Tag Archives: connections

Climbing the Mountain

Posted on 2008-10-24 by David

A week ago Scott posted a 1500 word analysis of the mountain I have invited others to climb with me. As usual, he provided many useful insights that should help us to navigate this climb successfully. After having a week … Continue reading →

Posted in State | Tagged Anything but Neutral, candidates, connections, elections, Utah, voting | 9 Comments

Real Capitalists

Posted on 2008-10-15 by David

My reaction to Obi wan’s claim that "pro-capitalist conservatives have pushed for governmental intervention into our capital markets" was that nobody who supported the bailout has any claim to being a capitalist. I find that my position is much more … Continue reading →

Posted in General | Tagged connections, economics, government, money, reactions, Wall Street Journal | 2 Comments

A Budgetary Hat-Trick

Posted on 2008-10-14 by David

Jason shared a link to Budget Hero and I had to go take a look. If the game is to be believed, all is not yet lost in the quest to get a balanced budget without abandoning all vestiges of … Continue reading →

Posted in National | Tagged connections, economics, fiscal restraint, government, taxes | Leave a comment

Make “the Silent” a Minority

Posted on 2008-10-01 by David

Recently my niece approached me to ask questions about politics. She’s a young teenager, years short of being able to vote, but she wants to become informed and involved so that she could positively participate by the time she can … Continue reading →

Posted in culture, life, meta, State | Tagged Anything but Neutral, civic participation, connections, discourse, elections, issues, voting | 14 Comments

Everyone Should Read This

Posted on 2008-09-24 by David

I’m not one to link and run, but sometimes there is really nothing to add. I think that everyone should read what Obi wan has to say about the bailout situation.

Posted in Local, National | Tagged bailout, connections, economics, money | 6 Comments

Three out of Four (ain’t bad)

Posted on 2008-09-17 by David

What’s the point of having your own blog if you can’t toot your own horn occasionally? So this may be two weeks old, but I’m bored so I’ll share. At BlueOregon there have been a few "Punditology challenges" where they … Continue reading →

Posted in life, National | Tagged connections, media, parties | Leave a comment

Patriot Day

Posted on 2008-09-11 by David

I appreciate the idea of Patriot Day as a way to mark our modern “day of infamy.” It is unfortunate that the event has been used so effectively to manipulate our politics. Once upon a time, America represented more to … Continue reading →

Posted in culture, National | Tagged connections, history, holidays, international, patriotism | Leave a comment

Why We Vote “No”

Posted on 2008-08-22 by David

Two weeks ago I suggested that our tendency as voters is to vote against the subject of any given election. This morning my brain supplied me with a possible explanation as to why that might be. Scott Hinrichs has written … Continue reading →

Posted in culture, National | Tagged connections, elections, government, voting | 2 Comments

Incentives to Get Off Welfare

Posted on 2008-08-13 by David

Another spinoff from the discussion about Equality Under the Law clicked a switch in my brain. Nothing that Anti-PC Infidel says in his post should surprise anyone who has seen the discussion already, but for some reason the following statement … Continue reading →

Posted in General | Tagged civic participation, connections, responsibility, taxes, voting | 38 Comments

What Do You Expect?

Posted on 2008-08-12 by David

What started as a post about Equality Before the Law grew into a discussion about the role of government in helping our fellow men. That eventually spun of into a discussion about how we can or should mix religion and … Continue reading →

Posted in culture | Tagged connections, government, liberty, rights | 22 Comments