What is a "public good"? It is a government expenditure that benefits everyone equally.

... and the House could select a new speaker. But to expect the same poisoned pool to elect a more conservative leader is assuming a lot.

I think if 16 Republicans vote against Boehner when the new Congress takes office next year, there would be a tie with Pelosi...

Progress on Declaration of Rights & Grievances http://victoryinstitute.net/virtualgov/pages/view/1231/a-declaration-of-rights-and-grievances

Obama would engineer prisoner swap of ambassador for Blind Sheik - Libyan prez said sheik's recovery a top priority

Was Benghazi attack engineered to re-elect Obama? http://www.examiner.com/article/report-obama-himself-planned-attack-benghazi

The Senate passed an amendment to the 2013 NDAA, protecting the right of U.S. citizens to right by trial (6th Amdt.)

A valuable perspective on the NDAA from an expert in counterterrorism and human rights: http://tinyurl.com/chemyw6 (Justia.com)

Bear in mind that when Obama offers "free" things (like contraceptives), he's really giving other people things and making YOU pay for it

Considering their reaction to the 2012 elections, can we count on the Republican Party to do anything besides adopt Democrat positions?

"Snowman" has been appointed Chairman of the Committee on Oversight & Government Reform.

"Opinions" of corruptible persons should not be able to derail a constitutional republic. There should be a firewall preventing activism.

But how can a majority of SupCt justices "find" things like an indestructible Union that weren't in the Constitution in the first place?

Interesting: In Texas v. White (1869), Chief Justice Salmon found in the Constitution that the Union is "indestructible."

Do Americans have the freedom of association; to remain a union by choice? Or are we bound together by fed gov't - by force if necessary?