Thursday, January 9, 2014

Global Warming gives way to Climate Change

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As frigid polar air shatters records across the United States, the timing of Michael Mann's recent Virginian-Pilot "other views&qu...
Friday, January 3, 2014

Privatize Virginia's ABC Stores

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Kerry Dougherty's recent column in the Virginian Pilot "Let's Party Like It's 1933" reminded me of Governor McDonnell&...
Saturday, December 28, 2013

Is Virginia Beach Morphing into a Police State?

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For 22 years I’ve lived in Virginia Beach and last night I got my first speeding ticket.  The flashing lights indicated I missed the 50 to 4...
Thursday, December 19, 2013

Snowden - Man of the Year... Almost

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Mr. Snowden for right or wrong has exposed just how far, in the name of national security, the government has gone as it continues to pummel...
Wednesday, December 11, 2013

My Own Health Care Debacle

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After trying for weeks on October 28th I was able to enroll in the the Health Care Market Place.  Once I understood the coverage, the cost a...
Monday, December 9, 2013

The ACA Violates the Constitution

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The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA) violated the Constitution’s Origination Clause because it raised revenue but did not “o...
Tuesday, December 3, 2013

23andMe Genetic Testing

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Alberto Gutierrez Center for Devices and Radiological Health 10903 New Hampshire Avenue Silver Spring, MD 20993 Dear Mr. Gutierrez, ...
Monday, November 18, 2013

Regulatory capture

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"Regulatory capture" GOOGLE "Regulatory Capture" and learn... OMG!
Friday, November 15, 2013

From the Democratic Leader

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What's In The Health Care Reform Bill For You? July 14, 2009 Without reform, the cost of health care for the average family of four...
Wednesday, October 30, 2013

I agree

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"I agree with you" Just a few minutes ago I heard those wonderful words for my significant other.  She agreed with my main conc...
Thursday, October 24, 2013

Glenn Davis - Viginia Delegate, 84th District

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The Virgini a n-Pilot © October 24th, 2013   Davis is the Right Choice! The Pilot endorsed Glenn Davis to replace Sal Iaquinto in t...
Friday, October 18, 2013

National Debt - OMG!

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$17,024,169,000,000 In about four years our National Debt has gone from just under $12 trillion to just over $17 trillion dollars. The c...
Wednesday, October 16, 2013

Eric Cantor Sums it up

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  Eric Cantor "We all agree Obamacare is an abomination. We all agree taxes are too high. We all agree spending is too high. ...
Monday, October 7, 2013

Letter to Secretary Jewell

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    Dear Madam Secretary (Department of Interior ) The National Park Service employees 24,645 people and during this shut down 2,139 par...
Friday, October 4, 2013

Senate strips House language to delay ObamaCare

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Let's get this Right On Monday (Sep 30th) the Senate voted 54-46 to strip language from a House funding bill that delayed Obam...
Thursday, October 3, 2013

Feds Shut Down Privately Owned Mount Vernon

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“Deliberate effort to hurt the public” The National Park Service erected barricades to shut down parking lots surrounding Mount Vernon de...

Founding Fathers' Tavern Closed by Government Shutdown

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"City Tavern's operators are told to lock up" The restaurant, which opened for the first time in 1773 and was frequented by...
Wednesday, October 2, 2013

Shut it Down - Even if it's Always Open?

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Shut it Down - Even if it's Always Open? The government is shut down but it has the resources to order Park Service Personal to erect...
Tuesday, October 1, 2013

This is how it works?

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JPMorgan Chase Stock Holders Lets say you own a BUNCH of JPMorgan Chase stock.  JPMorgan Chase lost approx $9 billion with that oversea...
Thursday, September 19, 2013

F/A-18 Hornet -vs- F-35 JSF

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Reduce Jet Noise in Virginia Beach Oceana was here before the "City" of Virginia Beach but for the most part (F-4 notwithstandi...
Monday, September 16, 2013

Federal Gun-Free School Zones Act

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Federal Gun-Free School Zones Act There has been little public support for the repeal of the Gun-Free School Zone Act other than from act...
Saturday, August 31, 2013

The Republican Party

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The Republican Party was founded by anti-slavery activists in 1854 and Abraham Lincoln was it's first President in 1861. On April 8th,...
Monday, August 12, 2013

Government Tracks Who You Mail and Who Mails You...

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Should I Stop Using a Return Address? In 1979 the Supreme Court created the "third-party doctrine", that Americans lose their e...
Monday, August 5, 2013

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US Health Care in the 21st Century As the United States slowly recovers from recession, the European Union struggles and Britain continue...
Wednesday, July 24, 2013

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Is the United States worse off than Detroit? Detroit went bankrupt owing $19 billion, which breaks down to $27,000 per Detroit resident. ...