Here’s another example of the problem that comes with trusting one individual to restrain government force.
Guess who said the following:
Given the grave threats that we face, our national security agencies must have the capability to gather intelligence and track down terrorists before they strike, while respecting the rule of law and the privacy and civil [...]

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Introducing… The Department of Horse-land Security.
Jess Jackson, owner of 2007 Horse of the Year Curlin: “We need action, please. Congress, help.”
Bloodlines, steroids, the lack of an authoritative governing body, alarming figures on horse deaths and a breech of protocol by Big Brown’s trainer were all topics of discussion Thursday before the House Subcommittee on Commerce, [...]

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In his Evans-Novak Political Report, Robert Novak - who has the pulse of the Conservative movement - examines potential problems for McCain. Novak (and co-writer Tim Carney) see problems for McCain with libertarian and evangelical factions of the conservative movement:

Rep. Ron Paul (R-Tex.), who garnered significant chunks of the Republican primary electorate in the [...]

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How do you solve problems created by government mistakes? That’s easy… more government!
Democrats called for the government to own refineries so it could better control the flow of the oil supply.
Rep. Maurice Hinchey (D-NY), member of the House Appropriations Committee and one of the most-ardent opponents of off-shore drilling: ‘We (the government) should own [...]

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Over on the National Review, Mark Levin rushes to John McCain’s defense against George Will whose recent column goes after McCain for his criticism of the recent decision of the Supreme Court to allow habeas corpus rights for terror suspects being held in Guantanamo. (McCain’s response showed his blatant disregard for civil liberties and the Constitution.)
Levin’s post certainly evokes the old [...]

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I have to throw some props to radio talker and friend of the rEVOLution Jack Hunter for his great analysis of the coming election.
Democrat Bob Conley offers conservatives a real choice in November
Lindsey Graham vs. Conservatism
BY JACK HUNTER
Like most South Carolina conservatives last Wednesday morning, I shook my head in disgust over Sen. Lindsey Graham’s [...]

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Disgusting: Obama Volunteers Asked Supporters in Headscarves to Move Out of Camera Shot.
Of course, if we just treated people as individuals rather collectives, we wouldn’t have this problem.
I don’t mean to criticize Obama personally, but if volunteers were doing this, does anyone believe that they weren’t told to do so by someone higher up?
This incident [...]

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If I hear one more Democrat say that we can’t drill our way out of our oil problem, I am going to lose it.  Why, exactly, can’t we.  Sure, we need to reform the monetary system and free the market to seek out systemic efficiencies and practical alternatives, but it challenges credulity when people claim [...]

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