Author Archives: AmendmentX

From the Patriot Post: “The ideal tyranny is that which is ignorantly self-administered by its victims. The most perfect slaves are, therefore, those which blissfully and unawaredly enslave themselves. A truth’s initial commotion is directly proportional to how deeply the … Continue reading →

I’ve written many times about the looming financial disaster called Social Security and Medicare. The head of the Dallas Federal Reserve has calculated the amount of money we need to put aside today is $99,000,000,000,000 to meet future outlays.(BTW, that … Continue reading →

Now, this is really speaking truth to power… Now, if he’s over 35…but, he’s not a natural born citizen of the United States. Drat!Well, maybe a run for Senate then… I’ll be emailing Mr. Hannan and asking if he’s ever … Continue reading →

A Clinton era appointed federal judge (Colleen Kollar-Kotelly) issued an injunction prohibiting citizens with a valid permit to carry to carry firearms into National Parks and wildlife refuges. Pres. Bush issued a decision to allow firearms into the National Parks … Continue reading →

I joined Twitter a couple of months ago (www.twitter.com/AmendmentX). Two organizations I follow on Twitter are the Cato Institute (Cato Twitter link) and the Heritage Foundation– ( Heritage Twitter link). This morning I got a Tweet from Heritage that shows … Continue reading →

Yesterday my Mom and I were coming back from the St. Joesph’s Day celebration at Mama D’s son John’s restaurant Cafe Biaggio in St. Paul (see below). Traveling down 35W, there was a Ford Escape in the next lane with … Continue reading →

I read with so much sadness this afternoon that Mama D passed away yesterday.Mama was a Minneapolis celebrity and restaurateur for four decades.When I was a student at the University of MN, I went to the first restaurant she was … Continue reading →

In a little known story, it became apparent to me how freedom and liberty can be evidenced in small ways.North Korea has just opened its first pizzeria. Seems the Dear Leader, Kim Jong-il, thought that North Koreans should “also be … Continue reading →

The Radical Left Wing Drive By Media (Rush’s term) Great Conspiracy.

Senator Charles Grassley (R-IA) has suggested that the executives at AIG commit suicide over bonuses paid out. AIG has a loan, terms written by Congress (ha,ha,ha,ha,ha…). Total so far : $170,000,000,000. Congress has committed to spending of anywhere from $4,000,000,000,000-$7,000,000,000,000 … Continue reading →