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College for All Act a Bad Joke from Senator Sanders

April 19, 2017 by Bob Prokop Leave a Comment

Real free college: cadets at West Point. Defense Dept. photo by USAF Staff Sgt. D. Myles Cullen.

Free college is a bad joke that refuses to die. Senator Bernie Sanders just joined Congresswoman Pramila Jayapal (D-WA) to have another try at a federal promise of college for the masses.1 Sanders’ press release about the College for All Act talks of how things are different from the days when a high school diploma was enough.2 He’s right. We have a lot more government debt … [Read more...] about College for All Act a Bad Joke from Senator Sanders

Vote for These 8 Things to Prove You are a Fool

March 31, 2016 by Bob Prokop Leave a Comment

Capitol Building, photo by Amy Davis

This seems like a good time for a few thoughts on fools and the many things that a fool will vote for. If you are weighing your options after listening to your favorite candidate and find yourself using any of these eight promises to make your decision, STOP. Just because it's April Fools’ Day doesn’t mean you have to be stupid. Proving you are a fool can last a lot longer than … [Read more...] about Vote for These 8 Things to Prove You are a Fool

Liberal Left Fascists? Only in This Angry 2016 Race

March 13, 2016 by Bob Prokop Leave a Comment

The big problem with a giveaway culture is that you can never give away enough to keep people happy. The bar has to be raised again and again. When being elected to our highest political office is the prize it can be raised to extremes. Candidates call it discussing their positions on the issues. Some of us call it spreading lies. The liberal left is being promised that wealth … [Read more...] about Liberal Left Fascists? Only in This Angry 2016 Race

Liars, Bullies, and Racists: 2015 Was a Shameful Year

December 25, 2015 by Bob Prokop Leave a Comment

FBI Director Comey and Attorney General Lynch on San Bernardino Shootings

What a shameful place to find ourselves in at the end of 2015. If all I knew about America was what I heard from our presidential candidates, I would wonder why anyone would live in a country that lacks the tiniest shred of decency. Are we nothing but a pathetic conglomeration of liars, bullies, and racists? Our wannabe future leaders should be honored. They have been … [Read more...] about Liars, Bullies, and Racists: 2015 Was a Shameful Year

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