Recent content by theinlawjosie

I'm going to quote a proponent of large central government from an ongoing conversation for and against the overreach of the federal government. I have heard a lot of arguments for a powerful federal government but this one was new to me. "Everyone should also remember the colonies were...

Wouldn't that be kinda like putting solid gold wheels on an old beat up pinto?

Exactly, it just kills me that these people are using the tax cuts as an excuse for an outrageous deficit...or at least a portion of it. Nobody seems to be challenging them on these claims either. It just really bothers me. Thanks for your responses. :D

Don't get me wrong, I understand that a tax cut takes money from the government which then, in theory, adds to the deficit. Or at least takes money from the government that could be used to pay back the deficit, but the tax cuts are already in place and letting them expire would not relieve the...

A friend of mine posted the following question on facebook today: "How do you people that voted for Rand Paul feel about the fact that he's already taken close to 2 million dollars from the chamber of commerce?" How would you answer this question? Is his claim even true? I'm not sure where to...

Primus! Awesome! :D I bet you would have a blast if you did, nothing beats listening to Claypool slap and pop and pluck his bass while under the influence of some good ole ganja. And weed doesn't set your skull on fire. ;)

Wow. I don't really consider myself to be a "Christian" but I do believe in God. I don't go to church or dedicate a lot of my time to Christ and I don't live my life like your typical "conservative Christian" believes I should. I probably get just as irritated at the hypocritical right wing...

This. Partisan politics dumb the people down.

Thanks LE! :D

Hey everybody! This is my first post outside of introducing myself in the welcome forum. I just wanted to touch on what fisharmor posted. I have been a smoker for about 13 years and I agree that tastes are very specific, in fact I am a Marlboro man and I have always said that if Marlboro stopped...

Hi, my name is Shane. I live in Northeastern KY and I'm in Technical Support for a major cell phone provider. I have a wife (who shares the views of most here but can't stomach even thinking about what's going on most of the time) and two sons, ages 2 and 7. The birth of my boys along with the...