Classical Values

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  • You’re not special, but WE are — an open letter to President Obama

    Dear President Obama, I know there has been a lot of discussion on your remarks that American exceptionalism is the same as Greek exceptionalism or any other nation’s “exceptionalism.” I don’t mean to pile on and I hate to be rude, and I know I’m more than a day late to this and far more…

  • Abortion Prohibition Enforcement

    Warning. The above video is quite disturbing. I couldn’t watch it all. Let me add that the link to the video was sent to me by Eric my blog master at Classical Values. Here is a question for all my “the government must do something about abortion” friends: How do you prevent abortion enforcement from…

  • The Drug War Exception

    There is a heck of a lot of complaining about the latest body groping rules implemented by the TSA. The thing is we gave up ownership of our bodies a long time ago when we let urine screening for employment pass without a murmur. All for the greater good to be sure. The Drug War…

  • Is Sarah Palin Good Or Is She Lucky?

    Is Sarah Palin good or is she lucky? That is the question being asked by will45 at NewsFlavor. How to tell if it is luck: Once is happenstance. Twice is coincidence. Three times is enemy action. Ten times? I think an attack by superior forces is in progress. Cross Posted at Power and Control

  • The American Sphinx

    American Sphinx: The Character of Thomas Jefferson Thomas Jefferson – A Film by Ken Burns H/T Intangible Materiality. Cross Posted at Power and Control

  • What are those awful bigoted Arizonans smoking?

    As Arizona has been much demonized lately, and is being subjected to a boycott, news that doesn’t fit the “bigoted state” narrative is being under-reported. So there wasn’t much national attention paid to the fact that on November 2, Arizona’s “bigoted” voters approved Proposition 203, which made Arizona the 15th state to approve a medical…

  • Remedial Political Science

    The libertarians are the difference between winning and losing national elections. The news covers this up by calling them independents. But where do the independents stand? Less government. Government out of the wallet and out of the bedroom. To keep a coalition together you have to allow the tail to wag the dog. Without the…

  • Who has the fear advantage?

    One of the reasons I envy religious conservatives is that they don’t have to live in a constant state of fear the way the rest of us turkeys do. Now, I know I can’t speak for all of them, but for many religious people there is only one fear that matters, and that is the…

  • Does freedom to sin violate religious freedom?

    I get very tired of discussing the, um, “social issues.” Fortunately for me, M. Simon always seems to have plenty of stamina at about the same time I run out of steam. Anyway, right now there is a very determined effort in some quarters to make the social issues Tea Party issues. This is problematic,…

  • Till death panels us do part!

    Saying “I guess Palin wasn’t wrong after all,” a friend emailed me a video link about Paul Krugman and death panels, Watch it and weep. And if you’re having the same “deja vu all over again” feeling that I’m having, that’s only because there is nothing new about Paul Krugman channeling Sarah Palin. As I…

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  • God Party vs Tea Party

    The TEA Parties have fired a shot across the bow of the old guard of the Republican Party. You will know the old guard better by their philosophy. Simply put: “if you are right on abortion hardly anything else matters.” Not fiscal conservatism. Not small government. And especially not winning national elections. Representatives of the…

  • Janet Napolitano plays chicken, but who rules the roost?

    Over at the official TSA Blog, I found a great question: Why did Janet Napolitano decline to go through the backscatter machine? That’s just too good to ignore. I’m hoping maybe readers can offer answers to the riddle. Then there’s this: I’ve worked as an electron microscopy tech and while there was extremely little risk…

  • Official TSA Groping Instructions T-Shirt

    Here is a link to the Official TSA Groping Instructions T-Shirt. Never fly without it. And wouldn’t you know it. Amazon has an instructional video: Groping America H/T Gates Of Vienna Cross Posted at Power and Control

  • A Fly In The Ointment

    Read more at We Won’t Fly. Here are some scary thoughts for those who OPT OUT. How to Opt Out: Say “I Opt Out” Should you decide to opt out, you must be aware that the TSA will perform a pat down instead of subjecting you to the WBI/AIT (AKA porno-scanner). The TSA may try…

  • The Drug War Comes To Obama Care

    David Rittgers at National Review takes a look at how a Supreme Court decision on the Drug War is being used to justify the individual mandate in the recently passed Health Care Bill. Here are Dave’s opening remarks: If the generation of “limited government” lawmakers freshly chosen to man the trenches in Washington wishes to…

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