Posted by StephC on September 1st, 2010 in Conservatism, Opinion, Politics General, The Constitution
Even as we “politicos” wrangle over policies and issues, we are still losing the debate on conservatism. This article brought that home.
Partisan politics is a deadly weapon that is destroying the fabric of one of the greatest societies in history. It’s frustrating to watch Americans slowly losing their grip on true freedom. It seems that [...]
Posted by StephC on August 20th, 2010 in Bill of Rights/Civil Rights, False Premises, Media's Political Role, Opinion, Politics General, The Constitution, World Affairs
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There have been a lot of knee jerk reactions to the Ground Zero Mosque/Cultural Center. I’ve had my own, which was troubling as I generally don’t care about others’ religion except in the general sense of wanting everyone to go to Heaven. Why we’ve had such visceral reactions is not easy to put into words [...]
Posted by StephC on August 18th, 2010 in Celebrity Politics, Opinion, Politics General
Whether you agree with her conservatism or not, this was a well done video; uplifting in an activist sort of way. It’s not big on policy issues because it was never meant to be about policy issues but a renewal of the American voices that seem to be fading away in the cacophony of liberal [...]
Posted by StephC on August 17th, 2010 in Bill of Rights/Civil Rights, Campaign Shenanigans, Congress, Conservatism, Democrats, Elections, Jim Cooper (TN-05), Opinion, Republicans, Tennessee Politics, The Constitution
In 2008, you voted for change with Barak Obama(click TN on the map). You didn’t get what was promised in the easy campaign slogan. Instead you’ve gotten the shaft: high unemployment and bigger government.
Somebody during the 2008 presidential campaigns asked: “Are you better off today than you were 4 years ago?” It wasn’t Obama [...]
Posted by StephC on July 30th, 2010 in Congress, Democrats, Elections, Jim Cooper (TN-05), Politics General
A lot of seats considered safe are flying under the radar. TN-05 is one of them. Cooper is beatable.
According to this poll, any Republican can beat Jim Cooper.
The article does talk about some drawbacks, one of which is the poll is coming from the Hartline camp, whom I come have as close to endorsing as [...]
Posted by StephC on June 6th, 2010 in Politics General
Sometimes you have to step back, away, and into the silence to hear what is going on. If you listen closely, everything is still Bush’s fault.
Yesterday, a Democrat saw fit to spam my site with his campaign against Jim Cooper. He left no link to any site but there is this. The reason I say [...]
Posted by StephC on May 21st, 2010 in Conservatism, Elections, Jim Cooper (TN-05), Opinion, Republicans, Tennessee Politics
Rep. Jim Cooper sold his vote while playing coy with district TN-05’s voters when after the fact facts tell a different story.
TN-05 and other districts nearby recently experienced a historic natural disaster. Cooper’s answer is to find a scapegoat and publicize it.
I had started a series to highlight five candidates for this district Out of [...]