Archive for the 'Politics' Category

Terrorism…Do We Still Take it Seriously?

Posted on January 4 2010 by Hapl055

I have to wonder sometimes, if we still take terrorism seriously. It is easy for those in power to come up to a podium or “teleprompter” and condemn an act of terrorism. Does that really do anything if the words do not come with conviction? Where is the resolve a leader should posses when protecting [...]

Rush Limbaugh In Hospitol

Posted on December 30 2009 by Hapl055

It has been reported by various news agencies that Rush Limbaugh while vacationing in Hawaii experienced chest pains this afternoon! He has been brought to The Queens Medical Center.
More to come as this story develops!
Rush Limbaugh has been an inspiration and role model in my life for so many years! I wish him well and [...]

What did we get from 2009?

Posted on December 29 2009 by Hapl055

As 2010 draws near it becomes hard to reflect, so much of what is 2009 will be left behind in a forgotten tomb. Our accomplishments… the first black president is inaugurated. The sour taste in our mouths…. every piece of legislation this first black president jammed down our throats. Oh wait a minute, it was [...]

Has Anyone Read the new Health Care Bill?

Posted on December 22 2009 by Hapl055

As we Americans come closer and closer to the end of freedom as we know it, we have to ask if anybody has ever read this damn bill. Did Harry Reid and Nancy Pelosi actually read the bill? How can our representatives back such a huge change to our health care system without knowing exactly how the [...]

Some Still Hopeful… What Will Tomorrow Bring

Posted on December 17 2009 by Hapl055

I recently come across a blog from a University of North Carolina student. It is of no surprise that the youth of America want action from our representatives it is what they are asking for that draws some concern. Brinkley Hutchings one of 100,000 protesters to march in Copenhagen amidst talks of climate negotiations. During [...]

Celebrating the Boston Tea Party

Posted on December 16 2009 by Hapl055

on Dec 16, 1773 the colonists in Boston Massachusetts, refused to return 3 ships full of taxed tea back to the British government. Colonists boarded the three ships and began throwing it overboard into the Boston Harbor. These events sparked the American Revolution. The colonists were pissed that there were not seated elected representatives giving [...]

Copenhagen Climate Change Conference

Posted on December 16 2009 by Hapl055

As the world prepares for talks on global warming in  Copenhagen this week, there will be an uninvited guest to attend the summit. No its not the protestors, that guest would be global cooling. According to Weather Underground Copenhagen is expecting record cold and snow for the global warming summit. I think Al Gore must be close [...]