Thomas Paine

It is good that we are finally having the kind of discussions that the American people need.  The Paul Ryan Vice President pick has brought the medicare issue to the forefront  of the debate.  This is critical,  becaue according to the program’s trustees, the hospital insurance trust fund will be “exhausted in 2024,” five years [...]

The United States Postal Service endured its first-ever default, failing to submit a required $5.5 billion payment for future retirees’ health benefits.  This unprecedented lapse prompts new questions about the fate of the Postal Service as its financial situation spirals ever out of control, and adds to the list of problems Congress has been so far unable [...]

Every July 4, we celebrate this nations’ founding with fireworks, family get-togethers, and barbeques, but when was the last time that we took the time fathom the importance of our founding generation and actually read the Declaration of Independence?   It has been 236 years since 56 brave men put their names on the Declaration of Independence, proclaiming the 13 [...]

Ron Paul delegates picked up 21 of the 25 unbound seats from the state of Iowa over the weekend.  Paul looks likely to have about 200 delegates on the floor in Tampa for the Republican convention that are able to vote for him and more importantly making a significant, positive contribution to the 2012 Republican [...]