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Democrats vs. Republicans? More Like Incumbents vs. America
By Arnold Ahlert (bio)

After last week’s bailout debacle–and there is no other way to describe a $700 billion “emergency” package that had a hundred billion dollars in PORK added to it–a certain reality is becoming inescapable: there is only one political party in the country. It is the Incumbent Party.

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Posted by Arnold Ahlert on October 6th, 2008
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Sarah Palin: Liberal Nightmare
By Arnold Ahlert (bio)

No one highlights the chasm between the innate decency of ordinary Americans and the elitist, morally relative repugnancy of modern-day liberals better than Sarah Palin.

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Posted by Arnold Ahlert on October 5th, 2008
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Scaring Us Into Socialism
By Arnold Ahlert (bio)

If one examines the history of the world, any massive re-ordering of a society–like, for a “wild” example, transforming a certain nation from a capitalist country to a socialist one–requires a vital component: scaring the citizenry to death.

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Posted by Arnold Ahlert on October 2nd, 2008
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A Seven Hundred Billion Dollar “Misunderstanding”
By Arnold Ahlert (bio)

It is almost comic to say it, but it has taken an economy pushed to the brink of ruination to reveal the essential bankruptcy of modern-day liberalism: good intentions equals good results.

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Posted by Arnold Ahlert on October 1st, 2008
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Send the Pigs Packing
By Arnold Ahlert (bio)

If one accepts the common understanding of the word “pig” as it relates to over-indulgence, then there is no word that more aptly describes our political ruling class: they are a bunch of pigs fattening themselves and their friends on the largesse of hardworking Americans.

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Posted by Arnold Ahlert on September 29th, 2008
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What If It’s All A Scam?
By Arnold Ahlert (bio)

Pass me some Kool-aid, a tin foil hat and a copy of “Seven Days in May.” Why? A nagging question keeps popping into my head regarding the $700 billion bailout. What if it’s a total scam?

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Posted by Arnold Ahlert on September 25th, 2008
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The Way We Were
By Arnold Ahlert (bio)

I’ve always been a fan of old movies. Part of the reason is the pictures themselves, but an even bigger part is the way they reveal how people used to think and behave. Bottom line: our current level of “progressive” thinking is killing the nation.

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Posted by Arnold Ahlert on September 24th, 2008
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Blame is Easy. Who’s Got Solutions?
By Arnold Ahlert (bio)

Sometimes it’s easy to succumb to the herd mentality. Perhaps it’s because there is comfort in numbers. I bring this up because the current financial crisis has precipitated a lot of finger-pointing, as most Americans try to determine who’s to blame. Here’s where I move away from the herd: I don’t give a damn who’s to blame. I care about who’s going to come up with a viable solution to save our country.

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Posted by Arnold Ahlert on September 22nd, 2008
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Patriotism Starts at the Top, Sen. Biden
By Arnold Ahlert (bio)

Democratic Vice Presidential candidate Joe Biden thinks paying more taxes is “patriotic.” You wanna talk patriotism, Mr. Biden? Here we go…

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Posted by Arnold Ahlert on September 18th, 2008
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Looking For An Economic Scapegoat? Try the Mirror
By Arnold Ahlert (bio)

There are may theories about what or who is to blame for the current economic crisis. The reality is that no system of finance or governance or anything else is any better than the people who inhabit it. In other words, without a clear understanding of ethics and morality, the rest doesn’t matter.

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Posted by Arnold Ahlert on September 18th, 2008
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President Obama: Four Years of Media Worship?
By Arnold Ahlert (bio)

With their reprehensible attacks on Sarah Palin, the mainstream media have further demonstrated their grim determination to get Barack Obama elected. Such overt bias is troubling enough, but there something worse: if Barack Obama does become president, how can we trust the same media to be watchdogs of his administration?

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Posted by Arnold Ahlert on September 16th, 2008
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Who’s the Pig, Sen. Obama?
By Arnold Ahlert (bio)

You can put lipstick on a pig…it’s still a pig.”–Barack Obama

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Posted by Arnold Ahlert on September 10th, 2008
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MSM: “Sanitizing” 9/11 For Obama’s Sake
By Arnold Ahlert (bio)

Seven years, my fellow Americans. Seven years since this country was laid low by the worst domestic attack in American history. Prediction: the MSM will acknowledge the atrocity, but a replay of the most gruesome footage will be kept to a minimum, if it is broadcast at all. Here’s why…

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Posted by Arnold Ahlert on September 9th, 2008
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American Tsunami: We’ve All Had it With the MSM
By Arnold Ahlert (bio)

“CEDARBURG, Wisc. — Hundreds of angry people in this small town outside Milwaukee taunted reporters and TV crews traveling with Sen. John McCain on Friday, chanting “Be fair!” and pointing fingers at a pack of journalists as they booed loudly.”–Washington Times, Sept 5th.

