A recent study by the University of Southern California forecast that the Monterey Shale could yield 2.8 million jobs and $24.6 billion in state and local taxes by 2020 — enough to lift the state’s economy out of malaise.
The proposed Cyprus Deposit Tax to pay for bank bailouts enraged depositors who were threatened with a tax on their savings. Fear generated by this proposal caused a run on the banks. Repercussions from this proposed confiscation of personal savings can affect saving and investment throughout Europe. Worse still it could catch on in here. Congressional democrats are plotting the expropriation of American’s private 401(k) and IRA retirements savings accounts in favor of “a guaranteed income”.
Very interesting discussion of Foreign Policy. It’s about time we have substantive discussions about America’s role in the World today.
Rand Paul on Foreign Policy Video at Heritage Foundation, 2/6/2013
In an op/ed article on 2/13/2013 discussing Paul’s speech, Forbes’ wrote the following:
On February 6, Senator Rand Paul gave a speech on foreign policy entitled, “Containment and Radical Islam” to a Heritage Foundation meeting.
Paul began with refreshing realism and candor, pointing out that we are, in fact, at war with Radical Islam. He also noted (correctly) that, within Islam, Radical Islam is not a “small minority”, but a “vibrant, often mainstream, vocal and numerous minority”. Paul dismissed as naïve those who think that Radical Islam would leave us alone if we would just be nice to them.
Having asserted that Radical Islam is “…no fleeting fad but a relentless force”, Paul then seemed to call for a strategy of “containment”, along the lines of the one that George Kennan outlined regarding the Soviet Union in his “Long Telegram” of February 22, 1946. Paul cited this as a needed “middle path” for U.S. foreign policy
What Paul missed in his speech is that it was not Kennan’s “containment” policy that led to the downfall of the Soviet Union, but the approach that Ronald Reagan summed up in the following words: “Here’s my strategy on the Cold War: We win; they lose.”
Taking guns away from lawful citizens only makes every place public and private the shooting galleries of criminals and the criminally insane individuals with us. Sen. Feinstein, how do you explain the high crime rates in Chicago and DC which have some of the most severe, and UNCONSTITUTIONAL, gun laws in the Nation? Are you also going to ban hammers, knives, and hands and feet?
ICYMI, here is Freshman Senator, Ted Cruz calmly taking Feinstein to task for her emotional decision to enslave us all by leaving,us at the mercy of an out of control government that is seeking to tell us where we can go, what we can say, what we can eat, and what kind of medical treatment we can have. Our right to bear arms is not for hunting or games, it is to protect ourselves against an overweening government that thinks it has the right to tell us what we may and may not do.
Sen. Ted Cruz fulfilling his promise to fight the implementation of ObamaTax. He already filed a bill to completely repeal it. Now he has all the Senate Republicans supporting his amendment to the Continuing Resolution to defund ObamaTax while our economy is essentially flat.
From Corie C. Whalen:
Hey everyone, I’m working hard to promote an important school choice bill that has recently been filed as HB300. The press release with details about the legislation is here: http://www.tffeducation.org/bill_press_release. This legislation would gives districts that opt into the new code greater freedom to set goals, curriculum, testing, schedule, calendar, and staffing policies of their schools. Unsurprisingly, the usual suspects who elevate bureucracy over quality education are organizing against this bill. So please check it out and contact your state representative to encourage them to support HB300. http://www.house.state.tx.us/members/find-your-representative/
The “Independent School District Bill” proposes an alternative education code that empowers families to make education decisions and hold schools accountable, and provides the support they need to embrace the best public school for their children. The plan gives districts that opt into the new code greater freedom to set goals, curriculum, testing, schedule, calendar, and staffing policies of their schools.
Since 2002, total federal spending has increased nearly 89% while median household income has dropped 5% and median wealth has dropped 23%. In other words, while families have been doing more with less, government has been doing less with more.
–Sen. Tom Coburn, OK-R
H/T Instapundit: Read the entire article here.
Sen. Cruz makes history--reading Tweets to Sen. Rand Paul
Sen. Ted Cruz “asks question” & joins Sen. Rand Paul in Brennan Filibuster – Part 1
Sen. Ted Cruz “asks question” & joins Sen. Rand Paul in Brennan Filibuster – Part 1
Must-see video – “Racism isn’t a problem anymore”: Larry Elder delivers Keynote address at David Horowitz Retreat. Well worth the time to listen to it all.
