The word accountable was first used in the managing of money. We put our money into an “account” which literally means “to count” money. To find out how much money a person has, someone must count it and it is in this way that they “account” for it. To account for someone’s money when buying [...]
Everyone has an opinion on nearly everything and that is just as true for those in the Tea Party as anyone else. At the same time, many of those opinions are held passionately and so, when people come together to discuss their differences, passions can sometimes heat up and boil over into a war of [...]
The Hill has reported the following story: The Congressional Budget Office (CBO) this week released a report that said taxing people based on how many miles they drive is a possible option for raising new revenues and that these taxes could be used to offset the costs of highway maintenance at a time when federal funds [...]
Imagine going to a four-star restaurant and ordering the soup of the day, let's say it's chicken vegetable. In the kitchen the chef puts in the pot fresh vegetables and chunks of tender chicken and special seasonings. Then, as an added bonus he adds two drops of bleach. Thinking that something else is missing, he [...]
Aaron Mills wrote a post for Red State Virginia (a new website where I'm also a blogger) about the proper focus for our efforts in the battle to save the Republic. A few highlights: This is a war that we are in, but it is not a war with guns and bombs. In many respects [...]
When we say that we want limited government, exactly what kind of government are we asking for? The answer is: the kind of government that is contained in the Constitution. The Constitution itself sets forth the rules by which Congress, the President, and the Courts are to conduct themselves in addressing the needs of the [...]
Those who say they want to follow the Constitution have been portrayed as having an abnormal fixation on it, as if they have a slight mental imbalance in their ability to keep things in proper perspective. What the critics want people to believe is that the Constitution is a fine document but it’s an old, [...]
The First Amendment of the Constitution provides “the right of the people peaceably to assemble and to petition the government for a redress of grievances.” There are two words in this statement that are important to for us remember. As citizens of the United States of America we have a Constitutional “right” to assemble for [...]
Two Charged in Tea Party Election Fraud In an apparent effort to divide and thereby dilute the conservative vote, and thus help to elect liberals... PONTIAC, Mich. (WJBK) - Two former leaders of the Oakland County Democratic Party are facing a total of nine felonies for allegedly forging election paperwork to get fake Tea Party [...]
A market is a place where people sell items. This is why it is called the marketplace. A free market is one in which people can freely sell what they want without anyone telling them what they can and cannot sell, how much they can sell it for, when they can sell it, or under [...]
In today’s climate, people are afraid to talk about virtue because it makes them sound as though they are some sort of religious zealot. Thus, virtue is viewed as a quaint, old fashioned notion of a by-gone era that has no real meaning in today’s sophisticated, more highly mature culture. But virtue is just another [...]
Most people have their paycheck automatically deposited into their checking account and they make note of it in their check register. Then most people keep a running total in their check register so they know how much money they still have left in their checking account. Now imagine that your register shows you still have [...]
