Posted on December 26, 2008 by Shawn M. Griffiths
This holiday season we are all thinking about the current state of the market economy, and many are looking to see what the policy makers on Capital Hill are going to do. The majority of Americans do not support bailout bills, and stimulus packages, but this democratically controlled Congress is not listening to the Will [...]
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Posted on December 23, 2008 by Shawn M. Griffiths
This Christmas season, and every holiday season for that matter, it is important that we remember our troops, and thank them for all the sacrifices they have made for this country. We are in a time where it is important to stand up for our military. Not only have they made sacrifices, but their families [...]
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Posted on December 18, 2008 by Shawn M. Griffiths
Our country has gotten to the point that instead of prosecuting and investigating the people involved in a crime we instead investigate and prosecute the police officers, the agents, and the security guards that are doing their jobs to protect lives. We have seen this in more than one circumstance involving illegal aliens who are [...]
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Posted on December 16, 2008 by Shawn M. Griffiths
The Dallas City Council voted last Wednesday to extend the smoking ordinance of the city to include bars and pool halls, which means that something that is perfectly legal is now illegal to do in a good majority of the city, and the only real place you can smoke with comfort in the City of [...]
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Posted on December 8, 2008 by Shawn M. Griffiths
This video was sent to me by a group that advocates South Carolina Governor Mark Sanford running as the Republican nominee for president in 2012.
There is no doubt in my mind that Mark Sanford would make a great presidential nominee, especially since the Republican Party needs a strong conservative running on [...]
Filed under: 2012 Election | Tagged: 2012, Elections, Mark Sanford, Politics | 2 Comments »
Posted on December 5, 2008 by Shawn M. Griffiths
Senator Barney “Sylvester” Frank warned that if money from the seven hundred billion dollar bailout package that was passed through Congress earlier this year was not used to help big time automakers then a serious disaster is going to happen. There are lawmakers on both sides of the political aisle who are advocating a pre-negotiated [...]
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Posted on December 4, 2008 by Shawn M. Griffiths
As many Texans predicted Senator Kay Bailey Hutchison (R) has every intention of running for Governor of Texas in 2010 against fellow Republican Rick “Good Hair” Perry. Hutchison filed an exploratory committee today after much speculation that she would retire her senate seat to try and become the next Governor of Texas. This step does [...]
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Posted on December 4, 2008 by Shawn M. Griffiths
Texas Governor Rick Perry has not always been the one to stick up for fiscal responsibility, but he certainly surprised many conservatives, including myself, with an op-ed piece in The Wall Street Journal yesterday that Governor Good Hair co-authored with South Carolina Governor Mark Sanford.
I would never question the committment that Governor Sanford has [...]
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Posted on December 4, 2008 by Shawn M. Griffiths
Senator Saxby Chambliss won back his senate seat in what was considered a close race in Georgia. After his victory Chambliss credited his victory to one person who he said rallied up the base to help him claim victory, and that person was Sarah Palin. That’s right, the same woman that John McCain aides bashed [...]
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