http://libertariandad.today.com Looking at news and politics from my point of view Fri, 05 Jun 2009 01:39:38 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en I did not get the opportunity to watch President Obama's speech in Cairo this morning.  When my local news switched over to carry the speech, I was getting ready to head out for my paying job out in the real world.  So I only got to see bits and pieces ... http://libertariandad.today.com/2009/06/04/barack-obamas-cairo-speech/ Let's talk about the eventual confirmation hearing of Sonia Sotomayor.  I don't want to delve into the details into the same issues that others have talked about in terms of her past comments or the merits of her judicial decisions.  Instead, I want to talk about the folks who are ... http://libertariandad.today.com/2009/06/03/harry-reid-sonia-sotomayer/ Two teens entered the Reliable Discount Pharmacy in Oklahoma City and demanded money and narcotics.  The pharmacist on duty, Jerome Ersland was armed.  When the teens shot at Ersland, he shot back, striking one of the teens in the head. The other teen fled the scene.  According to Ersland, ... http://libertariandad.today.com/2009/06/01/self-defense-or-murder/ Controversial abortion doctor George Tiller was murdered today while serving as an usher in his church.  Dr. Tiller was one of the few physicians in the country who performed late term abortions, sometimes as late as the ninth month of pregnancy.  His willingness to perform such procedures made him ... http://libertariandad.today.com/2009/05/31/abortion-doc-murdered/ A popular tactic of the Democrat party is to promote class envy.  We need more tax revenue so let's increase taxes on the wealthy.  After all, they can afford it, and they need to pay their fair share.   At least that is what they tell us.  However, the rich, did ... http://libertariandad.today.com/2009/05/27/taxing-the-rich/ Barack Obama and his fellow Democrats are quickly pushing their "cap and trade" energy bill that they say our country needs.  The Environmental Protection Agency has released their report on how the "cap and trade" bill will impact our economy.  Let's take a look at some of their findings ... http://libertariandad.today.com/2009/05/26/the-looming-cap-trade-disaster/ It has been a little longer than I like to post something, but I have been away on business in Chicago most of the week attending a trade show.  Last night, I was sitting in O'Hare airport with my boss and two coworkers waiting for our flights home.  My boss ... http://libertariandad.today.com/2009/05/21/ny-terror-plot-foiled/ It is always interesting to come across the various programs that get our tax dollars.  We have money going to study controlling the odor at pig farms.  Now we have money from the National Institute of Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, a part of the National Institute of Health, is using ... http://libertariandad.today.com/2009/05/13/our-taxes-chinese-prostitutes/ With the election of Barack Obama, and the Democrats in control of the of the House and the Senate, the media has pronounced that the conservative movement is dead.  On the surface, that would seem to be the case, or at least it is on serious life support.  In reality, ... http://libertariandad.today.com/2009/05/11/liberty-tyranny/ I was first eligible to vote during the 1980 Presidential election.  At the time, I registered as an independent.  In my first election, I could not vote for Jimmy Carter because during his term as POTUS the country was in pretty bad shape with unemployment and interest rates both above ... http://libertariandad.today.com/2009/05/07/baracks-burger/