Posts under ‘Government’

In response to a charge that he is anti-immigration, Mitt Romney stated that his father was born in Mexico. Does that make George Romney an “immigrant”? George Romney was born to American parents living in the Mormon Colonies in Mexico.  But was he then of Mexican nationality? Or was he in fact an American, born […]

On the NBC network news tonight, discussing Romney’s 1040, the talking head made a matter-of-fact reference to “a tax code that favors the rich.” Sure. Taxpayer “A” pays $2,000 in income tax. Taxpayer “B” pays $20,000,000 in income tax. And the conclusion is that the tax code favors taxpayer “B”. Uh-huh. And if inmate “A” […]

After many weeks of floundering about, with an eclectic list of grievances and demands, someone has distilled the “Occupy” movement down to “a protest of corporate greed.” But, actually, it’s about entitlements. Every person there wants something and rather than going out and working for it, they are demanding it. They feel entitled.

The U.S.A. needs to be protected from terrorists, not from Afghanistan, not from Iraq. We need to concentrate on terrorists. The War On Terror is an unconventional war and requires unconventional tactics. Have ten years in Afghanistan taught us nothing?

I don’t remember the context, but I recently remarked that appearance —perception — is more important than reality, especially where government is concerned.   From The American Spectator: “The ‘Tea Party downgrade’ claim is the sort of desperately superficial explanation one would expect from pols who consider the appearance of solving problems to be more crucial […]