Paul E. Scates

The U.S. Senate preens and postures about fairness and equality, but when it comes right down to it, all they want is a higher price for the screwing they’re giving the American people. Read more »

Fellow Americans, it has come to this: you have one final chance to reclaim what the Founding Fathers established, a government “of the people” and not of career elitists and Socialists. If you do not, then you’re not deserving of liberty. As Founder Samuel Adams wrote, “Crouch down and lick the hand that feeds you; and may posterity forget that ye were our countrymen.” Read more »

You may have heard the story about the frog and the scorpion crossing the river. Just like the scorpion, career politicians, regardless of what they call themselves or the philosophy in which they claim to believe, will always be true to their nature. What is that nature, you ask? Read more »

Out-of-touch elitists in Washington have become accustomed to the American people not paying attention, giving them a free pass on every underhanded action they took. But they may have pushed too far too fast this time, and awakened a group of angry American patriots. The chance to prove that is now and in next year’s elections–will you be a part of returning our country to the right course? Read more »

Is a high arrest rate in the black American community a sign of racism…or simply a sign of high crime in the community? Could some of the problems in the black community be due to a refusal by some to accept responsibility for their actions? Read more »

It seems the political sphere right now is filled with apologies, racists and wolves in sheeps clothing. America’s president feels the need to apologize for his own country when we have done more good in the world than any other country by far. And despite having seen America elect the first black president, racism is alive and well. Can you find it? Read more »

“We could probably be more constructive in facing up to sort of the painful legacy of slavery and Jim Crow and discrimination.” – Obama, after a five-second pause (no doubt to think about what would ‘play’ best with the public), when asked if he agreed with his AG’s comments that America is ‘a nation of [...] Read more »

This country was born in the throes of economic controversy. Following the French-Indian War, Great Britain needed cash, and to re-establish its control over the colonials who had developed a sense of independence while the Brits were distracted by war. The Crown began taxing the colonists for practically everything (paper, stamps, tea, etc.), [...] Read more »

You’ve just been in a car wreck. Some yahoo was talking on his cell phone and didn’t bother to look before he pulled over into the path of a semi-truck, and when the driver slammed on his brakes the truck jack-knifed. Five cars, including your own, slid into the truck or the other [...] Read more »

Barack Obama promised during his campaign to “clean up both ends of Pennsylvania Avenue” with “the most sweeping ethics reform in history.”
Shades of Bill Clinton’s promise of “the most ethical administration in history.” Well, from the early evidence, we’re in for the same cynical, sordid and utterly deceitful results we got from the previous [...] Read more »

“During times of universal deceit, telling the truth becomes a revolutionary act.” – George Orwell
Times of universal deceit…can I authenticate that claim in today’s United States? Well, let’s see: our politicians are telling us that by throwing billions of dollars (of our money, by the way) to banks and mortgage companies, car manufacturers, [...] Read more »