Why are we really in Libya! Ask yourself this question. Has your government ever lied to you?

Has your government ever lied to you? Why do you suppose the Congress has been out to lunch on funding for Lybya. Is it possible that they have been bought off? Have you ever seen the shores of Tripoli?  Remember folks the “United States” government is a for profit agency.  Is it possible that Obama [...]

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North Carolina Governor Signs Militia Law. Will Other States Follow?

  States across America are coming around to the realization that a strong State Militia will be necessary going forward. My hats off to the North Carolina Governor for signing this legislation.  “A well regulated militia, being necessary to the security of a free state, the right of the people to keep and bear arms [...]

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Herman Cain on Obama’s Failure to Lead

It’s been shown time and time again; disagree with Obama on policy, you must hate the man for the color of his skin. Herman Cain disagrees with Obama on policy. What color is Herman Cain, again? Is he also a racist, or do leftist Democrats have another name for him? They aren’t for the most [...]

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This Should NOT Make Me Laugh

So… *sigh* In about six weeks, two of my three children will be college students. *gulp* It’s just absurd to find oneself become a living example of a cliche, but I’ve realized I have. Picture a woman who begins crying while staring at the pair of animal print flats on her feet. That would be […]

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Debt Ceiling: I Laugh Because I Must Not Cry — That is All!

Editor’s Note: This article is particularly timely considering statements by President Obama at a news conference yesterday (Thursday, June 29, 2011). For a transcript click here, for video, click here. This post is a conglomeration of thoughts around a common theme:  Current Congressional talks re raising the debt ceiling.  The title includes a quote attributed [...]

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THIS is why I oppose all the government freebies

Sooner or later it becomes unaffordable and away it goes As a people become accustomed (read as “addicted”) to government handouts and goodies, someday the day comes when, during an inevitable downturn in the economy, a government’s revenue stops matching it’s expenditures. The liberal answer, as always, is increase taxes. Damn the fact that taking [...]

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Senator Deb Fischer Hat in Widening GOP Ring for Nebraska’s US Senate Seat

Immediately following the mid-term elections in November, speculation ended regarding whether the Governor Dave Heineman – Ben Nelson media sparring would result in a 2012 election showdown for one of Nebraska’s US Senate seats. By the end of election week, Nebraskans were then informed, just-re-elected Attorney General Jon Bruning had formed an exploratory committee. In [...]

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U.S. Supreme Court Strikes Down Arizona’s “Clean Elections” Act

Every once in a while the Court will get it right.  I was adamantly opposed to Clean Elections.  I saw first hand in the 2006 election cycle how “Clean Elections” was used to kill certain campaigns and boost others via the party machines.  During my campaign for Governor in the 2010 cycle, I stated over and over [...]

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SMART Meters: A Dumb Idea LES is Considering for Lincoln

NOTE: Although this article does specifically provide information for Lincolnites, the issue is relevant to anyone who uses electricity. If you live elsewhere, especially if you are in Nebraska, and have information about SMART grid / meter implementation in your local area, please send us some information, by leaving a comment directly at the bottom [...]

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Happy Birthday, badass! Lewis Burwell “Chesty” Puller – June 26, 1898

Lieutenant General Lewis Burwell “Chesty” Puller, USMC, was born just before the turn of the last century in 1898. To this day, no US Marine can claim never have heard of Chesty Puller, or even said “Goodnight Chesty Puller, wherever you are!“ The enlisted loved General Puller, he gave them what they needed whenever possible, [...]

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