Monthly Archives: January 2012
Are you up for the 5 minute challenge?
I know I’m late getting to this (can it be only a week til February?!) but wanted to share Open Doors’ important initiative for 2012: the “5 Minute Challenge.” We invite you to join us in praying through the World … Continue reading
Beyond Birkenhead; Everyone for themselves
The stout ship Birkenhead lay hard and fast, Caught without hope, upon a hidden rock; Her timbers thrilled as nerves, when through them passed The spirit of that shock.* Last weekend’s cruise-ship disaster off the coast of Tuscany … Continue reading
Saturday Shorts – 1-21-12
Random links of interest, concern or curiosity from the past week or so, that deserve at least a SHORT mention: Solar-panel company lays off 40 employees ~ Willard & Kelsey Solar Group LLC of Perrysburg, OH. The green-tech hits … Continue reading
Mickey Mouse Moxie
Never one to shy away from blatant hypocrisy, the electioneer-in-chief invaded Disney World yesterday. Only a collectivist demagogue like Obama would have the audacity to show up at that epitome of American enterprise, ingenuity and free-market capitalism – Disney World. … Continue reading
Right to Work… Without joining a union
What exactly is “Right to Work?” Well it’s not another one of those imagined entitlements that progressive lefties are always inventing. In fact, it’s also known, more appropriately, as “Freedom to Work.” It’s the simple proposition that every American … Continue reading
How do you say “gimmee-gimmee” in Greek?
Can’t stop the “free” stuff now… they’re addicted to the welfare state. Yikes! “This government didn’t work for the progress of the people (?!) 😯 …and we’re against them, and we’ll fight them.” Sounds like their real … Continue reading
If Romney’s “Inevitable” – so is America’s Demise
Hate to be “Debbie Doom” here but Steve McCann has a post at American Thinker (The Last Republican President?) that, unfortunately, seems to be a realistic forecast of the GOP primary results; a “moderate,” flip-flopping, pseudo-conservative presidential nominee. And … Continue reading
The Truth Libertarians don’t/won’t see
At the risk of offending all my Libertarian friends (aka Ron Paul supporters), the real reason we’re on the brink of losing our Republic is not because we’re engaged in “illegal” foreign wars. It’s not because we haven’t legalized drugs … Continue reading
Hey Juan: “Teach a man to fish!”
Newt does have his moments! From last night’s debate in South Carolina – Gingrich’s response to Juan William’s Republicans-are-racist innuendo: My first summer job – at 15 – was working 40 hour weeks as a maid at … Continue reading
Israeli Freedom Movement
Finally some good news from the Middle East! From the Blaze: New Israeli ‘Tea Party’ Promoting Free Market Ideas in Uncharted Territory Just formed last summer, The Israeli Freedom Movement is a “non-partisan activist movement, working towards a fundamental … Continue reading
Remember when… “The Secret to American Prosperity”
1948: When Americans valued freedom, understood what was great about this country, and were a whole lot wiser than we are now. Hat-tip: Uncle Glenn
