Orrin Hatch’s Most Serious Challenge
Good news for gun owners; Hatch being challenged by two pro-gunners!
Moving Tribute to Military Men — From Their Wives
I ran across the following news in the process of reading the British press. A British choir director assembled a group of wives of British servicemen currently stationed overseas and they’ve recorded a wonderful tribute to their loved ones so far away. The sentiments expressed in this song are universal, so I’m sending this one… more
Why hasn’t Rick Perry filled out his Second Amendment Questionnaire
Why hasn't Rick Perry filled out his Second Amendment Questionnaire for GOA?
Climate Change: Predicted Sizzle, Got Fizzle
Climate alarmists can’t catch a break these days, it seems. First, about 5,000 more of those pirated emails that launched what’s commonly referred to as “Climategate” were released just before the United Nations convened its most recent climate conference in Durban, South Africa. In the Hollywood spirit, publication of this most recent spate of damning… more
The Few . . . The Placated . . . The Occupiers
Our December 10 article about democracy, “income inequality”, and political influences was, in part, motivated by a number of comments by Occupy Lincoln (OL) members on our site. We decided to address those comments in articles, because we believed they’d raised some issues worth writing about. Since we had already planned to point out problems… more
Does Democracy Balance the Income and Influence Equation?
Members of the Occupy Lincoln group noticed our recent article, “Occupy Lincoln Tipi Smokes and City Ordinances Burn, Officials Fiddle” and left a number of comments there. Because we’ll be referring to some of those comments in the body of this article, we’ve linked directly to them so those who wish may see a particular… more
House Committee Grills Holder Over Fast and Furious
Congress rips into Attorney General Eric Holder over Fast and Furious gun walking scandal.
Fast and Furious Probe Widening
New York Times report that the Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) is involved in an enormous, multi-million dollar money laundering scheme aimed at Mexican drug cartels
Anti-gun Judicial Nominee Defeated
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid tried to ram through Halligan’s confirmation on Tuesday afternoon. In a procedural maneuver known as a “cloture vote,” Reid needed 60 votes to move the nomination forward for a final vote, but was defeated 54-4...
Health Care Reform: Republicans Helping Implementation (For Our Own Good)
“The essence of Government is power; and power, lodged as it must be in human hands, will ever be liable to abuse.” ~ James Madison, 1829 So, all quiet on the health care front? Definitely not. There were recent news reports about the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision to consolidate and hear several health care law… more