http://conservativeposts.com Sat, 29 Aug 2009 21:25:33 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.1 http://conservativeposts.com/2009/08/clunker-drivers-have-been-bailed-out-wheres-the-outrage/ http://conservativeposts.com/2009/08/clunker-drivers-have-been-bailed-out-wheres-the-outrage/#comments Sat, 29 Aug 2009 21:25:33 +0000 Scott http://conservativeposts.com/?p=425 It was less than a year ago when Wall Street firms started seeing the first wave of government bailouts.  Shortly thereafter the media and “Main Street” started crying about corporate excesses and greed.  Those same people, however, are praising the “successes” of Cash For Clunkers; even advocating for a sequel Dollars For Dishwashers. Why was [...]

]]> http://conservativeposts.com/2009/08/clunker-drivers-have-been-bailed-out-wheres-the-outrage/feed/ 0 http://conservativeposts.com/2009/08/cash-for-clunkers-thank-you-for-proving-our-point/ http://conservativeposts.com/2009/08/cash-for-clunkers-thank-you-for-proving-our-point/#comments Fri, 21 Aug 2009 14:59:44 +0000 Scott http://conservativeposts.com/?p=422 For years, conservatives and liberals have clashed over taxes.  Do we tax less, and allow the free market to thrive with the increased spending, or do we tax more to allow for an increase in government spending. Cash For Clunkers has proven the conservative point of taxing less to benefit the economy, and here’s how. [...]

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]]> http://conservativeposts.com/2009/07/whats-coming-from-dr-obama-md/feed/ 2 http://conservativeposts.com/2009/06/lessons-learned-from-the-ct-firefighters/ http://conservativeposts.com/2009/06/lessons-learned-from-the-ct-firefighters/#comments Tue, 30 Jun 2009 22:42:51 +0000 Scott http://conservativeposts.com/?p=406 The Supreme Court’s ruling today in favor of the Connecticut Firefighters, who claimed they were unfairly denied promotions based on their skin color, does more than just set a legal precedent.  It reverses the logic many people have, that the “payback approach” to racial discrimination is no longer acceptable. Years ago, it was socially acceptable [...]

]]> http://conservativeposts.com/2009/06/lessons-learned-from-the-ct-firefighters/feed/ 0 http://conservativeposts.com/2009/06/obamas-fly-swatter-approach-to-north-korea/ http://conservativeposts.com/2009/06/obamas-fly-swatter-approach-to-north-korea/#comments Mon, 22 Jun 2009 00:41:09 +0000 Scott http://conservativeposts.com/?p=403 Over the past few months, North Korea has tested missiles and nuclear weapons all in violation of various UN resolutions.  The sanctions and other restrictions placed on North Korea have effectively done nothing to stop them from developing longer ranged weapons, which can now reach the United States. When you have an insect problem outside [...]

]]> http://conservativeposts.com/2009/06/obamas-fly-swatter-approach-to-north-korea/feed/ 0 http://conservativeposts.com/2009/05/another-second-amendment-victory/ http://conservativeposts.com/2009/05/another-second-amendment-victory/#comments Thu, 21 May 2009 01:47:34 +0000 Scott http://conservativeposts.com/?p=380 The Texas state Senate approved a bill to allow concealed carry license holders to carry firearms on public college campus classrooms and dorms. Opponents to this bill say that violence will increase over otherwise petty issues, such as disputes over grades, love affairs, and other rivalries.  They also say that it will lead to a [...]

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