ConservaChick

I must admit, I have been waaaaay behind on the news these days. Call it life; call it political overload; call it what you will, I simply disconnected for a bit. Frankly, I don't know how anyone can pay as much attention to the news as I was and not feel a bit overwhelmed: the war against Islamo-fascism rages on across the globe, the political spin begins for mid-term elections, and Muslims continue their violent form of extortion at any perceived slight to Islam. For crying out loud, can't the world just slow down, take a deep breath, and relax for five seconds? Seriously though, I'm back and catching up on the news. Thanks to an article in The Weekly Standard written by our friend Daveed Gartenstein-Ross with Bill Roggio, I'm now deeply convinced that the world will never stop for five seconds for that deep breath. *sigh* In the early days of this month, Pakistan made a peace agreement with the Taliban insurgency in North Waziristan on the border with Afghanistan. ...

You may be reading the pieces I post on my blog about the FairTax. You may even be in favor of the FairTax. Are you hoping that the FairTax will become reality by virtue of Congress showing some commonsense and passing the bill? Bah! Don't just sit there! Time to become part of the grassroots effort. Individuals can make a big difference. We're seeing more and more support for the FairTax in traditional publications like local newspapers. It's within your power to make a difference; it feels sooo good to be a part of a radical movement that may change our economic future as a country and for each individual citizen. This week's FairTax blogburst is all about getting involved... by TD of The Right Track A quick and dirty search through Google News for articles, news, and editorials revealed no less than 14 pieces written in the last month regarding the FairTax. Fully 1/3 of those were editorials agreeing with the need for the FairTax. A sampling: From the Denver Daily Ne...

Arrr, happy belated "Talk Like a Pirate Day," gar! Yes, I know... I'm waaaaay behind on this one. For those of you who don't know, there is actually quite a following for Talk Like a Pirate Day which is celebrated on September 19th here in the states. I think some other countries do it on the 22nd. My friends, Chris Rachael and her husband , Chaz, throw one hell of a fine pirate shindig every year. This year was my first go at the big party and I brought along me own matie as well, arrrr! I hope you all had as much fun that weekend as did me maties an' me!!

I was a bit perturbed that President Bush's speech to commemorate the fifth anniversary of the 9/11 attacks interrupted "The Path to 9/11" last night. It seems to me that his speech could have aired just as effectively before or after the show. By the way, I want to highly commend ABC for airing this mini-series uninterrupted. They gave up commercial dollars to present an uninterrupted lesson in American history. It seems to me that if they could forego the revenue, our Commander-in-Chief could have reconsidered the timing of his speech. Look, it's obvious that I'm a Conservative. I support President Bush even though he does not, in many ways, represent the true Conservative ideology. He is my best hope for a responsible, self-reliant, Conservative country. But, even this diehard Conservative was dismayed with the timing and content of this speech. President Bush is absolutely right in his estimation that this war will be a long and hard fight. He is absolutely ...

As promised, I was glued to the television both Sunday and Monday nights watching ABC's " The Path to 9/11 ." It was time well-spent. I was extremely pleased with the way the factual information was presented and frankly didn't see too many artistic liberties taken throughout the mini-series. Even with the one-minute of edits, the story stayed intact and the facts were presented in an entertaining and informative way. All told, a very fine job -- well done! As I watched the mini-series, I could not imagine why Richard Clarke , of all people, was up in arms over this show. He was portrayed throughout the show as being very earnest, very serious about his job, fully aware of the importance of catching Bin Laden, and extremely intent on communicating the seriousness and ferocity of the enemy we faced even before 9/11/01. He came through loud and clear as one of the saner voices during the Clinton administration. What in the world did he have to complain about? If I had ...

The reputation of the networks lately for their "objective" reporting has been, at best, thrashed by their inattention to corroborating sources, their leap to imagination, and their obvious bias against Conservatives and this administration. So, it surprised me to hear so many good things about the upcoming ABC mini-series " The Path to 9/11 ." I am eagerly anticipating this television event. Reviews by Conservatives in the media ( here's just one of the many) have ranged from fair to great based on the pre-screening they received from ABC Entertainment. It's my feeling that no matter how the events are portrayed, even in the embellished scenes, this is a mini-series that needs to be presented to the American people. Even those most of us can remember exactly where we were and what we were doing when we heard the first news of the events that day, it's apparent that most Americans have lost their memory of the years leading up to the tragedy on 9/11. It...

With all of the "no confidence" rhetoric and political manuevering on the Hill lately by Dems, it's apparently for show only. Apparently, there is some actual work being done on securing our nation and better funding our efforts in the war against Islamo-fascism on the Hill these days. Yes, folks, even by the Dems! I'm proud of them for using their heads and their votes rather than their mouths and their imaginations for a change. Thank you, Senators all! Now, if we can just slap some sense into the military brass who insist on the "good old boy" network of defense contracting, we might just be able to fight and win this war right! Attention on deck, officers -- your employers are watching...

Earlier this year, the U.S. Army awarded one of its favored defense contractors, Raytheon, a $70 million contract to develop a new system to combat rocket-propelled grenades (RPGs), which have killed nearly 40 Americans in Afghanistan and more than 130 in Iraq. Sounds like good news, doesn't it? ...Until you read the entire investigative piece from NBC's Lisa Myers. The part of the investigation is this: " Army shuns system to combat RPGs ." Very clearly, the anti-RPG system we are paying Raytheon to develop is already available from Rafael (an Israeli company). Not only is the system available, it has been tested and proven to work all ready! For those of you who prefer video, here's the video of the story as it aired on NBC Nightly News tonight. Our brave men and women in uniform are dying in RPG attacks and military brass are playing games with defense contractors?! I don't fully trust the MSM any more than anyone else with a brain, so please tell me thi...

by Debbie of The Right Truth A reader here at Right Truth, Ralph Ekwall, who doesn't like the Fair Tax sent me an email. He seemed to think that I would not be interested in hearing his opinions, but that could not be further from the truth. I think healthy debate is good and encourage it. Below are his arguments and our reply: "I doubt you will print this since it is in opposition to the "Fair Tax." The "Fair Tax" is really unfair because it taxes middle and low income people at a higher rate than wealthy income people. Here is an example. Let us consider a tax rate of 30% for the so-called "Fair Tax." Let us look at how it affects two different American families: Mr. Average Joe and Mr. Rich. Mr. Average Joe makes just $45,000 per year. At that salary he must spend everything that he makes to support his family. So, almost all of his income is taxed. His rate of taxation is between 27- and 30% He may give money to his church or to a charity and ...