Today's Politicos vs The Words and Deeds of The Founders

In light of all of the racially incendiary “reportage” of a media elite bent on creating a narrative to fit their agenda (regardless of whatever the facts are), it seems appropriate to go beyond the murky circumstances surrounding the death of Trayvon Martin.

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The Tea Party - Three Principles is an interesting and well-written book. It is not a paean to the Tea Party intended to fortify members of the faithful. Rather it is an intellectual examination of the principles behind the movement.

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Here's an idea. Print off a few copies of this image from thepeoplescube.com and put them in your car with a roll of tape. Next time you're filling up your tank (and emptying your wallet), surreptitiously tape one of these to the front of the pump.

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I have been a Suzy Bogguss Fan since the first time I ever heard her on the radio, driving around in my ’71 Pontiac, sometime in the late ’80’s.   I fell in love with her honey-smooth sweet voice from …

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The president’s best efforts to paint a smiley face on his accomplishments not withstanding, reality is difficult to ignore.

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We have veered from the Framers design. If there are any restriction on federal powers, it will have to be somewhat restored with a Supreme Court decision on ObamaCare, but even if the court rules against the heath care mandate, prior decisions will remain in place that pretty much gave the government carte blanche to do whatever it wants. Constitutional checks and balances are also in tatters. It seems frighteningly possible for a group of determined activists to gain and maintain control of an unfettered national government.

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Here are three interesting articles from the Niles Weekly Register, pertaining to the War of 1812. In the first, we see the exuberance brought about by the early victories of the US Navy in several single-ship actions. In the second we have a silly calculation purporting to show that prosecuting the war was good for the country economically speaking. And finally, we conclude with a brief article on the state of the nation's credit.

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The Founders’ Key is a deceptively modest book whose size belies its robust content. Its purpose, according to author, Larry P. Arnn, is to explain the connection between the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution. He refutes the arguments of Progressives who misinterpret the former and dismiss the latter as antiquated and irrelevant. Along the way, Arnn contrasts the principles that unite the two founding documents with the ideal that animates their critics.

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Some of the Federalist Papers are, well, a tad bit dry. However, if you dig deeply enough, it seems that there is always something to consider, that there is always at least one paragraph that piques your interest. Here is one such paragraph from Federalist No. 26.

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A dirty DOJ exposed. They "trampled on the rights of the accused, but denied the people of Alaska a fair election and literally shifted the balance of power in the U.S. government."

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