freesnake | August 22, 2009

Obama offered change, and we got it. But it was not the change America thought it to be. So what is it the people of the nation and the state searching for?

Category: Local, National, North Carolina | 2 Comments »
Tags: Change, Constitution, GOP, limited government, Obama, Pelosi, Perdue, primares, Republican, taxes

freesnake | August 20, 2009

It is fascinating that Uncle Sam expects us to believe that he can manage an industry 2000 times larger than the program that failed weeks after creation.

Category: National | No Comments »
Tags: AutoNation, bailouts, cash for clunkers, Chrysler, GM, health care reform, TARP, Uncle Sam

freesnake | August 14, 2009

What if Smokers used Cope instead? After 39 years of chewing and dipping, I feel vindicated.

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Tags: cancer, Copenhagen, Smoking, smokless, tobacco

freesnake | August 11, 2009

In an America true to its founding principles, no aspect of any individual’s life is planned by a bureaucrat in Washington

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Tags: Congress, Health Care, Medicaid, Medicare, Obama

freesnake | August 11, 2009

Double standard in Washington?

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Tags: Congress, Health Care, Medicaid, Medicare, Obama

freesnake | August 11, 2009

Great review… http://www.moneyshow.com/investing/blog.asp?aid=Blog-17412
My mom gave me “Shrugged” for my 8th grade summer reading project. Granted, I only read part of it that year, but I’ve read it every year for the past decade. I gave the same copy to my son for his 8th grade reading project, a tradition worth passing along. “Shrugged” should be [...]

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Tags: Atlas Shrugged, Ayn Rand

freesnake | August 11, 2009

I think I’m in love Nancy Pelosi.
She is very nearly the perfect modern Democrat. Today in USA Today (which I never read), she explained that the House health care plan (which should be read “coverage”- not “care”) is good, and will be right when passed; she explains that

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Tags: Americans for Prosperity, Constitution, Democrats, GOP, Health Care, inalienable rights, Obama, Pelosi, scare tactics, Un-American

freesnake | August 7, 2009

Thoughtcrime was not a thing that could be concealed forever. You might dodge successfully for a while, even for years, but sooner or later they were bound to get you.

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Tags: 1984, free speach, Health Care, Thoughtcrime, White House

freesnake | August 7, 2009

In NC, on the budget: No House Republicans, no Senate Republicans.
In US Senate, on confirmation of Sotomayor: Alexander (R-TN), Bond (R-MO), Collins (R-ME), Graham (R-SC), Gregg (R-NH), Lugar (R-IN), Martinez (R-FL), Snowe (R-ME), Voinovich (R-OH)
In US Senate, on Consumer Assistance to Recycle and Save Program: Alexander (R-TN), Bond (R-MO), Brownback (R-KS), Collins (R-ME), Corker (R-TN), [...]

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freesnake | August 6, 2009

Teaching Economics In 1950’s
A logger sells a truckload of lumber for $100. His cost of production is 4/5 of the price. What is his profit?

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