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by: Les Carpenter Rational Nation USA Liberty -vs- Tyranny                                                             (JONATHAN ERNST/REUTERS) “But we also need to be honest. You can’t pass a budget in the Senate of the United States without 60 votes and you can’t get 60 votes without bipartisan support. So unless Republicans are willing to work with Democrats in the Senate, Harry Reid is not going to be able to get a budget passed. And I think he was reflecting the reality of that that could be a challenge.” It comes as no surprise really. I mean, after all it is agenda driven and politicians/bureaucrats let nothing stand in the way. Not even facts. From The Fact Checker : --White House Chief of Staff Jack Lew, on CNN’s ...

by: Les Carpenter Rational Nation USA Liberty -vs- Tyranny Politics and the BS that it entails is both tiring and so much BS. So, tonight, or I should say early morning on the east coast I've decided it is time for some uplifting rock and roll. Now going back in time even further. Further back. And now for some real blues. I saw the king of blues perform this live. It was awesome, and my mother wholeheartedly agreed. She was a HUGE BB King fan. Guess I got my taste in music from Mom. In closing I leave you with the Kingston Trio... Wishing you all the best of whatever life has to offer. May the music of the ages wash over your soul and give you the feeling of well being that only great music {and perhaps a fine women or man} can provide, Good night {or morning} and I'll be back.... someday.

by: Les Carpenter Rational Nation USA Liberty -vs- Tyranny As Sarah Palin tosses the red meat to the hungry. Damn she is hot... But what the hell did she say that amounts to anything beyond hyperbole and platitudes? I mean really. Like I've repeatedly said, the only republican {Libertarian} candidate that is saying anything of substance is Ron Paul. But as usual the statist establishment, the media, and the American people don't seem to care. Get set for more of the same... It will be a long and painful descent.

by: Les Carpenter Rational Nation USA Liberty -vs- Tyranny Those who visit this site know my position on the federal mandate with respect to contraceptives and reproductive rights. It is from the classical and Jeffersonian view of the federal government's proper role in such issues. From the Wall Street Journal : Stories involving a Catholic, a Protestant and a Jew typically end with a punch line. We wish that were the case here, but what brings us together is no laughing matter: the threat now posed by government policy to that basic human freedom, religious liberty. Last month the federal Department of Health and Human Services announced that the Affordable Care Act requires employers to pay for insurance coverage for abortion-inducing drugs, sterilizations and contraception. What made the announcement especially troubling is that HHS specifically declined to exempt religious institutions that serve those outside their own faiths, such as hospitals and schools. Cove...