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Governor Riley Plans Winter Vacation on Your Dime

Would you be willing to pay money out of your own pocket to send Governor Riley and a handful of his cronies to play golf in Hawaii in the middle of the winter? It doesn’t matter if you’re willing, because you are paying anyway. From al.com:
Gov. Bob Riley and other state officials are […]

Posted in Fiscal Responsibility, Wasteful Spending, Bad Republicans, Travel, Alabama Politics | 5 Comments »

Alabama Spreading STDs to Mississippi and Tennessee

Like some nasty venereal disease, Alabama’s Take Back Our Highways campaign continues to erupt anew, leaving pustules of tickets along the public roads in our state. For those not from Alabama, this is a zero-tolerance campaign where cops are pulling people over for every imaginable and imaginary infraction possible. During the last eruption […]

Posted in Bad Media, Zero Tolerance, Civil Liberties, Bad Republicans, It's a Southern Thang, Travel, Alabama Politics | 3 Comments »

Alabama Libertarians to Oppose the REAL ID Act

Here’s the press release:
Alabama Libertarians Oppose REAL-ID Act
Libertarians Call on State Legislature to Bar Use of State Funds on Federal Mandate
(Birmingham, AL) - The Executive Committee of the Libertarian Party of Alabama unanimously passed a resolution calling for the Alabama Legislature to enact legislation which bars the use of state funds or other resources to […]

Posted in Travel, Civil Liberties, Alabama Politics, National Politics, Libertarian Party, Libertarian Movement | 2 Comments »

Ron Paul and the NASCAR Vote

The Alabama traffic jam I try hardest to avoid is I-20 whenever there is a race at the Talledega Super Speedway. However, the heavy traffic makes it a perfect time to support your favorite presidential candidate. Check out the Ron Paul supporters “spamming” the NASCAR vote.

H/T to Tex.

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Compassionate Conservatism Canadian Style

Canadians are starting to become competitive with “real Americans.”  It’s no longer just our currencies which compete, but it now looks like they want to go head-to-head with respect to use of force and civil liberties.
Reuters Canada reports that a man was just killed by a Taser in the Vancouver airport.
The unidentified foreign man, […]

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For Serious Steak Lovers Only

For those of you who really like a good steak, I’ll recommend that you stop by Prime Steakhouse at Bellagio when you are in Las Vegas. Despite the fact that we had a party for twelve (with a couple of last minute add-ons), the service was impeccable and professional. The Booker’s was good, the […]

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