This morning I watched this clip of this British atheist by the name of Pat Condell. I really don’t know what annoys me more; atheists or supercilious British people. I suppose that’s why I loved Black Adder and Fawlty Towers; these two British shows hit the mark, not only with their comedic timing, but also…
Every day, I find myself more and more Jeffersonian in nature and philosophy. I’ve always been a fan of TJ, a very complex man, the degree of which is exemplified by this quote of President John F. Kennedy, offered at a 1962 White House Dinner honoring Nobel Prize winners of the western hemisphere: I want…
Our good friend from the Great State of Alaska, Aurorawatcherak, posted this over here: Remember, medical insurance in the US was started by unions and large corporations, mostly in the 1950s. The involvement of the labor unions makes the socialist aspects of medical insurance inevitable. The involvement of big corporations almost necessitated the rise of…
FINALLY! GOP Rep. Louie Gohmert: ‘If It Had Not Been for Sen. John McCain and President Obama…Benghazi Would Not Have Happened’ Rep. Louie Gohmert (R-Texas) on Friday placed blame on Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) and President Barack Obama for the Benghazi terrorist attack. Appearing on conservative radio host Frank Gaffney’s program on Friday, Gohmert argued…
(poster’s update at 3 pm cst, I am editing my initial paragraph in an attempt to better convey my intended message) Are you appalled when you see this image from the 2012 Democratic National Convention? Does this button exemplify advance in: learning, knowledge, or understanding? I submit this button epitomizes the opposite of learning, knowledge,…
If you want to create the maximum amount of efficiency in a society and an economy, communism is not the way to go. No doubt about it. I’ve spent thirty years in manufacturing and while communism shares the same goals as a high volume/low mix industrial factory – planning, standardization, and a condition of “sameness”…
The Rio Norte Line 