Posted by Shelli Dawdy Why do federal elected officials seem to be impervious to the objections of their constituents, specifically when those objections are voiced in large numbers? That phenomenon was very well illustrated by the drama that reached a crescendo on October 3, 2008. Congress passed the bailout bill (TARP) despite call ratios into […]
Firearms Safety Refresher Course
“Those who hammer their guns into plows will plow for those who do not.” – Thomas Jefferson This little gem has been making the email forward rounds, thought others may enjoy… “Firearms Refresher Course” An armed man is a citizen. An unarmed man is a subject. A gun in the hand is better than a […]
Federal Red Ink Tsunami: The Life Boats Are Within Our Reach
By Shelli Dawdy In two recent articles, I laid out what I believe to be some unfortunate truths. In Don’t Count On A Republican Congress To Save The Day I theorized there is ample evidence and information that placing all hopes on the results of November’s election is a fallacy. The title of the second, […]
Don’t Count On A Republican Congress To Save The Day
Editor’s Note: This article is part of a series about the perils of a perpetual focus on the next election cycle, on Washington, D.C. politics, and a need for appraising the sober realities about state sovereignty and politics as usual. Following this article, there were, in order, three others published: “GOP Congress Will Not Save […]
Charity…Entitlements…Do Names Matter?
This is a sequel to early article “Charity By Any Other Name Does Not Smell As Sweet” What’s in a name? As famously dramatized by Shakespeare… JULIET: ‘Tis but thy name that is my enemy; Thou art thyself, though not a Montague. What’s Montague? it is nor hand, nor foot, Nor arm, nor face, nor […]
Anatomy of a Shell Game
In light of the new American tradition of passing legislation so we can find out what is actually in it, perhaps it’s a bit early to make definitive statements about the “Jobs” bill passed by the U.S. House of Representatives on Tuesday (August 10). Although there are certain to be many fascinating surprises revealed about […]
Charity By Any Other Name Does Not Smell As Sweet
This article was first published on the GiN site on April 22, 2010 and in a slightly edited form under the title “Churches misguided in opting for a government solution” in the Lincoln Journal Star as a local view column on April 30, 2010. We are republishing this article as it’s sequel “Charity…Entitlements…Do Names Matter” […]
