New Jersey Politician Targets Homeschoolers

New Jersey Politician Targets Homeschoolers

“While New Jersey politicians attempt to punish law-abiding homeschoolers for the sins of DYFS and the Jacksons, one of every 14 children in foster care in the state is placed in a home operated by someone with a criminal conviction or documented as having mistreated a child.”

1968: The Collapse of Liberalism

The Collapse of Liberalism : This article, written in 1968, is just as valid today as it was then. Unfortunately, even though the editorial gives all the right reasons why liberalism (which is really just Americanized socio-fascism) should have collapsed, it obviously did not collapse. Over-optimistic conservatives of our day should take note: the current quasi-rejection of left-wing politics is no more a signal of the permanent demise of those politics than it was 35 years ago.

For one example, in the editorial: “Very few citizens any longer believe the current batch of national problems can be solved by domestic policies emphasizing big spending, Federal bureaucracy and liberal emotions.” Nevertheless, since the article was written, Federal spending and bureaucracy have bloated grotesquely and continue to surpass elephantine proportions. The government is still regarded by more and more as a trough, and politicians of all points on the spectrum continue to pander to those who want to feed at the trough by buying their votes with taxpayer-funded programs and entitlements. Prescription drug program, anyone?

I hate to be the “glass is half-empty” guy, but there it is!

Clark: Let’s get permission from Europeans to defend ourselves

Democrat presidential hopeful Wesley Clark thinks that the USA should subject its national security concerns to the whims of Europe. He said: “And I would say to the Europeans, I pledge to you as the American president that we’ll consult with you first. You get the right of first refusal on the security concerns that we have. We’ll bring you in.” [Article] It’s almost too ridiculous a statement to even comment on.

Chris Matthews knows when he sees a simpleton

Chris Matthews: Simpleton Bush not chief – this is an interesting read. Considering that Chris Matthews wrote speeches for one of the most abysmal failures of a presidency in US history (Carter), it’s tough to take Matthews seriously anyway. This guy is yet another frustrated liberal, upset that his ideology is without electoral strength for the time being.