The deeper meaning is that all companies can now argue for bailouts, effectively spreading financial loss across all of American society. Other than politicians who are trying to keep the blame off of themselves, who are for all of these bailouts now?
Thanksgiving is usually the day when we give a half-hearted, half-spoken “thanks” for our friends and family, and for some, to our God. But on Thanksgiving Day, we should give thanks to those who gave their lives to settle, create, and protect this nation in the name of liberty. This is a nation forged in [...]
Barack Obama discovers a leak under his sink, so he calls Joe the Plumber to come and fix it. Joe drives to Obama’s house, which is located in a very nice neighborhood and where it’s clear that all the residents make more than $250,000 per year. Joe arrives and takes his tools into the house. [...]
Thanksgiving Day is the one-year anniversary of The Facts Were These…, also known as chris-spangle.com or thegreatporndragon.org. I just want to say Thank You for reading and checking it on a regular basis, both here and on the readers. I know there are a few of you! I know it is completely self-serving, but if you [...]
Here is a hunk of the show Sean Shepard and I hosted on WXNT yesterday. I didn’t get the whole thing, but you get the idea. We may/will be doing a podcast soon, so stay tuned! I was a little late at the start of the show, which is why we spend a few minutes [...]
“I consider the foundation of the Constitution as laid on this ground that ‘all powers not delegated to the United States, by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the states, are reserved to the states or to the people.’ To take a single step beyond the boundaries thus specially drawn around the powers [...]
Obama ran on change. He promised to be a uniter, not a divider. He promised that he’d change the culture of Washington. That’s what most Americans voted for. Instead, I heard an advisor say that wasn’t accurate. We voted for a rollback of Bush to Clinton. Great spin! But I don’t want to hear Republicans [...]
Mike Kole has a great post on the war between neo-con/Rawlsian liberal + social conservative/modern Republicans and libertarian/classical libertarians/faux-cons. Read it here. This is the battle for the “soul” of the GOP. I maintain that if the GOP continues to deny rights in the name of religion, they will become a permanent minority with my generation. [...]
