Page 1 of Richard Vail's writing

1. The Waiting... The Waiting...It's been a while since I submitted anything here. Noticed the name change and lots of other things as well as the new faces. It's very early in the morning, I've been up most of of a long and sleepless night waiting... You see, my... (posted by Richard 165 days 6 hours ago.)

2. A Balanced Budget Amendment Here's my take on a balanced budget amendment: 29th Amendment to the United States Constitution The purpose of this Amendment is to provide that the Congress of the United States will not spend monies that exceed those taken by the IRS and... (posted by Richard 1 year 224 days ago.)

3. A Mad Duck Congress? If the GOP wins large majorities in this November's election, could the Democrats presently in control of Congress become a "mad duck" congress. That would mean that during the December's final session of the present Congress, they would pass all... (posted by Richard 2 years 22 days ago.)

4. Your Papers Please! Under Charles Schumer's, D-NY and Linsey Graham, R-SC, idiotic plan you will required to obtain a national ID card. Schumer claims that this card would, "It's the nub of solving the immigration dilemma politically speaking," Mr. Schumer said in an... (posted by Richard 2 years 77 days ago.)

5. Is Congress Going To Nationalize Your 401k? Is Congress going to nationalize your 401k retirement fund? It sure looks that way if a report in Investor's Business Daily is correct. Democrats in Congress last fall held hearing on just that proposal . House Education and Labor Committee... (posted by Richard 2 years 95 days ago.)

6. Pelosi Seeks To Eliminate Citizen Commission In California In 2008, the people of California passed by referendum Proposition 11 that changes the method used to redraw state Assembly and Senate districts. This proposition calls for the Redistricting Commission to be made up of 14 Californians that will... (posted by Richard 2 years 98 days ago.)

7. 2010 Congressional Retirements Here is a list of those Congressmen and Senators who have decided not to seek reelection this November. Why have they chosen to retire now...A couple of questions to ponder: Is it because of President Obama's policies? The high unemployment rate?... (posted by Richard 2 years 101 days ago.)

8. Why Obama's Poll Numbers Are Falling Mr. Obama's numbers are falling simply because the country has woken up to the bait and switch that was pulled on the majority of people after the last election. Many people voted for a candidate they thought was a "pragmatic moderate" only to... (posted by Richard 2 years 109 days ago.)

9. Dems In House Pass Massive Hike in Debt Ceiling In an act of massive stupidity, the Democratic majority voted 217-212 to increase the debt ceiling to $14,294,000,000,000.00. This will lead to fiscal suicide, especially AFTER the rumble in Massachusetts that led to the election of Scott Brown on... (posted by Richard 2 years 112 days ago.)

10. Democrats are Intent on Losing Independent Voters. This chart gives an indication of the make up of the majority parties in the United States over the past few years. Starting 2006, when the GOP began to really lose focus on party ideology and evolved into "Democrat Lite". This in turn led to a... (posted by Richard 2 years 122 days ago.)

11. Mr. Obama's Agenda For 2010 Most of the country has been focused on the special election in Massachusetts and the effects that this will have on the agenda put forward last year after Mr. Obama's ascension to the office of President of the United States. Without a doubt it... (posted by Richard 2 years 127 days ago.)

12. Term Limits: 28th Amendment I hereby propose the following as the 28th Amendment to the United States Constitution. 1. No citizen of the United States shall be elected to the House of Representatives to more than four (4) consecutive, two (2) year terms to office. ... (posted by Richard 2 years 132 days ago.)

13. Massachusetts Dems Seek To Subvert Electoral Process Massachusetts Democrats once again are attempting to short circuit the electoral process there. In 2004, when it seemed likely that John Kerry (D, MA) would win the election for the presidency, the Democratic dominated legislature feared that the... (posted by Richard 2 years 136 days ago.)

14. Obama Wants A 2nd Stimulus Mr. Obama is seeking another "stimulus package"...my question is who did he miss paying off the first time? A recent Associate Press report has handed down (finally) that conventional wisdom now holds that the first "Stimulus Package" has failed... (posted by Richard 2 years 137 days ago.)

15. Why Jews Don't Accept Jesus ben Joseph as the Messiah of Prophecy INTRODUCTION By Ariel Ovadiah ben Avraham ( or in English-Richard A. Vail--the above is my hebrew name) I recently read a question on why Judiasm doesn't accept Jesus ben Joseph (Yeshua ben Yussef) as the messiah (heb; moshiach) of prophecy.... (posted by Richard 2 years 137 days ago.)

16. Unemployment: It's The Economy Stupid! Part 2 This past year this administration has focused on everything but what is important to the nation. Last spring is was a "stimulus package" that did everything but actually stimulate the economy. Then starting in April, seizure, or rather... (posted by Richard 2 years 138 days ago.)

17. Why High Unemployment Will Linger Into 2011 There are several basic reasons why businesses today are showing a great deal of caution. In their regular annual survey by the National Federation of Independent Businesses (NFIB) learned that expenditures and short-term approach for new funds... (posted by Richard 2 years 139 days ago.)

18. Obama's Campaign Promise of Transparency When he was campaigning last year, Mr. Obama swore that C-SPAN would have access to all Congressional meetings that his administration was concerned with. Mr. Obama the candidate said, "We'll have the negotiations televised on C-SPAN, so that... (posted by Richard 2 years 142 days ago.)

19. Big Congressional Bills Once upon a time, we had a Congress that wasn't padded with lawyers. They used to write concise bills that actually made sense and a an important impact upon America. Those days are long gone...now we have a Congress that not only doesn't ever... (posted by Richard 2 years 143 days ago.)

20. The Difference Between The Left and Right I was reading the comments in a blog early this morning. I in one of them I discovered a profound a thought as any I've seen lately. It is simplicity itself...the fundamental difference between the two major political parties in the United States... (posted by Richard 2 years 158 days ago.)

21. Are Democrats in Congress Bent On Electoral Suicide? These day's it seems that this Democratic led Congress is bent on it's own defeat in next November's Congressional election. Their record this year has been, on it's face, abysmal. They have passed a number of bills that have not been popular with... (posted by Richard 2 years 163 days ago.)

22. Perhaps Global Warming Isn't As Dire As We Think It is possible that the threat of global warming isn't nearly as dire as certain people would have us believe. By stepping back and taking a hard look at the only lasting record of world wide tempuratures we have using ice cores from Antarctica as... (posted by Richard 2 years 169 days ago.)

23. Al Gore Is Wrong Again! Al Gore has been found wanting once again. The former Vice President, and "global warming expert", who once claimed to have founded the internet has been disprooved yet again. A Dutch climatologist who has undertaken a decade long study of... (posted by Richard 2 years 175 days ago.)

24. It's Gonna SNOW!!! Here in Maryland, at the merest hint of snow, people panic. They rush out to the grocery store and buy 24 rolls of toilet paper, 5 gallons of milk and 10 gallons of water...why? I haven't a clue. If we get flurries, businesses and schools close.... (posted by Richard 2 years 176 days ago.)

25. Why Unemployment Will Remain Above 10% In a Reuters.com blog post, James Pethokoukis offers a quote from Wachovia economist John Silvia: "In recent years, permanent layoffs have surpassed temporary layoffs and this is reflected in the rapid rise in the mean duration of unemployment. In... (posted by Richard 2 years 177 days ago.)