Category Archives: Political Stuff

Multiple Victim Public Shootings: Location, Location, Location

Posted on April 22, 2009 by Andrew

The April 3rd multiple victim public shooting in New York was an insurmountable act of pure evil. Sadly, public shootings like this are nothing new and when another one happens we aren’t really surprised. Activists try to use these tragedies … Continue reading →

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The Encumbrance of Government

Posted on March 31, 2009 by Andrew

This grew from a comment I left on Niall’s blog, but I think it really sums up my stance towards government. The metaphor is fairly general, but it can be applied to many individual issues: “As the burden of the … Continue reading →

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How free are we in California?

Posted on March 16, 2009 by Andrew

Some folks at George Mason University put together this little ranking of personal and economic freedoms among the 50 states. “Contrary to popular perception, California not only taxes and regulates  its economy more than most other states, it also aggressively … Continue reading →

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$200 million for Filipino WWII veterans in stimulus bill?

Posted on February 13, 2009 by Andrew

The full Stimulus bill got posted up tonight, about 10 hours before it goes to the floor of the House. I started skimming through the massive document to see for myself what we’re going to spend hundreds of billions of … Continue reading →

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Quotes from Obama talking to Democrats about stimulus package

Posted on February 6, 2009 by Andrew

Obama rallies Democrats with tough partisan speech “We can’t embrace the losing formula that says only tax cuts will work for every problem we face; that ignores critical challenges like our addiction to foreign oil, or the soaring cost of … Continue reading →

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