Author: John Hawkins

5 Somewhat Unpleasant Assumptions I Make About Taxes

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1) If we raise taxes, best case scenario, the new revenue will reduce the pressure to cut spending and worst case scenario, it will be used as an excuse for new spending. Even setting aside the fact that higher taxes may very well reduce economic growth, this is why it’s such a bad idea to […]

 

I’ll Fully Support Mitch McConnell’s Great, New Debt Limit Compromise If He Resigns As Minority Leader As A Sweetener

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Never underestimate the Republican Party’s capacity for stupidity, particularly amongst its leadership. No matter how strong their hand is, instinctually they lean towards doing exactly the wrong thing at the wrong time and they have legions of political insiders, consultants, and aides who assure them that they’re geniuses for spouting idiocy like this. Desperate to […]

 

For Some People, Homosexuality Is A Choice And It Is Changeable Via Counseling

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The current politically correct line on homosexuality is that people are born that way and they have no real choice in the matter. For some people, that’s certainly true. From the time they’re young, they’re sexually attracted to people of their own gender the same way normal people are attracted to members of the opposite […]

 

Chart: The Few, The Proud, The Employed Americans (It’s Actually Worse Than You Think)

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From The Atlantic. Even though the unemployment rate is technically 9.2%, the employment-population ratio fell to 58.2%, matching its recession low. But it might help to put this number into perspective: just how bad is it? …Prior to this recession, the unemployment-population ratio hasn’t been this low since 1983. At that time, it actually dropped […]

 

The Democrats Would Rather Captain A Sinking Ship Than Be First Mate On One That Can Float

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There’s a huge, gaping hole in the bottom of the boat! We’ve got to get everyone down there to try to patch it and bucket out the water. It’s our only chance to keep from sinking! What are you? stupid? This is our chance to get the passengers to mutiny and make us captain! We’ll […]

 

I Love Palin And Bachmann, But They’re Completely Wrong About The Debt Ceiling

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Back in the private dining room in Pella, Palin shared some of those policy positions. On the debt ceiling, she takes the hardline view. “It is not the apocalypse,” she said, and questioned the need for the urgent negotiating sessions Republicans and Democrats were conducting in search of a debt-limit agreement (ongoing at press time). […]

 

My 25 Fave 140 Character Thoughts For June

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* Diet soda “makes you fat” for the same reason anti-depressants “cause” suicide. Hint: Correlation isn’t causation. * You don’t find yourself so much as you create yourself. * If there are enough people who’ll buy anything, then you can be sure that eventually someone will come along and sell it * The merit of […]

 

The Real Reason We Have A Budget Problem That No One Has The Guts To Talk About

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Do you want to know the real reason we have a budget problem in America? It’s something that most politicians, conservative or liberal, Republican or Democrat, don’t have the courage to address because it would make so many people angry. Happily, I’m not running for office; so I don’t have to spoon feed anyone. Are […]

 

Q&A Friday #107: Who Are The Greatest Minds In American History?

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Question: Who is the greatest mind in the history of the United States? Doesn’t have to be nec. in the field of science, could be any field. My candidates would be either Thomas Edison or Ben Franklin. Bonus if you want to name the greatest mind in the history of mankind. — Vega – NY’s […]

 

Q&A Friday #107: Could We See More Political Violence Or A Civil War In The US?

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Question: The left leaning media has been talking alot about how the political dialog has been getting hasrher than it’s ever been before. I’m not sure I buy into that. I think that with the advent of the internet, we are just seing more voices and more opinions. With more opinions, comes more nastiness, something […]

 

Q&A Friday #107: When Will The Nations Bailing Out Greece Say “No More?”

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Question: Those nations which have stepped in to bail out the Greeks have pretty clearly done so to protect the interests of their own banking sectors which are heavily invested in Greek debt. Do you foresee any circumstance in which the French and Germans will balk at any further bailouts? — Martin Hale Answer: Greece […]

 

Q&A Friday #107: How Do We Reduce The Number Of People In Prison?

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Question: The US has the highest incarceration rate in the world. By a wide margin. What do you think are the reasons and what kind of solutions do you see to this? Some people might say deporting illegal aliens within our prisons, others might say legalizing drugs, and I just wanted to know your take. […]

 

Q&A Friday #107: What If Rick Perry Gets In?

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Question: Hawkins, what is your opinion on the possible entry of Rick Perry in the GOP race for the nomination? What are his chances? — TheDickNixon Answer: Rick Perry is a major league candidate. He’s conservative, he has charisma, he can raise money, and he has an outstanding economic record in Texas that’s going to […]

 

Q&A Friday #107: Do We Need More Political Parties?

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Question: There should be a Liberal Party. And a Democrat Party. Just like there should be a Conservative Party and a Republican Party. Then you would have to build coalitions in order to get stuff passed, rather than just having two sides that dig in their heels, and then you have “gangs” of small groups […]

 

Dick Durbin: Our Future President Could Be An Illegal Alien?

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It’s actually sad that someone like Dick Durbin, who’s one of the most powerful men in the Senate, doesn’t even have a passing familiarity with the Constitution and sings the praises of people who are breaking our laws while he does it. Dick Durbin isn’t even aware that illegal aliens can’t be American citizens. After […]

 

The Best Quotes From “Present Moment Awareness: A Simple, Step-By-Step Guide To Living In The Now”

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The book is Present Moment Awareness: A Simple, Step-by-Step Guide to Living in the Now. Enjoy the quotes! Find a quiet place to sit or lie and relax. Take several deep breaths from deep in your abdomen. Expand the awareness of the present moment to your body by scanning it for any and all sensations. […]

 

Michele Bachmann Dances On Stage, Signs Men’s Chests, And Owns The Crowd In Myrtle Beach (11 pics, 2 videos)

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Broadway at the Beach was a great place for Michele Bachmann to hold a campaign rally. There’s lots of parking, lots of shops, and a gorgeous view. Still, since it is early in the campaign season and Myrtle Beach has a much smaller populace than most think (roughly 27,000), I didn’t expect more than say, […]

 

Can We All Just Admit That Conservatives Have Been Right About The Economy And Obama Has Been Wrong?

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One thing that should alarm liberals, well in some bizarro world where liberals care whether their policies work or not, is that conservative predictions about Barack Obama’s economic policies have been spot on. We said the stimulus wouldn’t get the economy cranked up again — and it hasn’t. We said it was a huge mistake […]

 

The Unions’ Real Enemy: Themselves

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It’s no secret that union membership has been slowly, but surely declining for decades in America. There’s a simple reason for that and it’s not unfair business practices, mean old corporations, or big, bad Republicans. No, the problem with union workforces is that non-union workforces are simply more competitive. In a study of the decline […]

 

How The Left-Wing Media Creates Memes About GOP Candidates: A Bachmann Based “John Wayne” Case Study

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So, Michelle Bachmann is in Waterloo, Iowa and she says this: Rep. Michele Bachmann kicked off her presidential campaign on Monday in Waterloo, Iowa, and in one interview surrounding the official event she promised to mimic the spirit of Waterloo’s own John Wayne. The only problem, as one eagle-eyed reader notes: Waterloo’s John Wayne was […]

 

Nothing To See Here, Just More Evidence Of American Decline

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One of the most bizarre features of modern American life is how the wheels are coming off of the American dream right in front of us, but so many people seem not to notice. As you read stories like this one you can’t help but marvel at the human ability to ignore what’s right in […]