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Monday, August 6th, 2012“Byrd, who died in June 2010 at age 92, had sought the FBI intelligence while suspecting that communists and subversives were guiding the civil rights cause, the records show.” Now that a child of the Civil Rights movement is President and he is accused of the same thing. Weird how that works. Same lie. Different […]
Father America
Friday, March 2nd, 2012Ed Kilgore provides a pretty good summation of modern conservatism. It’s not really a “freedom agenda” unless you are a “daddy.” If you’re a “father,” then you’re free to tell others how to live their private lives. If you’re not lucky enough to be a “father,” then you should be seen and not heard. If […]
Federal Government Prevents Another Recession
Friday, February 17th, 2012Why is Europe sliding into recession and we are staying above water? The Federal Government. Europe is essentially a confederation; it is multiple states with a single currency. Unlike the US they have no central government or bank to off set the cuts in individual states. As Paul Krugman explains, the US federal government should […]
Liberalism, Conservatism and the Future
Wednesday, February 1st, 2012At the end of the 19th century, Populist farmers pushed for the Federal government to rein in the abusive practices of banks and railroads. At the beginning of the 20th century, the Progressive movement actually convinced the Federal government to break up monopolies and protect consumers from unsafe food and drugs. During the Depression, FDR […]
JFK Shows Leadership
Thursday, September 1st, 2011Thanks SouthernLiberalinMD.
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