An oft-repeated lament by voters and non-voters alike is that no matter who we elect, regardless of party, nothing seems to change. Government continues to grow, becomes ever more intrusive in our daily lives and gets more and more expensive. Indeed, over the last few decades the only real changes in the attitude […]
Posted on June 24th, 2007 by Chuck Muth
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As many of you already know, Iowans for Tax Relief and Iowa Christian Alliance will host a presidential candidates forum on Saturday, June 30th in Des Moines, Iowa…and that Rep. Ron Paul has NOT been invited to participate. If you’re looking for someone to complain to about this slap in the face, here ya […]
Posted on June 24th, 2007 by Chuck Muth
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Probably the best thing fiscal conservatives can say about the 2007 session of the Nevada Legislature is that it’s over and no real harm was done.
On the one hand, Gov. Jim Gibbons (R) won the tax-hike debate by promising voters he wouldn’t raise taxes and (gasp!) keeping his promise despite enormous pressure, much from fellow […]
Posted on June 22nd, 2007 by Chuck Muth
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SIR HILLARY: “Hillary Clinton doesn’t have to prove she’s a man. She has to prove she’s a woman.” - Wall Street Journal columnist Peggy Noonan
WHO LOVES YA, BABY?
“The level of confidence in the US Congress, according to a Gallup Poll, has dropped to 14%. That means that the only people who have any confidence in […]
Posted on June 22nd, 2007 by Chuck Muth
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From a story in the Washington Post this morning: “Students in the D.C. school voucher program, the first federal initiative to spend taxpayer dollars on private school tuition, generally performed no better on reading and math tests after one year in the program than their peers in public schools, the U.S. Education Department said […]
Posted on June 22nd, 2007 by Chuck Muth
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Well, it’s official. That “rumored” poll I wrote about last Friday which reportedly would show that Nevada Gov. Jim Gibbons’ approval number had jumped from the basement to the second floor was confirmed on KVBC-TV in Las Vegas last night by Las Vegas Review Journal columnist John L. Smith.
“A statewide survey conducted by Glen […]
Posted on June 20th, 2007 by Chuck Muth
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WHAT HAPPENED TO THE LIBERALS?: “Conservatism in America is on the way out. Progressives are finally on the offense and we’re not playing defense anymore.” - Cecile Richards, president of the Planned Parenthood
VETO ONSLAUGHT ON THE HORIZON
“(President) Bush plans to veto the Homeland Security appropriations bill nearing final passage, followed by vetoes of […]
Posted on June 19th, 2007 by Chuck Muth
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OH, YIPPEE!: “This fall, the Internal Revenue Service plans to revive the practice of randomly targeting thousands of taxpayers for audits, even when the agency has no reason to suspect wrongdoing.” - Wall Street Journal, 6/16/07
ZERO TOLERANCE…FOR COMMON SENSE
“Fifth-graders in California who adorned their mortarboards with tiny toy plastic soldiers this week to support […]
Posted on June 18th, 2007 by Chuck Muth
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Just when you thought the absurdity of airport security in these United States under President Bush’s TSA (Transportation Security Administration or Thousands Standing Around, depending on your perspective) and its asinine policy of prohibiting the likes of toothpaste on a plane, along comes The Great Sippy Cup Caper of 2007.
As the story goes, a former […]
Posted on June 17th, 2007 by Chuck Muth
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Let’s see if I can simplify this immigration reform brouhaha: If I had hopped over the White House fence, made it past the guards and into the Lincoln Bedroom where I’ve lived in the shadows for the past few years, under the concept behind the president’s “comprehensive” immigration reform proposal I’ll be able to […]
Posted on June 17th, 2007 by Chuck Muth
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