Here is another example of why elections matter — why good citizens cannot choose to sit on their hands.
The Obama administration today cleared away the last legal obstacle to regulation of greenhouse gas emissions by the Environmental Protection Agency by issuing a formal declaration that they pose a threat to [...]
The First Amendment of our Constitution lists about six rights.
Article [I.] (See Note 13)
Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the [...]
What a hoot! You may wish to read Wilder: Why Creigh Deeds Lost by L. DOUGLAS WILDER. Then go read Does Anyone Know What Wilder’s Talking About? It is apparent Wilder has Lowell of Blue Virginia totally confounded. That is, what Wilder is saying goes right over Lowell’s head.
What is Wilder talking [...]
I once spent a considerable amount of time covering the Prince William County School Board. After conducting that effort for awhile, I was amazed to find we do not pay the people we put on the School Board. There is a salary, but it only amounts to $12,000 - $13,000 . For all [...]
I think Christ Jesus is the Messiah, and I believe he established a new covenant. Consider the following passage.
Hebrews 10:15-18 (Today’s New International Version)
The Holy Spirit also testifies to us about this. First he says:
”This is the covenant I will make with them
after that time, says the Lord.
I will [...]
Check out Raising an American flag on a free standing pole isn’t “aethetically pleasing” at Smash Mouth Politics.
I first heard about the subject of John Doe’s post, an argument over taste and decor , on the Mark Levin show. Levin is caustic, but downloading his show is free, and his show is generally informative. [...]
When I listened to President Barack Obama’s speech, I actually did not give it much attention. I occupied myself with something else. I did not expect much from the speech, and I dreaded the possibility I would not be disappointed. Nonetheless, I felt obligated to read the speech (see here). Since corporate news media reports tend to [...]
The Prince William and Manassas Family Alliance blog provides thoughtful consideration of family related issues. Here are the last two posts.
WHEN BUSYBODIES MAKE PUBLIC POLICY - This concerns the feud in Washington DC over granting special rights to homosexuals. However, our governor has stuck his nose in it.
WHEN A GOVERNMENT PROGRAM IS [...]
Some of our elected officials will at least take the trouble to send back an automated response. One such is Senator Jim Webb. Thus when I sent him my last email (see here), I got the following in reply.
Senator Jim Webb’s Response to Your Message.
November 25, 2009
Dear Citizen Tom:
Thank you [...]
Number of comments: 1 Because news stories can proceed rather strangely from dubious “facts,” it is often better to set back and watch awhile before offering an opinion. Since the emails related to ClimateGate were stolen, I reserved judgement – waiting for confirmation. However, at this point I have also begun wondering how long I will have to wait. For example, [...]
I expect it has been done, and I have just never heard it. Surely someone has mentioned it. When they write, some journalists commit hate crimes. Nonetheless, I fear this is just one of those things we have to put up with. In Democracy in America, Alexis De Tocqueville sort of put [...]
Number of comments: 5 When Alexis De Tocqueville wrote Democracy in America, he observed the class distinctions between Americans during the years of 1831 and 1832 . He was particularly interested in these distinctions as they related to the governance of our society.
What follows are a portion of the contents of Chapter 10, Volume [...]
Here is the email I sent Senator Jim Webb today.
Subject: Senator Reid’s 2074-Page Monstrosity
Dear Senator Webb
I write to ask you once again to vote against proposals that would lead to a government takeover of health care. In particular, I want you to vote against Senator Reid’s Health Care Bill. The [...]
We live in frightening times. I grew up during the Cold War. We then had good reason to fear the possibility of nuclear warfare. Nonetheless, few thought we would self-destruct. Yet that seems to be what I think we are seeing, and I am not the only one.
I got the [...]
Number of comments: 2 When we elect rascals to public office, then they weary us with their schemes. Because their ambitions know no bounds, we must keep them under constant watch.
Congressional budget crunchers said Thurday the Democrats’ latest health care plan would hold down federal red ink for at least 20 years, an assessment [...]
Civil War rages. Republicans lost the first confrontation with staggering casualties. Yet some bravely dug in and continued the fight.
The counteroffensive has begun, but the enemy still has the initiative and connives desperately for every advantage. Even now the combatants prepare for the next battle. Some skirmish — testing both [...]
Since one of the main purposes of this blog is to encourage the study of American history, from time to time I excerpt interesting portions from our more important documents. This time I elected to excerpt a portion of Democracy in America by Alexis De Tocqueville.
Who was Tocqueville? He was [...]
