“I never thought it was my style or the words I used that made a difference: it was the content. I wasn’t a great communicator, but I communicated great things.” – Ronald Reagan, in his Jan. 11, 1989 farewell address to the American people (text) “The biggest misunderstanding about Reagan’s political life is that he…
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Creativity–A Gift from God
Fox News reports that the city of Taunton, Massachusetts is considering the use of eminent domain to save some manufacturing jobs: When the Haskon Aerospace plant in Taunton, Mass. shut down in October 100 workers lost their jobs. Many had worked at the facility for decades, making seals and gaskets for aircraft. City leaders are…
Desperate Republicans Turn to Kidnapping to Solve Policy Problems
“Some in Congress “have been holding hostage” American policy until there is an “agreement of 100 percent.” – House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer. “Is Senator Kyl holding New START hostage to tax cuts?” – Adam Serwer, Washignton Post “Every one of us…[is] being held hostage by 42 Republican senators.” CNN’s Eliot Spitzer “The White House…
Quotes of the Day
“Democrats have produced historic legislation in the area of … cutting taxes for 95 percent of the American people and millions of small businesses. And we have restored fiscal discipline to the Congress. … Numerous congressional experts call this the most productive Congress in a half century. This was only possible because our Members had…
Some Bipartisan Humor
It isn’t fair that Democrats are getting all of the criticism:
The LORD of Hosts
When Isaiah says in 6:5, “for my eyes have seen the King, the LORD of hosts,” the use of the capitol letters for LORD indicates he is using the term YAHWEH, or Jehovah. That being the case, it is difficult to interpret this as being anyone but the one, true, holy God of Israel, the…
TX v. CA – Texas Wins Again: Less Taxes and Spending Lead to Economic Growth
The Texas Public Policy Foundation released some great research today by Dr. Art Laffer explaining why Texas is doing so much better than California—or just about anybody else for that matter. In case you didn’t know, it is because we have lower taxes, spend less and regulate the economy less than most other states. No…
ABC Shows Obama Wrong on Tax Cuts!
Making Electricity More Expensive
Tuesday’s hearing by the Texas Senate Business and Commerce Committee helped shine some light on the challenges of Texas’ green energy efforts. While we heard great things about the state’s energy efficiency program, we didn’t hear how much the program costs consumers–so i helped out with some testimony. Since 2002, Texas consumers have paid $591.1…
The Administration’s New Approach to um, er, poverty, no wait, political instability, no, let’s try social unrest, hold on …
A sampling of recent remarks from John Brennan, Assistant to the President for Homeland Security and Counterterrorism: “What I want to do today is to talk about the new thinking and the new approach that President Obama brings to the task of safeguarding the American people from violent extremism and terrorism.” “The president understands that…