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Yet another EPA smackdown

By SoundOffSister / January 28, 2013 /

We did a post 18 months ago about the EPA’s requirement that refiners blend a specific amount of celluosic ethanol into gasoline.  If they didn’t blend the required amount, the refiners could obtain a “waiver” by paying the federal government $1.13 for every gallon of celluosic ethanol they didn’t consume.

No, Mr. President, you can’t do that

By SoundOffSister / January 27, 2013 /

On Friday, the United States Circuit Court for the D.C. Circuit issued its ruling in Canning v. NLRB.  The decision can only be considered a blow to the President’s agenda.

Obamacare to become more expensive

By SoundOffSister / January 27, 2013 /

Luckily, Obamacare has now been passed so we can see what is in it. But, the picture just keeps getting worse.

The history of the 2nd Amendment

By SoundOffSister / January 26, 2013 /

Hopefully you are not on such a 2nd Amendment “overload” that you won’t read this. While we often speak of the Heller decision and the McDonald decision, lost in the shuffle is the Nordyke decision.

The “fiscal cliff” and the art of negotiation

By SoundOffSister / December 22, 2012 /

The “fiscal cliff”, a phrase that I believe was coined by Fed Chairman, Ben Bernanke, is rapidly approaching.  Most American’s probably have no idea what it is, but, they view it with fear and trepidation because the main stream media tells them to do so. 

Yet another task force

By SoundOffSister / December 19, 2012 /

In the wake of the horrific slaughter of innocent people in Newtown, Connecticut, President Obama has appointed Vice President Biden to study what can be done to prevent this type of tragedy from happening again.

Newtown, Connecticut: Update

By SoundOffSister / December 17, 2012 /

We don’t know the author of this beautiful poem.  Hopefully, someone can tell us.  But it needs to be read by as many as possible.  So please read it, and pass it on.

Oh, the humanity

By SoundOffSister / December 15, 2012 /

Our hearts and our prayers go out to the residents of Newtown, Connecticut.

Senate democrats fight to postpone a key element of Obamacare

By SoundOffSister / December 13, 2012 /

This would be funny were it not so pathetic.

What will Costas say tonight?

By SoundOffSister / December 9, 2012 /

Last Sunday evening during halftime, NBC football analyst, Bob Costas, commented on the tragedy in Kansas City where a Chiefs’ football player killed his girlfriend and then killed himself with a firearm.  He used this tragedy to advocate gun control.  He left me with the impression that if we just banned guns in this country (or,…