Featured, Politics — March 17, 2010 at 6:34 am

The United States Declaration of Independence begins: “We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness. — That to secure these rights, Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed…” Houston,...

In Support of Roy Ashburn

Roy Ashburn is in a bit of political hot water. He’s a California State Senator representing the people of Inyo, Kern San Bernardino, and Tulare counties. He was stopped on suspicion of driving under the influence of alcohol last week. A local television station reporter noted that Roy had been...

March 10th, 2010 | Politics | Read More

Glenn Beck Owes Geert Wilders a Public Apology

Thomas Jefferson wrote “When angry, count ten before you speak; if very angry, a hundred.” I had to count well past a hundred before I could write this blog post about Glenn Beck’s recent error. The time has allowed my anger to mellow into deep disappointment and sadness. Over the last...

March 9th, 2010 | Media Bias, Politics | Read More

Amazon Fired Me and I’m Glad

I received an email notice from Amazon terminating my participation in the Amazon Associates program. I have been earning around $120 a month from this program, by placing ads for recommended books on various web sites that I own. This was a nice bonus for recommending good products from a company...

March 9th, 2010 | Economics | Read More

Home Prices Are Not Done Falling

Most Americans are wondering if home prices have bottoms out or if they will continue to fall. The obvious answer is that they will continue to fall, and that answer comes from two important (and simple) pieces of data. The first is a comparison of median home price to median income. Everyone’s...

March 8th, 2010 | Economics | Read More

Taking Back America, One Back Yard at a Time

FoxNews recently published an article which highlights pretty much everything which is wrong with the country. California Man Fights Legal Battle to Keep His Own Backyard is the story of George McNamee’s fight to keep the government out of his back yard. George and Sharlee McNamee bought their...

March 5th, 2010 | Politics | Read More

Obama Lies

YouTube user themantoobeat posted these hilarious videos which highlight many of Barack Obama’s lies. The videos show Obama making statements which clearly contradict each other. I love the one where Obama claims that his uncle liberated Auschwitz, which would have to mean that his uncle was in...

March 5th, 2010 | Politics, Uncategorized | Read More

Sawsan Salim Sentenced to 300 Lashes For Complaining

Sawsan Salim was being harassed by local officials, so she went to the government offices in Rass to complain. As a result, she was sentenced to 300 lashes and 18 months in jail for the “crime” of visiting government offices without a male relative. In a comically obvious failure of the Saudi...

March 4th, 2010 | Politics, Religion | Read More