The saying, “an honest cop” often confuses some as it appears to indicate moral integrity, when in fact it supposes the integrity and consistency is actually based on staying “bought” by the criminals to protect their ongoing operations. In the…
Author: JGillman
The Full Faith & Credit of the U.S. Government
I have had my share of friends and borrowers who have said “I would rather owe it to you than cheat you out of it.” That is pretty much how the US is going to have to deal with the…
Canned Goods & MREs – A Michigan Survival Guide Installment
Given the insane rush to spend our future, it would be prudent to plan for several years of down time. We may have a temporary up tick in jobs being created by the new stimulus measure, but as they will…
Better Posted As A New Blog..
The article prior to this began a bit of back and forth through comments. Sometimes folks don’t read all the way through the comments (though personally, I prefer the comment section nearly everywhere I go) and I felt the response…
The RIGHT way to limit smoking – Update
In January, I reported on a Traverse City business which had made a choice to limit smoking to certain times and days. It drew a little conversation from a typical fascist liberal who felt it should still be the government’s…
The 20 year "Rid Ourselves of Healthcare" Plan..
The rush to implement the biggest spending bill ever, and the senators who have promised to sign the stimulus package into law don’t even know what is in it. Specter, seemingly surprised at the inclusion of the Health care management…
How Much Stimulus Costs YOU.. Now and Later..
Do the Right thing, an interesting site.. does the math. assume your yearly income $40000.. A family size of 2 it costs you $56,260 with your burden $302 Monthly and annually $3,624total you will pay $108,727 total.. which is a…
Appreciation – A Michigan Survival Guide Installment
I have done everything I could do to make sure the temporary setbacks certain friends or family members have had were as painless as possible. I have also been on the other side of the fence with my own needs…
I Will Not SHUT UP.
As renewed calls come from our very own Junior Senator Debbie Stabenow to enforce what is known as the fairness doctrine, I am digging the trenches for our stand on free speech. Michigan’s senator Stabenow is just a political tool. …
New Hampshire gets it right..
A couple of days ago I posted the text of Representative Opsommer’s concurrent resolution in the Michigan house regarding the 10th amendment. Michigan legislators are not the only ones considering such resolutions, and New Hampshire has it’s own.