I began this Independence Day series on a whim, without any specific ideas about what I might post about. I have to admit that it has been more than a little challenging finding the time each day to get a post up…and I am so sleep deprived at this point that I’m not sure I’ll [...]
Archive for the ‘Favorite Quotes’ Category
Where Much is Given…
Posted in At Home, Favorite Quotes, Founding Fathers, FREEDOM, History, Kids on July 4, 2010 | 1 Comment »
A Nation of Arms
Posted in Favorite Quotes, Founding Fathers, FREEDOM, Guns, History on July 2, 2010 | 4 Comments »
In response to the recent Supreme Court ruling, McDonald vs. City of Chicago, Chicago Mayor Daley made this profoundly ignorant remark: “We are a country of laws not a nation of guns.” Mayor Daley is in need of a good schooling in the history of the American Founding. America is indeed a “nation of guns,” [...]
“A Time For Choosing”….A Friendly Freedom Reminder
Posted in Favorite Quotes, Founding Fathers, FREEDOM, History, Politics, Ronald Reagan, Society on May 13, 2009 | 2 Comments »
As an addendum to my previous post, here is a FRIENDLY FREEDOM REMINDER from one of the best spokesmen for freedom our nation has been blessed with, Ronald Reagan. His speech, “A Time For Choosing,” delivered October 27, 1964, applies perfectly to the situation we find ourselves in today….striving to fend off the advances of [...]
Quote of the Week
Posted in Favorite Quotes, Politics on March 19, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
On Tuesday, Rush said this: “Obama’s teleprompter told him to say yesterday that these AIG executives are greedy and selfish, and now what? We have death threats being phoned in to the AIG headquarters in New York! And all this time we’ve been told that it’s talk radio that ‘incites this kind of hatred’.” I [...]
Coming To A Town Near You: TAX DAY TEA PARTY
Posted in Current Events, Economy, Favorite Quotes, Founding Fathers, Politics, Society, Taxes on March 9, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
I have mentioned the Chicago Tea Party, as well as the upcoming Tax Day Tea Party, in a couple of the comment threads here, but here is an official post. It all started with Rick Santelli of CNBC reporting from the floor of the CME Group in Chicago after Obama announced his socialist mortgage plan; [...]
Quote of the Day
Posted in Favorite Quotes, Politics on February 26, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
So here’s my pick for quote of the day. This is June commenting on this post (Obama’s Socialist Housing Plan: Tax Those Who Bought a House they Could Afford to Subsidize People Who Cannot Budget): “I just finished reading the four page home mortgage bill. Basically, all mortgages will be reset to a percentage of [...]
Mull These Over
Posted in Favorite Quotes, Founding Fathers, FREEDOM, Politics, Ronald Reagan, Taxes on January 30, 2009 | 5 Comments »
“ It is impossible to RIGHTLY GOVERN the world without GOD and BIBLE.” George Washington “ The general PRINCIPLES upon which the Fathers achieved independence were the general principles of Christianity… I will avow that I believed and now believe that those general principles of Christianity are as eternal and immutable as the existence and [...]