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Ron Paul Not Running For Congress In 2012

Justin — Tue, 12 Jul 2011 16:03:53 +0000

Seems the good doctor is focusing all his energy on his Presidential campaign. Story is here.

Seems like a smart move on paper, as he has a better chance if he’s not spreading his resources over two campaigns, but I don’t think he has much of a chance to receive the Republican nomination, meaning one of the sane voices talking about how to fix the economy could be out of a job next year. Of course, we’re probably better off without his foreign policy ideas…

Another Reason Walmart Scares Me: Napolitano Announces DHS Partnership With Retailer

Justin — Wed, 08 Dec 2010 18:22:21 +0000

CBS has the story here, but the gist of it is that several Walmart stores will have monitors at the checkouts playing a video encouraging people to look for, and report, suspicious activity. Sounds harmless enough, but something just doesn’t feel right about it. Can’t quite put my finger on it.

Jim Wallis: “There Wouldn’t Be A Tea Party If There Wasn’t A Black Man In The White House”

Justin — Sat, 27 Nov 2010 17:04:19 +0000

You know, right after Obama was elected, I was one of those people that thought we were moving towards a “post-racial” America. It looked as though we could finally judge politicians based on policies, not skin color. However, we seem to have spun off in another direction; instead of condemnation for skin color, we get accusations of racism for disagreement.

Don’t get me wrong, there are racists at Tea Party rallies that want Obama out simply because he’s black. There will always be people out there that hate others for stupid reasons. However, as a whole, the Tea Party movement came about because people didn’t like the way this country was going (in other words, opposition to big government), and that’s the driving force behind the group to this day.

Jim Wallis is crying racism because it’s a conversation ender. He’s trying to shut up his opponents.

Homeland Security Seizes Domain Names

Justin — Sat, 27 Nov 2010 15:39:14 +0000

It doesn’t surprise me that the government is seizing websites that violate copyrights, but I do have a question: Why does this fall under the jurisdiction of Homeland Security?

Rasmussen: Many Say Government Now Operating Outside the Constitution

Justin — Tue, 23 Nov 2010 21:57:01 +0000

The specifics are here.

44% of likely voters feel the government is operating outside of the Constitution. Not a majority, but it is the biggest group of those polled (see the article for specifics).

Not sure what this leads to, but I’d guess that number will continue to grow. The recent election was a good sign, but there’s still a long way to go to get our government & economy under control.

Ron Paul Introduces ‘American Traveler Dignity Act’

Justin — Thu, 18 Nov 2010 20:25:18 +0000

He’s on the right track. Let’s hope the vote goes the way of individual freedom.

Republicans Fail To Cut NPR Funding

Justin — Thu, 18 Nov 2010 20:05:11 +0000

Lamborn presents a really good case. However, the measure failed. Two problems here:

Pretty much every Republican I heard arguing in favor of the cut mentioned Juan Williams. I’m of the belief that Williams’ comments didn’t warrant termination, but I also think this is coming across as Republicans looking for revenge in his name, which won’t win too man supporters.

Second, even though Republicans just won the majority in the House, that doesn’t kick in until January. Did they really think they could pass this with a bunch of big government lame ducks voting?

This can, and should, pass, but it won’t until sometime next year. Even then, I’d expect the Senate and the President to stop it. Government shouldn’t fund the media, but it’s an uphill battle to fix that

Sarah Palin: I Could Beat Obama

Justin — Thu, 18 Nov 2010 00:09:31 +0000

Now, being the skeptic that I am, I don’t think this can be honestly evaluated until the full interview airs next month. This is just a snippet intended to tease a Barbara Walters special, so I’d expect ABC to edit in such a way that it’s as tantalizing as possible.

That being said, I’m not sure Palin has a chance in 2012. Her base followers love her, but those that hate her REALLY hate her. I think the Republican candidate with the best chance of winning is someone not on the national scene right now. They’re probably big in state politics somewhere, but I suspect they’ll show up out of the blue and really rev people up…sort of like Obama did in 2008.

Jim DeMint: ‘You Can’t Be A Fiscal Conservative and Not Be A Social Conservative’

Justin — Wed, 10 Nov 2010 16:45:14 +0000

Two words: Penn Jillette

In all seriousness, I really do like DeMint, but I have to disagree on this point. The fact that most social liberals vote Democrat seems to blur the lines on what they believe. However, if I’m not mistaken, one of the over-simplified definitions of a libertarian is someone who wants the government out of their wallet and out of their bedroom.

You can’t legislate morality, and I firmly believe education on social issues does far more to strengthen the family and whatnot than any laws could ever hope to do.

HT: Breitbart.tv

Rasmussen: GOP Primary Voters Express Interest in Third-Party Option

Justin — Mon, 08 Nov 2010 18:10:46 +0000

Interesting.

Seems a good chunk of Republican voters don’t like the current front-runners for the GOP’s 2012 Presidential Candidacy. Either someone else needs to step up (Chris Christie?), or it looks like another four years of Obama. Interesting times ahead…