“Bad men cannot make good citizens. It is impossible that a nation of infidels or idolaters should be a nation of freemen. It is when a people forget God that tyrants forge their chains. A vitiated state of morals, a corrupted public conscience, is incompatible with freedom. No free government, or the blessings of liberty, […]
Education
George Washington: I conceive a knowledge of books is the basis upon which other knowledge is to be built.
In a letter to Jonathan Boucher dated July 9, 1771 George Washington wrote “I conceive a knowledge of books is the basis upon which other knowledge is to be built.” George Washington was born in the Age of Reason, he was a part of a generation of that had access to more information in the […]
The Obama-Romney Tariff
Lord help us… Senators Chuck Schumer and Lindsey Graham are at it again, this time pushing a monumentally bad idea, called the Currency Exchange Rate Oversight Reform Act through the Senate: The world has done surprisingly well since the Great Recession began at not making things worse with trade protectionism. But that may soon change […]
Ouch: Jay Leno Embarrasses the American Educational System
I probably shouldn’t post this today, it’s pretty depressing… Ouch, I’m not sure what this bit from the Tonight Show really says about the American educational system, but it’s painfully embarrassing. There’s simply no excuse for an American citizen not knowing basic American history, the Declaration of Independence, The Constitution, The Federalist Papers, The Anti-Federalist […]
John Shadegg: Geithner Needs to Explain Shift
Congressman John Shadegg (R-AZ) wants to know why Treasure Secretary Tim Geithner isn’t facing tough questions over his apparent change in positions on China’s request to abandon the dollar as the global currency: (CNSNews.com) – An Arizona congressman wants to know why Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner isn’t facing tough questions over his apparent about-face on […]
Breaking: Senate Stimulus Plan Vote Underway
It’ll be a while before we have the final tally as Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid intends to hold the vote open so that Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-OH) can return to Washington and vote later tonight. Right now it looks like the bill is going to pass there are 57 yes votes with three Democrats […]
Mitt Romney: Let Detroit Go Bankrupt
Former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney has a must read Op Ed on troubles facing Chrysler, Ford and GM in today’s New York Times. Let Detroit Go Bankrupt By Mitt Romney, New York Times Op-Ed, Wednesday, November 18, 2008 Boston IF General Motors, Ford and Chrysler get the bailout that their chief executives asked for yesterday, […]
Ho-hum…
I’ve been digging around looking for something interesting to blog about over the past few days and so far I’ve come up dry. I could write about Barack Obama’s world tour but that’s been done to death and frankly I can’t think of anything hasn’t already been said. So I thought rather than leaving you […]