The pen may be useless but the pamphlets written by Thomas Payne were powerful in helping defeat the British in the Revolutionary War.

Freedom is not free.

"Political harmony" sounds like "reaching across the aisle and working together to get things done". If The Republicans had any guts and were really conservative, they would be working to defeat the Dems, not work with them. To a liberal democrat, bi- partisanship means helping them promote their socialistic agenda.

Editor, your quotes are fine, keep it up.

Most of our press is just another arm of the democrat party. Anything negative about a liberal is buried on page 19 if it makes the paper at all.

That quote about sums it all up.

Let's see now, nobody in the White House seemed to know anything about Air force One flying low over New York City. Tell me why Janet and "O" had no idea where Air Force One was , and why it was needed in a photo op. Can this bunch find there way to work without help.

Mike said it well. He gets my vote.

A few in our government may have read it, but they don't pay much attention to it. I suspect that the Obamunists would just as soon get rid of it.

If Mr Calhoun could see us now. A centralized government in control of a bunch of socialists/ fascists. Lincoln started it all downhill with the war against the South. All Lincoln lovers should read "Lincoln Unmasked"for the skinny on "The Great Emancipator".

Our Republic has now morphed into a democracy. Here's what John Adams said about that. " Remember, democracy never lasts long.It soon wastes, exausts and murders itself.There never was a democracy yet that did not commit suicide."

State governments begging for "federal money" make this a joke.

To turn the country over from one set of knaves to another group of knaves.

Ambrose is a bit caustic, but pretty well right most of the time.

Hey Waff, here's an idea. If you don't think taxes are high enough you are free to send in more. Maybe you can get some of your fellow travelers to pony up some more. As to the Regan- Bush statement, the cause of our huge debt started long before these gentlemen were in office. It started around 1913 and really got in high gear with the Roosevelt " New Deal". For you youngsters , 1913 was the year of the Fed and the income tax and it's been downhill ever since.

As to cage rattling, the recent tea parties certainly rattled Obamas cage. More is needed if we are to servive this Obamanation.

Waff, don't forget that Clinton had a Republican congress for the last 6 of his 8 years. That was back when Republicans didn't act like Democrats.

Waffler, wrong again. In 1945 "liberal" had a different meaning.from today. Liberals, or Progressives as they now call themselves, are the Socialists, or Fascists , if you prefer. Nazis were called Fascists and the name Nazi meant National Socialist Party. Fascism and Socialism are one and the same.

Mike, Norwalk is right. Komrads Dick,Reston, and Bonnie should pay attention.

I doubt that anyone in or out of the IRS understands the tax code. Joke of the day: Obama says he wants to simplify the tax code. Would anyone like to take a bet on this?

April 15th is the real "April Fools Day'". Don't forget to fill out your confession sheet and send in your "voluntary" tribute to the masters in Washington.

Anonymous, Reston, if a thief held you up and took your money , would you be happy about it if he said that he was giving it to a poor lady to pay the rent, or would you report it to the cops ?

Anonymous, are you a card carrying communist or just a fellow traveler. If the Reda should ever take this country over, guys like you will be the first ones they shoot.

To the thumbs down socialists above, Karl Marx in was strongly in favor of the progressive income tax. Workers of the world arise, you have nothing to lose but your freedom.

As to Reagan's spending, only Congress can spend, and he had a democrat congress to contend with.