On Saturday 10/15/2011, Occupy Wall Street Came To Rapid City. I visited their event which was centered around the new Main Street Square in downtown Rapid City, South Dakota. It appeared that some 40 or so folks were in attendance,…
There seems to be a new media test for Presidential candidates in recent times. Does the candidate “look Presidential”? John Stewart might “look Presidential”, but probably would not make a great President. Funny, perhaps. Great, not likely. So what is…
When candidates make promises not to raise taxes then break those promises, they must be held accountable by their constituents and particularly by the Tea Partiers that supported them. Cynically being against tax increases while you are running, and then…
Somehow the voices of liberalism today sound less like traditional partisan pep-talks and more like Oceania’s “Two-Minute Hate” sessions, where party members screamed at a giant telescreen filled with the face of Emmanuel Goldstein, one of Big Brother’s objective enemies. …
Incredulously, Jay Carney, Obama’s Press Secretary said “President Obama can and should be re-elected even if the economy fails to improve.” Carney spoke in response to a question at the White House briefing by Jake Tapper of ABC News, who…
WOW!!! Just when we thought we didn’t have quite enough government, a NEW regulatory agency has been created. The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) is the latest in the ever growing bureaucracy of our federal government. The Senate Banking Committee…