Tag Archives: Big government

Debt ceiling, downgrades; thoughts while I was rambling around Texas

Posted on August 11, 2011 by Rockport Conservative

I have been out of touch with my blog lately.  We spent some time in the Hill Country with no internet access.  I did have satellite TV  and of course, talk radio, so we were aware of all that was … Continue reading →

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Project Gunrunner Tied Directly to President Obama

Posted on July 13, 2011 by Traditional Tibby

Andrew Brietbart has video that incriminates both Holder and Obama. Go take a look. This is big.Watergate big. Iran Contra big. But the mainstream media is ignoring it. We cannot let this slide by. Please ask people if they know … Continue reading →

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Another Reason Why VDH is my favorite essayist

Posted on June 17, 2011 by Rockport Conservative

He knows ancient history and he knows what we are living through, how and why.  This is from his Pajama’s Media column. The Art of Appreciating America from Abroad Sense Out of Nonsense — a ten-step plan I’ve been following … Continue reading →

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Quotes and links to two related energy items of note

Posted on June 13, 2011 by Rockport Conservative

It seems to me these have a lot to do with each other.  This one is from The Examiner. Obama rubs elbows with regulatory robber barons By: Timothy P. Carney President Obama on Monday was scheduled to give a pep … Continue reading →

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Links for Saturday before Christmas

Posted on December 18, 2010 by Rockport Conservative

Lame-duck sessions supposed to be a thing of the past, historians say Meeks says minority contracts should only go to blacks.Downsizing the Government from the Cato Institute. DREAM Act causes ugly breakup on leftCollapse of the omnibus spending bill: rise of … Continue reading →

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Corruption just goes on, no Change at all, November is coming, so there is Hope

Posted on October 11, 2010 by Rockport Conservative

Another from the Wall Street Journal. Congressional Staffers Gain From Trading in Stocks By BRODY MULLINS, TOM MCGINTY and JASON ZWEIG Chris Miller nearly doubled his $3,500 stock investment in a renewable-energy firm in 2008. It was a perfectly legal … Continue reading →

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The Debt Tsunami

Posted on September 7, 2010 by Rockport Conservative

A very intersting post by Richard Fernandez at Belmont Club.Rich Man, Poor Man Robert J.Cristiano believes that at least one financial tsunami “began long ago and very far out to sea” when public sector employees voted themselves wonderful compensation and … Continue reading →

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Fun Poll Results

Posted on August 23, 2010 by Rockport Conservative

In the Washington Post by Marc A. Thiessen. Democrats and the ‘evil eye’ Many people shy away from online medical pharmacies due to any reason you can also seanamic.com ordering viagra online at comparatively cheaper value. Affirm, so perhaps you’re … Continue reading →

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Two steps forward, one step back; We Need a Plan

Posted on August 9, 2010 by Rockport Conservative

Richard Fernandez in Belmont Club writes about Michael Barone’s American Political history.Beads on a String Michael Barone’s analysis of American political history sounds Chinese. Two steps forward one step backward. Forward of course is the direction of “progressive politics”. Backward … Continue reading →

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Have you heard of the Broken Window Fallacy?

Posted on August 7, 2010 by Rockport Conservative

I had not.  I first saw it on Wizbang, followed the source to Fausta and then to the original source of Cubachi.  It is a great little video but to understand it better be sure to read the whole of … Continue reading →

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