Category Archives: The Government is Not Your Friend

RNS Quote of the Day: 5/23/13

Posted on May 23, 2013 by Alaska

The problem for the IRS, and for those who support its current level of intrusion in American lives (and its expanded one under Obamacare), is that this scandal is coming at a time when American distrust for government institutions is … Continue reading →

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Just seconding the motion

Posted on May 20, 2013 by Phil Kadath

From Wolf’s post below… Having the police “help” you could kill you. (autostart video at link) A Hofstra University student being held in a headlock at gunpoint by an intruder was accidentally shot and killed by a police officer who … Continue reading →

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It’s Not a Bug

Posted on May 20, 2013 by Phil Kadath

You know the rest More than 8,000 French households’ tax bills topped 100 percent of their income last year, the business newspaper Les Echos reported on Saturday, citing Finance Ministry data. The newspaper said that the exceptionally high level of … Continue reading →

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RNS Quote of the Day 5/17/13

Posted on May 17, 2013 by Scott

The liberal progressive mindset seems to be baked into the cake of government. That’s what leads to the scepticism and mistrust. The real question is How do we get it out? — Dana Perino on The Five, Fox News

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Topical Reading

Posted on May 17, 2013 by Alaska

I’d call this a misuse of a perfectly good Garand. There are better tools for that sort of job. With all the “rogue” IRS agents in the news these days, it seems like a good time to point out that … Continue reading →

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Some people are realists

Posted on May 8, 2013 by Phil Kadath

Others live within a fantasy realm of their own creation. With all the talk about one side of the civil rights argument seeing the other as “different: in some way or another, I would like to point to an item … Continue reading →

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Legislating human rights

Posted on May 6, 2013 by Phil Kadath

The British Parliament has decided to let their subjects defend themselves and their property. Kind of A new law has finally come into force giving householders the right to ‘bash a burglar’…but not if they are stealing from your garden … Continue reading →

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It really does add up

Posted on April 29, 2013 by Phil Kadath

It is sad BECAUSE it is true It is one of the oddest spending habits in Washington: This year, the government will spend at least $890,000 on service fees for bank accounts that are empty. At last count, Uncle Sam … Continue reading →

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They Have Chosen

Posted on April 22, 2013 by Phil Kadath

To be sheep. I have been watching the leftosphere’s reaction to the “martialization” of Boston and its surrounding burbs. As you would suspect it is not at all surprising. The lack of concern for their own civil rights, just so … Continue reading →

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The People’s Business

Posted on April 16, 2013 by Phil Kadath

If you listen to those in the District of Columbia, you’d think that gun control, same-sex marriage, immigration and “The Sequester” were the top issues on the minds of citizens. Not so much really I’m sure they’d like it to … Continue reading →

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