Objectivist Round Up
This week's Round Up is hosted by Rational Jenn.

Happy Thanksgiving Day!
"He stood looking at the portrait of Nat Taggart on the wall of her office--the portrait of a young man with a lifted head--until she returned, bringing a bottle of brandy and two glasses. He filled the glasses in silence."You know, Dagny, Thanksgiving was a holiday established by productive people to celebrate the success of their work."The movement of his arm, as he raised his glass, went from the portrait--to her--to himself--to the buildings of the city beyond the window."- Ayn Rand, Atlas Shrugged

Socialism or Theocracy?
Last night's Senate vote to begin the debate on health care was made possible by the Religious Right, which pushed this country into electing a Democratic majority.Let's not forget that one of the major reasons the federal government is currently controlled by Democrats is because the American people do not want the Religious Right to have the power to turn this country into a religious dictatorship. The results of the last election are due to the Religious Right's pursuit of their so-called "culture war" and their drive to remake this country as a "Christian nation" - which is something America never has been and never should be.The battle for freedom can only be w

Senator Coburn's newsletter
Here's the text of an email newsletter I received from Senator Coburn today:The United States Senate regularly passes major legislation without even voting on it. That disturbing fact caught my attention when I first arrived in the Senate, and frankly, it still bothers me. The legislative process as it taught in eight grade civics class is logical, consistent, and most of all, transparent. The legislative process as it is practiced in the Senate today is nothing like that ideal. Every week, the Senate routinely passes legislation that is never voted on, never debated, and rarely, if ever, read by the full Senate. Now surely, you say, t

Emailing my senators
I've just sent the following to my senators using the forms on their websites:Dear Senators Coburn and Inhofe:I expect you to fight the government takeover of health care all the way down the line. I expect you to vote against debating the bill. I expect you to stand your ground on having the bill read - no matter how many of your Republican colleagues weasel out of it. And should the bill itself ever come to a vote, I expect you to oppose it no matter how many "compromises" it contains.No one makes my health care decisions for me but me. The voters of this state will hold everyone who fails to stand up for that idea accountable in the next electio