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. If you have a sub-contractor working for you and you...
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For almost a year now, we have been engaged in a lively and vigorous debate over health care reform and what form it should take. Now that H.R. 3590 and the reconciliation bill have both been signed into law, the talk has shifted to what the two pieces of legislation actually contain and what...
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Dr. Tom Coburn is certainly a conservative voice in politics. Not only has he crossed swords with the Democrats, but he has also been at odds with his own party. If you don’t believe that, just ask Newt Gingrich to tell you a story or two of Coburn’s tenure in the House of Representatives....
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For your reading pleasure and relaxation, here is this week’s edition of Friday Funnies. I have included more cartoons this time, trying to get a feel for what is a good number. The stars of this week’s cartoon event include President Obama and the Democrats, Michael Steele and the Republicans, Mitt Romney and Joe...
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I have caught very little news in the last few days, due to the personal reasons heretofore mentioned. As I was browsing the news yesterday and listening to NPR this morning, one thing was very clear. The criticisms being put forth by those who disagree with the health care reform legislation just signed into...
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There is one thing that has always caused the United States of America to stand out, head and shoulders above the rest of the world. That one thing has been the way we handle our politics. No coups or government overthrows, but just the odd 300,000,000 people going to the polls and either voting...
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In two historic votes in quick succession, the House of Representatives has voted to send the Senate health care reform bill to be signed into law by President Obama and to send a reconciliation bill of fixes for the Senate bill to the Senate for consideration. The vote tallies were 219-212 and 220-211. I...
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As the final days of the Democratic attempt to pass health care reform are upon us, most of us on the conservative side have decried the way the Democrats planned to move the legislation forward. Since last week, it has been known that Louise Slaughter, D-NY, planned to use a little known and seldom...
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Well, it looks like the debate over health care is nearly over, or so Congress would have us believe. After several versions of health care reform emerged from their different Congressional committees and were all combined into the two versions that passed the House and the Senate, respectively, the Democrats are still wrangling among...
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I think it would be beneficial to watch this video of the interview FOX News conducted with President Obama on March 17, 2010. With all due respect to the President, he did not answer the question Bret Baier asked him at the onset of the interview. Every time Baier tried to bring the discussion...
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