Number of comments: 4 There is a common misconception that Jesus did not claim to be God. C.S. Lewis, however, in Mere Christianity (Chapter 3 of Book 2), almost takes for granted the fact that Jesus claimed to be God. Why? I can think of three reasons.
The Apostles clearly thought Jesus was God, and [...]
The typical complaint that supposedly justifies the Democratic Party’s health care plan is the “fact” that the Republican Party does not have a plan of its own. This supposed “fact” is not true. At least to some extent, this “fact” is merely an often repeated lie. For example, I got a comment from [...]
H/T to Snapped Shot at this post.
See Governor Rick Perry of Texas declare Tea Party war on Washington D.C. Check out this video.
Posted in Tea Party [...]
James Atticus Bowden at American Civilization has an interesting video at this post. The video features Wafa Sultan. She has written a book that angers Muslims. Here are a few reviews.
Wafa Sultan: I receive death threats on a daily basis
Islam On The Couch
Sharia and Women — Two Very Different [...]
When I shave in the morning, I usually spend my time listening to Christian radio. So it is that I often listen to Pastor Paul E. Sheppard preach on his program, Enduring Truth. Yesterday the pastor mentioned something about witchcraft that gave me a different perspective. In an effort to [...]
Number of comments: 4 It is common knowledge now, I hope, that this weekend the House of Representatives approved their version of the so-called Affordable Health for America Act, H.R. 3962. How did our congressmen vote? Here is a link that shows how the vote went.
We here in Virginia’s 11th Congressional District are especially [...]
The elections are over. Conservatives clearly won, but these battles were merely another skirmish. Until November 2010, we can only, at best, stall the socialist agenda.
So the news media has moved on. There are two big stories. They are both about different types of war. The first story is about [...]
The bias of the corporate news media has become transparent. All we have to do is crosscheck our sources.
For example, how is Bob McDonnell’s big win playing in different new sources? An AP story in the Houston Chronicle carried this conclusion.
This time voters expressed angst about major Obama initiatives such [...]
I received the following from the mother of a school-aged child. She went with her child on a field trip to Mount Vernon.
The Patriarch of Liberty
Dear Tom,
Yesterday my youngest child’s class visited Mount Vernon. In the main hallway in the Mansion hangs a key with an old drawing of some [...]
Number of comments: 2 We live in an age of glossy advertisements, when any silly, stupid, and even suicidal notion can be made to look attractive. Nonetheless, we live in a rich country. Most of us live in a stable communities. So it is easy to ignore the degree to which our world is [...]
So who is providing voter guides?
The Prince William-Manassas Family Alliance
During this election year, The Prince William-Manassas Family Alliance has focused on Prince William County’s local House of Delegates races. Their website both has Voter Guides and the results of detailed candidate questionnaires. See the following blog posts.
GETTING THE CANDIDATES’ POSITIONS: [...]
Number of comments: 10 If it walks like a duck, quacks like a duck, looks like a duck, it must be a duck.
Topic: Proverbs
Source: (Italian)
Of late, a commenter who goes by the name of RR Edwards has sought to dominate the discussion on this blog (at this post). His basic technique is to [...]
Election Day rapidly approaches, and many are only now taking notice. Most, I fear, will not. Urge your friends and neighbors to participate. Those of you who understand the stakes involved must cajole your friends and neighbors to learn and participate. The following, from Fulcrum Express: A Journey of Faith [...]
What follows is an excerpt from yesterday’s edition of Senator Ken Cuccinelli’s of the Cuccinelli Compass.
With a week to go, our opponent is almost going berserk with negative ads. And his union supporters are feeding him cash to do it, like the $25,000 donation he got today from the AFSCME. [...]
Number of comments: 3 Since I was out-of-town this weekend, I am still catching up. So I did not catch the Washington Post’s endorsements until just a little while ago (Missing such news is one of the things that makes vacations worthwhile.).
Were there any surprises for citizens of the 13th District of the House [...]
In one respect I have to give John Bell credit. Unlike most Democrats, he is not running a negative campaign. Instead, he running a campaign based upon ideas. Nevertheless, I have no intention of voting for him. The ideas Bell proposes do not work.
One of Northern Virginia’s most pressing needs [...]
It is an old proverb, but it is a good one.
Leave them; they are blind guides. If the blind lead the blind, both will fall into a pit. — Matthew 15:14
When someone gives us advice, we expect that advice to make sense. If we are to going take advice, then [...]
