gdp's Comments

Big Government : Fast and Furious: Another Straw-Purchaser, Another Federal Agent Dead (and Still Holder won't Comply

Wed, 29 Feb 2012 13:04:57 +0000

It's hard to say at this point if this was a DOJ-initiated straw purchase or another criminal element involved instead. We can't assume that every gun crime in or from Mexico is the result of guns that were walked by the ATF. The DOJ needs to come clean on exactly which weapons were walked and their serial numbers so it can be determined which crimes they are liable for. If they can't come up with a list, they are either in contempt or so inept at their jobs they should be fired. This is getting to the point of grand standing by Issa. Start pressing charges NOW if the DOJ refuses to cooperate. They are legally bound to comply.

Big Government : Occupier Marisa Holmes and the Professional Left's Soviet Style Power Grab at Occupy Wall Street

Fri, 24 Feb 2012 14:24:04 +0000

There is a lot of good information in the article, but a proof-read and edit would help make it easier to read.

Big Government : Congress Doesn't Want to Give Up Its Insider Trading Privileges

Thu, 26 Jan 2012 01:56:33 +0000

It would be fairly easy to make them put their investments in a blind trust while they are in office, and possibly for a set time after they leave office. Criminally prosecute any caught gaming the system by giving out tips to family members or friends just like they would any of us.

Big Government : Foreign Internet Piracy Apologists Falsely Demonize Rep. Marsha Blackburn

Fri, 20 Jan 2012 20:23:14 +0000

But hey, that works just fine for the Chi-Coms and the North Korean governments, why wouldn't we want the same thing here? /sarcasm

Big Government : Foreign Internet Piracy Apologists Falsely Demonize Rep. Marsha Blackburn

Fri, 20 Jan 2012 20:20:02 +0000

Not according to what I have researched, as the current "safe harbor" rules would be removed under SOPA. http://articles.sfgate.com/2011-11-02/business/30...

Big Government : Foreign Internet Piracy Apologists Falsely Demonize Rep. Marsha Blackburn

Fri, 20 Jan 2012 19:52:08 +0000

It is not the intended purposes of the law that most would argue with, but the unintended consequences that are bound to occur. Economically, the Big Hollywood movie studios love the legislation, but the small forum operator, for instance, couldn't keep up with the expense of making sure every post or link on their site didn't violate some copyright somewhere. The onus to prove any offending links or material have been removed also does not fall to the accuser, but rather to the site operators themselves.

Big Government : The Stop Online Piracy Act Pits Hollywood Against Tech and the American People

Fri, 13 Jan 2012 14:17:24 +0000

This legislation is a real danger to free speech. Imagine how easy it would be to silence sites such as Big Government. All it would take is a post in the comment section that is deemed by a government bureaucracy (and their Hollywood cohorts) to be infringement. With the stroke of a bureaucrat's pen, the site will be legally have to be blocked by all service providers in the US.

Big Government : No Rest For Conservative America, the 'Sleeping Giant', in 2012

Mon, 2 Jan 2012 00:46:48 +0000

The RINOs in the Republican party have been working hard to convince the TEA Party freshmen that what the people really wanted was for them to work with Barry, Nancy, Harry and crew to compromise their election promises and keep the status quo. The status quo has been very good to these career politicians. The people need to keep voting the big government people out of office. It took over 100 years for the progressives to strangle the heart out of the US by trampling the Constitution. It will mean a long hard fight to get real conservatives back in office.

Big Government : I'll Bet You $10,000 that Romney Lost the Nomination Saturday Night

Mon, 12 Dec 2011 15:23:22 +0000

At near $20 for a Monopoly game, that would be a bet that I'd have to consider carefully.

Big Government : Biden Wishes Stimulus Opponents 'Had Some Notion' What It's Like to Get Raped

Wed, 19 Oct 2011 22:59:23 +0000

Those of us that are forced to pay taxes might already have an idea.

