Everyone likes competition.  The idea of more competitors sounds great.  It should increase efficiency and drive costs down and quality of service up.  What happens when a competitor has an unfair advantage?  That competitor will either do one of two things:  1) It will use its advantage to destroy the competition and create a monopoly [...]

Eric B. posted one of Mitt Romney’s emails a couple weeks ago. I also receive his emails and was pleased when this one was fairly short. He’s speaking out against Senator Pelosi for calling citizens “un-American” if they disagree with the government.
Here’s his email (including his continuous plug for donations):

Mark,
As anyone who follows history and [...]

Harry Reid and other Democrats keep calling the protests astroturf, saying they are being organized by health insurance companies and Republicans.  The protestors have been called “stooges of the insurance industry” by White House aide Linda Douglas.  Nancy Pelosi says the protestors are carrying swastikas to the meetings.
I know the political games will never end, [...]

What happened to representation?

The government has been hijacked.
As I learned in elementary school, the legislative branch is responsible for creating laws.  Given our representative system, this should mean that laws enacted reflect the will of the majority.  Let’s check the math: 4 people want the law + 1 person against the law = law passes. 
The system breaks [...]