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Despite the Hype, Obamacare is Dead

2010-03-27T03:05:00.005-05:00

By: Peter Egan Obamacare is dead in the water. Yes, I said it and no, I'm not crazy. Despite what you may have heard, Obamacare still has a long, long way to go before it ever manifests itself as a reality. In addition to the myriad of court challenges by individual states (which may or may not have valid points - I'm not a lawyer), Obamacare still must pass the test of voters this November,

Republicans Need a Leader Like Newt Gingrich Was in 1994

2010-03-19T02:43:00.000-05:00

Author's Note: This post is a response to a comment made on a post on Mixx entitled: A History Lesson on Healthcare Reform... Remember 1994? That was the title for the Mixx page for the recent Mainstream 180 post entitled: Democrats Have Short Memories, But An Elephant Never Forgets. The comment was a response to a remark from my friend Janejas, who had this to say:@FatLester The difference is

Democrats Have Short Memories, But An Elephant Never Forgets

2010-03-17T19:46:00.000-05:00

President Barack Obama, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and a plethora of other House and Senate Democrats either have extremely short memories, or are completely inept in their political strategies being deployed in hopes of passing Obamacare, a complete federal takeover of the U.S. healthcare industry. They are not the first Democrats to pursue such a strategy. As I recall, in the early-to-mid 90's

Tea Party Movement Should Not Field Candidates in Elections

2010-03-15T00:30:00.003-05:00

Tea Party: Good as a Movement, Bad as a Political Party The 'Tea Party' movement is a good thing as long as it doesn't attempt to become its own party, which would ensure the democrats a number of House and Senate seats they would otherwise not have. How could this be? Well, think about it. The mere presence of a 'Tea Party Candidate' on a ballot would do little other than siphon votes away

In Defense of Private Companies

2010-02-04T18:00:00.006-06:00

Private Businesses Aren't Out To Get Their EmployeesBy: Fat LesterAuthor's Note: This was originally written in response to a post I saw on Amplify about unjust firings by private corporations.As someone who has worked in managerial and executive positions at 100+ employee companies, I can personally attest to the contrary of the main point made by this article.A Director of Human Resources is

An Open Letter to Republicans in Congress (House and Senate)

2010-01-25T12:45:00.009-06:00

This post originated as a response to a post I came across by Joe Barton, Republican Congressman from Texas.Congressman Barton had submitted a story from the Wall Street Journal about the validity of climate science.Rep. Barton's commentary goes as follows: "We need to continue looking into the validity of the science before changing our entire economy. There are just too many embellished claims.

A trip down memory lane (part one)

2009-03-24T18:23:00.004-05:00

Whenever I'm having a bad day, I find that reminiscing and thinking back to the 'good ole days' often helps cheer me up.I admit, during the democrat primaries last year I was secretly hoping to see Hillary Clinton pull out a victory over Obama. At first I thought it was merely a case of me cheering for the underdog. However, today I realized that was not the case at all.It wasn't so much that I

Barack Obama is definitely NOT a Muslim

2008-10-28T20:30:00.008-05:00

There have been some nasty rumors swirling around throughout the course of the election season purporting that Barack Obama is actually Muslim. As best I can tell, the rumors appear to stem from the fact that Obama's middle name is Hussein. The fact is that this claim (that Obama is Muslim) could not be any further from the truth --- and the proof is below.To even suggest that Barack Obama is

Michelle Obama caught using racial slur during NH campaign stop

2008-10-27T23:14:00.019-05:00

Disclaimer: The following post is an attempt at political satire. For those of you in Rio Linda, that means that the story below is not true (make believe), and is intended to be funny.Portsmouth, New Hampshire - Michelle Obama has again come under scrutiny for allegedly using a racial slur during a routine campaign stop in the key battleground state of New Hampshire on Monday. While having

