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Civics Class – Pay Attention

So , did you ditch High School Civics class? Or did you attend and just not pay attention? Take this QUIZ and see how you do. I scored 78.79 %. Much better than I thought I would do.

We’re Screwed.

Giving money and power to government is like giving whiskey and car keys to teenage boys.  ~P.J. O’Rourke I didn’t watch the debate. I’ve already made up my mind on how I will vote. It really sticks in my craw to vote for McCain, but I wouldn’t vote for Obama if he were the only [...]

Best Laid Plans

more cat pictures A fire at Los Alamos has had one significant consequence. A secret scientific document was discovered in a bunker whose security systems were mostly destroyed by the fire. This document was leaked to the public last weekend. Actually it reveals nothing that we didn’t already suspect. But it does show that the [...]

When is a duck not a duck?

Answer: When it’s an Economic Stimulus check. I got mine this week. Lets take a look at it and see just what it is stimulating. Well, I could spend it on gas. God knows I use enough of it, commuting to my job. My spending on gasoline just to get to work has jumped from [...]

How many politicians…

does it take to change a light bulb? Unfortunately, only a simple majority. If the government Idiots in Washington have their way, the open market won’t determine what kind of light bulb you have in your home. While compact fluorescent light bulbs are more energy efficient than incandescent, do we need congress to tell us [...]

Really a bad idea

I believe there are more instances of the abridgment of the freedom of the people by gradual and silent encroachments of those in power than by violent and sudden usurpations. – James Madison Coming to a country nearby today (ours) REAL ID. The government wants us all to have a number in their national data [...]