Here is the text of an update from the office of Congressman John Fleming. Congressman Fleming is leading the fight to repeal the unconstitutional and un-American legislation known as Obamacare. Please support Congressman Fleming by asking your congressman to join with him in this fight. December 13, 2010 Today, a U.S. Federal District Judge in […]
Archives for December 2010
Shakti Key West
We all know that Key West is loaded with great musicians, terrific things to do, and wonderful places to eat and drink. But when you have had your fill of the Green Parrot, Schooner Bar, Seven Fish, Michael’s, Café Marquesa, La Crêperie, shopping at Blue, Besame Mucho, Archeo Gallery, Fast Buck Freddie’s, and Hands On, […]
Sweden: A Capitalist Model?
Around the world in many industrialized countries, when a plaintiff sues a defendant, whoever loses the suit pays the legal costs of the other. This is an obvious reform that could be made to limit spurious lawsuits and Governor Rick Perry wants to implement it in the state of Texas. With plenty of GOP support, […]
Individual Mandate Unconstitutional
For years I have stressed to you the importance of having originalist Supreme Court justices, who will read the law as written, not as they would have it written. Yesterday, via my Facebook page, I told you that a Virginia judge has declared the Obamacare-individual-mandate unconstitutional. This will surely setup a Supreme Court battle between […]
Critical Decisions
Tim Pawlenty wrote in the Wall Street Journal this morning that public employee unions contributed over $91 million in campaign contributions during the mid-term election. Seems like a conflict of interest right? Unions donate to politicians, who become their bosses, and send more money to the unions. In the next election, those unions have more […]
MythBusted
House Dems Revolt
Barack Obama led the debate over tax policy by saying that the Republicans were taking government hostage, but it would appear that he fingered the wrong crowd. For the first time in his presidency, Obama has actually made a large-scale bipartisan compromise. The “post partisan” president as he presented himself during his campaign, has finally […]
A Plan to Beat China
Thomas Friedman is calling for a plan to beat China, and to put the U.S. back on its feet in the world in both economics and education. The two, of course, are related. As always, in his latest piece Thomas Friedman does a very good job of framing the issue in an understandable way for […]
The Obama Two-Step
It would seem that the tax compromise laid out by the GOP and Barack Obama is not yet a done deal. Karl Rove lays out the tricky math of getting the idea passed through the House and writes: “Mr. Obama’s advisers are reportedly warning Democrats that allowing taxes to rise may cause a double-dip recession. […]
Right to Work Warns of Impending Vote on Police and Firefighter Monopoly Bargaining Bill
Mark Mix and the National Right to Work Committee are leading the way. Don’t allow your valued police and firemen to be forced into union collective bargaining agreements against their will. Dear Concerned American, The fight against Big Labor is coming down to the wire, and I need your IMMEDIATE action. Yesterday, union-label Senate Majority […]