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A couple years ago, I bought the best-fitting pair of running shoes I’ve owned in a decade. This is significant because I have rather oddly shaped feet and the break-in process for shoes can be uncomfortable. This pair was different because I was able to search through dozens of shoe models on a website, following directions to determine the best fitting shoe. I was able to purchase a ready-made shoe at a reasonable price. They fit wonderfully. These shoes were available because a relatively free market allowed engineers in one country to design the shoes, workers in another country to...

A simple Income tax calculator showing you what your federal taxes are now and what they will be under Trump.

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Why you need to vote Hillary Clinton: Nearly 16 years ago she was kicked out of her home. She was dead broke. They didn't even let her keep the $200,000 in gifts and furniture that so many people had given to her. She has raised herself from the ashes and come roaring back with vigor. She has a net worth of $350,000,000, having been only a simple Secretary of State humbly serving you, the people, as well running a charity where, because American's don't like her, foreign people could donate to her in exchange for some simple favors to be...

Paul Shanklin as Bill Clinton singing I Lie'd to you. All credit goes to Paul Shanklin.

A TSA agent with a banana in his pocket Unknown guy at the bus station asking for a $100 loan until he can cash his paycheck Playing kickball in a minefield Blind man in a dart tournament Jonathan Gruber Deaf man's music recommendation The Russian democratic process More here...

Monica Lewinski A rattlesnake with a “pet me” sign OJ Simpson showing me his knife collection Taking pills offered by Bill Cosby Winning the Nigerian lottery The government when it says a tax will be temporary Duggar birth control plan A drunk bomb disposal technician ISIS tour guide for Christians Donald Trumps toupee A police officer selling weed Brownies at a frat party ... and 200+ more things.

Today I want to address a popular argument made by those who try to reconcile homosexuality with Christianity. The argument is that Jesus Himself never said a word about homosexuality. Those who make this argument grant that Paul condemned it as sinful (Rom 1:26–27; 1 Cor 6:9–10; 1 Tim 1:9–10). But the sentiment behind this objection is that Paul had corrupted the way of life and the ideology that Jesus came to propagate, and that Jesus would have been “loving” and “accepting” of homosexuals, just as they are. But is it true that Jesus never said anything about homosexuality? Actually,...

Ted Cruz claimed an easy victory in Kansas, and Republicans said he won Maine in Saturday's four-state round of Republican voting, fresh evidence that there's no quick end in sight to the fractious GOP race for president. Cruz and Trump were in a tight race for Kentucky.

Kansas 66% reporting Ted Cruz (won) 51.2% Donald Trump 24.1% Marco Rubio 14.4% John Kasich 8.9%

At my local caucus location today here in Lexington KY there were hundreds of people voting. The guy who I got my ballot from said it was even busier earlier. He didn't know how many people had voted at the time but he estimated a couple thousand. I voted at 11:15AM. Only took me 5 minutes to vote because of the great organization. You can only vote between 10AM and 4PM.

You'll get no shortage of Trump-is-the-nominee talk today. At worst, he's in a very strong position. At best, he's the presumptive nominee. But even though I'm a born-pessimist, I'm not quite sure that I'm convinced by the best-case (for Trump) argument. So for the sake of argument, let's lay out the case for why Super Tuesday was not actually a campaign ender. ... ... ...

onald Trump has received only a little over 35% of the popular vote. Nearly 65% of the republican vote has said no to Trump. A house divided against itself cannot stand, and that is the position the GOP finds itself in right now. Republicans are split between 5 candidates. Ted Cruz Could have easily won Arkansas had he received just 40% of Carson's vote tally and Rubio could have won Virginia with had he received only 18% of Kasich and Carson's vote tally. In short, Kasich and Carson are doing Trump a huge favor. ... ... ... Going into March...

... ... ... ... Why do I believe that America is now at this delicate tipping point? Largely, it is because of the meteoric rise of a person like Donald Trump in American politics. The man is a moral and verbal sewer. He has no political resume. Rather, his campaign has been buoyed by empty promises devoid of any real substance or meaningful content. He merely repeats mantras that the voters want to hear similar to the types of statements that Barack Obama gave us back in 2008. You know the rhetoric: “I’m going to build a wall around America...

Polls are only so accurate and seem to change on a whim I will assume that they are halfway decent. Here is how I think the race will come down to Cruz and Trump from a statistical study of the polls with a little of my own intuition. Cruz and Carson are vying for the same voting block, which is one of the reasons why Carson is going after Cruz so hard. Carson due to his multiple strategic failures is falling. The further Carson falls the more Cruz rises as the majority of Carson’s supporters do not see another valid...

Let's make our predictions for who wins the GOP caucus in Iowa. Name at least the candidate you think will win and by how much you think they will win.

I would like some suggestions on insurance alternatives. I am currently looking into https://mychristiancare.org/medi-share/ Looks like I can get avoid the Obamacare fine and pay $201.00/mo, $2.412/yr or less if we get the "healthy" discount. I am married and have 2 young children. 7 months and 19 months. We anticipate our medical bills to be under $1,000 this year. In an emergency situation, God forbid, we can afford several ten thousand dollars. The fine for my family not getting Obamacare in 2016 will be $2,200 or greater. Please share your experience and suggestions please

ouse Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy may have emerged as the frontrunner in the race for speaker of the House, but Florida Rep. Daniel Webster is emboldening his Republican colleagues to buck leadership’s status quo in favor of a new approach to legislating. Speaker John Boehner’s decision to retire sent Republicans scrambling to decide who would run for the leadership positions. So far, Webster is facing McCarthy and Rep. Jason Chaffetz, R-Utah, in the race for the top Republican leadership position. But with the House Republican conference gathering on Thursday, more contenders could emerge before then. Though McCarthy has been considered...

I wrote a calculator to calculate what you would pay in income tax under Donald Trumps plan.

Some of the better ones... Things I Trust More Than Hillary * Duggar birth control plan * A blind date with a woman named Caitlyn * Joe Biden with his arm around me. * Michael Moore with the doughnuts!