Tag Archives: big government

Redress Of Grievances

Posted on November 15, 2012 by alsanblog

So we’ve all heard how citizens in a number of states are now petitioning the federal government to peacefully secede from the Union, and several states have reached the 25,000 signature threshold that is supposed to generate a response from the Obama … Continue reading →

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A Divided Nation

Posted on November 11, 2012 by alsanblog

Two days after the election, a couple of talking heads on one television network lamented the political divide in America today, and both of the heads were at a total loss for an answer to the problem. Well, the answer my friend is not blowin’ in … Continue reading →

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Defying The Authoritarians

Posted on November 8, 2012 by alsanblog

Let’s see, the liberals are looking to put 315 million citizens under the thumb of the federal government for just about everything, including healthcare, which is a decidedly local activity (most people go to hospitals and doctors located near their … Continue reading →

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Big Government Mandate

Posted on November 7, 2012 by alsanblog

Obama won just over 50% of the popular vote and sure enough, Jonathan Cohn, one of TNR’s chief propagandists, is claiming that Obama won a mandate. Before expanding on his claim, however, Cohn goes on a detour summarizing some of … Continue reading →

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Obama’s Condescension

Posted on November 4, 2012 by alsanblog

For over four years, Barack Obama has shown his contempt for half the people of this country, yet the Washington Post still claims that it’s Romney who insults voters, mostly because Romney hasn’t given enough details about his various plans. But what should … Continue reading →

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Liberals Gaming The System

Posted on November 3, 2012 by alsanblog

Writing in Slate, Claire Lundberg recounts her child care experience while living in France. She refers to France’s child care policies as European-style socialism adding:  “And I love it!” Indeed, she seems to especially love it when describing all the … Continue reading →

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Obama’s Philosophy Of Government

Posted on October 28, 2012 by alsanblog

With the election rapidly approaching, liberals are working to convince voters to support Obama. Some of the arguments amount to nothing more than saying that Obama is the candidate most likely to put and keep 315 million Americans squarely under the thumb of centralized government. … Continue reading →

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Liberals’ Non Sequitur Reasoning

Posted on October 8, 2012 by alsanblog

Steven Pearlstein fires off another shot in the liberals’ war on decentralization and freedom. Evidently, the “services” sector of the economy does not develop as efficiently as the manufacturing sector, which may lead to relatively higher prices for services. Although he initially … Continue reading →

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Difference In Kind

Posted on August 27, 2012 by alsanblog

In her WSJ column, Kimberley Strassel outlines what Americans can expect to see from Obama in a second term: higher taxes, greater spending, growing deficits, fine tuning of the regulatory apparatus, and continued decline of American influence in foreign affairs. She correctly concludes that … Continue reading →

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