Job Creation?

YouTube – Ranking Member Camp Presses Joint Tax Committee Staffer on Job Creation.
Let me get this…  The Republicans are fiscally conservative this week.  Where in the hell was your party’s fiscal conservatism between 2001 and 2009?  Where was it when Bush proposed his first budget (before 9/11)?   Let’s not forget that John Bohener voted for [...]

Vortex of Freedom Archives – September 2004

Vol. 1 No. 2 September 2004
Three Years Later
Nineteen Islamic men on a suicide mission hijacked four planes and slammed the planes into buildings. They had a severe hatred for the United States. This is what the government told us.
The majority of Islamic suicide bombers are poor and uneducated. None of the alleged [...]

Vortex Archives – August 2004

Vortex of Freedom
Vol. 1 No. 1 August 2004

A Need for Change
George W. Bush has brought us into an inhumane and unjust war, violated our freedoms with the Patriot Act, and lied about making government smaller. These are among the reasons why Bush should not be re-elected under any circumstance.
John [...]

A Message for Fiscal Conservative Republicans

It is time to leave the Republican Party.  There hasn’t been a fiscally conservative Republican since Warren Harding.  There are few fiscal conservatives in the House and none in the Senate.
Many people think that fiscal conservatism is cutting taxes.  This is partially true.  A fiscal conservative would also limit spending to what is lawfully and [...]

“Vortex” is Back!

I would like to apologize for going on hiatus when my work was needed the most.  I have had a number of personal issues that required my time.  I also had the misfortune of having my computer break down at the most inopportune time.
The “Vortex of Freedom” Radio Show will be returning this Saturday at [...]

The Bailout – Will it Work?

In the last month, it seems like every financial giant was on the verge of failing.  Lines of credit began to freeze.  There were claims that the financial world is about to crumble unless government acted.  We were warned by President Bush, Treasury Secretary Paulson, and congressional leaders from both parties that if the government [...]

Wake Up, America!

If you ever watched presidential debates from the past, one of the things you will notice is that many of the issues they were debating then are being debated today.  The two parties take turns playing “Good Cop, Bad Cop.”  The Democrats play the “good cops” by promising social programs.  The Republicans play “Good Cop” [...]

The AIG Debacle – A Precursor to U.S. Federal Budget Woes

When will we learn?  Will we learn at all?
Fannie Mae, Freddy Mac, and AIG should be a lesson for us all – too much debt can wipe you out in a bad economy.  They needed major infusions of cash to save themselves. 
The United States is currently running a $10 trillion debt.  Who will save [...]

The Supreme Court (Kinda) Gets One Right

The Supreme Court ruled today 5-4 to overrule Washington DC’s ban on handguns.  This is a rare issue where the President and Vice-President openly took opposing sides.  President Bush was hoping for the ban to remain in effect while Vice-President Cheney was in favor of overruling the ban.
While the Supreme Court ruled that the ban [...]

The LP’s Exposure Problem

The Libertarian Party has selected Bob Barr as the presidential nominee.  Bob Barr has experienc in Washington and knows how to handle the media.  But does he know how to handle the lack of media?
The threshold of being included in presidential debates is 15% in various polls.  Bob Barr wasn’t reaching 15% when he was [...]