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Posted by Arnold Ahlert on September 8th, 2008
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Sarah Palin: 21st Century Feminist
By Arnold Ahlert (bio)

20th Century Feminism is dead. It’s “executioner?” Republican VP Candidate Sarah Palin.

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Posted by Arnold Ahlert on September 5th, 2008
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MSNBC: Spies R Us?
By Arnold Ahlert (bio)

On Wednesday, something stunning happened–and I’m not talking about anything to do with Sarah Palin or her electrifying speech at the Republican Nation Convention. This is about MSNBC–and their complete abandonment of journalistic standards and integrity.

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Posted by Arnold Ahlert on September 4th, 2008
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Sarah Palin: the Left’s Latest “Emmanuel Goldstein”
By Arnold Ahlert (bio)

In George Orwell’s “1984″ the totalitarian government created a character named Emmanuel Goldstein whose image was broadcast every day during a period called “Two Minutes Hate.” The idea was that giving the people an enemy to regularly despise would keep them ideologically loyal. The American left’s treatment of Sarah Palin looks remarkably similar.

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Posted by Arnold Ahlert on September 3rd, 2008
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At What Age Does a Politician’s Child Become “Eligible” for Media Scrutiny?
By Arnold Ahlert (bio)

Who says “investigative journalism” is dead? Americans now know “critical” information that could sway millions of votes in November: Republican VP candidate Sarah Palin’s 17-year-old daughter is pregnant.

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Posted by Arnold Ahlert on September 2nd, 2008
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Socialist Hurricane Prep: No Self-Reliance Necessary
By Arnold Ahlert (bio)

As a resident of Florida, I have lived through several hurricanes. And if there is one enduring constant in all of them it is this: no matter how much advance warning is provided, no matter how many times you tell people to be prepared, there will always be some who refuse to listen–and they will always be the ones who complain the loudest afterwards. Yet such willful ignorance is not restricted to storm preparation. It is the essence of the larger argument occurring in American politics: where does the welfare state end, and self-reliance begin?

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Posted by Arnold Ahlert on September 1st, 2008
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Sara Palin: Proof that Female Empowerment Is for Liberals Only
By Arnold Ahlert (bio)

There are two kinds of Americans: people with principles and liberals. Nothing illuminates the difference between them better than John McCain’s selection of Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin to be his running mate.

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Posted by Arnold Ahlert on August 31st, 2008
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Barack Obama–or Else?
By Arnold Ahlert (bio)

There is a meme being developed by the leftist media regarding Barack Obama that can be boiled down to one phrase: anyone who doesn’t vote for him is a de facto racist. Surprising? About as surprising as the sun rising in the east.

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Posted by Arnold Ahlert on August 29th, 2008
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Take Me Out of the Ballgame
By Arnold Ahlert (bio)

For anyone wondering how far over the cliff some people will go in the name of “fairness,” a youth baseball league in New Haven Connecticut provides an answer. 9-year-old Jericho Scott has been banned from pitching by league officials–because he’s too good.

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Posted by Arnold Ahlert on August 26th, 2008
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Barack Obama: the Blame America Candidate for President
By Arnold Ahlert (bio)

“Everybody’s watching what’s going on in Beijing right now with the Olympics. Think about the amount of money that China has spent on infrastructure. Their ports, their train systems, their airports are vastly the superior to us now, which means if you are a corporation deciding where to do business you’re starting to think, ‘Beijing looks like a pretty good option.’ “–Barack Obama

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Posted by Arnold Ahlert on August 25th, 2008
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The Debates: Three-Out-of-Three Liberal Moderators–Again
By Arnold Ahlert (bio)

Once again, the same old presidential debate format has been agreed to by both campaigns. Once again, the same old media bias has reared its ugly head.

