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Financial Regulation Bill – I am a firm believer in keeping the government out of our business but………

By Common Sense Republican
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This new financial regulation that has been passed doesn’t surprise me.  It is absolutely no surprise that Congress would intervene in something that banks have been abusing for years now.  I don’t begrudge any company a profit and a healthy one at that.  I like to see extremely profitable companies.  In fact I am a raging Capitalist when it comes to that.  And, I hate government involvement of any kind.  You can’t give the democrats any justification for passing new laws. But, these banks have been abusing their positions for years.  Any business model that is built on deriving profit through... »

Communication and Education Are The Keys to Better Government

By Common Sense Republican
Statue of Thomas Jefferson

A lot of people, myself included, get very passionate about their politics.  Type A guys develop very strong opinions about how things should be.  Of course these opinions are all shaped by the experiences that we have in life.  Your experiences have been different from mine.  Therefore, your opinions will not be identical to mine.  Variety is the spice of... »

Entitlements Are Crack Cocaine

By Common Sense Republican

I had previously written a post that compared how increasing the size of entitlements was comparable to a crack dealer keeping his junkies addicted to crack. The point I was trying to make was that once people start getting a benefit from government, they never ever want to let go of it.  They start taking it for granted and only want... »

Wrong Direction On Energy Policy

By Common Sense Republican
My Foot In Your ***

One thing that still amazes me is the lack of common sense in dealing with America’s addiction to oil. I have one relatively simple solution to creating a million new jobs,... »

Too Many Laws In America

By Common Sense Republican

Philip Howard gives a nice speech about how America has become a nation of too many laws. Those laws lead to paralisis because people are afraid of getting slapped with a lawsuit. Teachers are afraid to discipline kids... »

Is America Losing Its Patriotism

By Common Sense Republican
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I can’t help but notice that more and more often I am noticing these little subtle signs that much of America is losing its old fashioned patriotic values. I remember when I was a kid, my family owned some... »