Archive for: July 2012
July 10, 2012
When Barack Obama charged into the White House like a roaring and brilliant meteor on the wings of a slogan; ‘Hope and Change’ there may have been moments when the staunchest conservative believed he actually could pull it off. Those …
The case that received more media attention and more consideration by the U.S. Supreme Court than any in recent history has been decided. The 5-4 decision upheld the “individual mandate,” the central feature of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care …
July 9, 2012
Last Thursday dawned bright and clear. It was shaping up to be a great day for conservatives. More than one observer — waiting for the Obamacare decision outside the Supreme Court — noticed aircraft coming in low on the horizon. …
Under the 2009 Stimulus Act, the Federal Housing Administration insured $20 billion in mortgages for 87,000 homeowners.
Among these recipients were 6,300 borrowers who received almost $1.5 billion in mortgages. However, these borrowers owed the government millions in taxes. Nearly $78 …
It’s fitting that the Supreme Court handed down its Obamacare ruling the same week that it threw out the “stolen valor” law against falsely claiming military decorations, because it has now enabled unconstitutional federal power grabs to go around masquerading …
July 8, 2012
In some corners of elite opinion working on Capital Hill means one is laboring in the political equivalent of Wal–Mart. Hill workers have their pity while toiling in a crowded ideologyshop for chump change.
Yet, just like Wal–Mart, each time …
Liberals are overjoyed. It doesn’t happen much, I know. Liberals are usually so dour and cranky, complaining about how evil capitalists are keeping them down. However, with Chief Justice Roberts ignoring the Constitution to find Obamacare constitutional, …
When the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in favor of Obamacare’s individual mandate on Thursday — and in fact dubbed it a tax in spite of the Obama administration’s denials — no one was more jubilant this past weekend than the …
Then the Lord appeared to Chief Justice Roberts and said, “The outrage of America is so great, and their sin is so grave! No longer are there any Americans who love and believe in the Constitution. Therefore be warned, …
July 7, 2012
The House has voted overwhelmingly to hold Eric Holder in contempt of Congress for withholding documents on the Fast and Furious scandal, but where do we go from here? Not surprisingly, the Justice Department won’t prosecute Holder on the …
By Dr. Warren Throckmorton
“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.”
Editor’s Note: The “V&V Q&A” is an e-publication from The Center for Vision & Values at Grove City College. In this latest edition, professor of political science and executive director of the Center—Dr. Paul Kengor—interviews Grove City College graduate Sheila …
We’ve all heard the story about how a frog willingly commits suicide: If you bring a pot of water to the boiling point, and drop the frog into the boiling water, it will, allegedly, jump out and save itself from …
July 6, 2012
Our federal Constitution is one of enumerated powers only. This means that WE THE PEOPLE, who ordained and established the Constitution, listed therein every power We delegated to the federal government. If We didn’t list a power, the federal …
I ran across this book in my travels. And it peaked my interest. Who was the Forgotten Man? According to Amity Shlaes, her book, The Forgotten Man is someone that will peak your interest for sure.
When I …
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