Archive for: December 2007

December 31, 2007

Post of the Day for December 31, 2007

Today is: Make Up Your Mind Day And if you live in Iowa, I’d add, “In a hurry.”

On this day in 1687: The first shipload of emigrating Huguenots (French Protestants) left France for South Africa. Source: This Day in …

This Looks Like a Job for a Liberal Hollywood Actor

Filed under: Presidential Race 2008 - 31 Dec 2007

Brandon Routh (who played Superman in Superman Returns) campaigned for Barack Obama. Other than CNN playing up the Superman angle (CNN, you know Routh is just an actor that plays Superman) there’s not a whole lot surprising here, politically.

The …

Fortune Favors the Bold

Filed under: Presidential Race 2008 - 31 Dec 2007

“Fortune favors the bold.”-Sun Tzu.

People are at last seeing the Fred Thompson they expected when he announced for President: A clear, unequivocal conservative. His final speech to Iowa voters has been shown on numerous blogs across the internet:

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VblJq4j0_SE[/youtube]

It’s been compared …

December 30, 2007

Commentary of the Day

Filed under: Christianity - 30 Dec 2007

Check out Todd Woodlief’s commentary on a section from Proverbs 30, “Neither Poverty or Riches.”
I’m used to praying that my family won’t be impoverished. I read this proverb and think that we needn’t worry about the other end of …

Sali Knows How Washington Works-He’s Trying to Change It

Filed under: Daily Response, the - 30 Dec 2007

In today’s letter, Doug Mason of Meridian writes:
Rep. Bill Sali’s Reader’s View of Dec. 5 was, at best, a distortion of facts. Rep. Sali claims that he voted against “wasteful spending” as the bills in question contained earmarks (a …

Has John McCain Changed?

Filed under: Presidential Race 2008 - 30 Dec 2007

Apparently, John McCain is stating in response to Mitt Romney’s campaign ads that unlike Romney, he hasn’t changed.

I would beg to differ. There’s quite a difference between the Congressman who was elected to represent Arizona 1st District in the …

Iowa Caucus Prediction

Filed under: Presidential Race 2008 - 30 Dec 2007

I’m not going to listen to the bizarre, contradictory polls, but I’ll be glad to share my gut feeling on how Caucus Night will go.

I predict Mitt Romney will win Iowa 27-23% over Mike Huckabee on the strength of Superior …

The Fair Tax and the Elderly

Filed under: Taxes - 30 Dec 2007

Does the Fair Tax cause undo harm to the elderly? This was recently a topic on a popular conservative Internet discussion board.

The theory is laid out by the first commenter: “Who are the people who get screwed by the National …

Post of the Day for December 30, 2007

Today is: Falling Needles Family Fest Day

On this Day in 1862:  USS Monitor sinks off Cape Hatteras, North Carolina. (Source: Wikipedia)

Quote of the Day: Being a Christian is more than just an instantaneous conversion – it is a daily …

The Taxpayer Funded Gas Station

Podcast Show Notes

The result of a taxpayer earmark in 2001: a gas station and a pizza parlor named after Congressman Dave Hobson (R-OH). Hobson calls it his proudest accomplishment, I call it pork gone mad. (Hat Tip: …

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