Is spending an addiction much like alcoholism? It sure appears to be the case. We modified 11 questions from Johns Hopkins University's "Test for Alcoholism" to create a "Test for Spendaholism," by substituting the words "drink" and "drinking" with the ...
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CNN's Don Lemon invites Senator Rand Paul on his show and then makes clear Paul won't be allowed to answer any question in depth. Hat tip: Family Security Matters. P.S. Newsbusters' Matt Hadro has posted a good analysis of this, ...
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Got an email from MoveOn.org this afternoon that contains this in its first sentence: "Republicans are holding our country's credit hostage." First, obviously, our credit isn't being "held hostage" by anyone, since government receipts in August will dramatically exceed the ...
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After reading a column by Jason Samenow of The Washington Post's "Capitol Weather Gang" that asserted our area is again in the middle of all-time record high temperatures - something that's been often repeated, but impossible to prove - I ...
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"Men of experience succeed even better than those who have theory without experience… If, then, a man has the theory without the experience, and recognizes the universal but does not know the individual included in this, he will often fail ...
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President Obama is an O.P.M. addict. Our commander-in-chief is addicted to spending "other people's money." Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) is his pusher. The establishment media are his enablers. Consider what's happening in Washington right now with the debt ...
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Remember the controversy over that conservative congressman's remark that any toddler who isn't in school will likely end up in jail? Remember the liberal acrimony over this obviously racist insinuation that black kids can either shape up or be shipped ...
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Just like when the ringmaster sends in the clowns, Americans watched the recent legislative circus in Washington in uncomfortable shock as lawmakers blustered to an accord on increasing the nation's debt. About the only thing the debt crisis did effectively ...
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Asked by host Jon Scott about who is to blame for the historic downgrade of the nation’s credit rating, Project 21 fellow Deneen Borelli says the “blame game” needs to stop and Obama needs to step up and lead.  Ways ...
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The political tremors sweeping across the Middle East and North Africa are a vivid reminder that our prosperity and security often hinge on developments over which we have precious little control. This unsettling truth makes it imperative that we make ...
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