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How Might SCOTUS Rule On Same-Sex Marriage?

Earlier today I wrote a piece concerning the Federal Court ruling that overturned Alabama's bans on same-sex marriages. Though I think that individual freedom demands the right to marry whichever...

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Candidates 2016: Joe Biden (D)

Today I begin the long process of examining potential 2016 Presidential candidates. You can find my list of 2016 Presidential Candidates here, which I've saved as a page instead of just a post. You can...

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Could SCOTUS Use King v Burwell to Toss ObamaCare Entirely?

Okay, I had a thought. I am not claiming that SCOTUS WILL use this logic, or even that they are considering it. I'm merely bringing up this thought as an intellectual exercise... if any lawyer-type...

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Governor Bentley's "Budget Crisis" Is Imaginary And Entirely Of His Own Making

Alabama Governor Bentley is waging an aggressive campaign on Twitter and through speeches across the State to convince everybody that, after years of austerity measures and saving Alabama taxpayers $1...

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Did Governor REALLY Mean the Education Trust Fund?

Yesterday I published a blog post analyzing Governor Bentley's false claim that he has "already saved taxpayers $1B annually." I pulled documents from the Alabama Department of Finance that showed the...

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Should "Something Be Done" About the "Flag-Stomping" Movement

Every so often this comes up, and I usually find my "government-so-small-we-want-to-leave-you-alone" conservative friends advocating criminal penalties for a literally victimless action.Have you heard...

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Getting Facts Straight On Texting & Driving

Okay, I've been hearing a PSA on 96.1 recently, with voice-overs by Susan Woody and Greg Budell. They're telling us of the evils of texting & driving, and they pop out some statistics that I have...

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An Open Letter To Wal Mart

Three days ago, my wife and I entered a Wal Mart to purchase a few items. We spent about $150 during that trip, which included a new crock pot. We went through the checkout stand, paid for our...

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Animas River Accident A Test Of Our Laws

Ladies and gentlemen, we have arrived at a point in time that will later be perceived as a defining point in our history. Do our laws apply to everyone equally, or can government employees and agencies...

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Do Gun Control Nuts Really Care About Victims?

Inevitability is an interesting word, meaning that something will ALWAYS happen... it is fated, destined, inevitable, there is no way to avoid it. Two days ago, on Wednesday, August 26th, Bryce...

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Are You Part of the World's Richest 1%?

I love hyperbole. It is a fact that those engaging in hyperbole are more likely to go a bit overboard and, in the process, torpedo themselves quite handily.The incident in question is an article...

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What Might Work To Reduce Violent Crime?

So, recently I asked whether or not gun control nuts who agitate for the same-old gun control measures every time there is a high profile shooting, regardless of whether their proposals could have...

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Did Michelle Cause Child Obesity Rates To Drop 43%?

Recently a few of my friends have been triumphantly claiming that early childhood obesity rates have dropped by 43%, and they are crediting Michelle Obama's activism for the drop. Here's a meme to show...

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Debunking Gun Control Proposals

There is one Truth in any political cycle, and that is this. Whenever a highly publicized mass shooting occurs, gun-control nuts will immediately try to exploit that tragedy to pass their beloved and...

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Should We Regulate Cars & Guns Equally?

Recently, a few of my friends have been running with a meme that I've seen before. Since it seems to be cropping up again, I figured I'd go ahead and look at it. Have you seen someone propose that we...

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Speaker of the House... Who?

With John Boehner's resignation as Speaker of the House, the race is wide open to see who the next Speaker will be. Especially now that the heir-apparent, McCarthy, has withdrawn his name from the...

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Candidates 2016: Bernie Sanders (D)

You can find my list of 2016 Presidential Candidates here, which I've saved as a page instead of just a post. You can easily get to the list using the link up near the top.Bernie SandersSanders is...

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Candidates 2016: Donald Trump (R)

You can find my list of 2016 Presidential Candidates here, which I've saved as a page instead of just a post. You can easily get to the list using the link up near the top.Donald TrumpDonald Trump is a...

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More Gun Control Hysteria

As you no doubt know by now, yesterday a mass shooting occurred in San Bernadino, California, leaving dozens dead or wounded. My condolences and prayers go out to those injured in the attack and the...

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Is The GOP Evil For Blocking "No Guns For Terrorists" Bill?

One thing that has become the "new normal," as Democrats and Obama like to call it, is Democrats pushing Constitutionally questionable proposals as "common sense gun control," losing, and then claiming...

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A Response To More Gun Control Babble

It never ceases to amaze me how people will support PresBo no matter what he says, and Eugene Robinson, of the Washington Post, does just that in his article entitled "Obama's Brave Admission About...

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Weapons Of War?

Another day, another idiot who knows nothing of guns spouting off about guns. In this case, a couple of idiots, elected officials sitting in the US House of Representatives, who have introduced a bill...

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Dear Whoopi, Ignorant Gun Control Nuts Make Rational Discussion Impossible

I've posted some articles recently on gun control, and Presbo's tear-filled announcement of his latest abuse of Executive Authority made it absolutely necessary for me to post more.One of the things...

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More Inconvenient Gun Facts For Liberals

Over at the New York Times, Nicholas Kristof wrote a piece called "Some inconvenient Gun Facts for Liberals". In it, he begins by noting that:FOR those of us who argue in favor of gun safety laws,...

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MANY Insurers Expressing Doubts About ObamaCare

Many critics of ObamaCare have predicted that, at some point, insurers would begin to exit the marketplaces, in a massive exodus from the sinking ship that is our current healthcare system. Supporters,...

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