Author Archives: AmendmentX

I try not to let the actions of others anger me because I in doing so I relinquish control of my emotions to people I don’t know. However, as a parent, this enrages me more than I can begin to … Continue reading →

Al Franken picks up a key endorsement in Wisconsin! The Capital Times (“Wisconsin’s Progressive Newspaper) has this endorsement of Al Franken’s yet to be formally announced candidacy for Sentor Coleman’s seat in 2008. To give you a feel for the … Continue reading →

I’m a member of GOCRA/CCRN (Gun Owners Civil Rights Alliance/Conceal Carry Reform Now). We are the people that after many years, got the Minnesota Personal Protection Act passed. Now, I cringe at the thought that I need to seek and … Continue reading →

This ties in to my post here regarding the spine (and the lack thereof) of the Republican leadership in Washington DC. Newsmax is reporting (today) on this Cato Institute report on Presidential spending. The report focuses on discretionary spending (non-entitlement … Continue reading →

As I was perusing Prairie Pravda (Stribune) this morning, missing the Republican State Central Committee meeting, I came across this headline “Estate paid a whopper tax: $112 Million” (That’s $112,000,000) ( www.startribune.com/stories/462/5761059.html ). Seems James Binger’s estate paid this amount … Continue reading →

The CIA is back in the news….only if you do not get your news from the “usual suspects”. Cliff Kincaid over at Accuracy in Media reports on a November 3 Washington Post article (written by Jim Hoagland) about the CIA’s … Continue reading →

I need to thank Savage Republican (and a mutual friend) for this one.He emailed me in a follow-up to my posting “And a pox on your Bill of Rights, I say” or “Papers please” below and let me know of … Continue reading →

Much has been made (in recent months) of “slips” in national intelligenc, mostly from our friends on the left. That is what makes this story hysterical. According to this interview, John Fund from the Wall Street Journal reports that Senator … Continue reading →

Senate Judiciary Chairman Arlen Specter is in the news this week, but not for doing his job in DC. No, instead he is looking into the Terrell Owens situation because he thinks that Owens was being treated “unfairly” according to … Continue reading →

I belong to many on-line discussion groups (including this one and if you are a conservative and you like to have fun while exchanging vital information you need to be here). On one of these discussion groups (a debate group … Continue reading →