en-us http://www.intensedebate.com/users/410328 Comments by Jamey http://biggovernment.com/abreitbart/2012/01/22/i-will-call-for-unity-at-cpac-2012-we-all-must-find-common-ground/#IDComment271728424 I'm with Bumr50 on this, Andrew. At this intersection in the primary campaigns, anyone saying we have to settle for Romney is merely giving in to the pressure. No matter who it's coming from, the call for compromise makes me both weary and wary given the record of insincerity and political maneuvers. "Patriots need to unite behind our candidate, behind the GOP, behind the conservative movement. Or else." . Agreed, but let's get our candidate before we rally the masses. Clearly, the GOP is banking on Mitt whereas the conservatives and patriots may very well have someone else in mind. In other words, I'm listening very carefully. " Mon, 23 Jan 2012 02:13:58 +0000 http://biggovernment.com/abreitbart/2012/01/22/i-will-call-for-unity-at-cpac-2012-we-all-must-find-common-ground/#IDComment271728424 http://biggovernment.com/publius/2012/01/04/perry-returns-to-texas-to-reassess-campaign/#IDComment255115680 Just clarifying that the undocumented students of illegals here in Texas are not being given money, or free tuition, by the state. They are being allowed to pay in-state tuition if they've been here three years, graduated from high school with the grades to get into college, and apply for citizenship. If an undocumented student from Louisiana applies to go to college in Texas, he/she pays out of state tuition. I don't like it, and I understand why others don't like it. At the very least, the three year minimum should be changed to a ten year minimum. Wed, 4 Jan 2012 18:18:10 +0000 http://biggovernment.com/publius/2012/01/04/perry-returns-to-texas-to-reassess-campaign/#IDComment255115680 http://biggovernment.com/publius/2012/01/04/perry-returns-to-texas-to-reassess-campaign/#IDComment255030544 No, not free tuition. Instate tuition...big difference. Wed, 4 Jan 2012 16:15:05 +0000 http://biggovernment.com/publius/2012/01/04/perry-returns-to-texas-to-reassess-campaign/#IDComment255030544 http://tv.breitbart.com/rick-perry-debate-disaster/#IDComment219661519 If you want a teleprompter savvy president, then you're wanting fluff. This is not about celebrity posturing. Perry admitted he goofed, and we all have brain farts. I prefer an honest brain fart over a scripted list of talking points lacking conviction. Better he was honest about the ooops. Newt is firmly on my list, as is Perry and Cain. If the left succeeds in their takedown of Cain, the it is Newt by default. Either one could take on Obama in a debate. However, Obama's cadence and inflection might differ depending upon which one he does debate Thu, 10 Nov 2011 04:03:21 +0000 http://tv.breitbart.com/rick-perry-debate-disaster/#IDComment219661519 http://bigjournalism.com/jjmnolte/2011/11/01/destroying-cain-when-is-a-politico-update-really-a-correction/#IDComment215591914 Rove, for Romney Wed, 2 Nov 2011 02:41:06 +0000 http://bigjournalism.com/jjmnolte/2011/11/01/destroying-cain-when-is-a-politico-update-really-a-correction/#IDComment215591914 http://biggovernment.com/publius/2011/10/11/gop-debate-open-thread-3/#IDComment206287454 IMO Newt is the smartest guy in the room. Perry played it safe, and was seemingly ignored by the moderators. I would've liked to see him jump in a few times. It was evident that this was a party prepared for Romney, and Romney had an advanced script. Bachman had some good, strong, and smart answers (minus the 999/666 thing). Paul was dead on re: the Fed. But NEWT!!!! My preference, in order, is Newt-Perry-Cain. Wed, 12 Oct 2011 03:19:48 +0000 http://biggovernment.com/publius/2011/10/11/gop-debate-open-thread-3/#IDComment206287454 http://bighollywood.breitbart.com/jerikson/2011/09/28/last-night-on-glee-gay-adoption-and-herman-cain/#IDComment200485709 No hostility from here. Believe me, I prefer the traditional family, having come from one. My comments are not an endorsement of single parenthood, but in defense of it. Perhaps I was too busy to notice, but I wasn't aware of single parenthood being glamorized or made to look heroic. Now that my parenting job is done, there's more time to read, listen to, and process the rest of society. Wed, 28 Sep 2011 20:21:21 +0000 http://bighollywood.breitbart.com/jerikson/2011/09/28/last-night-on-glee-gay-adoption-and-herman-cain/#IDComment200485709 http://bighollywood.breitbart.com/jerikson/2011/09/28/last-night-on-glee-gay-adoption-and-herman-cain/#IDComment200441558 Well, I don't "endorse a situation for a kid..." . I just think there are more factors