So May We Pay Our Taxes in Pesos?
Apr 7, 2010 1 Comment ›› John EidsmoeOn my way to the office this morning, I stopped by the local office of the Internal Revenue Service to pick up some forms. But when I asked for a copy of Publication 17, the comprehensive set of forms and instructions, I was told that Pub 17 is out of stock. But they have it in ...
Continue ReadingCongressman Bart Stupak — Pro-life Hero?
Mar 22, 2010 2 Comments ›› John EidsmoeCongressman Bart Stupak (D-MI) may have emerged as a pro-life hero for some, but not in my book. Were it not for Rep. Stupak, the entire bill probably would have been defeated last fall. After his amendment prohibiting abortion funding was added to the health care bill last fall, with his support the bill passed the ...
Continue ReadingObama v. Charity
Feb 2, 2010 4 Comments ›› Ben DuPréPresident Obama is making history again, this time with his record-breaking new budget of $3.8 trillion, which includes a record-breaking deficit of $1.3 trillion. For those of you trying to squeeze that into your calculator, that's spending beyond our means of $1,300,000,000,000.00! In one year. It's no surprise that our big-spending President is asking our big-spending Congress to ...
Continue ReadingWhat Document Are You Quoting, Mr. President?
Jan 29, 2010 4 Comments ›› John EidsmoeIn this week’s State of the Union Address, President Obama said: "We find unity in our incredible diversity, drawing on the promise enshrined in our Constitution: the notion that we are all created equal…." Wrong founding document, Mr. President. The word "equal" did not enter the Constitution until the ratification of the 14th Amendment in 1868. ...
Continue ReadingSOTU: Reaganesque or More Obamaisms?
Jan 27, 2010 1 Comment ›› Site AdministratorIn January of 1984, President Ronald Reagan used part of his State of the Union Address to promote the freedom to acknowledge God in public schools: [E]ach day your members observe a 200-year-old tradition meant to signify America is one nation under God. I must ask: If you can begin your day with a member of ...
Continue Reading“Following Yonder Star” — A Christmas Meditation
Dec 23, 2009 6 Comments ›› John Eidsmoe"Now when Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judaea in the days of Herod the king, behold, there came wise men from the east to Jerusalem, Saying, Where is he that is born King of the Jews? for we have seen his star in the east, and are come to worship him." Matthew 2:1-2 For 2,000 years, the Wise Men of ...
Continue Reading“Would Jesus Really Say That?”
Dec 18, 2009 3 Comments ›› John EidsmoeWhenever something worthwhile circulates on the internet, about a dozen people will take it upon themselves to send me a copy. One recent submission is titled "Letter from Jesus about Christmas." The writer suggests that if Jesus were to write a letter to us about Christmas, He would urge us to redirect our priorities. ...
Continue ReadingThe Obamas’ “Non-Religious” Christmas
Dec 9, 2009 1 Comment ›› Ben DuPréPresident Obama may be playing Santa Claus with our tax dollars, but he's being a Grinch when it comes to Christmas. Obama claims to be a Christian, but according to his "social secretary" he is planning a "non-religious Christmas." What does such a Christmas celebration look like? According to Eric Metaxas, [I]t's just like a "non-religious" ...
Continue Reading“Gun control” at Ft. Hood aided and abetted Hasan
Nov 16, 2009 4 Comments ›› Ben DuPréMuch is being made of the political correctness that failed to prevent Muslim terrorist Major Nadal Hasan from turning on his fellow soldiers at Ft. Hood, and rightly so; but the political correctness that disarms soldiers on post made Hasan's victims the sitting ducks they were. In "How 'gun control' aided and abetted ...
Continue ReadingWhat makes a great president?
Nov 2, 2009 2 Comments ›› Site AdministratorHistorians and academicians like to rank American presidents, but often their liberal bias seeps in and tilts the scale in favor of centralizing and big government presidents of the past (and present). [caption id="" align="alignleft" width="116" caption="JAMES KNOX POLK"][/caption] Our 11th President, James Knox Polk, was born this day, November 2, in 1795. Polk was elected in ...
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