Conservatism (Government)
The Persecuted Liberal in Spiritual Warfare against Christianity - Gregory Lewis
The title is a tongue in cheek parody based on a smattering of recent articles portraying Liberals and atheists as the enemies of Christians. I’m posting this under the category “Conservativism”. It’s dishonest, I know, but it’s a poke at some of your conservative... Submitted 198 days 21 hours ago.
Why the Conservatives Don’t Stand a Chance in 2012 - Gregory Lewis
FT. LAUDERDALE, FL – It’s no wonder that people who like to shoot other people prefer to call themselves Republican, and people who like the 4 th of July because of the pretty boomy sparkly things are predisposed to coalesce around the Republican Party. It is the party of sparkly... Submitted 117 days 20 hours ago.
Occupy Wall Street as a Socialist Movement to Overthrow the Government - Al Case
I watch the Occupy Wall Street crowd fill the streets these days, and I am reminded of the protests of the sixties. Tear gas and pepper spray, young people chanting and screaming...but there are some serious differences. Today’s world wide protests are not a noble call for the end of war... Submitted 117 days 21 hours ago.
FT LAUDERDALE, FL – There is a saying, “Pulling the wool over my eyes.” It means someone is trying to put something past you, knowing that you might disapprove if you knew their unspoken intentions and the real worth of what they are trying to give you. Three examples of... Submitted 125 days 20 hours ago.
Finding The Main Idea In Politics - Walter Rhett
My comments and essays usually tie culture–insights of strategies, trends, and meanings behind acts and speech–to national and local politics. The laughable request of the freshman Republicans to the White House to stop attacks on theirr support for Ryan’s medicare plan is a... Submitted 273 days 23 hours ago.
Conservatives Have One Good Reason to be Frustrated -
- eIf you ask a Conservative whats wrong, especially a fringe conservative who recently has fallen into vitriol and bitter criticism of each and every small move the president makes, he or she might insist that everything is Obamas fault. If Obama would only let things alone instead of stirring... Submitted 2 years 132 days ago.
Open Letter to John McCain - Joel Hirschhorn
Every few days I get yet another mailing begging me for money for your campaign. There is always explicit language about my being one of your supporters. But I do not support you for president. You are an abomination, because of your support for President George W. Bush and his unjustified... Submitted 3 years 326 days ago.
"The Dumbest Single Thing I've Done" -
- Patricia JohnsonBy Patricia L Johnson You truly have to wonder about the mentality of some of the members of the current Republican field of candidates. The Submitted 69 days 23 hours ago.
Okay, a Short Rant Before I go To Bed (Instead of Having Dessert) - Andrew Kellerman
Illigal imigrants, sorry, undocumented aliens, U.N.s, got to me more confused than I am and that is confusing to even contemplate. Let me query. U.N.s enter the country illegally. Their children, when born in the U.S., are legal (documented aliens?). When they, U.N.s, to go to college, states... Submitted 114 days 8 hours ago.
Rant DeJour - Are You a Moron?: Take the Short Quiz - Andrew Kellerman
1 U. S. corporations open factories overseas because: A They are greedy, unpatriotic capitalist who don't care about anything except making profits B They don't believe that American workers are capable of doing quality work C In order to keep their companies viable and to be able to... Submitted 121 days 23 hours ago.
The advent and massive growth of the “Tea Party Movement” coupled with the massive yet unsuccessful spending spree. Also, the attempt by government to take over the national health care industry and usurp states rights, assist and encourage abortion as well as homosexuality and... Submitted 160 days 21 hours ago.
Politics and Palov's Dogs -
- Walter RhettWe are seeing the Palovian conditioning of politics. Substitute Iceland, Ireland, Argentina, or any country that is the flavor of the day. The response is exactly the same: more fear, more belief; more dismantling of rational, fact-based, experience; more ridicule of empirical models; more... Submitted 218 days 19 hours ago.
Memo to the GOP: Courage, Dudes - Walter Rhett
With courage, the GOP could regain its moderate wing. Alienated not so much by policies as by duplicitious operations, a hallmark of the politics of Rove, Weinberger, Chaney, the Koch brothers, Bob Ney, Tom DeLay, Jack Abramoff and others. They managed to tilt the party to its rigid demographic... Submitted 218 days 20 hours ago.
