I learned about something last week that I felt needed to be shared with our readers, something that is a prime example of government mandates ran amok.  If you own a business, you are probably familiar with the 1099 form issued by the IRS....
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I think it can safely be said, the event that has now concluded at the National Mall, on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial is a significant event. It was called the 8/28 or Restoring Honor rally and it aimed to do just that....
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I want to make a prediction about what Wall Street is going to do today. Watch closely and I bet you will see it decline at least a little, if not rather sharply. On what do I base this prediction? It is the economic...
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Oh, the woes of trying to fix the largest economy in the world. That’s what the economic experts started facing yesterday and continue today and beyond, as different reports emerge that detail just exactly how good or bad the economy in America is doing....
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It was a wild and crazy ride in Oklahoma yesterday. We had multiple runoff elections being conducted as we move closer to the general election in November. While all of that was going on, there was something else that may have slipped under the...
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One of the first things Barack Obama did as President was something he campaigned on as a priority. Just over a month after he took the oath of office, he issued the executive order that lifted the ban on federal funding of embryonic stem...
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As I was browsing through some of my normal morning reading, I came across two articles that piqued my interest. One is short and the other is long and both speak about different topics, but they both finish up by asking the same question, albeit...
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Most of you probably don’t know this, but I am a big fan of gospel music, growing up listening to Southern Gospel music in the body of the Happy Goodman Family, The Kingsmen, The Cathedrals, and The Oak Ridge Boys. Even though my daughters...
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Here in Oklahoma, we like to vote on something we call state questions. Nearly every time we have an election, we are asked to approve or disapprove a particular amendment, initiative, etc., etc., in the form of a not so simple question. Most of...
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Since the Supreme Court ruling earlier this year that allowed corporations to give directly to political campaigns, much has been said about the pros and cons of that decision. Here on Political Realities, as well as across the rest of the Internet and other...
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A few days ago, I was graciously allowed to submit a few questions to Mary Fallin, Republican candidate for Oklahoma Governor. One of the questions has to do with her yes vote on TARP. Because that vote has been one of the harshest criticisms...
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This is probably not a very popular topic among a lot of conservatives, but I think it is worth examining. Some of the loudest critics of any of the fiscal policies put forward by conservatives usually have one thing in common. They always decry...
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For months now, there has been an ongoing debate about the proposed construction of a Muslim mosque near the area in lower Manhattan now known as Ground Zero. I seriously doubt anyone needs a reminder that this is the area where nearly 3,000 people...
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As most of my Oklahoma readers already know, we have a spirited and lively race in progress for our next governor. No matter how it turns out, either Mary Fallin or Jari Askins will be the first woman governor of our state. The decision...
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I know the bailouts of the past couple of years have been cussed and discussed many times, both here on Political Realities and on countless other blogs and news sites. Those of us who are of the conservative frame of mind have contended all...
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