As Christmas 2009 came and went and I reflected on the Senate vote of Christmas Eve, my mind turned to a story first heard as a child- and the famous painting of it- Washington Crossing the Delaware. (continue reading…)

The Star recently published a well written editorial “Cline’s goal, sadly, comes up dry.” A strong point was made that unfortunately, Cleveland County should walk away from the plan of a reservoir in the northern part of the county.

John was a visionary. He understood better than most (and before any) that Cleveland County could not grow and flourish without jobs; that jobs came from industry; and that industry would not come to Cleveland County without the (continue reading…)

If you’ve not heard about this one, you will. It’s a great new book by Clemson great and NFL star, Perry Tuttle. You can purchase the book at perrytuttle.com

Good review here.

Suppose you ran a restaurant that offered an all-you-can-eat lunch buffet. For a modest price, customers could help themselves to as much as they wanted from a variety of your dishes. But you also set certain restrictions—for instance, customers were forbidden to share their food with other customers or take food off the premises (no “doggie bags”). Most people would find such rules completely reasonable.

Read the full article at The Objectivst Standard.

Well stated, clear and simple. If you spent an hour with the President tonight, this is a must read… http://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2009/08/a_doctor_responds_to_obamas_ny.html

Periodically I watch MSNBC. It helps me to ground myself; sometimes I feel like I’m a radical- part of Hillary’s “Right Wing Conspiracy”. MSNBC establishes my objection to the federal government as truly American.

Tonight, Rachael Maddow referred to me as a “tenther”- one who actually believes that the 10^th Amendment to the US Constitution prevents the federal government from taking over nearly (continue reading…)

“It was a calendar the mayor of New York had erected last year on the top of a building, so that citizens might tell the day of the month as they told the hours of the day, by glancing up at a public tower. A white rectangle hung over the city, imparting the date to the men in the streets below. In the rusty light of this evening’s sunset, the rectangle said: September 2.”

On this day, the greatest story of the century begin with the question (continue reading…)

Every day, I hear people discuss the need for change. Every poll that I have seen overwhelmingly suggests that the vast majority of people believe that we are on the wrong track. The President’s approval ratings are falling, though his popularity remains high; Congress’ is in the tank, and Governor Perdue has lost all credibility in North Carolina by continuing to argue for increased taxes in spite of her campaign statements.

Obama offered change, and by gosh, 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? We The People seek (continue reading…)

Have you noticed any correlation between the “Cash for Clunkers” program and health care reform?

Some months ago, there was a crisis in America: US auto makers were in trouble. Uncle Sam’s solution was to provide billions of dollars to carry Chrysler and GM through the troubled times. This did not prevent the bankruptcy of both companies and the subsequent revision of bankruptcy law to (continue reading…)

What if Smokers used Cope instead? After 39 years of chewing Brown’s Mule and dipping Copenhagen, (except for one year in which I quit to prove to myself that I was not addicted), I feel vindicated. It won’t be long before we find out cigars are not quite so bad either… “A new review of 89 studies confirms that the cancer risk associated with smokeless tobacco is tiny when compared to (continue reading…)