that stack the odds against children than being raised by a single parent. I didn't go into adulthood with the intent on being a single Mom. It happened. The marriage ended and her father chose to be absent. Was it easy? By no means. I turned out all right coming from a great two parent family, with siblings. My daughter has fared even better. What in the heck do you think single parents should do? Focus on finding a second spouse, hoping it will be better for all the second time around, or focus on raising their child or children? Those "statistics" have become both a scarlet letter for some parents, and an excuse for others (and their children) who didn't fare well, by circumstance and choice. Wed, 28 Sep 2011 18:14:35 +0000 http://bighollywood.breitbart.com/jerikson/2011/09/28/last-night-on-glee-gay-adoption-and-herman-cain/#IDComment200441558 http://bighollywood.breitbart.com/jerikson/2011/09/28/last-night-on-glee-gay-adoption-and-herman-cain/#IDComment200435321 Agreed, agreed. Admittedly a personal knee jerk reaction to her opinion. And, having grown up in a two parent home, with good experiences and good memories, did give me a solid foundation for the challenges of raising a child on my own. So, credit certainly goes to my parent's long running success. I did stray off topic, do not watch Glee, or much television, at all. Wed, 28 Sep 2011 17:57:03 +0000 http://bighollywood.breitbart.com/jerikson/2011/09/28/last-night-on-glee-gay-adoption-and-herman-cain/#IDComment200435321 http://bighollywood.breitbart.com/jerikson/2011/09/28/last-night-on-glee-gay-adoption-and-herman-cain/#IDComment200415030 All the thumbs down...hating on single parents, now? Wed, 28 Sep 2011 17:00:22 +0000 http://bighollywood.breitbart.com/jerikson/2011/09/28/last-night-on-glee-gay-adoption-and-herman-cain/#IDComment200415030 http://bighollywood.breitbart.com/jerikson/2011/09/28/last-night-on-glee-gay-adoption-and-herman-cain/#IDComment200413831 Okay, okay...then why is it that those statistics are "true for most"? If there are "anomolies", then it's not logical to conclude that it is the two parent vs single parent situation that determines the outcome of the child. Perhaps I was more attentive, being a single parent, aware, and concentrated on my job and role as a parent, than other single parents who might be more concerned with what they want rather than what they need and have. Wed, 28 Sep 2011 16:56:55 +0000 http://bighollywood.breitbart.com/jerikson/2011/09/28/last-night-on-glee-gay-adoption-and-herman-cain/#IDComment200413831 http://bighollywood.breitbart.com/jerikson/2011/09/28/last-night-on-glee-gay-adoption-and-herman-cain/#IDComment200401542 Having siblings is another factor. I was the middle, between two boys, and we are all three very close to our parents and still enjoy both the memories and the relationship we have now. My daughter is my only child and was raised states away from both her father's family and my family. Literally, on our own, and we did just fine. Wed, 28 Sep 2011 16:22:41 +0000 http://bighollywood.breitbart.com/jerikson/2011/09/28/last-night-on-glee-gay-adoption-and-herman-cain/#IDComment200401542 http://bighollywood.breitbart.com/jerikson/2011/09/28/last-night-on-glee-gay-adoption-and-herman-cain/#IDComment200394694 Raising a daughter on my own in an upscale community where appearances of normalty are feathered, was tough and made tougher by some parents and teachers spouting the aforementioned "statistic". So much so that she became aware of it, and other kids echoed it. She aced highschool, completed college within four yrs, has a lucrative start in her career, a successful young engineer husband, and a new baby. Compared to many of her peers growing up in this community, some whose parents waited until the kids were in college to "finally" divorce, many whose parents still bankroll their kids repeated efforts to mature, she flourished. Quite a few of her friends speak candidly of their own experiences, and a few still think my daughter "beat the odds", which denigrates both my parenting and her achievements. Wed, 28 Sep 2011 16:02:39 +0000 http://bighollywood.breitbart.com/jerikson/2011/09/28/last-night-on-glee-gay-adoption-and-herman-cain/#IDComment200394694 http://bighollywood.breitbart.com/jerikson/2011/09/28/last-night-on-glee-gay-adoption-and-herman-cain/#IDComment200394620 "Statistics show..." is a preface to many statements that are not necessarily based on fact. As for how children fare into adulthood after growing up in a two parent, single parent, grandparent, step parent, foster, etc., household, I tend to believe their contentment