Happy Birthday (Birthaversary)

Posted on February 9, 2008 - Filed Under About Us | Comments Off

To me and STACLU! I turn 31 today and STACLU turns 3!

Clintonian Hypocrisy Over Chelsea

Posted on February 9, 2008 - Filed Under Elections, News, Politics As Usual | Comments Off

Cross-Posted FROM Gribbit’s Word (IN FULL)
Remember a few weeks ago when a child reporter in Iowa asked Chelsea a question to which she replied that she doesn’t answer questions from journalists? Is that policy now off the table? I mean if Hillary is going to send her out on the campaign trail it must be [...]

The ACLU and the Candidates

Posted on February 9, 2008 - Filed Under ACLU, Elections, News | 7 Comments

Commenter Rastaman asked a question today:
What do all these Republican-oriented political posts have to do with Stopping The ACLU?
Answer: Not a GD<[edited] thing.
Hmmm. He’s right.
This is StopTheACLU.com … and it seems that we haven’t been talking a lot about stopping the ACLU. Not directly, at least.
But, the case can be made that electing a conservative [...]

DeMint Floor Speech on Economic Stimulus

Posted on February 9, 2008 - Filed Under 1st Amendment, News, Politics As Usual, Socialism, Video | Comments Off

South Carolina picked a sharp one with this man. I’d love to see him run for a higher office, but then again…maybe he is right where he needs to be. Anyway, here he is talking some common sense about the President’s “economic stimulus plan.”

District of Columbia v. Heller: The Case of a Generation

Posted on February 9, 2008 - Filed Under 2nd Amendment, ACLU, News, Socialism | Comments Off

Has the ACLU’s bias against the second amendment blinded it towards protecting liberties? Looks like that is the case.
On March 18, 2008 the Supreme Court will hear the Case of a Generation- District of Columbia v. Heller. But few people know that this case is not only about owning a firearm. This case is [...]

Fred Thompson Endorses McCain

Posted on February 9, 2008 - Filed Under 1st Amendment, Elections, News, Politics As Usual, War On Terror | 6 Comments

I think it comes down to the war on terror for most of these guys. A Thompson endorsement isn’t surprising since they are old friends. It doesn’t seal the deal though. I’ll start thinking about getting off the couch when I see who McCain picks for VP.
Fred Thompson, the one-time Republican presidential candidate, endorsed Sen. [...]

What is an “intellectual”?

Posted on February 9, 2008 - Filed Under 1st Amendment, News | 7 Comments

Further to my post yesterday:
In his usual memorable way, the delightful Dr. Spooner once said: “I have in my breast a half-warmed fish”. I suspect that the definition I am about to offer is little better than a half-warmed fish but here goes: I think an intellectual is someone who defends popular ideas in a [...]