Ah, consensus! Compromising one’s values for a politician’s promise…

“Ah consensus … the process of abandoning all beliefs, principles, values and policies in search of something in which no one believes, but to which no one objects; the process of avoiding the very issues that have to be solved, merely because you cannot get agreement on the way ahead.  What great cause would have [...]

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Bread and Circuses Are Fun – While They Last

The phrase “bread and circuses” originated in ancient Rome and a chilling description of the current state of our nation. It's patently clear, when you look at our burgeoning national debt, that the plebs know, of a certainty, that they can vote themselves bread and circuses without limit and that the productive members of the American body politic cannot stop them. [For more articles like this, visit the Grassroots in Nebraska website: http://grassrootsne.com]

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Another “Border Skirmish” in the TEA Party War? Glenn Beck isn’t helping…

Glenn Beck has a job to do; it is to get ratings primarily but beyond that he is a valued teacher within the conservative movement who provides the information to enable you and me to educate our family and friends on what the left is doing to our country; to enable us explain who Obama [...]

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The Last Honest Politician?

Hey, at least “Clint Webb” is “honest”… While this guy certainly likely reminds all who see it of the ticker in far too many politicians’ brains while their mouths are saying exactly what voters want to hear, I, and at least one other person find it particularly unnerving. We’re too easily reminded of our own [...]

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Walter Williams on the Tyranny of the Majority, the US Federal Budget and Free-Market Thinking

The Daily Bell is pleased to present an exclusive interview with Walter E. Williams. Dr. Williams is the author of over 150 publications which have appeared in scholarly journals such as Economic Inquiry, American Economic Review, Georgia Law Review, J...

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