http://glenmeakem.com Glen Meakem Program Tue, 09 Mar 2010 21:33:30 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Michael A. Fletcher and Dana Hedgpeth published a piece today in The Washington Post asking the question, "Are unemployment benefits no longer temporary?" This is a compelling question.  Consider the following... All of this on top of the fact that the successful and bi-partisan Welfare Reform Act of the 1990s was overturned ... http://glenmeakem.com/2010/03/09/unemployment-or-welfare/ One of the main tenets of the political left is that the United States is fundamentally flawed and needs to be "fixed." According to liberals, the best way to fix our nation is to constantly increase the size and scope of government. Liberals believe that a larger and ... http://glenmeakem.com/2010/03/08/march-6-7-the-definition-of-hypocrisy/ From Naked Emperor News http://glenmeakem.com/2010/03/08/audio-rep-massa-lashes-out-against-fellow-dems/ Click here for a Primer on Marxism. [caption id="" align="alignright" width="200" caption="Arnold Beichman (1913-2010)"][/caption] By Paul Kengor Originally published at The Center for Vision and Values March 8, 2010 Editor's note: A longer version of this article first appeared in The American Spectator. Some 2,000 years ago, the great Ancient Library in Alexandria, Egypt burnt to ... http://glenmeakem.com/2010/03/08/in-memoriam-the-beichman-library-closes/ SCROLL FOR UPDATES: Here is the bottom line. We simply cannot trust the Democrats.  Approximately half of the so-called moderate "Blue Dog" Democrats voted for PelosiCare in the House last November.  And now, some of the 39 Democrats who initially voted against PelosiCare have indicated they are undecided on how ... http://glenmeakem.com/2010/03/06/health-care-swing-votes/ By Dr. Mark W. Hedrickson Originally published at The Center for Vision and Values March 5, 2010 The truly revolutionary American idea of government as the servant of the people may be fading away. Many of today's so-called "civil servants" are a protected, privileged class. While Middle America struggles through a difficult recession, ... http://glenmeakem.com/2010/03/05/the-governing-elite-vs-the-rest-of-us/ This week, I take a step back from the current news flow and focus instead on the recurring failure of Marxism (communism & socialism) as a political and social ideology, and how this ideology caused so much pain, destruction, and death in the 20th Century. NOTE: click here to access "The ... http://glenmeakem.com/2010/03/05/february-27-28-2010-%e2%80%93-marxism-what-it-is-and-why-it-failed/ http://glenmeakem.com/2010/03/03/gop-responds-president-obama-is-calling-us-to-ignore-the-wishes-of-the-american-people/ By Dr. Marvin Folkertsma First published at The Center for Vision and Values March 3, 2010 On the eve of the German offensive against France in August 1914, Kaiser Wilhelm confidently asserted to some departing troops, "You will be home before the leaves have fallen from the trees." The German monarch was known ... http://glenmeakem.com/2010/03/03/the-politics-of-arrogance/ Great summary from Michelle Malkin, "Here Comes the Reconciliation 'Nobody' Is Talking About," Michelle Malkin LLC, March 3, 2010. GOP RESPONDS Gotta watch this Video from naked emperor news and posted at Breitbart TV... Obama Flashback: Dems Should Not Pass Healthcare With a 50-Plus-1 Strategy Remember, in 2005, then Senator Obama and fellow Democrats ... http://glenmeakem.com/2010/03/03/here-comes-reconciliation/ [caption id="" align="alignright" width="200" caption="Somodevilla/Getty: House Speaker Nancy Pelosi with Rep. Charles Rangel in 2009. "][/caption] This from NBC and Hot Air. After discovering that there were enough votes in The House to strip him of his powerful Ways and Means Committee Chairmanship (meaning that at least 39 Democrats would side with ... http://glenmeakem.com/2010/03/03/finally-charlie-rangel-steps-down-sorta/ Originally published in the Chicago Tribune in 1934 This political cartoon, originally published during the Great Depression, could easily run today. In spite of socialism's repeated failure throughout history, it continues to be a part of current political debate. Click here for video of a 1948 cartoon produced by Harding college, which also ... http://glenmeakem.com/2010/03/03/1934-political-cartoon/ Democrat: Chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee Finally, Charlie Rangel Steps Down… Sorta! Even the New York Times calls for Rangel’s Gavel Just How Corrupt is Charlie Rangel? Charlie Needs to Resign! Charlie Rangel can’t pay his taxes Charlie’s 