Rational Nation USA

By: Les Carpenter III Rational Nation USA The progressive on the left have outdone themselves. Their relentless pursuit in characterizing conservatives as nothing more than semi literate (my words) Tea Bagging racists that don't have a clue is both incorrect and repulsive. You boys and girls of the self professed intelligentsia want a fight? Bring it on! In a piece today published by  Washington Monthly , another water carrier for the collectivist Obama administration, author Steve Benen (selective excepts) had the following to say: One of the uglier strains of modern conservative thought is pervasive anti-intellectualism. As Faiz Shakir noted today , House Minority Leader John Boehner (R-Ohio) offered a rather classic example of "Fox News Sunday." Host Chris Wallace noted that "a number of top economists" believe that the nation, right now, needs "more economic stimulus." Boehner replied, "Well, I don't need to see GDP numbers or...

It could be a very good year in America as five Supreme Court Justices are lined up behind the Second Amendment, or a citizens right to bear arms. This issue has been a political football for years and it seems that perhaps, and hopefully once and for all the Supreme Court puts it to rest. Some excerpts from todays Los Angeles Times. Reporting from Washington - Most of the Supreme Court justices who two years ago said the 2nd Amendment protects individual gun rights signaled during arguments Tuesday that they are ready to extend this right nationwide and to use it to strike down some state and local gun regulations. Indeed good news for American sportsmen and all law abiding citizen concerned about protecting themselves and their homes against criminal activities against their person or property. More. Since 1982, Chicago has outlawed handguns in the city, even for law-abiding residents who sought to keep one at home. That ordinance was challenged by sever...