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I’m having to answer some questions in order to join the Patriot Action Network. I found this set most amusing: What Issues Concern You Most? Climate Alarmism Constitutional Infringements Globalism Gun Control Illegal Alien Amnesty & Open Borders Immorality/Godlessness Judicial Activism Social Liberalism Socialism Tax Increases Universal Healthcare You will never guess which government issue…

This report supplies as stark an example as I have seen that we have a president with absolutely zero respect for the Constitution. President Obama announced today that he was going to take a new step in the expansion of executive authority by recess appointing a head to the new Consumer Financial Protection Bureau despite…

This morning I did something I hardly ever do. I Googled “santorum.” The news about his near-victory was at the top, and the neologism which has been plaguing him is now relegated to number two status. The Google (and Bing, Yahoo, etc.) problem is complicated, and it is explained here in more detail than most…

Between out of town guest hecticness (or would that be hecticism?) and watching tonight’s Sugar Bowl game, I’m guilty of blog neglect. Feel free to scold me, but right now it’s halftime and my spirits are lifted. By all appearances, VA Tech appeared to have a superb defense, but the Wolverines seem to be onto…

Zero Hedge makes an interesting observation: “Iran will not repeat its warning … the enemy’s carrier has been moved to the Sea of Oman because of our drill. I recommend and emphasise to the American carrier not to return to the Persian Gulf,” Salehi told IRNA.” Which is interesting because considering that the 5th Navy…

What conservatives understand – in the economic sphere government can only be an oppressor. What liberals understand – in the personal sphere government can only be an oppressor. Each has faith in half of government. Where I differ from them is that I have faith in none of it.

According to Gallup, the Republican presidential race is the “most volatile for the GOP since the advent of polling.” The Gallup report says this is the first time since 1964 where the GOP front-runner spot has seen so many changes. Gallup counts four front-runners and seven lead changes since polling began in May with former Massachusetts…

Via Dr. Helen, I just learned about a legislative horror pending right here in my home state (Michigan). HB 5882, would make it a crime for a man to leave, threaten to leave, file for, threaten to divorce or terminate support to, a pregnant woman (even if he is not the father) with intent to…

I want to amplify on some remarks I made in my very short discussion of the Ron Paul Foreign Policy. What I said was: Ron’s Foreign Policy is perfect for dealing with Western Nations. But that is not where the problem lies. It lies in the other outlaw gangs that call themselves nations. And Ron…

I’m about 25 minutes early. For the World. It will be 00:00CUT 1Jan2012 in the very near future. Happy New Year World! (an old programmer joke).

Passwords irritate the hell out of me. While I know they are a necessary evil, it is so easy to lose track of what password was created for what account, and this is even worse if I am on the road with a laptop. Unfortunately, I tend to become dependent on having the same computer…

Thanks to commenter Frank who alerted me, I left a couple of comments at Jade Haven discussing the coming election and Ron Paul’s place in it. I liked my last comment so much I’m repeating it here (narcissism only a blogger could love). Daphne, The US has taken over the role of the British Empire…

The “420” refers to the YouTube pixel count. Across. It is only 315 high.

Show some self-reliance and go f**k yourself. Seen at Zero Hedge without the ellipsis.

So says Charles Krauthammer. All I can say is that I’m having a rough time defending them (this was especially the case over the holidays), and I am getting sick of it. I wish I could just get the hold-my-nose-and-vote part over with. MORE: OTOH, the latest Rasmussen poll shows Romney handily beating Obama. Here’s…

A ballot initiative is in the works in Michigan that would amend the state Constitution to legalize marijuana. An email from M. Simon alerted me to what I should have seen yesterday afternoon but missed because I was busy: local reporter Ryan Stanton’s excellent piece on the subject. Whether it will make it onto the ballot,…

Reading Michael Yon’s interview with General Barry McCaffrey (via Frank) reminded me that there are very powerful people who are hard at work establishing in the public mind an ineradicable connection between drugs and terrorism (and hence the need to do Whatever We Can). They have to, because otherwise the use of extreme remedies such as…

OK, I was going to ignore the latest round of recycling Ron Paul’s alleged racism (this all came up and was thoroughly discussed in the last election cycle), but this time there’s a new twist. Whether Ron Paul is in fact racist, homophobic, or anti-Israel, what galls me as a longtime libertarian is to see…

As one of my longtime favorite politicians here is Senator Chuck Schumer, I am shocked — SHOCKED — to learn that he his brother in law is becoming a federal judge. “SOME SUSPECT CRONYISM,” said Glenn Reynolds earlier. No way. That would never happen. I mean, we’re talking about the man who said, “I think Fannie…

From Glenn Reynolds, a good question to ponder: WHAT DO WE DO When The Internet Mob Is Wrong? You can point out that they’re wrong, and tell them what the truth is, but that approach falls on deaf ears if what is wrong is what they want to believe. Also, there is a well established meme…