tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-41005748574046291972011-11-27T20:55:22.145-05:00<b>Politics is the art of looking for trouble, finding it whether it exists or not, diagnosing it incorrectly, and applying the wrong remedy.</b> - Ernest BennMatt Eppersonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06040177046116478717noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4100574857404629197.post-13827779003705063992011-03-09T13:42:00.000-05:002011-03-09T13:42:34.370-05:002011-03-09T13:42:34.370-05:00

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The history of the present (government) is a history of repeated injuries and usurpations, all having in direct object the establishment of an absolute Tyranny over these States. To prove this, let Facts be submitted to a candid world. These are the words used in our country’s Declaration of Independence to show the causes that “impel(led) them to separation” from the rule of Great Britain. In

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While I know that I promised to avoid “fads” and pop culture, this post does incorporate some of the hype surrounding MTV’s new show “Skins.” One will notice, though, that the discussion of this post is about the resulting hype, and not about the show itself; so, for those who want to say that my blog is supposed to be political and that I should keep it that way, please read the whole post

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I had mentioned in my last post that I was going to attempt to post three times a week. A number of events provided me with a wonderful (sarcasm inserted) case of writer's block. Among these was the snow event that we had in the Atlanta area. I apologize to those of you - yes, my cat can read - who had been anxiously awaiting my next post. It is now here, and will be posted momentarily.

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Since this blog will, as time goes on, refer often to the Constitution, it is best that we post a way for our readers to view the full text of the U.S. Constitution, as amended, so that our references are understood. Instead of posting the full text here, though, we're posting a link for you to download your very copy of the U.S. Constitution for your records; the link is from the website U.S.

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First of all, I apologize for having posted twice in one day. The previous post, "How High Should It Go?" was started early in the week and intended for posting Monday morning, Jan. 3. It took a little longer to write than anticipated; but, I promised to be more active in my postings this year. So, I am wanting to keep pace to post at least three times during the workweek (Mon-Fri), and am using

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Appearing on ABC's "This Week" on Sunday, Austan Goolsbee, chairman of the Council for Academic Advisers, stated that the U.S. must increase its debt ceiling. In other words, Congress needs to authorize for the U.S. to owe more than it currently does to those from whom the country already borrows money. Goolsbee went on to say that a failure to raise this ceiling would be "catastrophic" to the

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Ok, I've tried in the past to blog regularly, but have always allowed life to get in the way. We're going to try again, this time with the goal of making it through 2011 as a blogger for the whole year. Here goes... 1. Not Too Much Change in Washington After the Republicans' overwhelming victories in 2010, the next two years should prove, if nothing else, entertaining, albeit frustrating, as

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