SnakeRiverLib

We all know that when a leftist runs out of argument, we know what is next, right? RACIST!   The end all of arguments.  How do you disprove that you are a racist?  But lately there is a new term that is gaining traction, especially in light of the shooting in El Paso. WHITE NATIONALIST! Now I am supposing that this is to blend the concepts of White Supremacy with nationalism, mix it in with a preconceived notion of national  SOCIALISM (NAZI) and abracadabra, You have an alt right monster.  A White Supremacist Nationalist I suppose.  But to say, use the term white nationalist as interchangeable?  Well, they are trying, I can only surmise, so as to capture those Trump supporters that are NOT racist, but believe in the greatness of the United States, and happen to be white.  They are trying to make all of Trump supporters out as racists.  That is where we are today in the US.  We can't just have differences, we have to be us vs ...

Lowering flags is a sign of respect, and while we do show respect for those that were pointlessly massacred by two lunatics, is lowering flags really the best way to do that?  To me that is acquiescing to those that are seeking their moment of glory. Our country is at a crossroads.  On one hand we have people that are so blinded by their hatred of the President that nothing he proposes will be given a hearing.  The president himself said that if he proposed a single payer government funded health care system that the Democrats would be against it, because he was for it.  These that suffer from TDS see no good in the President, and are bipartisan in their hatred. They don't accept the uniqueness that is the United States, or that our culture is better than others.  They look for cracks, they look for problems and highlight them. This wing includes a large number of people that were paid to disrupt his campaign rallies, and supporters of opponents and their supp...

While the Tea Party may continue on in some small grass roots organizations or on some local and state levels, nationally it died.  It never managed to do more than be a nuisance to the federal leviathan, and it has now died a quiet death. Whenever you hear about bipartisan cooperation in DC beware, it usually means massive spending, and spending without paying for it.  The just passed budget resolution hands social spending to the Democrats, defense spending to the GOP, removing the Budget caps from 2011, and caps on deficit spending.  For you dear reader it would be like getting a notice from Capital One saying that you have no limit on your credit card, and as long as you make the minimum payments, that won't change. All the stops have been pulled.  All the while, Social Security is hemorrhaging cash, because of past deficit spending.  Regardless of that spending, contrary to what most believe, in 17 years, if that long, all of those IOUs will be spent, a...

On July 2, 1776, Thomas Jefferson crafted a Declaration of Independence from Great Britain.  The colonies had had enough.  They were finished.  It was a letter declaring the colonies to be colonies no more, but sovereign states.  Of course it takes more than saying something for it to be, otherwise, we could say stupid stuff like "Health care is a right", or "A college education is a right" or some other clap trap.  It was no different in 1776 than it is today, except one thing. Even though the Declaration went out in 1776, it was a year earlier that the British tried to disarm the patriots by force at Lexington and Concord in Massachusetts, and the war had already begun. and the truth of the matter was that the colonies were losing.  We forget what an act of courage (or stupidity, it just depends on what happens, right?) it was.  It was likely that the colonies would lose.  You have to understand that, dear reader.  If they had on-line bet...

tribe /trīb/ Learn to pronounce noun 1. a social division in a traditional society consisting of families or communities linked by social, economic, religious, or blood ties, with a common culture and dialect, typically having a recognized leader. First, let me comment by saying that this would normally be written over Ontherim, but feeling that emotions may get the better of me, so wanted to put it over on the more passionate side of the brain, and let it flow.   Second, the disclaimer that I speak for myself and no one else.  It is my opinion, and while there may be others that agree, it is mine alone.  I am part of a group, but DO NOT speak for them. So, as a reference above, can I just point out that the term tribe is not limited to native american culture, it is a more general reference to groupings, and is a term used globally.  It has been mentioned frequently in conjunction with various n...

The following is an open letter to the Speaker of the House. Madam Speaker, While I am not a constituent of your Congressional District, nor is my member a member of your caucus, I am writing to you as a Constituent of the House of Representatives, which you have the privilege of leading for this session of Congress.  Too often our political system is bogged down in the morass of the swamp of DC.  I don't use the term the way the President does, by the way, but rather as a frustration of people in the nation that can clearly see that DC doesn't work.  We all see it.  President Trump was elected because it didn't work.  Do you understand that?  Millions of Democrats went to the polls in 2016 and pulled the lever for Trump because they felt alienated.  I am writing because you have taken an oath of office, are second in succession to the Presidency, and you have a job to do. Madam Speaker, you took an oath to uphold the Constitution.  I know...

Yes, a moral issue showing up on the Lib.  However it is far more political than moral at this point. First, I would just like to point out that previous opinions offered here have been simply my own.  Today, for the first time, I am writing with an accreditation in Political Science.  So you may now give my "educated" opinion the appropriate due. Can we say, since Roe vs Wade was decided in 1973, that while there have been skirmishes from time to time, the US has been in a state of detente when it comes to this issue?  The American people support abortion for the first 20 weeks of pregnancy.  After 20 weeks, that opinion sharply changes, with 75%  against aborting late term pregnancies, with the asterisked exception of the life or health of the mother. This long term detente is over.  It is war.  Full disclosure, my personal opinion is that abortion is wrong, but that it was the law of the land, with restrictions.  So, what broke the...