and success correlates more with the environment and how they were raised, rather than the presence of one or two parents. I was fortunate to grow up in a stable two parent household and, though we moved quite a bit because of my father's career, it was pretty dang close to a storybook childhood. Wed, 28 Sep 2011 16:02:27 +0000 http://bighollywood.breitbart.com/jerikson/2011/09/28/last-night-on-glee-gay-adoption-and-herman-cain/#IDComment200394620 http://bighollywood.breitbart.com/jerikson/2011/09/28/last-night-on-glee-gay-adoption-and-herman-cain/#IDComment200369387 "It seems that kids that come from households of two intact parents fare better than other kids, no matter the gender of the parents." That's a load of crap. And, it's an oft repeated fallacy, which, when trickled down to the kid or kids of one parent, is no more than mean, unsubstantiated BS. Children from households of two parents (intact? meaning what, exactly?) where there're are lies, "staying together for the kids", and other various disfunctions may or may not fare better than children from a stable two parent household, or children from a stable single parent household. In other words, it's less to do with the number of parents within the household than it is to do with the way the child is raised: routine, boundaries, communication, values, morals, and ethics... Wed, 28 Sep 2011 14:46:51 +0000 http://bighollywood.breitbart.com/jerikson/2011/09/28/last-night-on-glee-gay-adoption-and-herman-cain/#IDComment200369387 http://bigjournalism.com/pjsalvatore/2011/09/26/mmfa-propaganda-watch-media-matters-flubs-attempted-loesch-smear/#IDComment199995998 MediaMatters...doesn't matter, at all Tue, 27 Sep 2011 20:06:05 +0000 http://bigjournalism.com/pjsalvatore/2011/09/26/mmfa-propaganda-watch-media-matters-flubs-attempted-loesch-smear/#IDComment199995998 http://bigjournalism.com/pjsalvatore/2011/08/26/reporters-prepare-to-be-blown-away-in-irene-coverage/#IDComment187014606 Now I am one to always say you do not take Mother Nature for granted. However, these guys are a freaking comedy show. We get 60 mph plus winds down here in Texas without rain, or it is raining across the street and on dry land, trees are swaying. Dan Rather was in 100 plus winds, with the Gulf battering anything that stood in its way. And, he didn't have cables attached to his drawers. Sat, 27 Aug 2011 04:42:44 +0000 http://bigjournalism.com/pjsalvatore/2011/08/26/reporters-prepare-to-be-blown-away-in-irene-coverage/#IDComment187014606 http://bigpeace.com/nmachiavelli/2011/08/20/why-we-dont-have-drug-cartels-in-the-us-yet/#IDComment185054812 The large influx of "wealthy internationals" in one of our gated neighborhoods are Mexican businessmen who wish to have a safer environment for their families, according to our community leaders. They are supporting our "high end" retail establishments, pay in cash, and they and their kids drive (short list) mercedes, porsche, ferrari, lotus, bentley... Borders is liquidating, but directly across the pedestrain friendly cobblestone street, Tiffanys is booming. Somehow, I do not think that cartel leaders are the scruffy, unkempt persons occasionally shown in grainy photos. Mid managers, at best. Sat, 20 Aug 2011 23:13:38 +0000 http://bigpeace.com/nmachiavelli/2011/08/20/why-we-dont-have-drug-cartels-in-the-us-yet/#IDComment185054812 http://biggovernment.com/jbradley/2011/08/15/perry-should-have-a-plan-against-southern-bigotry/#IDComment183399541 As a Texan, I"ve taken issue with some of Perry's decisions. However, he does listen to the citizens. TCC for one, and HPV for another. We said no, he listened, and both are dead, done, over. He didn't "force" anyone to do anything. I was and am opposed to his "Dream Act", but in all fairness, it differs quite a bit from the federal proposal. It requires that to obtain in state tuition, the student must have lived here for, dang, forgot how many years, graduate in good standing from an accredited high school, and APPLY FOR CITIZENSHIP. I see Rick Perry is a Net Positive candidate. Tue, 16 Aug 2011 00:09:32 +0000 http://biggovernment.com/jbradley/2011/08/15/perry-should-have-a-plan-against-southern-bigotry/#IDComment183399541 http://tv.breitbart.com/perry-i-hope-im-obamas-worst-nightmare/#IDComment183363326 "The blog" has provided you with references and links, i.e., "sources". Regarding the TTC and the HPV we, citizens of TX, loudly opposed and opposed with gusto. Perry listened, which is what we demand and expect from our elected. Mon, 15 Aug 2011 21:26:34 +0000 http://tv.breitbart.com/perry-i-hope-im-obamas-worst-nightmare/#IDComment183363326