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Posted by Arnold Ahlert on August 22nd, 2008
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Life’s Beginning Isn’t Above Anyone’s Pay Grade
By Arnold Ahlert (bio)

At the Saddleback forum, the answer to one question revealed much about the two candidates, and much about one of the principle dividing lines between Americans. Question: when does life begin? John McCain: at the “moment of conception.” Barack Obama: answering that question “would be above my pay grade.”

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Posted by Arnold Ahlert on August 21st, 2008
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Clueless Collinsworth: Patriotism is Passe’
By Arnold Ahlert (bio)

“Is that a cool thing to say in this day and age? That you love your country, and that you’re fighting for the red, white and blue? It seems sort of like a day gone by.”–NBC sports commentator Chris Collinsworth interviewing LA Laker/Olympic basketball star Kobe Bryant

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Posted by Arnold Ahlert on August 18th, 2008
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Liberators vs. Conquerers: the Bankruptcy of Moral Equivalency
By Arnold Ahlert (bio)

Whether they see it in terms of the Clinton administration’s involvement in Kosovo, or the Bush administration’s involvement in Iraq, much of the Western media claim those uses of military force are “no different” than what Russia is doing in Georgia. Such is the bankruptcy of moral equivalency.

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Posted by Arnold Ahlert on August 17th, 2008
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The First Amendment is About Freedom, Not Fairness
By Arnold Ahlert (bio)

A Rasmussen Reports survey asked Americans if they thought government should require TV and radio stations to offer equal amounts of conservative and liberal political commentary. 47% said “yes.” That so many could demonstrate such a complete misunderstanding of “fairness,” freedom and the First Amendment is daunting.

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Posted by Arnold Ahlert on August 15th, 2008
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Still the Greatest Country in the World?
By Arnold Ahlert (bio)

Is the United States a perfect country? Nope. Is it the best country in the world? To a large degree, the 2008 election may be a referendum on that question.

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Posted by Arnold Ahlert on August 14th, 2008
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A Russian Reminder: the More Things “Change,” The More They Remain the Same
By Arnold Ahlert (bio)

As a result of Russia’s re-invigorated desire for “glory,” three realities are being brought to the forefront of American politics. To wit:

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Posted by Arnold Ahlert on August 12th, 2008
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European “Sophistication” Equals Lousy Military Preparedness
By Arnold Ahlert (bio)

For years, Americans have been disdained by Europeans for a number of things, mostly having to do with our lack of “sophistication” and our reluctance to embrace their “superior” brand of socialism. Today, the most striking aspect of that socialism–sclerotic military forces–may be ready to bite them on their collective behinds.

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Posted by Arnold Ahlert on August 11th, 2008
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Morality in “Remission?”
By Arnold Ahlert (bio)

Very little about John Edwards extra-marital affair interests me. Politicians doing tawdry things is nothing new. But one statement has stuck with me for the past two days: Edwards told ABC News that his affair with Hunter began “when his wife’s cancer was in remission.”

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Posted by Arnold Ahlert on August 10th, 2008
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Edwards’ Affair and Obama’s Citizenship: Two “Rumors” Equally Ignored by the MSM
By Arnold Ahlert (bio)

The biggest part of the John Edwards scandal is not John Edwards. It’s the scandal of mainstream media so biased towards the left that Americans looking for the truth can no longer depend upon the MSM to give it to them. Yet if truth be told, John Edwards–a potential vice-presidential selection–is a sideshow. There is another story churning through the alternative media that the MSM refuses to touch, one with devastating allegations regarding Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama. To wit: is the Senator an American citizen, or not?

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Posted by Arnold Ahlert on August 9th, 2008
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Chicken Little-Mindedness
By Arnold Ahlert (bio)

As a result of September 11th, Americans have been forced to come to terms with their feelings about Islam and Muslims. Only lunatics and multiculturalists would believe Muslims constitute no threat to the United States at all. Only bigots would believe every Muslim constitutes a threat. Is there a middle ground?

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Posted by Arnold Ahlert on August 8th, 2008
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An Alternative Energy Future? Great. What Do We Do in the Meantime?
By Arnold Ahlert (bio)

It is the 800-pound gorilla of a question which must be asked whenever we hear a politician, pundit or other “expert” wax poetic about an American future in which alternative energy sources power the entire country: Sounds great–but what do we do in the meantime?

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Posted by Arnold Ahlert on August 6th, 2008
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