http://www.rattrapsrants.com An intelligent, conservative discussion of current issues. Fri, 19 Sep 2008 17:09:11 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en It's obvious now... H/T John Locke Foundation http://www.rattrapsrants.com/2008/09/19/school-choice-explained/ The current economic problems can be traced back to one source - Government!Idiots in both the Evil party and the Stupid party are to blame.The end of fiscal conservatism is here, read them and weep, and don't say you weren't warned.Walter E. Williams :: Townhall.com :: Stubborn Ignorance http://townhall.com/columnists/WalterEWilliams/2008/09/17/stubborn_ignorance "These financial ... http://www.rattrapsrants.com/2008/09/19/market-failure-i-think-not/ Okay, I'm tired of the liberal talking points on energy, so let's dispel a few:"We can't drill our way out of the problem" - Well no, not any more! If we had drilled in ANWR and the OCS some time ago then we would be fine. But we ... http://www.rattrapsrants.com/2008/07/08/energy-talking-points-talk-back/ The US sits on vast reserves of oil in ANWR, the OCS, and in shale. Yet, the short term thinking in Washington DC, FOR THE LAST 30 YEARS, has left us dependent on despotic regimes in far away places filled with people who loathe us. If we started ... http://www.rattrapsrants.com/2008/06/27/oil-oil-everywhere-but-not-a-drop-for-us/ Can somebody please explain to me why congress is even debating a mortgage bailout? What happened to personal responsibility? How is it I'm going to end up paying for someone else's bad judgments? Both the lenders and the borrowers made bad decisions to enter the contract in ... http://www.rattrapsrants.com/2008/06/27/bailout-get-real/ Don't be fooled by the R party designation. He has made some conservative decisions (SCOTUS Judges Roberts and Alito, and Tax cuts) but his ideology is not conservative. For proof, look at the following items: Medicare Drug Plan Department of Homeland Security No Child Left Behind Immigration The sum of these policy decisions ... http://www.rattrapsrants.com/2007/06/08/pres-bush-is-not-a-conservative/ How is it that it is suddenly OUR problem that Mexico is so corrupt and pathetic that it exports it's economic and social problems by way of invasion. How weak kneed are our "leaders" that they can't recognize an invasion? How are the citizens of the US so duped ... http://www.rattrapsrants.com/2007/05/17/immigration-reform-how-about-enforcing-existing-laws/ At every level and nearly every function the government is too big, too inefficient, wasteful, and all too often, interferes with private citizens and enterprises who want to get things done. Here is an example. We need to take back our country from the politicians (both parties!)who have stolen it ... http://www.rattrapsrants.com/2007/05/10/the-us-government-is-too-big/ I recently had a conversation with a person about the Constitution of the U.S. I indicated that I am a constitutionalist. Upon hearing this she went into this dissertation on how it was ratified and asked me what I felt. I told her that I didn't vote ... http://www.rattrapsrants.com/2007/05/07/the-importance-of-the-constitution/ I have posted the outline for the series of articles which will discuss the American Identity, what it is, how it has been diminished in our culture, and how it can be restored in this great country. As the articles are written the points in the outline will become links, so ... http://www.rattrapsrants.com/2007/04/20/the-american-identity/