Andy Burnham, the “Culture Secretary” of the UK has made some pretty bold pronouncements about regulating the Internet. Mr. Burnham says he is planning to negotiate with Barack Obama’s administration to enact “common cause” changes…
“The change of administration is a big moment. We have got a real opportunity to make common cause,” [...]
Posted on December 29th, 2008 by lloyd
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I will return in the New Year with more posts. I hope you find the Rebel Conservative entertaining and informative.
Merry Christmas to everyone. I wish you all the happiest of holidays, and I look forward to spending the New Year with you.
Posted on December 23rd, 2008 by lloyd
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Tonight I had the opportunity to stop and think for a while on the phrase “Well Regulated Militia”. As usual, hopping through the forums makes for great opportunities to stretch your knowledge further, and reinforce some of the oft forgotten foundational elements of our Republic.
What does a “Well Regulated Militia” mean in the parlance of [...]
Posted on December 19th, 2008 by lloyd
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You will often hear that the Fed is actively combating “Deflation”. Have you ever asked yourself, is Deflation something that needs to be fought against?
First, we should define deflation. According to investorwords.com Deflation is defined as:
A decline in general price levels, often caused by a reduction in the supply of money or credit. Deflation can [...]
Posted on December 18th, 2008 by lloyd
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President Bush said in an interview on Tuesday “I’ve abandoned free-market principles to save the free-market system, to make sure the economy doesn’t collapse.”
Unfortunately for us all, Free market principles have long been left out in the cold in favor of massive deficits, tax and spend policies, and unrestrained fiat currency. President Bush can’t abandon [...]
Posted on December 17th, 2008 by lloyd
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According to a USA Today/Gallup Poll 82% of Americans polled would consider an American vehicle for purchase. 67% would do so, even if the company were in bankruptcy. (source)
This is great news for lawmakers, industry leaders, and union leaders. Those folks can allow any of our “Big 3″ to go through a normal bankruptcy proceeding, [...]
Posted on December 16th, 2008 by lloyd
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I ran across a discussion going on this morning on the Facebook RNC forum. One of our new posters asked:
I have been trying to figure out why people seem to hate republicans mostly young people, its like they all hate Bush and love Clinton/Obama, even when giving facts about what they did.
One of our resident [...]
Posted on December 15th, 2008 by lloyd
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Unfortunately, governments do not produce things. People produce things. Government takes money from people and spends it on projects for other people in order to give the illusion of producing something. So now that ‘We the People’ are reacting correctly to an untenable situation of over consumption that cannot continue, the government steps in, and [...]
Posted on December 12th, 2008 by lloyd
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PE Obama and his transition team have created a website to take questions. The web project is entitled “Open for Questions” and is a part of the PE’s election promises surrounding government transparency.
This is an excellent opportunity for conservatives to place our message in front of the new administration, and demand the answers that the [...]
Posted on December 11th, 2008 by lloyd
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Consumer capitulation is what Paul Krugman, a NY Times Op Ed Columnist, calls it. American consumers finally started spending less. Although, if you would hear Mr. Krugman tell it, this is a very bad situation.
The situation of our economy is bad, don’t get me wrong. We’re definitely headed down a very bad path, but blaming [...]
Posted on December 10th, 2008 by lloyd
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