Category Archives: Taxes

Cain / Gingrich Debate in The Woodlands Texas on November 5, 2011

Posted on October 26, 2011 by Trent Derr

Presidential Candidates Herman Cain and Newt Gingrich will be in The Woodlands, Texas on November 5th for an in-depth discussion of critical issues facing our next President. “This event is a response to remarks by Speaker Gingrich regarding his frustration … Continue reading →

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Sorry Baaaarack. We’re Not Sheep.

Posted on June 20, 2011 by Trent Derr

The President quipped last week that part of the reason why his stimulus plan didn’t work was “the shovel ready jobs weren’t as shovel ready as we thought.”    Since Obama has no business experience and hasn’t ever created a free … Continue reading →

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This Is A Stick Up! How Obamacare Raids Your Wallet.

Posted on May 24, 2011 by Trent Derr

By now most of us realize how Obamacare is designed to take control of healthcare decisions away from individuals and place them in the hands of bureaucrats.   After all, Obama, Pelosi, and Reid understood that as government gains more control … Continue reading →

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They Are Progressive… Like Cancer. Here’s the Cure.

Posted on May 2, 2011 by Trent Derr

Progressive: “A person advocating or implementing liberal social reforms to destroy traditional societal values in stages, proceeding step by step.” Progressive Cancer: “A disease that attacks the body by using abnormal cancerous cells to kill normal cells while incrementally spreading … Continue reading →

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Why Democrats Should Fear the Tea Party

Posted on April 6, 2011 by Trent Derr

You can tell that someone feels threatened by you when they publicly degrade and poke fun at you.    Given that standard, the Tea Party has been under the skin of Democrats from the day that it sprung to life a … Continue reading →

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Obamacare – 8 Metrics They Don’t Want You to Know

Posted on March 28, 2011 by Trent Derr

When you examine Obamacare in detail, you find that the facts of the legislation contradict most of the selling points that the Liberals used as their basis for voting for the bill. #1 – 18 Million People Added to Medicare … Continue reading →

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Selling Lies – The Formula the Left Uses To Take Away Your Rights

Posted on March 21, 2011 by Trent Derr

As part of their dogma, the Left believes society only operates “fairly” when more power is concentrated in the Federal Government and fewer rights are exercised independently by individuals. In their view, one of the major purposes of the Government … Continue reading →

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3 Economic Policies Reagan Had Right (And Obama Never Learned)

Posted on March 15, 2011 by Trent Derr

President Reagan is probably best known for three major accomplishments: rekindling the American spirit of entrepreneurship, defeating the Soviets in the Cold War leading to the eventual collapse of the USSR, and creating the most robust peacetime economic expansion in … Continue reading →

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WWRD? Part 3 – What Would Reagan Do about the Wars in Iraq and Afghanistan?

Posted on March 1, 2011 by Trent Derr

President Reagan was a strong advocate of Peace through Strength. Essentially he believed that foreign powers were less likely to engage with the United States militarily if they were certain that they would receive immediate, disproportionate punishment from our armed … Continue reading →

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Cooter’s Fired Up and Other Reasons Why Democrats are in Trouble in 2012

Posted on February 21, 2011 by Trent Derr

The other day on a Southwest Airlines flight back to Houston, I saw him, Cooter. He was one big dude, and he was making his way down the aisle of the plane carrying his duffel bag and his hardhat. As … Continue reading →

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