Sarah Palin's Wardrobe and Michelle Obama's Room Service Bill

2008-10-23T23:49:00.006-05:00

There has been much controversy surrounding the ever-important development of the RNC spending roughly $150,000 on Governor Sarah Palin's wardrobe. The RNC has been criticized for spending excessively on the prospective Vice President's attire. The media has also taken some heat for making an issue of this.It is with that said that I offer the following defense of mainstream reporters and

ACORN's Bloodless Coup D'Etat

2008-10-23T19:19:00.007-05:00

The following is a response to an article entitled "The Dangers of Elections", which appeared at thebiglifeonline.com.Freedom ain't free! It took a lot of bloodshed, death and violence to implement the electoral system of the American republic. The result is that for the past couple centuries elections in the United States have been largely free of violent intimidation tactics such as those

Big Brother Not Behind Raid on Polygamist Compound

2008-05-01T01:17:00.009-05:00

Despite my flawless logic, the early returns on my recent post regarding the raid on the compound of a fundamentalist Mormon group alleged to have been engaging in systematic abuses (including sexual abuse) of their own children seem to indicate that there are still a lot of people out there who believe the raid never should have happened. You can check out some of the reader responses to the

Authorities were right to bust-up Texas polygamist cult

2008-04-29T14:40:00.014-05:00

In the aftermath of the recent raid on a polygamist cult in Texas, I have been shocked and dismayed by some of the comments I've been reading on various social media sites and blogs by people who feel that the children should not have been removed from the compound or separated from their parents.I came across the following comment today in a story at Mixx about the aftermath of the raid: "they

Don't count your Diggs before they hatch

2008-04-12T02:56:00.006-05:00

This post began as a comment I was writing in response to an article on Jason Calcanis' blog entitled "Who should Digg sell to: Newscorp, Microsoft, or Google?".It's one thing for two opposite sides of a negotiation to have reached an agreement in principle over a proposed sale -- one in which the price is off-the-table and only the final details are left to be worked out. It is a completely

Waltz Rumor Part of Google's Negotiating Strategy with Digg

2008-04-10T13:28:00.012-05:00

The social media world was recently rocked by the news/rumor that Google may be planning to punish websites and blogs that are frequently linked to by social media sites. For those not yet familiar with the situation, here are a couple of links to write-ups covering this recent development:Google to punish pagerank for Digg stories?How to avoid the next Google slap on social marketingPlan

Kudos to Nancy Pelosi for standing-up to China's thuggery

2008-04-02T06:17:00.012-05:00

I wish more of America's so-called leaders would stand up and join House Speaker Nancy Pelosi in condemning the Chinese communist government and calling for an American boycott of the 2008 Olympics in Beijing. China's oligarchy and the bloodthirsty regime it controls makes the late Fidel Castro look like Mr. Rogers by comparison. Castro was what he was when he was alive (see footnote), but he

Presidential Race is McCain's to Lose

2008-03-18T00:36:00.005-05:00

Even before he knows who his opponent will be, the 2008 presidential election looks to be developing into a shoe-in for Senator John McCain and the Republicans.Granted, there is a lot of time between now and November, and a lot can happen in a very short time when it comes to presidential elections. Heck, three of the four names on the ballot have yet to be determined. How then, can one

The Irony with the Democrats' Superdelegate System

2008-03-11T03:06:00.004-05:00

Has anyone else noticed the irony in the Democratic Party's Superdelegate system being used to determine its nominee? This is a far more Republican primary system than the one the Republicans use to choose a nominee, if you go by the literal definitions of the terms "democratic" and "republican".The Superdelegate system is different from the traditional primary system in that some influential

The Devil's Take: Naivety and Spam Taste the Same

2008-02-19T15:51:00.010-06:00

By: The InsiderWith all the talk of spam circulating around the Mixx community of late, I can't help but offer a somewhat contrarian take on the matter. Make no mistake, I'm not any more fond of spam than anyone else involved in the social media scene.That said, I think that the spam on Mixx is mild relative to comparable sites. That is not to suggest it be taken lightly, but let's not make