Rattrap's Rants

Here I rant on about current issues, policies, world events, and things that just interest me.

  I believe that there is a Creator; above, outside and independent of humanity, to whom we owe our allegiance, worship, love and honor. I believe that the Creator desires to reveal Himself and His ways to those who truly seek Him, and that He is ultimately approachable and knowable. I believe that

Congress hides from voters a huge part of the cost of government: the hidden costs of taxes, which include lost income and jobs. Failing to account for these costs creates a bias in favor of bigger government and a less efficient tax code, says Christopher J. Conover, a research scholar with the Ce

No Peace without HopeNo Hope without LibertyNo Liberty without IntegrityNo Integrity without VirtueNo Virtue without EnlightenmentNo Enlightenment without Truth And you shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free.” John 8:32 (New King James Version)

According to Article I section 10 paragraph 3 of the US Constitution: “No State shall, without the Consent of Congress, lay any Duty of Tonnage,  keep Troops, or Ships of War in time of Peace, enter into any Agreement or  Compact with another State, or with a foreign Power, or engage in War, unless

First steps to prove your a true conservative politician: Stop long-term welfare dependency, not alleviate it. Repeal ObamaCare, not reduce it. Change the tax system so everyone participates, not just reduce top rates. Embrace free enterprise, not just regulate it less. End the dominance of the NEA.

Chris Muir’s Day by Day cartoon says it all, just in time for Independance day too! Declaration 2.0

Okay, really quick, who can find in the US Constitution where it says that the President, or the Federal government for that matter, has the responsibility to do anything remotely about the oil spill. Anyone, anyone?… I thought so!

I am incensed by this headlong rush to get a healthcare bill on the President’s desk before the State of the Union address. I am incensed that I will have to pay for Nebraska’s Medicaid in perpetuity and Louisiana’s roads. I am incensed by Democrat leadership that is forcing an unpopular bill down o