Very interesting. I am still not sure I agree with all this guy says, but it really made me do some thinking. ==== ‘I really believe we are in a great position right now,” says Michael Needham, the 31-year-old president of Heritage Action, the lobbying arm of the nation’s largest conservative think tank. By “we” he means the Republican Party and... Read more
Archive for the ‘American Thought’ Category
The 31-Year-Old Strategist Behind the Shutdown
October 19 | Posted by mrossol | American Thought, ObamaCareA Crisis of the President’s Own Making
October 19 | Posted by mrossol | American Thought, Obama, Tax IssuesA week or so old, but good nonetheless. ======= For months now, the GOP has been held hostage by a faction of its party that deluded itself into believing President Obama might be rolled on his signature health-care law. Witness now an equally grand delusion on the Democratic side, one that President Obama nurtures at his peril. According to Democrats, their steadfast refusal... Read more
Don’t Abandon the Sequester
October 19 | Posted by mrossol | American Thought, Debt, SequesterRepublicans aren’t the dumbest politicians there are, but they’re in the running… Especially if they lose this advantage. ============ The way the budget showdown is going, Democrats may soon require the Republicans to pay ransom before they’ll allow the GOP to reopen the government and raise the debt ceiling. That’s how badly the party’s Ted Cruz faction has messed up the politics... Read more
Where the Jobs Are—and How to Get One!
September 24 | Posted by mrossol | American Thought, Big Govt, Economics, Party PoliticsNY Times? (Sorry). ======= Bob Funk: Where the Jobs Are—and How to Get One The man who matches companies with workers talks about the skills gap, the harm from ObamaCare, and the incentive not to work. But he’ll still find you a job. Here’s something you don’t often see in Washington: a businessman trying to repeal a law that helps his company. That’s Bob... Read more
The Hypocrisy Of Congress’s Gold-Plated Health Care
September 24 | Posted by mrossol | American Thought, ObamaCare, The LeftI don’t care: Right or Left. Who is speaking up against this “abuse of the Constitution”?? ======= By WILLIAM BENNETT And CHRISTOPHER BEACH As close observers of history and human nature, James Madison and the other Founders of the U.S. Constitution knew that the equal and unbiased application of the law to all people, especially elected officials, is essential to freedom and justice... Read more
Jihadist Massacre in Kenya
September 24 | Posted by mrossol | American Thought, Radical IslamOr: “You can run but you cannot hide….” ========= The bloody jihadist assault on a Kenyan shopping mall shows that while al Qaeda forces may be dispersed, they are still highly dangerous. The gunmen fired their way into the crowd Saturday afternoon and hurled grenades as they made their way to the upper levels. At least 68 people had been killed and... Read more