Big Government : OFA's Strange Definition Of 'Corporate Special Interests'

Thu, 29 Sep 2011 22:16:32 +0000

How blind the followers of the Anointed One must be not to see these hypocritical actions right before their eyes. Of course, if it's not mentioned on The Daily Show, their ears are deaf to it and their eyes are blind.

Big Government : Obama Nation: Tax Policy

Sun, 18 Sep 2011 14:44:24 +0000

I sat through a town hall style meeting with Schakowsky a few years back at a former employer. It was being filmed, and of course the 'questions" were provided by Schalowsky's staff in advance and given to select employees to read. My employer made it clear that no employee would put forward their own questions during the meeting under any circumstances. It was certain that she wasn't interested in what the 'peasantry' thought or cared about; she knew better and this was simply PR work.

Big Government : Over 75% of Americans Say, 'We’re Headed In the Wrong Direction.' -The White House Should Start Li

Sun, 18 Sep 2011 13:28:17 +0000

That hits the nail on the head. To anyone that uses logic, the next presidential election should be a slam dunk for anyone who runs against Obama. In reality, it's not going to be that easy. The MSM has proven they will go to the mat for the current administration, and even though diminished by the new media, they still hold a lot of influence over the American people. The 2012 election will be a tough fight to win.

Big Government : DOJ Raids Gibson Guitars over Alleged Environmental Infractions, but Mum's Still the Word on 'Fast a

Sun, 28 Aug 2011 13:55:00 +0000

I believe the government is still holding the instruments and materials confiscated in the 2009 raid, although no charges of wrongdoing have ever been filed. This entire circumstance is blatantly a warning to business from the administration: Unionize or donate or else.

Big Government : DOJ Raids Gibson Guitars over Alleged Environmental Infractions, but Mum's Still the Word on 'Fast a

Sun, 28 Aug 2011 13:47:37 +0000

The reason given for the latest raid on Gibson is in fact a violation of Indian law, not US law or environmental standards. A new law in India forbids the export of unfinished fret boards. At Gibson, US workers are doing the jobs that the Indian government (and the US administration, apparently) believe belong to Indian workers.

Big Government : The Alarming Significance of Culture

Wed, 24 Aug 2011 12:01:05 +0000

Progressive policies are engineered to maintain an underclass of dependent citizens and a ruling class of elites. The progressive movement has worked tirelessly toward keeping families and the public education system broken.

Big Government : Freedom of Speech Wins: Baltimore Politician Drops Lawsuit Against Blogger

Tue, 2 Aug 2011 22:12:10 +0000

Surely, you jest. My guess is not a word of this will be "newsworthy" enough for the media to pick up the story. (There is no elicit sex angle to the story) Not only do the ruling class think they are above the law, in most cases it turns out they actually are.

Big Government : Deal Would Have Little Impact on Budget until 2014

Tue, 2 Aug 2011 00:20:03 +0000

Little impact? Try NO impact. Does anyone really believe these promised "cuts" will ever come to fruition? Kick the can down the road for another couple elections and the public will forget all about the promises made. It's "mission accomplished" for Washington. Pretend that you did something while keeping the status quo.

Big Government : The Tea Party is Dead. Long Live the Tea Party.

Fri, 29 Jul 2011 13:33:04 +0000

"Once they snap out of it and realize the best way to run a country is to compromise then maybe we can get somewhere." Get somewhere? Where is it exactly that we are supposed to be heading? Further into debt? More destruction of the Constitution? The failure of the US into a third world country? A communist Utopia? Funny thing about progressives is that they try to hide exactly where they want to progress to.

Big Government : Fear Over Debt Fight Taking Hold with Investors

Thu, 28 Jul 2011 12:35:37 +0000

It's amazing how closely the Associated Press follows the party line of Demagoguery. They are more often than not totally wrong, but people keep on reading. Do they see themselves as the "Ministry of Truth" as in 1984, doing Big Brother's bidding?