“One of the virtues of being very young is that you don’t let the facts get in the way of your imagination.”
– Sam Levenson, humorist
I spent a couple of years in my prime in Bacliff Texas just a stones throw from Gilley’s where I discovered Willie, Waylon and...
“One man with courage is a majority.” ~ Thomas Jefferson
Once upon a time I lived in the San Fernando Valley of California. One day in the middle of the afternoon I heard the dog next door barking and smelled smoke. All I remember is running through a burning house filled w...
“If you put the federal government in charge of the Sahara Desert, in five years there’d be a shortage of sand!”~ Milton Friedman
There are simply no words to describe the stark contrast between our lives twenty years ago with what we are all experiencing today. For one thing...
It seems that the scandals just keep on coming. First, Americans are abandoned to die in a terrorist attack in Benghazi and the American people are lied to about the attack by the President and members of his cabinet. All of the facts are still unknown and the cover up continues.
Then we learn tha...
I spent this past weekend in Syracuse with family I haven’t seen in forty years, sat in the same church in the same pews I once sat next to my Grandparents in and visited their graves with my cousins and “Uncle Bill from the Hill”. Sunday was a perfectly sunny day, sandwiched in be...
Recent news of the NSA collecting metadata of phone calls from communication companies, along with federal law enforcement seeming to continue to press for expansion of its ability to collect personal information online without warrants, has many questioning how safe their own privacy is.
Although ...
A great 3 part, so far, series on how the collapse of our government could affect you.
http://www.capitolhilldaily.com/2013/04/government-collapse/
http://www.capitolhilldaily.com/2013/05/federal-reserve-theft/
http://www.westernjournalism.com/depending-on-where-you-live-youre-screwed/
Transparency & the Rule of Law will be the Touchstones of this Presidency.~ Barack Obama, January 2009
How many of us pulled the lever for Obama five years ago hoping for a kinder, gentler, more open and inclusive America? How many of us bought into the notion that Obamacare = Compassion?...
And he doesn't even mention crime rate!
Former State Senator and Republican Cook County Board President candidate Roger Keats and his wife Tina are leaving Illinois to live in Texas. They bid farewell to their Illinois friends with the following letter.
Dear friends,
As ...
Roman Catholic Archbishop Charles J. Chaput is calling on Americans to wake up and recognize that the Founding Fathers' vision of religious freedom is now threatened by the federal government.
"The day when Americans could take the Founders' understanding of religious freedom as a given is over," s...
Saturday Night Live finally - after 35 years - has made an intelligent commentary on the elections! This is worth watching - even sitting through the 15 second commercial for.
ThoughtsAloud ◄Dave►
That would have been a lot funnier if it wasn't for the simple fact that their peers in Ohio and Florida are the ones who will decide who will be the next POTUS. If I were a young man, I'd get the hell out of this doomed country as fast as I could. ◄Dave►
Chris ...Just Chris
Too bad there are no more undiscovered lands on the earth. A select million or so could try this experiment again. Moon colony anyone?
September 23, 2012
Jonathan CousarWe could take Australia or Canada pretty easily! They speak English and only have a 15 million people! Get 5 million American conservatives of voting age to go there... we'd totally take over the country! Maybe we should do that and use it to show the ... moreWe could take Australia or Canada pretty easily! They speak English and only have a 15 million people! Get 5 million American conservatives of voting age to go there... we'd totally take over the country! Maybe we should do that and use it to show the world what our principles will do.
Of course it would never happen. The Ron Paul wackos (sorry Dave) tried to get a few thousand people to move to New Hampshire a few years ago - and nobody moved! So basically everybody's all talk no action.
Actually I have an Austrian friend who told me that if a person shows up in Austria their whole system is geared to take them in... no matter what. He said within about a year a new arrival can vote. And Austria only has about 5 million people! We could really take them! Even change the official language to English! less
September 23, 2012
Doug Walters
There is no place to run, Dave. Every other country is in worse shape than this one.
September 23, 2012
ThoughtsAloud ◄Dave►I have never supported Ron Paul, Jonathan. His 'wackos' are mostly kids who reject the Incumbrepublocrat Duopoly, and like the TEA Party Patriots were trying to capture or at least influence the Republican wing. They were no more sucessful than we were at... moreI have never supported Ron Paul, Jonathan. His 'wackos' are mostly kids who reject the Incumbrepublocrat Duopoly, and like the TEA Party Patriots were trying to capture or at least influence the Republican wing. They were no more sucessful than we were at deating the establishment candidate. The difference now is that they are clinging to their principles, while the TEA Party types are once again falling in line to vote for the lesser of two evils.
The Free State project in NH is still growing, although it has been somewhat taken over by the Anarchist wing of libertarianism. I have often thought of joining them; but I don't do snow and prefer redneck culture out here in the Southwest, to that of New England.
Don't believe the spin, Doug. I have lived in several third-world countries, and was far freer there than in America. If one has an education and even a modest American income, one is considered part of the aristicracy in such places. Rent and domestic servants are ridiculously cheap, and the 'authorities' don't hassle the aristocrats and tourists. The police tip their hat and say "Good morning, sir" as they step out of the way on the sidewalk.
We pay a heavy price in America for believing that we are in charge, owe an obligation to respect 'authority,' and a need to get involved in politics to defend our so-called rights and freedom. We enslave ourselves with that illusory mindset. ◄Dave► less
September 23, 2012
Doug Walters
I am trying to think of any third world country that at present doesn't have a Muslim problem developing. I guess there are some, but this is our country and I am going to fight for it for all I am worth. Point well taken, though.
September 23, 2012
ThoughtsAloud ◄Dave►
South America. Southern Africa. South Pacific islands. Think South, Doug. :) ◄Dave►
Chris ...Just ChrisYears ago I looked into moving to Belize. It was said to be very affordable on a small American income, and very American friendly to both retirees and business to cater to those retirees. That was twenty years ago. From what I understand now is that many... moreYears ago I looked into moving to Belize. It was said to be very affordable on a small American income, and very American friendly to both retirees and business to cater to those retirees. That was twenty years ago. From what I understand now is that many "rich Americans" have migrated there in retirement and pretty much driven the prices up on everything and pretty much created a segregated society where there is now the American neighborhoods and the locals who's wages haven't kept up with the inflated prices. They aren't as friendly to their "rich immigrants" as they used to be. less
September 24, 2012
Chris ...Just Chris
Jonathan, Austria and Canada are just too darn cold. I'm getting old. Sunshine and warm breezes are the order of the day. Aside for having a more stable economy Canada is in worse shape than the US politically. More work to do there than here.
September 24, 2012
Patrick Wilson
This all sounds like Atlas Shrugged, (yes I've read it) lol
September 24, 2012
ThoughtsAloud ◄Dave►FYI: Have you ever heard of the concept of becoming a Permanent Tourist (PT)?
http://bit.ly/RWFF7z
The three flag theory makes a lot of sense to me. As I said, if I were younger, I'd be there. Few are more patriotic than me; but I have grown weary of tr... moreFYI: Have you ever heard of the concept of becoming a Permanent Tourist (PT)?
http://bit.ly/RWFF7z
The three flag theory makes a lot of sense to me. As I said, if I were younger, I'd be there. Few are more patriotic than me; but I have grown weary of trying to wake sheeple up here in the land of my fathers. Most of them prefer their ration of hay and cozy barn, to the animating contest of foraging in Liberty. I give up... ◄Dave►
http://bit.ly/RWFF7z
The three flag theory makes a lot of sense to me. As I said, if I were younger, I'd be there. Few are more patriotic than me; but I have grown weary of tr... more