Flametoad

These days I identify myself as a Libertarian, which means I generally sit back and watch the fire and vitriol between supporters of their candidates with a certain amount of academic disinterest. But this? This scares the hell out of me.

“Those who beat their swords into plowshares… will be ruled by those who don’t.”
As partywhipple [...]

Popularity: 12% [?]

Can I even begin to explain how tired I am of this election? How tired I was of the last election? And the one before that? I’ve come up with a list of what I want to see from candidates before I engage in another election. I call it the Contract with the Electorate. As [...]

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This is totally unverified, but pretty believeable. I read that the original Wall Street bailout bill that was submitted to Congress was 2 pages long. The one that was eventually voted on, and voted down, was 100 pages long.
If congress ends up agreeing on a compromise economy investment bill, how much do you think will be [...]

Popularity: 8% [?]

Oilman T. Boon Pickens is one of those larger-than-life characters of the 20th century who seem to be a dying breed in the 21st. Depite having made his billions in the petroleum industry, Pickens has been outspoken about the need to reduce our dependence on foreign oil and look for alternative energy solutions. He has [...]

Popularity: 18% [?]

A few days ago I stumbled across a reference to an organization called Students for Concealed Carry on Campus. Apparently it is a nationwide, grassroots student movement that started as a response to the Virginia Tech shootings. This organization has a Facebook page, so I went online to find it. Typing a search for the [...]

Popularity: 13% [?]