Egypt Melting Down - Lesson to be Learned?

Unless you've been living under a rock, surely you know about the citizen protests that have boiled up in Egypt the past week. I watched a video yesterday that showed a massive protest where citizens were confronted by police and/or the military on a main bridge.

Posted by Tim Carter at 6:48 AM

Governor Chris Christie Tells the Truth to Whiner Police Officer

New Jersey Governor Chris Christie tells the truth. I'm a huge fan of this man.

Posted by Tim Carter at 5:10 PM

Harsh Immigration Laws

Do you feel the illegal alien situation is out of control here in the USA? Our border with Mexico is as leaky as 50-year-old asphalt shingle roof. Something tells me our northern border with Canada is much tighter. You just don't hear stories out there about out-of-control illegal aliens inundating our northern tier states.

Posted by Tim Carter at 6:17 PM

Social Security Officially in the Red

A USA Today story that I saw an hour ago tells a chilling tale. You've probably heard about this happening, but perhaps thought that it was a fable or poppycock. I've got bad news for you, the Social Security fund is starting to crater.

Posted by Tim Carter at 6:00 PM

Presidential Eligibility Laws

Article Two Section One of the US Constitution is crystal clear. It states: "No Person except a natural born Citizen, or a Citizen of the United States, at the time of the Adoption of this Constitution, shall be eligible to the Office of President;"

Posted by Tim Carter at 1:15 PM

Rahm Emanuel and Chicago's One-Year Residency Law

Yesterday produced a glimmer of hope that there might be some judges in Illinois that are not tainted by corruption. An appellate court ruled that Rahm Emanuel's name should not appear on the ballot for Chicago's mayor because he didn't live in the city of Chicago for a full year prior to the election.

Posted by Tim Carter at 8:35 AM

President Obama's 2011 State of the Union Address

I don't know about you, but I signed up long ago to receive news alerts and daily summaries of news from quite a few mainstream media outlets. One happens to be the New York Times.

Posted by Tim Carter at 7:44 AM

Repeal the Health Care Law

The House of Representatives is going to vote, perhaps in the next 30 days, to repeal the Obamacare Health Care law passed in March of 2010. It's about time.

Posted by Tim Carter at 5:35 PM

The US Government Debt Ceiling

You might have a credit card or two like I do. Unless you're Bill Gates, Warren Buffet, one of Sam Walton's daughters or Sir Richard Branson, you undoubtedly have a credit limit on your card. The same is true for the US Government. It's called the Debt Ceiling.

Posted by Tim Carter at 12:43 PM

2nd Amendment and Congresswoman Giffords

My prayers and hopes are with Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords today. My wife and I hope that she fully recovers from the assassination attempt from the crazed 22-year-old Jared Loughner.

Posted by Tim Carter at 10:38 AM

Nancy Pelosi Hands Gavel to John Boehner - BAM!

A few days ago Nancy Pelosi, Speaker of the House, had to relinquish that post to John Boehner.

Posted by Tim Carter at 3:22 PM

Fire Pit Constitution

Yesterday the new members of the 112th Congress of the United States of America were sworn into office. I was there in Washington DC to witness New Hampshire's newest Senator, Kelly Ayotte, take the hallowed oath of office.

Posted by Tim Carter at 6:09 PM

Tolerance - Some Have it Some Don't

Yesterday I picked up quite a few new subscribers to this blog. It all happened because of a software glitch.

Posted by Tim Carter at 12:22 PM

Senator-Elect Kelly Ayotte Delivers GOP Weekly Address

New Hampshire's newest US Senator, Kelly Ayotte, delivered the GOP's weekly address today.

Posted by Tim Carter at 12:54 PM

Need a Job? Create Your Own - Here's How

I was eating breakfast alone this first day of 2011. I didn't mind it as I eat breakfast alone virtually every day as I'm a morning person and Kathy is a night owl like her dad.

Posted by Tim Carter at 10:52 AM