Posted on 01 February 2012
February 2nd marks the half-way point between the Winter Solstice and the Vernal Equinox. And, on that day in the little town of Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania, Phil the groundhog will emerge from his burrow to determine whether Winter will continue for six more weeks or an early Spring will commence. Not merely in Punxsutawney, but also [...]
Tags: Groundhog Day, how to win a Presidential election, Punxsutawney Phil, running for President, the making of a President
Posted on 25 January 2012
The term sound money, also known as honest, strong, or hard currency relates to its value in terms of the world’s standards. For example, when you visit a foreign country, you may be compelled to exchange your U.S. dollars for the coin of the realm if you wish to purchase goods, pay the fee to [...]
Tags: Bretton Woods system, commodity money, fiat money, gold standard, monetary policy, sound money
Posted on 23 January 2012
Nearly 40,000 new laws go into effect this year. Some will have less impact on American’s everyday lives, others will be very influential. Below you will find some of the most influential and interesting laws to go into effect in 2012. Minimum Wage The following 8 states will be raising their minimum wage in [...]
Tags: new federal laws, new laws, new laws taking effect in 2012, new state laws, newly-enacted laws
Posted on 19 January 2012
Sometime before recorded history, mankind … some of mankind, anyway … learned that to trade with others was neater than killing to possess what another had. Thus, the barter system came into being. Swapping one’s goods for another’s goods was expedient, until the concept of money came into play. One of the earliest forms of [...]
Tags: bank fees, banks playing games with money, banks using float, government playing games with money, history of money, money, origin of money, usurious bank fees
Posted on 12 January 2012
“Ask not what your country can do for you, but what you can do for your country.” (President John F. Kennedy) Although John F. Kennedy’s reign as our nation’s 35th President was all too brief, he left behind a legacy of courage in action. This included his support of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., resulting [...]
Tags: 9-9-9, Herman Cain, Herman Cain 9-9-9
Posted on 05 January 2012
When humans began to walk upright, they relied upon the five senses endowed by The Creator to survive in a harsh environment. Along with the organic senses of sight, smell, hearing, touch, and taste, God in His infinite wisdom included an innate sense of awareness. This “sixth sense” existed to clue early man into the [...]
Tags: distrust of government, nature of trust, sixth sense, trust, trust in government
Posted on 27 December 2011
Frequently dubbed the sport of Kings, horse racing provides the origin of the phrase “dark horse,” an unknown horse on which handicappers have difficulty in establishing betting odds. Later, the term was broadened to apply to any unexpected winner. In American politics, the term was first applied to James Polk who, in 1844, wrested the [...]
Tags: 2012 Presidential candidates, 2012 Presidential Election, capitalism, dark horse, Ebenezer Scrooge, Medicare, Social Security, socialism, unfettered capitalism
Posted on 06 December 2011
According to a report on NJ.com, the identities of Motor Vehicle clerks and other co-conspirators (complete listing below) engaged in the sale of driver licenses to illegal immigrants has been revealed. In at least one instance, Social Security numbers to carry out this fraud were obtained illegally from a Motor Vehicle database. This news coming [...]
Tags: identity theft, identity theft by Motor Vehicle clerks, identity theft by NJ Motor Vehicle clerks, Motor Vehicle fraud, sale of black market driver licenses
Posted on 05 December 2011
In the beginning, God created light to take us out of darkness. Between the dawn of time and 2011 A.D., man has done a helluva great job of blotting out the light, particularly here in the alleged Land of the Free and the Home of the Brave. American citizens are besieged by economic blight, characterized [...]
Tags: Cain drops out of Presidential race, candidacy of Herman Cain, Herman Cain
Posted on 28 November 2011
In the maelstrom of the Herman Cain debacle, the word “innuendo” was bandied about. It was used to describe the chain of events that now plague this Republican 2012 Presidential nominee. The meaning of “innuendo”, according to Miriam Webster, is: a veiled or equivocal reflection on character or reputation. Its synonyms are listed as “hint” [...]
Tags: accusations against Herman Cain, Alan Dershowitz, he said she said, Herman Cain, innuendo