Married Congressman Christopher Lee in Buff Craigslist Men Seeking Women Ad Resigns, Nude Cell Photo - Gregory Lewis
BUFFALO, NY - Married but looking Republican Representative Christopher Lee tendered his resignation after some provocative personal ad photos emerged. Just another Republican “do as I say, not as I do” scandal, nothing we haven’t really been expecting, ha! “It has been... Submitted 1 year 1 day ago.
Oh, GOD! Alabama Christian Only State, Governor Bentley Takes Country Backward - Gregory Lewis
MONTGOMERY, AL – Is this really 2011, or am I Doctor Who landing his T.A.R.D.I.S. back in the south of 1961? Hours after taking his oath of office, Robert Bentley said anyone who wasn’t a Christian wasn’t his brother or sister. Maybe the voters of Alabama did not elect a... Submitted 1 year 22 days ago.
"I Hate Tall People" from Joe Republican -
- TeamAfroHello, I am a Republican and I don't like tall people. I don't know exactly why I don't like tall people, I have just always disliked them. Most of my friends don't like tall people either. I guess that's why they're my friends. I think that maybe I'm a little scared of tall people because I... Submitted 1 year 137 days ago.
A Conservative Pararable Revisited - Tex Norman
Recently I read A Parable about Socialism The way the story goes, this young girl is about to finish her first year of college. This young lady considers herself a liberal Democrat, and she is in favor of higher taxes to support more government programs. [Republicans would call her view... Submitted 2 years 23 days ago.
Could George P. Bush Be The Future of The Republican Party? - Laura Trahan
As I was reading the news this morning, I came across a news story about George Prescott Bush or "P" as he is called going off to fight in the war. The Daily Beast is reporting that P's future political ambitions are on hold as his Navy Reserve unit is set to be deployed to Iraq or Afghanistan... Submitted 2 years 106 days ago.
Reaction to Thesis is Quite Telling - Terry Mitchell
Recently-published portions of Virginia gubernatorial candidate Bob McDonnell's 1989 graduate thesis have created a major uproar in the mainstream media. They are particularly outraged at McDonnell's assertion that government should favor married couples over "cohabitators, homosexuals, or... Submitted 2 years 159 days ago.
Giving Limbaugh A Second Look -
- Tex NormanOften I ask conservatives to give their words a second look, and I want to apply this same urging to myself. I have criticized Rush Limbaugh for saying and CPAC (Conservative Political Action Conference,) Republicans for cheering these words. "I disagree fervently with the people on our side... Submitted 2 years 343 days ago.
Jindal Lies and Republicans Look Pitiful -
- Tex NormanWhen Governor Bobby Jindal gave the Republican response to the Obama Non-State of the Union Speech he told the following story: During Katrina, I visited Sheriff Harry Lee, a Democrat and a good friend of mine. When I walked into his makeshift office I'd never seen him so angry. He was... Submitted 2 years 347 days ago.
Quoted Hate -
- Tex NormanSome people tell me I am twisting things, making too big a deal out of the hatemongering right wing conservatives. Perhaps they don't hear what I hear. Or maybe they don't object to what I find so objectionable. The truth is, I am worried about our country because we are not even miffed by... Submitted 2 years 348 days ago.
- Tex NormanI live in Oklahoma City , a target for whacky ultra conservative evil by a deranged, evil right-winged stup-o. Do we need to see the pictures again to remember that there were babies in a day-care, within the Federal Building that were blown up by Timothy McVeigh? Maybe that devastation makes me... Submitted 2 years 348 days ago.
My Definition Of A Liberal -
- David TanguayNow what's all this talk about conservatives and liberals? For one thing let me get one thing straight when I was released from the military in 1969 I went straight to work. However, I was deeply concerned about what was going on in the country and in the world. I am not a very well educated man... Submitted 3 years 83 days ago.
Conservatives Will Vote for John McCain Anyway; Here is Why -
- MogamaIn a previous article, I highlighted 8 reasons proving that John McCain looks more like a Democrat than a Republican. For practical purposes, Senator McCain is a Democrat in disguise. That is one of the main reasons why the senator's presidential race with Barack Obama remains a close one.... Submitted 3 years 125 days ago.
