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Welcome to Venezuela, America!

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Ever wonder what it’s like to live in Venezuela? You may not have to pack your bags. That’s because with the FCC’s release of its 350-page broadband plan, the freedom needle is moving further away from our “protected” First Amendment rights and closer to a situation where government controls the message—in other words, indoctrination. In […]

Congress's Phone Lines Maxed Out

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Washington Alert: Dennis Kucinich now says he will vote for ObamaCare, following his ride with President Obama on Air Force I. Democrats claim to have 212 votes. I doubt they can write them all down. Look for some defectors from the “yea” group as the pressure from Americans begins to really mount. Do you realize […]

A Wake-Up Call to House Democrats

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Thomas Jefferson, our most important Founding Father, believed that “the national government is a dangerous necessity to be instituted for the common benefit, protection, and security of the people, nation or community; it should be watched closely and circumscribed in its powers.” He taught that the federal government must not violate the rights of individuals […]

Stop Obamacare

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Scrap ObamaCare Today – Human Events Marco Rubio is running against Charlie Crist for a Florida Senate seat. I am a supporter of Mr. Rubio. As a long time Key West Florida resident, I can say with certainty that Mr. Rubio is the conservative choice. Mr. Rubio is clear in saying that the health-care bill […]

Scene of the Crime

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March 2010 Week 3 “I’ve got my mem-mor-eehees,” sings Bettye LaVette at the chilling finale of her version of Elton John and Bernie Taupin’s obscure “Talking Old Soldiers,” holding the last syllable as it fades into a hum while Spooner Oldham’s ghostly piano underpins the pain. The singer’s whiskey-stained voice infuses those words with a […]

A $500-billion Cut to Medicare Would Jeopardize Hospitals

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Virginia‘s Rep. Boucher to Vote No on Obamacare, Cites Special Deals & Medicare Rationing – The Weekly Standard Congressman Boucher has, until now, been considered undecided. Boucher believes that the proposed $500-billion cut in Medicare funds would jeopardize the financial health of hospitals and physicians in southwest Virginia. – Dick Young Gates’ Bad Bet on F-35 – […]

Thomas Jefferson DVD

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The complicated life of Thomas Jefferson is the subject of this excellent documentary by noted filmmaker Ken Burns. Using techniques that will seem comfortably familiar to viewers of other films by Burns, historians and writers (including Joseph Ellis, Daniel Boorstin, Garry Wills, and Gore Vidal) appear on camera to speak about Jefferson, a cast of […]

Senate Parliamentarian Hands Down Ruling

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This Is Big – The Corner, National Review BREAKING NEWS—The Senate parliamentarian has handed down his ruling. The House must first pass the Senate bill—and the president must sign that bill into law—before reconciliation fixes can be made. And as I have posted regularly, Senate Democrat Kent Conrad, the guy whose voice matters most on reconciliation, […]