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Regressive Progressives

admin — Sat, 16 Jul 2011 17:27:57 +0000

Calvin Coolidge would have many lessons for today’s so-called progressives and quite a few for today’s conservatives. Becoming president by succession when Warren G. Harding died in office he was re-elected in 1924 and oversaw the roaring twenties after a recession in 1920-21. His small government views would be considered rabidly right wing today and …

Constitutional Amendment

admin — Tue, 03 Aug 2010 09:25:48 +0000

I forget where I heard this but a very wise person once said that the US Constitution needs an amendment. The amendment should be kept simple so that it cannot be twisted by ideologues who oppose it so how about this. Congress shall make no law applying to any subset of the American people. All …

Prescience?

admin — Sat, 17 Oct 2009 21:39:26 +0000

As I get older I find myself much more interested in history than when I was a young man. One of the things that I like about history is that it shows the ignorance of the liberal elites who think that their ideas are “progressive” when most of the things they think need to be …

Constitutional Government

admin — Fri, 14 Aug 2009 07:09:08 +0000

The current administration has been buying up companies and bailing out others. It has effectively fired the CEO of a major company and wishes to impose limits on executive reimbursement. When the president is sworn in he makes an oath to defend and protect the constitution, section 8 of which describes the duties and then …