Rational Nation USA

by: Les Carpenter Rational Nation U S A Lib e rty -vs- Tyr a nny Life is Grand! If You're a Multi- Millionaire Collectivist Progressive Hot damn! A great thing for the nation... ! Looking to the likely future realities (based on the recent past) of the no doubt Republican failure to reclaim political relevancy. NationalJournal - NJ Do you want to be speaker again? PELOSI No, that's not my thing. I did that. { Read the Full Interview Here } Perhaps we will be so lucky as to see her next announce retirement? Naw, likely not. She's a power broker and no doubt loves the rush. Via: Memeorandum

by: Les Carpenter Rational Nation U S A L i b e r t y -vs- T y r a n n y This is a day I have long waited for. A day that gives me great satisfaction. Reasoned and reasonable liberals and conservatives in a bi-partisan fashion have sent a strong and constitutionally correct signal to the President. Perhaps most rewarding for me is that these conservatives are finally acting like conservatives ought to be acting every time it comes to ordering military action against another sovereign nation. With extreme skepticism and caution. Liberals, to their great credit are "bucking" their party leader. Good news from both sides of the aisle. Perhaps the ultimate outcome will be as the President seems to favor. If the President listens to the peoples representatives , whether they give or withhold Congressional approval for intervention the people have won. Just as our Founders intended. Maybe this mood will take hold and last? Naw, not likely given the republican tendency to ...

by: Les Carpenter Rational Nation USA Lib e rty -vs- Ty ra nny Feeling like posting something tonight but at the same time I am feeling a bit lazy. So, following are some today's stories. Click to read. “Experts” Who Are Always Wrong About Everything Want to Bomb Syria Obama’s third war The folly of striking Syria White House: We're not seeking 'regime change' as goal in Syria Exclusive: Syria strike due in days, West tells opposition - sources Obama, race and class Robertson: Gay People Deliberately Spread HIV/AIDS By Cutting People With Special Rings Obama source predicts Summers will be named Fed chief soon How Louie Gohmert Is Fueling An Anti-American Conspiracy Theory In Egypt Rogue IRS Shamefully Targets Nation’s Veterans Iranian Official: Israel to Be ‘First Victim’ of U.S. Attack on Syria Boehner visits Boise; vows to succeed with entitlement reform this fall

by: Les Carpenter Rational Nation USA Lib e rty -vs- Tyr a nny The Patriot Act and all that it brought with it, including and especially the NSA, has arguably taken the USA a few steps closer to the dystopian world portrayed in George Oswell's novel 1984. Some, perhaps many may find this over dramatic and hold the belief that it can't really happen here. And, perhaps these people might very well be right. Or, they could possibly be very wrong. The following is an interesting article, and it is backed up by more than hyperbole or a political agenda. Recommended reading and food for thought. The ultimate determination as to whether it becomes an eventual reality or not is of course up to us, We the People or, Something Else. The Guardian - Recent disclosures about the scope of government surveillance are staggering. We now know that the UK's Tempora program records huge volumes of private communications, including – as standard – our emails, soci...

by: Les Carpenter Rational Nation U S A Lib e rty -vs- Tyr a nny "Before a standing army can rule, the people must be disarmed; as they are in almost every kingdom of Europe. The supreme power in America cannot enforce unjust laws by the sword; because the whole body of the people are armed, and constitute a force superior to any band of regular troops that can be, on any pretence, raised in the United States." –Noah Webster, An Examination of the Leading Principles of the Federal Constitution, 1787 That was then. In an interview with the Daily Times Herald in Carroll, Iowa, state Rep. Dan Muhlbauer said governments should start confiscating semi-automatic rifles and other firearms. Muhlbauer, a Democrat from the western Iowa town of Manilla, is a cattleman and farmer. The newspaper reported that he owns a .410 shotgun, a .22 rifle and a .22 pistol. “We cannot have big guns out here as far as the big guns that are out here, the semi-automatics and all of th...

by: Les Carpenter Rational Nation U S A Lib e rty -vs- Tyr a nny An interesting poll out by pollster David Winston clearly shows that American's, by a wide margin, favor ObamaCare and big statist government. Not at all surprising as this is the way America has been heading over the last 113 years. It is indeed a slow simmering process to the utopian gates of the Progressive Kingdom. Washington Examiner - A new poll done for Republican members of Congress has found huge public opposition, and solid opposition among Republicans, to the idea of shutting down the government over the issue of funding Obamacare. In a national survey of 1,000 registered voters done July 31 and August 1, the question, from pollster David Winston, said, “Some members of Congress have proposed shutting down the government as a way to defund the president’s health care law” and asked respondents whether they favored or opposed that plan. Overall, 71 percent of those surveyed opposed a shutdown,...

by: Les Carpenter Rational Nation U S A Lib er ty -vs- Tyr a nny If being considered a great president is defined as effective leadership during times of great change or challenging circumstances the following list of the United States top ten presidents may very well be accurate. 10) Lyndon Baines Johnson 9) Thomas Jefferson 8) Franklin Delano Roosevelt 7) William Howard Taft 6) Dwight David Eisenhower 5) James Madison 4) Andrew Jackson 3) George Washington 2) Theodore Roosevelt 1) Abraham Lincoln Count the number of statist presidents in the top ten. By my count it is five, or 50%. Now on to the worst American presidents. If ineptitude and lack of leadership is the marker the following list may might be accurate as well. I say might be because it was compiled by U.S. News and World Report. 10) Zachary Taylor 9) (Tie) Herbert Hoover...

by: Les Carpenter Rational Nation U S A Lib e rty -vs- Tyr a nny Definition of COLLECTIVISM: 1: a political or economic theory advocating collective control especially over production and distribution; also : a system marked by such control 2: emphasis on collective rather than individual action or identity Definition of INDIVIDUALISM: 1: a. Belief in the primary importance of the individual and in the virtues of self-reliance and personal independence. b. Acts or an act based on this belief. 2: a. A doctrine advocating freedom from government regulation in the pursuit of a person's economic goals. b. A doctrine holding that the interests of the individual should take precedence over the interests of the state or social group. 3: a. The quality of being an individual; individuality. b. An individual characteristic; a quirk. Definitions posted for the benefit of those who have difficulty in understanding the the subtle differences. Example from a prior blog post: ...