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Statistics may vary, but many experts agree child abuse has reached epic proportions in America and, for that matter, worldwide. On the Internet, there are literally thousands of web sites devoted to child pornography. Drug addiction and substance abuse has contributed to a social disease which has made the most vulnerable in our society the targets of individuals who look at children as either possessions or valuable commodities rather than the precious future which they represent. Thankfully, there are organizations like Catholic Charities which diligently work to place at risk children in loving foster care. And government, through organizations including...

Below is the FairTax resolution I submitted to the Platform & Resolutions Committee of the Illinois GOP Party Convention. Marilyn Rickert, Illinois FairTax, President The FairTax reflects the values, ideals and principals of the people of Illinois and the nation. I respectfully submit this resolution to be adopted as part of the Illinois Republican Party platform. FairTax Resolution background: The resolution was adopted by the ...

As the race for the democratic nomination continues to favor Obama, Camp Hillary and her network affiliates at New York Times continue to make excuses for her campaign. Not surprisingly, the excuse of the day is that she is be denied a seat at the Oval Office, not for an intern in a blue dress, but rather simply because she is a woman (which this writer for RUF would like conclusive genetic evidence of, as I still have my doubts). Doris K. Goodwin, Presidential Historian commented: “strategic, tactical things that have nothing to do with her being a woman…” are...

US Rep. James McGovern (D-Mass) was offering the Marxist FARC terrorists assistance in undermining the Colombian government. This information was discovered on the computer of FARC rebel leader Raul Reyes after his death in March at an Ecuadorean FARC camp.Last week Interpol confirmed the the computers were not tampered with or manufactured by the Colombian government.Interpol confirmed that documents on the captured computer of FARC leader had not been manufactured by the Colombian government. One of the documents shows that US Congressman James McGovern (D., Mass.) (pictured), a leading opponent of the Colombia free-trade deal has been working with...

MG: Are you under any illusions as to what will will happen to you, if the Iranian regime discovers your identity? Will they accuse you of blasphemy and hang you from that giant crane? Rotten Gods: I wish. I mean I wish Iran was a democratic country and I was free to express my opinion without fear of terror, sudden death, or death penalty in public. In blasphemy cases, sharia law strictly orders to hang, behead, or throw convicted from height e.g. mountain.

It's going to be painful. Very PAINFUL when the beloved Obamassiah LOSES this November. Look at the picture above of Barack Obama in Oregon. The DUmmies are having a major Obamasm over that photo as you can see in this THREAD joyously titled, "75,000 attend Obama rally in Portland!" So many people in the liberal Northwest show up to see Obama so there is NO WAY Obama can lose. Right? (Wright?) Wrong! Obama will LOSE in November despite the fact the Democrats in general will probably gain House and Senate seats. That latter fact will in no way alleviate...

Governor Edward “G-slots” Rendell (D-Philly Cream Cheese) has officially un-endorsed Hillary Clinton. “Did I say I endorsed Hillary Clinton? You’re kidding me?” Rendell said. “I misspoke. I meant to say that I endured Clinton. I had no intention of endorsing her. Yuck!” According to Rendell, he is trying to right this miscue by officially un-endorsing Clinton and sending back most of the kickbacks. “Not all,” Rendell said. “Most… OK… A portion. Some. A few. Alright, one.” Rendell said he has always been a strong Obama supporter, especially since it looks like he might receive the party’s nomination. Rendell said the...

I notice Senator ... that you are not wearing a flag lapel pin?

Delarative sentences are soooo ... yesterday

<p>This issue brief sets forth a framework for expanding health coverage that … has the potential to achieve near-universal coverage and improve quality and access, while generating health system savings of $1.6 trillion over the next ten years.</p> <p>That’s right. The plan will increase access and quality while lowering costs. If you laughed aloud at this, you’re not alone. Here’s how Michael Cannon at Cato responded:...</p>

During the days before the historical assembly of the I Council of Lyon, when the deposition of the Emperor Frederick I was announced (17th July 1245), Pope Innocent IV ordered 17 solemn copies (later called “transunti”), which contained a total of 91 sovereign documents, to prove and preserve for the future memory those rights the Empire had acknowledged until then to the Church, but also to condemn, together with the faithless emperor, his political conception

Was Iowa Republican Rep. Steve King on the mark last week when he asserted Islamic terrorists would rejoice if Obama becomes the next U.S. president? What do the terrorists think about these policies? Well, journalist, Aaron Klein, recently asked them: Ramadan Adassi, leader of the Al Aqsa Brigades terror group in the West Bank's Anskar refugee camp, pointed to Obama's rise to stardom as "an important success. He won popularity in spite of the Zionists and the conservatives." Abu Hamed, leader of the Al Aqsa Brigades in the northern Gaza Strip, explained the Democrat candidates' anti-war positions "prove that important...

The best Dylan remakes are getting featured as well as obscure gems ... no Dylan was NOT a hippie ... Playing 7-9 eastern tonight: Winamp or iTunes: listen Windows Media: listen Real Audio: listen

DBKP announces the opening of its new Second Amendment forum, moderated by RidesAPaleHorse. DBKP Forum: The Right of the PeopleThis bears repeating... Article [II.] "A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed."The Second Amendment The Second Amendment guarantees: "A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed." This guarantees a citizen's right to keep and bear arms for personal defense. The revolutionary experience...

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Here is the 2008 Presidential Electoral Projection Map and State Poll Average Chart for Sunday, May 18, 2008 . . .John McCain leading Barack Obama 269-228, and 41 in the "Tossup" category . . .Don't forget to check out the charts at the bottom of the page for Latest State Polls, 50-Day Average of National Polls, and Latest National Polls.

Recent polls are showing trouble for Obama. His numbers are tanking at an unprecedented rate. As of late, a poll from ccAdvertising shows that Obama's numbers are way worse than any one of us thought. This company is mostly used by the GOP, but they have shown to be more accurate than other polls in the past. Still, I don't use these numbers in my map, but there's a point to be made after you see these numbers. From May 1, 2008 through May 5, 2008, ccAdvertising completed a survey to a combined total of 90,000 homes in California, Colorado,...

Liberal Fascism is a must-read in this age of creeping statism--which one worries may advance with greater speed after November. ... Goldberg debunks the widely held view that communism was the opposite of fascism. In fact, the only thing that separated the two main branches of 20th-century totalitarianism was that the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics was born of an international movement while the National Socialist German Workers Party was explicitly nationalist. Both cancers were inspired by Karl Marx. Both asserted the need for a “new man” torn from religion. In his youth, writes Goldberg, “Hitler often stayed up nights...

I am sure that you are at peace now that polar bears are a protected species. Maybe I am just a bit cynical, but I believe that as long as the seals are plentiful so will be the polar bears. I suppose I am not as brilliant as are Washington politicians. Their foresight is often breathtaking. Besides, should not the Darwin worshipers be talking to us about natural selection and the survival of the fittest? The polar bears are doing well, it seems, as their population has quadrupled over the years. If humans were doing as well, there would be...