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 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 [...]
Posted by StephC on April 19th, 2010 in Bill of Rights/Civil Rights, Congress, Conservatism, Elections, Healthcare, Jim Cooper (TN-05), Opinion, Tennessee Politics, The Constitution
Updated and bumped: I’ve been informed that there is another candidate for TN-05 whose name is David Hall. Please follow the link made from his name and check him out.
In spite of its passage over the protests of the majority of Americans, the health care debate rages on in the states. The number of states [...]
Posted by StephC on March 4th, 2010 in False Premises, Opinion, World Affairs
I believe what you mean is we should raise taxes, rather than add a new one.
Speaking at a security conference in San Francisco, Microsoft Vice President for Trustworthy Computing Scott Charney pitched the Web usage fee as one way to subsidize efforts to combat emerging cyber threats — a costly venture, he said, but one [...]