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Hotel Ducks Gone Wild May End Up in Hunters’ Sights

Enormous Hermit Crab Tears Through Coconuts, Eats Kittens

Gastric Bypass or Laparoscopic Gastric Band?

Sipp: I Want The Old Testament

Funny thing about Christmas… how it just is… how it just persists.

Obama Dept. of Veterans Affairs Bans Religious Christmas Cards to Troops

VA hospital refuses to accept 'Merry Christmas' cards

Cuba opens up sale of new cars for first time since 1959 revolution

The new Dodd-Frank rules — modern liberalism in a nutshell

Barone: Obama’s accidental lesson for America

Only Republicans can prevent a conservative renaissance

Is Maureen Dowd Obsolete? - The Evidence Speaks, Loudly

Reddit's Science Forum Banned Climate Deniers. Why Don't All Newspapers Do the Same?

Good grief

Claim: Dark Money Conspiracy – star “deniers” are scripted performers

Big Oil sends 20,000 bitcoins to my secret Cayman account each month. It sure helps with the bills, so I'll say anything they tell me to say.

The Many Faces of Tyrannical Liberalism

Here's another insane example: Could rationing hold the key to today's food crises - The lesson from the 40s is that to fix a public health problem – whether obesity or hunger – you need big government

Megyn Kelly Didn't Go Far Enough; It's Not Just Jesus. God's White, Too

LA Times Mocks Michelle Obama. No, really.

Kenyon College withdrawing from American Studies Assoc over Israel boycott (Update – Indiana too)

Tireless Enemies of Israel: America’s Academic Boycotters

China will require its 250,000 journalists to pass a 'Marxism test'

The Least Productive Congress in History

And that's a problem? That's a relief.

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Five Gifts from the Roosevelts

Did some research (wikipedia) into FDR last night and found a very interesting, concise, and easy to read description of his five children. There was a sixth child who died as a baby. The last two children were born during the first two years of FDR's affair with Lucy Mercer. What I encourage all MF folks to do is to take a look at this interesting family picture--their involvement with the mob, corruption, and other unpleasant events during the 20th century. Click here first:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Franklin_D._Roosevelt

then scroll down to the Marriage section and the list of the children--click on each child's name for a link to a summary about their "positive contributions" to this country! Pour yourself a nice eggnog and enjoy the insight--

#1 faculty wife on 2013-12-26 14:07 (Reply)

A thought on the new consensus for smaller government and the alleged emergence of conservative values. I am not convinced. Of course, folks will say they prefer smaller government if they think it means keeping more of their own money in pocket. However, those same folks don't think their pet entitlements will be reduced. They assume it will be the other guys who will be short changed. Generally speaking, for many self described conservative, 'Tea' party types, and I know a good many of them, this means less food stamps, general assistance money, subsidized housing and so forth. Meanwhile, they would loudly object to any reduction in the innumerable defense / construction / government / education related industries and the millions of high paying 100% tax subsidized jobs therein. Are there any industries or jobs that don't, in some manner, rely on a subsidy? I doubt it. Further, almost nobody would sit still for a reduction in social security benefits. So, where is the fiscal conservatism and self reliance? The truth is, it exists only as simplistic propaganda for those who wish to pretend they are true conservatives. The truth is, we exist in a society that has long ago made that leap into nearly total government dependence. Nurturing false self images as champions for liberty and limited government is not a constructive place to be.

#2 W. C. Taqiyya on 2013-12-26 15:03 (Reply)

You have a point, as a discouraged Conservative.

Government is now into everything. It's not the way it was meant to be.

#2.1 BD on 2013-12-26 15:13 (Reply)

I'm 62. I not only would sit still for a reduction in social security, but demand it. How are we going to fix the problems with the country if the very programs that are bankrupting us are off limits?

#2.2 Randy on 2013-12-27 05:56 (Reply)

SS taxes pay for the SS benefits. Some years back the federal government decided to roll those taxes and the benefit payments into the general budget. That was a mistake. It should be seperate and out of the control of congress. Additionally the federal government borrowed (took) trillions from the SS revenues. They owe that to the trust fund and those payments will insure SS stays solvent.

As for paying for defense I would point out that the constitution explicitly says that the federal government is responsible for our defense. As such it is more of a mandate then welfare or obamacare. It is a strong defense that prevents other countries from thinking that they could actually win a war with us. What will be the result of a weak defense?

#3 GoneWithTheWind on 2013-12-26 16:27 (Reply)

"Reddit's Science Forum Banned Climate Deniers. Why Don't All Newspapers Do the Same?"

The climate is growing colder at Reddit

#4 JKB on 2013-12-26 18:57 (Reply)

I expect the ducks to either starve or fall to predators.

The VA--Are zey yust following orderss?

Cuba: I suspect a plot to expose those with enough money to buy new cars and arrest them as enemies of the state.

Reddit: Newspapers need advertisers and people to buy them; Reddit doesn't.

Rationing always works so well, to develop a black market.

Dark Money: Who would oppose all those good things lefties want to do for us unless some evil overlord was paying them to do it?

Congress: No comprehensive Immigration Bill--a big PLUS.

#5 Sam L. on 2013-12-26 19:11 (Reply)

For examples in what is covered in the Marxism test, the Chinese send their would-be journalists to US universities for a semester.

#6 model_1066 on 2013-12-27 01:41 (Reply)

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