Remember the epic Balanced Budget Amendment that was to be voted on before the end of the year? The one that the “tea party hobbits” wanted? On November 18th, just after the national debt crossed the $15,000,000,000,000 mark, a roll call vote failed to get the required 2/3 majority...

Who knows what government will do next? As of this writing it looks like Congress will finish up 2011 with a 2 month extension of the Payroll Tax Cut. They say they will come back from their break at the end of January 2012 and make it last for the full year. But at what cost to the...

Someone named Steven Walt has published an article, wildly posted on the Internet, entitled “The Myth of American Exceptionalism”. I don’t know who Mr. Walt is, but the bio says he is a professor at Harvard University. Unfortunately we are seeing too much of this type of thinking...

The following is based on an email I received from a very angry reader: So much talk now about companies and the rich paying more taxes. In every definition I have seen I am one of the rich, even though I don’t see it myself. I do know rich people – but I guess everything is...

People complain but very few offer answers – so I decided to come up with a few new ideas. Some have probably been offered before, and if that is the case then just consider these an endorsement. I have not fleshed these out, so there may be some problems lurking in the details....

From June 24 to July 8, 2011 Georgians were given the opportunity to vote online for a new license plate design. The web visitors were presented with 8 designs in the order shown HERE (click for image) The three “In God We Trust” designs came in first, second and third and...

Cecilia Muñoz, White House Director of Intergovernmental Affairs (formerly of La Raza) presented the good news in a recent blog post – the administration has more important things to do than enforce the laws on immigration. And since Congress won’t grant amnesty  the Executive...

Bank of America is dumping 3,500 workers now and could jettison up to 10,000. Is this Too-Big-To-Fail bank, along with others burned by the housing market, about to get another taxpayer bailout? You may be about to buy some more...

We will see how much attention this receives – but it is a big loss for Labor Unions, both politically and financially. After taking millions in union dues to try and get back at State Representatives (who made the right moves in a struggling economy), Republicans held on to 4 of the 6...

I understand the importance of optimism but I also believe in being prepared. And I am concerned that the current river of hope flowing from the White House is smoothing over reality and leaving many unprepared for what may be challenging times ahead. The primary indicator of a recovering...

As hard as it may be to believe, the US Government has made a program that allows people to take advantage of the generosity of the taxpayer. Smaller banks that took TARP funds and have not yet been able to repay them are discovering that they can take money earmarked for small business loans...

We need to know the countries that hold our debt for a number of reasons. First, if a single country held too much they could destroy our economy simply by deciding to sell it all. But the citizens also need to know where our debt is going. Could the US have made a deal with Saudi Arabia that...

Minnesota’s recent passage of a right to carry law now leaves Illinois as the only state that does not allow citizens to protect themselves with a legal purchased firearm. If you don’t think a gun in the hands of a trained citizen doesn’t deter a criminal please put this sign...

Starting July 1, people in FL who test positive for drugs will not receive ‘their’ Temporary Assistance to Needy Families. The tests are paid for by the recipient, and the program was part of Gov Rick Scott. While one Democratic lawmaker called not just unconstitutional but...

What Georgians want in the way of ‘reform’ is to simply uphold existing laws – ensure employees are working legally, validate citizenship before taxpayer subsidies are handed out (including education), prosecute those that bring illegal aliens into Georgia, take unlicensed drivers...