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Election 2012 will be remembered as the Year of Not Mitt. Not Mitt was the most prominent issue of the Republican primaries. President Obama has based his campaign on being Not Mitt. While Mitt has  campaigned on being Not Obama, his odd, off-putting personality and… Read full post »

With the news that Romney is considering naming his running mate soon comes the question of why he might choose that strategy. An anonymous Romney campaign operative explained the early move, citing polling showing… Read full post »

Republican heavyweights Ryan, McConnell and Boehner appeared on Sunday political talkie shows to discuss their plan to repeal and replace ObamaCare. While questions about their intent to repeal ObamaCare were fielded with typical talking point expertise -- they really do want to repea… Read full post »

Of the arguments the Republicans used in their attempt to have the Supreme Court overturn the Affordable Care Act, the one the public will remember for years is the claim it could lead to the government making citizens eat broccoli. It’s funny to think of federal agents sticking a tube… Read full post »

Note: This is extracted from an article published last October that suggested the Supreme Court should amend the ObamaCare law by applying a judicial remedy, satisfying both parties in the case. However, the Court didn't take the advice, saying in the ruling that the ACA law issues should be d… Read full post »

Like A Switch in Time to Save Nine -- A Change of Cohort to Save the Court

If there was a consensus opinion on the Court’s Affordable Care Act ruling, it was that it would be decided based on Congress’ power to regulate commerce, not the power to tax… Read full post »

              Dedicated to the Tea Party in recognition of Tax Day

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                                               A Saturday Repost

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Wee, The People

The Supreme Court began this term faced with a double dose of dilemma. The Affordable Care Act dispute has reached their doorstep, both parties involved unworthy of entering the chamber. Instead of a simple health insurance so… Read full post »

This is a response to the "famous" Mike Church and is mostly about ridiculing his really pathetic rebuttal to something I wrote. I consider it a sort of pain in the ass. But because he devoted his attention to me, I feel I must reciprocate. Not only did Mikey try… Read full post »

I'm indulging myself with this post, but if you like arguments, you might like this one.

My recent post: Ron Paul Says Founders Ignorant of Constitution caused quite a stir among the libertarian crowd. While I didn't wish to insult anyone's religion by disagreeing with a saint,… Read full post »

Having lured you into reading this, I admit Ron Paul only effectively makes the title claim. He wouldn't say it directly, as that would diminish the ongoing fraud of presenting himself as an authority on the Constitution. He is not, as I will prove beyond a reasonable doubt, and can only… Read full post »

Appearently determined to prove the Bush Theory -- all famous name sons of office-holding Republicans represent a generational degredation of genetic attributes -- Rand Paul has once again… Read full post »

               (First posted in July, 2009, so a Saturday Evening rePost)       

They had been argui… Read full post »

Real American history with a whimsical twist and symbolic pinch

Dedicated to the Tea Party in recognition of Tax Day

He stood on the stage bathing in the adulat… Read full post »

While I’m not a big fan of President Obama, I am less critical of his (in)actions than many on the Left side of the label ledger. I agree that Obama is too much a continuation of Bush on the issues… Read full post »

                            First posted here in October, 2009

I met her in one of those small nightclubs that cater to the older crowd. I was 50, she had just enough wrinkle to suggest mid 40s, but I… Read full post »

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Ideology, ignorance and absolutism

Ideology is one of the often misused words in political conversations. This isn’t surprising considering most political conversations are riddled with words that have more attachment to emotion than meaning. However, if you want to improve your political word… Read full post »

I’ve been weighing the pros and cons of the Wisconsin effort to end collective bargaining for public employee unions, and have arrived at the conclusion that the Conservatives are right, at least in principle… Read full post »