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View Article  Kudlow: Obama's Gloomy Big-Government Vision
by Roland, the Gunslinger on Wed 06 Aug 2008 11:44 PM EDT


The Obama spend-o-meter is now up around $800 billion. And tax hikes on the rich won't pay for it. It's the middle class that will ultimately shoulder this fiscal burden in terms of higher taxes (to the tune of about a $6800 increase per family - ed.) and lower growth.

Obama wants you to believe that America is in trouble, and that it can only be cured with a big lurch to the left. Take from the rich and give to the non-rich. Redistribute income and wealth. It's an age-old recipe for economic disaster. It completely ignores incentives for entrepreneurs, small family-owned businesses, and investors. You can't have capitalism without capital. But Obama would penalize capital, be it capital from corporations or investors. This will only harm, and not advance, opportunities for middle-class workers.

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View Article  Richard Dawkins, the naive professor
by Roland, the Gunslinger on Wed 06 Aug 2008 10:53 PM EDT


Darwin shines; evolution is as marvellous as Dawkins says. But it is not fair to use Darwin's beautifully evolved brain to bang the drum for your private conviction that there is nothing out there. Nobody knows. Not really. Teaching children real science is one thing, making them choose God or evolution is another

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View Article  Opinion: Boone Doggle
by Roland, the Gunslinger on Wed 06 Aug 2008 10:30 PM EDT


Boone Pickens may be a fine man, and has played a colorful and useful role on the American stage for decades. But his "energy plan," which he's spending a fortune to promote on cable TV, is not a plan. Asserting that something would be good to do is not "a plan." Saying how to do it is "a plan."

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View Article  EDITORIAL: Republicans on the job
by Roland, the Gunslinger on Wed 06 Aug 2008 10:09 PM EDT


House Republicans are on good footing along the path of redemption. Their effort to forego the month-long vacation called the "August recess" and stay in Washington to work on energy solutions is certainly the right thing to do, and it is in the best interests of the American people. After being vilified by Democrats the past few years for everything from corruption to their own habit of taking too many lengthy breaks

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View Article  What America’s daughters need to know about Nancy Pelosi
by Riley Jones on Wed 06 Aug 2008 08:39 AM EDT


Michelle Malkin: "The Democrat Speaker of the House–and a co-author hired to try and add flavor to bland Beltway establishment oatmeal–have penned a self-help book for “America’s daughters” to help them “Know Your Power.” It’s a dreadfully pedestrian text (”As long as we recognize the power within us, we will continue to have choices, and we will continue to lead”), surpassed only in its dreadfulness by the rather unfortunate timing of its publication."

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View Article  Anti-Rape Condom Campaign Wants Women To Live In Fear (Adult Theme)
by Riley Jones on Wed 06 Aug 2008 08:30 AM EDT


For those unfamiliar with the Rapex, it is an “anti-rape condom”. Basically, it’s a condom worn inside of you with barbs that, should any man put his hoo ha where it is not welcome, it will be stuck with barbs removable only by a doctor.

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