There are many prominent candidates in the 2008 election. Hillary Clinton, Barack Obama, Rudy Guliani, John McCain and Mitt Romney are all fighting for not only their parties nominations but also the white house. Who will win? I'll give you a clue: I did not list the candidate I expect to be our 44th president. Any ideas? It is John Edwards. Now before you roll your eyes and scoff, read this argument. Most people I tell this to think I am...more
Presidential elections provide a lot of humor when you can recognize the joke.Every few days some new, outrageous flap kicks another outrageous flap off of the front page of our nation's daily newspapers.Now the Democrats are all upset that President George Bush threw out the 30-month prison sentence for former White House aide Lewis "Scooter" Libby but stopped short of giving him a full pardon. Some first class, heartfelt whining is par for the...more
America has successfully celebrated another Independence Day. I could be corrected in my calculation, but I believe every American celebrated this great holiday in some fashion, with barbecues aplenty along with many firework displays. All government offices, banks and many businesses were closed in observance of this holiday.One thing about Independence Day is that it is a great American holiday of which few people object to.Americans, overall, love to celebrate ... anything. And I don't know anybody who did not join in the celebration of Independence Day. It's not a right or left celebration. It's not a Republican or Democrat celebration. It's not a conservative or liberal celebration. It's an American celebration.Independence Day is not like other holidays such as Christmas or Easter, which are religious holidays engendering all kinds of emotional responses for and against. Every year we seem to have what some call the "Christmas battle." Some people believe in Christmas, others do not. Some people celebrate Christmas, others do not. Unfortunately, the ones who do not celebrate Christmas are the ones offended by those who do celebrate Christmas.Go figure. I guess the old...more
PrefaceThis is an excerpt from the Ebook, "Abortion: How (and Why) Abortion Resides in the Weakest Form of Human Thought and Valuation" (pages 41-45). This comes rather late in the discussion, so some statements here refer back to previous points in the Ebook. I will insert a few comments in [brackets] to clarify a previously made point. I hope...more
It seems a little odd that oil can help the environment and save you dollars at the same time. Imagine going 25,000 miles on one oil change, better protection for your engine, and eliminating eight trips to the Oil Change Guy. These facts are clearly documented for your verification. The best Synthetic Oils and their associated Filter Systems can...more
The Republican Party is in a crisis right now. It is not due to the Democrats taking over control of Congress. It has to do with losing the vision of conservatism. If anything, Republicans lost Congress because they have lost the vision of political conservatism that Ronald Reagan brought to this country. They have allowed themselves to be cowed by the sheer amount of noise that the left has generated in attacking conservative principles. This wall of noise has fooled Republican leadership into thinking that conservatism is not popular in America, that the people want liberalism. In fact, nothing could be further from the truth. A 2003 Gallup poll showed that 40% of Americans identified themselves as conservative, 40% said they were moderates, and 20% said they were liberal. A similar survey from the 60s showed that this percentage has not changed in the last 50 years. So what is the conservative vision? A great place to find it is in a speech made by Ronald Reagan in 1964, referred to on the Reagan2020.us site simply as "The Speech." You can see it here:http://reagan2020.us/speeches/A_Time_for_Choosing.aspI'll summarize Reagan's conservative vision:1. America is the...more
Well Darlings,Following the NHS link to the failed car bomb attacks in London and Glasgow, we're told Prime Minister Gordon Brown has ordered an urgent review into how NHS doctors are recruited from overseas - but will that be sufficient? What makes...more
The British Governments Attempt to save the Planet English & Welsh Building Regulations Part L2 - Section 3 - Building Log BooksSince April 2002 it has been a requirement of the English and Welsh Building Regulations Approved Document L2 for the...more
Florida Supports Solar Energy Deductions for Homes and Businesseshttp://www.idreamofgreen.comIn an effort to support alternative energy sources, the State of Florida has reinstated the renewable energy property tax break called for the in the Florida...more
The French presidential election drew a lot of ink this year not only in France but also abroad. The international press portrayed Mr. SARKOZY as being "the actor of a renewal for France, the carrier of changes which would not be without consequence...more
If you really want to bring the Earth back from the brink of disaster, who should you be listening to?A. Al Gore of "Live Earth" and "An Inconvenient Truth"B. Diane Sawyer of ABC's "Seven Ways to Help Save the World"C. Michael Brune of "Rain Forest...more
Well Darlings,There has to be a reason for it. It is unnatural. Perhaps it is to do with some of the modern foods people eat these days? Or something in the coffee? I hope it isn't anything to do with all the Chinese ingredients companies now add to...more