I may be considered anathema among many fellow Christians and social conservatives, but I agree wholeheartedly with fellow RMA blogger Michael (second time I've linked and quoted him in one week...wow!): I believe marriage is the union of one man and one woman. I believe marriage is a Sacrament, instituted by God, affirmed by Jesus, and not particularly subject to the whim of judges in the state of Massachusetts or any other state. However, the Constitution has granted the right and duty to decide licensing details to the several states. And it is in that forum that such decisions should be made--not Congress. If the Senate were really interested in this issue, it would dedicate this week to passing a long slate of judges out of … [Read more...]
Juxtaposition
Last night, our friends at ProgressNow wrote: The Senate is poised to vote on the Musgrave/Allard Federal Marriage Amendment this week. This is a transparent political move designed to pander to their extreme right base and distract the rest of us from their failures on issues like spiraling national debt, skyrocketing healthcare costs and a quagmire in Iraq. I commend to their reading a fine and thoughtful article today by Dennis Prager, who sanely should be considered very close to the middle of the political spectrum. A key excerpt of the article: That most liberals cannot understand conservatives' views about marriage as anything but bigotry and/or pandering is part of a narcissism that characterizes much of the Left. The … [Read more...]
GOP Majority Checklist: Cut the Taxes? Check.
It appears the Republican majorities in Congress may have turned the corner and started to figure out what it's going to take to accomplish the people's business in 2006 and earn continued majority status for 2007 and 2008. How are they doing? Win the war? (Ongoing) Confirm the judges? (Making progress ... Sen. Specter, don't let the obstructionists continue to hold up Brett Kavanaugh) Cut the taxes? Check. Control the spending? Not there yet. Secure the border? Not there yet. A few more moves like yesterday's tax-relief bill and the GOP majorities in Congress might just find an enthusiastic base of support out there eager to work for their re-elections. … [Read more...]
Kopel on Immigration
The Independence Institute's Dave Kopel took the major local media to task for their coverage of last week's immigration rallies in his Saturday column for the Rocky Mountain News. In one memorable passage, he specifically criticizes local media for their choice of terminology: Even more deceptive is the media phrase "undocumented worker." The term is inaccurate, because illegal aliens usually do have documents, albeit fraudulent ones. "Undocumented worker" is an euphemism used by those who want to avoid mentioning that the worker in question has entered and remained in the United States unlawfully and has procured a job unlawfully, often via criminally forged documents. If the newspapers are going to continue using "undocumented … [Read more...]
Hope and Encouragement
Here's a must-read article - unlike many of the topics I cover, it's not dependent on the ebb and flow of current events. Still, I encourage you to read it sooner rather than later, as I believe you will find hope and encouragement therein: Dr. Terence Moore of Fort Collins' Ridgeview Classical Academy writes in Touchstone Magazine about America's "Red-State Students" who are seeking a higher education than the Ivy League. For those of us engaged in the current "battles" of politics and public policy, whose passions tend to rise and fall with day-to-day advances and setbacks, it is most encouraging to see a generation of young men and women (like "Promise") emerging with a solid classical foundation and a moral compass. I know young … [Read more...]
Tapping into the Oil Discussion
I'm back at last ... after some serious technical problems and an out-of-town jaunt for business purposes. When I woke up this morning to read that Republican Senator Arlen Specter has joined Democrat colleagues in a call for a "windfall profits" tax on oil companies, I realized it's time to pour a barrel of cold water on the conversation. Gas prices indeed have soared. But is the problem price-gouging? Or perhaps could it be a matter of supply and demand? I'm not a professional economist, so I am not able to offer an in-depth analysis here. However, I can tell you to read this piece from the Tax Foundation by Scott Hodge and Jonathan Williams. The piece was written last November when talk of a "windfall profits" tax started … [Read more...]
If Congress Will Listen…
If Congress will listen to the people more than the magnified voices of left-wing and business interest groups, there may be a way toward a reasonable, workable immigration policy solution. From GOPUSA: The U.S. government is not doing enough to curb illegal immigration, 81 percent of respondents said in a Time magazine poll published Monday. The telephone poll of 1,004 U.S. adults conducted last week also showed 75 percent would deny illegal immigrants government services such as healthcare and food stamps, and 51 percent said children who are in the United States illegally shouldn't be allowed to attend public schools. Yet there was a less harsh attitude when it came to expulsions, with 78 percent favoring allowing citizenship … [Read more...]
Dems Have a Plan!
Who says the Democrats can't be the party of national security? The Dems' congressional leadership is pitching a new plan to the American people. Finally being able to have a reasoned debate should be healthy for the republic. … [Read more...]
Memo to GOP Leaders in Colorado
Bobby Eberle's blog is a worthwhile read today. Message? Grow a spine on immigration and spending. Maybe a new Gallup poll speaks more clearly to the known language of political leaders. Maybe this time they will take heed. Or maybe they'll learn the hard way... again. I also hear there's a new book out on a similar topic ... or is it about home decorating? a geography textbook? a primer on military conquest? Anyway, check it out. … [Read more...]
Immigration Reform: Commonsense vs. Nonsense
Former State Senate President John Andrews is leading the charge for state-level illegal immigration reform. Yesterday he cited an authoritative study that conservatively estimates the cost of illegal immigration to Colorado taxpayers exceeds a billion dollars a year. This issue will be at the forefront of the 2006 elections, and the bipartisan team of Andrews and former Governor Dick Lamm has brought forward a commonsense proposal called Defend Colorado Now: "to end non-emergency, non-federally-mandated taxpaid services to illegal aliens." Meanwhile, in a weak effort to vent their Left-wing displeasure with this commonsense reform idea, the clever propagandists over at ProgressNow are urging their supporters to sign an online petition. … [Read more...]
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