The Deficit Ceiling Deal

Elgin Hushbeck -

As the details and ramifications of the deal become increasingly clear, few seem happy and there is bipartisan opposition and bipartisan support amidst all the claims and counterclaims. There is no question that the deal is seriously flawed, but it may very well be the best that can be done at the present moment.  This […]

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Tu quoque or Double Standard?

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One of the common responses that seems to come up whenever Liberals behave badly is, not so much outrage but rather, the excuse that “both side do it.”  This is visible once again as it is now clear that  liberal attacks on Sara Palin and conservatives following the shooting in Tucson were little more than […]

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Following the Jimmy Carter example, yet again

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The No-Labels crowd is back with a major push, which is not too surprising.  The more Democrats and/or liberals reveal their true nature, thereby damaging their brand, the more they seek to avoid labels that would identify them for who they are.  Obama, Reid and Pelosi have really made a mess of things this time, […]

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An Open Reply…

Elgin Hushbeck -

Brian McLaren’s  Recent post at God’s Politics,  An Open Letter On Health Care to Conservative Christians in the U.S.  is the kind of post that frankly drives me nuts,  broad on charges and innuendo, but very thin when it comes to specifics.  As such, though I consider myself a conservative evangelical Christian, I have no […]

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A Touch of Class

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Whether planned or not, one of the results of Obama’s attempted transformation of the United States is to bring a touch of class to the country.  But not class in a good sense, but rather the growing division of the country into two increasingly distinct groups, the Elites, and the Public. Three sub-groups then divide […]

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