20 years of unreported rental income http://glenmeakem.com/2010/03/03/charlie-rangel/ By Lindsey Burke from The Heritage Foundation's The Foundry March 2, 2010 This is a great question. From the article... While China rings in 2010 as the year of the tiger, American families and taxpayers might soon be able to refer to 2010 as the year school choice became the norm. Five states in particular ... http://glenmeakem.com/2010/03/02/will-2010-be-a-landmark-year-for-education-reform/ By Dr. Mark Hendrickson Originally published by The Center for Vision and Values February 24, 2010 You may have seen the recent story about the 41-year-old doctor who graduated from medical school in 2003 with student-loan indebtedness of $250,000 that has since swelled to more than $555,000. She is now scheduled to pay ... http://glenmeakem.com/2010/03/01/the-student-loan-problem/ By Bruce Walker Published in The American Thinker March 17, 2008 I read excerpts from this column on the air during my February 27-28, 2010 radio broadcast. Click here to access the entire column. Click here to visit the show archives. http://glenmeakem.com/2010/03/01/the-lawyers-party/ [caption id="" align="alignright" width="200" caption="Somodevilla/Getty: House Speaker Nancy Pelosi with Rep. Charles Rangel in 2009. "][/caption] In an editorial "Relieve the Chairman of His Gavel," The New York Times, calls on Congress to strip Rep. Charlie Rangel (D-NY) of his Chairmanship of the powerful House Ways and Means Committee. So far, House ... http://glenmeakem.com/2010/03/01/even-the-new-york-times-calls-for-rangels-gavel/ From naked emperor news and posted at Breitbart TV Amazing hypocrisy! http://glenmeakem.com/2010/02/28/video-obama-dems-in-05-nuclear-option-arrogant-power-grab/ By Dr. Paul Kengor Originally published at The Center for Vision and Values February 26, 2010 Editor's note: A longer version of this article first appeared in The Weekly Standard. A few years ago, I wrote a book on the faith of Hillary Clinton. Released in 2007, the book flopped, dismissed by conservatives who ... http://glenmeakem.com/2010/02/26/hillary-clinton-and-the-mother-teresa-home-for-infant-children/ By Paul Kengor Published in the National Review online and at The Center for Vision and Values February 22, 2010 Alexander Haig passed away over the weekend at the age of 85. A military man, a war veteran, no less than a four-star general, a chief of staff to two Republicans presidents (Nixon ... http://glenmeakem.com/2010/02/22/in-memoriam-al-haigs-charge/ Although originally published 1 year ago, I highly recommend the following article.  It is extremely insightful and I believe well worth your time. By Ralph Peters Published in the Journal of International Security Affairs Spring 2009 The most troubling aspect of international security for the United States is not the killing power of our ... http://glenmeakem.com/2010/02/22/wishful-thinking-and-indecisive-wars/ [caption id="" align="alignright" width="200" caption="see http://www.heritage.org/Research/Budget/wm2787.cfm"][/caption] On my radio program this weekend, I discuss how the tax, borrow, and spend policies of the liberal left are destroying our wealth, our liberty, and our individual ability to pursue happiness. Our social problems can not be solved by a government that is ... http://glenmeakem.com/2010/02/19/february-20-21-2010-%e2%80%93-government-can-not-solve-our-problems/ Another great article from Clark S. Judge. February 15, 2010 An excerpt: As it happens, after touching on the KSM trial issue in a recent column, I received email comments from a prosecutor with both federal and state experience. Over a couple of exchanges, he raised a number of issues reflecting prosecutorial ... http://glenmeakem.com/2010/02/19/a-prosecutors-take-on-a-civilian-trial-for-ksm/ After Senator Evan Bayh (D-IN) unexpectedly announced his retirement, he had this to say about the Democrat effort to create jobs. "If I could create one job in the private sector by helping to grow a business, that would be one more than Congress has created in the last six months." I ... http://glenmeakem.com/2010/02/19/video-senator-evan-bayh-on-job-creation/ On February 11, 2010, Newly elected Republican Governor Chris Christie declared a fiscal 'state of emergency' in a major budget speech delivered at the New Jersey Statehouse.  In his speech, Christie announced major spending freezes and cuts.  Christie stated... In total, I am cutting spending in 375 different state programs, from ... http://glenmeakem.com/2010/02/17/nj-gov-chris-christies-speech-on-fiscal-state-of-emergency/