role that it played in his decision making as President. In particular, the idea that Bush felt led by God to attack Iraq. Now that President Obama says something similar, that he prays his way through his decisions as well, I’m sure […]
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MM: Don’t Be So Quick to Give to the Chamber of Commerce
October 16, 2010
Michelle Malkin points out that just because Obama is going to war with the Chamber does not necessarily mean we should think of them as a small government group. The Chamber supported TARP, the auto bailout, and the stimulus. The Chamber is supporting a pro-Obamacare, pro-TARP, pro-card check, pro-stimulus, pro-amnesty Democrat in Arizona over his […]
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Chris Matthews: If Government Were Any Smaller, The Chilean Miners Would Have Died
October 14, 2010
Chris Matthews argued yesterday on his show that the Tea Party’s stance on smaller government would mean every man for himself. Apparently, if you think government is too big, you must be an anarchist. CHRIS MATTHEWS: Okay let’s talk about what the…message to a lot of the people was. The message coming out of the Tea […]
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Don’t Believe the Hype, Schools Still Not Cut
October 14, 2010
At least not in Washington State. Multiple measures will be on the ballot on the state and local levels to send more money to school. After all, it’s a recession and we’re constantly told that schools have been cut. Yet, that’s not really the case. It is inaccurate to say that public funding of Seattle’s schools […]
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No Surprise: Government Spending Up 21% in Two Years
October 14, 2010
But… but… it’s not enough! I thought all that spending was supposed to save the economy? I guess we’re just not spending quite enough. That, or the massive spending, borrowing and printing of money is actually having an adverse effect on economic growth. Once again domestic accounts far and away led the increases. Medicaid rose by 8.7%, […]
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Out with a Bang: Democrats Plan Lame Duck 401k Grab
October 14, 2010
No, seriously. In a nutshell, under the GRA system government would seize private 401(k) accounts, setting up an additional 5% mandatory payroll tax to dole out a “fair” pension to everyone using that confiscated money coupled with the mandated contributions. This would, of course, be a sister government ponzi scheme working in tandem with Social Security, […]
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Charges Dismissed Against Man Who Videotaped Cop
October 7, 2010
In another great win for photographer’s rights and the first amendment prosecutors in Massachusetts dropped the charges against Eli Damon, who had faced charges of “secretly” recording a police officer during a traffic stop on a bike back in March. MA law makes it a crime to secretly record others, even in a public place, […]
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The Pursuit of Liberty 
July 13, 2012
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