What we have here, is a couple of great young patriots. The three between myself and their mom are merely three of thirteen siblings. Given the good sense I have seen through Anna’s writing and opinion, added to their willingness…
Category: Real Discussion II
What can we do? How can we fight? What solutions can we bring to the table?
While you were watching Wisconsin
February 24th, 2011, Fairfax, VA—Americans for Limited Government (ALG) President Bill Wilson today issued the following statement praising committee passage of HR 1593 in Oklahoma that would bring an end to a state mandate that municipalities that have more than…
Friends Who Know They Are
From what could be an otherwise uncomfortable situation, I have found the true nature of friendship in a way that has made me quite comfortable indeed. You showed up to do what I could not do on my own behalf. …
The Final Word?
This is my response to Sunday’s editorial and has been delivered to the Record Eagle by email tonight.
Michigan Legislative Wednesday 02-16-11
Observations were done at a glance. My comments are in bold. Feel free to add your remarks. Wednesday, February 16, 2011 Introduced HB 4260 of 2011 Employment security; benefits; look-back period for extended benefits; revise. Amends sec. 64 of 1936…
Hitching The Horse
It was the last opportunity to save what has become a part of the region and potentially stave off what I see as potential financial cataclysm. Some of Their (the board members and IT members who are working diligently towards…
Dutch Boy On The Boardman
Wetlands that have become an important part of our area’s biodiversity are threatened by economic reality, and a host of collaborative agreements that have but one desired result. The removal of three dams that once upon a time generated clean…
Clarification And Context
Today’s Record Eagle contained a ‘hit piece’ I knew was coming. Front page news. And with a bad picture of me. Titled Commissioner: Pedophilia linked to Homosexuality – Comments made during official business visit, the article relates my calling “homosexuality…
Eliminate The MBT – Rankings Improve Immediately
Replacing Michigan Business Tax With Flat Corporate Income Tax Would Improve Tax Foundation Corporate Tax Ranking >From 48th to 22nd Eliminating the MBT completely and offsetting it with spending cuts would create a conservatively estimated 120,000-plus jobs by 2016, analyst…
Dead Ponies
One of the toughest things for Republicans elected to positions that have, as a matter of course the spending of taxpayer money, is the ‘supporting business’ angle. Perhaps it could even be called a ‘supporting the economy’ paradigm. Business is…