American Ideals

Still the “last best hope of mankind…”


"Though the flame of liberty may sometimes cease to shine, the coal can never expire."
- Thomas Paine, 1775

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If anyone still doubts that environmentalism has far more to do with quasi-religious belief and ideology than it does with science, “Climategate” ought to finally drive the point home.
What do you do when you are bunch of politically motivated scientists bent on using the hobgoblin you created in the minds of the masses in order […]

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How’s That Stimulus Working Out?

Thursday, October 22nd, 2009

Seven months after the $800 billion “stimulus” plan what are the results?
Well, let’s see..
49 out of 50 states have lost jobs. The projections of the Obama administration in terms of job creation are off by 6 million jobs. Unemployment has risen to almost 10%. Foreclosures are up, not down. The value of the dollar is […]

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Quote of the day….

Monday, September 28th, 2009

From Walter Williams on what is and is not Capitalism….
“Most of our country’s serious problems can be laid at the feet of Congress and the White House and not at capitalism. Take the financial crisis. One-third of the $15 trillion of mortgages in existence in 2008 are owned, or securitized by Fannie […]

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