A Discussion at ANTI-BVBL
To get ideas for my blog, I often go to Liberal websites. There I challenge the the poster and other commenters to defend their socialist proposals. The responses are sometimes thoughtful. Usually, however, the responses are emotional. Why? That I can only guess at. Nonetheless, I enjoy [...]
We have General Election on November 3, 2009 (See the Virginia State Board of Elections for the list of the candidates running in your district.). How can you prepare? Do you want to know where the candidates stand on issues that affect you and your family. Then please check out [...]
Number of comments: 2 Last week I saw a story I wanted to investigate, but other concerns distracted me. Nonetheless, the story remains current and controversial. What is the issue? The Washington Times begins the story this way.
Ian Pearl has fought for his life every day of his 37 years. Confined to a wheelchair [...]
Number of comments: 8 It has been years since I had any reason to be in a Catholic Church, but last week provided such a reason. While I was there, I looked at the pamphlets in the foyer before the worship area. One I found quite interesting, Guidelines for Catholic Voters. The cover contains [...]
This post takes up a thread started in this earlier post, ADVENTURES IN ILLOGIC: TODAY FEATURING ANTI-BVBL. Alanna posted a comment I thought worthy of further exploration.
Alanna posts at ANTI-BVBL. She is sympathetic to the cause of illegal immigrants, and she holds the People of our nation culpable for their plight [...]
Number of comments: 9 Today we took one step closer to the abyss of socialism.
The U.S. Senate Finance Committee on Tuesday approved an $829 billion health-care overhaul measure that would extend health insurance coverage to an estimated 29 million people, drawing the Senate one step closer to debating a health-care bill despite broad Republican [...]
Number of comments: 4 I can tell the school year has started. Some of my old posts on Math Investigations are getting a lot of hits. Since there is interest in the subject, and because this old post is actually more current than not, I decided to bring back The Case Against Math Investigations page. [...]
Number of comments: 3 Just for fun, I added this poll.
Because I expect bias in the news, I try make it a practice to read a variety of news sources. Therefore, every Sunday I pick up a copy of the Washington Post. I admit it is hard to stomach. Nonetheless, you cannot love your [...]
On Saturday evening I spent a couple hours listening to a panel of experts discuss the health care reform proposals under consideration by Congress.
Wendy Wright, President of Concerned Women for America (CWA).
Connie Marshner, President of Marshner and Associates
Olivia Gans, President Virginia Society for Human Life
Russell C. Libby, MD, Vice [...]
The first task the Bible sets before us is one of learning empathy. Because its antiquity, we must work to put ourselves in the shoes of the people who first received its message.
Consider this passage from the Gospel of Luke.
Luke 4:14-30
Jesus Rejected at Nazareth
Jesus returned to Galilee in the power [...]
Here is something you may find interesting. I am just sorry I did not help to get the word out sooner.
National Health Care Reform Forum:
“What does reform mean for the Unborn, Elderly and Disabled?”
Hosted by Prince William and Manassas Family Alliance
Saturday, October 10, 2009–7pm
Holy Trinity Catholic Church
Saint Patrick’s Hall
8213 Linton [...]
Number of comments: 10 Yesterday I posted this comment on this post at ANTI-BVBL. What was my complaint? One of their posters praised a Washington Post editorial that included this paragraph.
In ethnic politics, symbolism matters. And recent Republican signals to Hispanics have often been crudely unwelcoming. During the 2006 congressional debate on immigration reform, [...]
When challenger John Bell and Delegate Bob Marshall debated last week (see here), Bell twice cited economist John Maynard Keynes. To prove that President Barack Obama’s profligate spending makes sound economic sense, Bell cited the expertise of Keynes. Unfortunately, I doubt most people either understand or appreciate the sheer stupidity [...]
The deadline to register to vote for the November 2009 statewide election is 5 p.m. Monday, October 5. In this election, the citizens of Virginia will choose the members of the House of Delegates, the governor, the lieutenant governor and the attorney general.
When we vote, followers of Christ have the [...]
Since Delegate Scott Lingamfelter does not have an opponent this November, I guess he has time to write and support Bob McDonnell’s campaign. As I a result, I have plenty of his emails to post. What is the subject of this latest email. It has been a recurring theme for [...]
Number of comments: 4 I had to laugh. Unlike myself, my lady is not a political junky. So when I brought in a political mailer this evening, I thought her reaction revealing.
Only Bob McDonnell had his name and picture on the ad. So what was my lady first thought? This is an ad for [...]
H/T to Snapped Shot at this post.
See Governor Rick Perry of Texas declare Tea Party war on Washington D.C. Check out this video.
Posted in Tea Party [...] 