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Raising Taxes for Jesus

The person who more-or-less put the bug in Governor Riley’s ears (or at least provided his most compelling sound byte) about raising taxes in the name of Jesus just skittered out of her little hole in the wall and made it to the New York Times.
Professor Hamill asserted that 18 states seriously violate biblical principles […]

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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 […]

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When Bernanke Talks, People Listen

Let’s try that title again, this time with hyperlinks:  When Bernanke Talks, People Listen.  As of the time of this writing, the DOW is down 212 points.
It seems the investment class finds that Ron Paul makes a bit more sense than the Fed Chair (or the Democrats or Republicans, for that matter).
On Bernanke’s .25% rate […]

Posted in Wasteful Spending, Fiscal Responsibility, Economic Policy, Bad Democrats, Bad Republicans, National Politics, Ron Paul, Libertarian Movement | 12 Comments »

Birmingham’s Billion Dollar Pork Roast

It looks like the Birmingham News figured out why the Birmingham City Council passed Mayor Langford’s plan to rob shoppers and pillage small businesses in town (emphasis added):
The Birmingham City Council didn’t exactly demand details from Mayor Larry Langford before approving his $1 billion spending plan.
Maybe Birmingham City Council members know a mandate in the […]

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Alabama Ticketgate Scandal Should Be Investigated

Dan doesn’t think Alabama’s latest political scandal is such a big deal, but Brian does. The issue to which I refer is the recent allegation that the Alabama and Auburn football programs have been providing a large amount of football tickets to state legislators and government officials.
While these”gifts” have been declared legal IAW state ethics […]

Posted in Fiscal Responsibility, Election Reform, Wasteful Spending, It's a Southern Thang, Alabama Politics | 4 Comments »

Magic City Math

I was talking with former Birmingham City Councilor Jimmy Blake the other day.
“Yo, Jimmy,” I casually asked. “Whassup with your new mayor and his tax increase proposals?”
Blake looked at me and slowly shrugged his shoulders, but had no immediate response. This is the first time I can recall Blake at a loss for […]

Posted in Fiscal Responsibility, Economic Policy, Wasteful Spending, Taxes, It's a Southern Thang, Alabama Politics | 2 Comments »

More Alabama Tax Increase Proposals

Because the case against Birmingham Mayor Larry Langford was dropped, Dan says he’s moving to Huntsville, presumably so he won’t have to pay more in taxes for a domed stadium that the voters kill time and time again and even self-identified progressives don’t want.
Dan has made a wise decision in selecting Huntsville, as other locations […]

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Paul, Pinocchios and the Post

The fact checking department at the Washington Post says Ron Paul’s budget numbers don’t add up.  In fact, they gave him their worst rating: four Pinocchios.
Before giving the floor to the Paul team, let us review the state of the debate. During an October 31 appearance on the Jay Leno show, the Republican candidate said […]

Posted in Fiscal Responsibility, Wasteful Spending, Taxes, Ron Paul, National Politics | 3 Comments »

President Bush or My Own Eyes: I’m Not Sure Who to Believe

Am I to believe…
…President Bush:
“If people would look at the strength of our economy, they’d realize why, you know, I believe that the dollar will be stronger,” Bush told the Fox Business Network.
“We have a strong dollar policy, and it’s important for the world to know that. We also believe it’s important for the market […]

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From the Ain’t a Dimes Worth of Difference Department

A few (not all that many) Democrats go after the Republicans for refusing to call torture torture.  Of course, Democrats call tax increases tax decreases and have another one aimed for your wallet.

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More Government Caused Casualties

I’ve often stated that Daylight Savings Time is about the stupidest thing of which I’ve ever heard.  Perhaps it’s dangerous, too.
As happens most years, I’ve noted a local “surge” in traffic accidents since Daylight Savings Time ended.  Apparently, there are more pedestrian accidents, as well.
When government tries to regulate water flow, we get death.
When we […]

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Liveblogging the GOP Debate

The typing may be awful, as I just impaled my hand with a spike from a chicken rotisserie. Don’t ask how it happened, but I haven’t even had a sip of alcohol (yet). Good thing my wife’s a doctor.
Pregame Show
The Frank Luntz/Jimmy the Greek focus group is really scared the Democrats will […]

Posted in Taxes, Wasteful Spending, Foreign Policy, Civil Liberties, Health Care, Ron Paul, Just for Fun, Bad Democrats, National Politics | 9 Comments »

Conservatives for Hillary?

Erick Erickson zaps the social conservatives:
And here we arrive at the conundrum for the GOP and the Press. While the media has been filled with stories about the socons ready to bolt from the GOP if Rudy is the nominee, the real story and the untold story is that the business community is even […]

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Alabama Pork King

Once again, Alabama is rated number one. At least for the month of October.
The rating is from Citizens Against Government Waste and the recipient is our esteemed Senator Shelby:

Sen. Shelby’s project was the largest of 401 earmarks worth $191.2 million in the HRSA section of the Senate’s 2008 Labor, Health and Human Services […]

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Alabama ABC Board Increases Size by 19 Percent

“The sole object and only legitimate end of government is to protect the citizen in the enjoyment of life, liberty, and property, and when the government assumes other functions, it is usurpation and oppression.” — Alabama Constitution
So long as this sentence remains in the Alabama Constitution, we’ve got a lot of questions to ask about […]

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