Island Dog's Articles In US Domestic
February 22, 2008 by Island Dog
One of the big debates in this election is the issue of health care in the U.S.  On one side we have the democrats who think the government should be the authority, and in Hillarys case, make you forcefully pay for your insurance whether you want it or not.  On the republican side we have....well ya know, I really cant' figure out what the republican stand is on it aside from not wanting socialized health care.  Conventional liberal thinking is that the government (and more mon...
February 17, 2008 by Island Dog
The clueless liberal once again states that we have to raise taxes.  Anybody who thinks that raising taxes will benefit anyone is just plain stupid.  The U.S. government is the biggest waste machine going, and the majority of spending is already going to social programs for people who are non-producers, and in many cases, the losers of society. Spending is the problem!  Look at the "free" giveaway just passed where republicans and democrats just added over $100 billion to help ...
January 26, 2008 by Island Dog
If you look at any of the democrat debates or their pandering speeches to the masses, why would anyone vote a democrat?  Democrats want to raise taxes on small business and business owners, they want to massively increase social spending programs that hard working Americans will end up paying for. Why complain about border control and security, do you think democrats will stop the people they will rely on voting for them in the future?  Democrats are only relying on two issues in th...
January 17, 2008 by Island Dog
The other day I wrote about how will the media help the democrats this election season.  Well it seems they have already started the big push to convince Americans that we are either in a recession, or it will definitely be coming.  For the last week I have seen and heard the word "recession" in seems like countless news reports. If you listen close enough,  it would almost seem like they are excited for a recession.  The other problem is a great majority of Americans don'...
January 14, 2008 by Island Dog
In the past couple of elections we have seen the liberal slanted media do whatever they can to help democrats back into power.  The most recent incidents would be the reporting of the obviously faked National Guard documents, and who can forget the media holding on to the Foley story until just before the elections. The question now is what will the media do this time around to help the democrats.  We have already seen the media go after any republican who appears to be doing well i...
January 8, 2008 by Island Dog
For the past 7 or so years, we have listened to the complaints and whining of the left on just about everything.  Week after week, it's another round of articles that mirror DNC talking points, always trying to blame Bush for something.  For just a moment, I would like to see a democrat in the White House.  I'd like to take that opportunity to watch democrats try to defend "their" President while bringing up quotes from the past years which shows their total hypocrisy. Just...
November 5, 2007 by Island Dog
For the last couple of days I have been reading the fanatical rants of someone here who keeps telling us society has a "responsibility" to help people, and that the federal government should "help" middle and low income class people.  Why? Now I have no problem helping people, I just don't believe it's the responsibility of the federal government.  America has unfortunately already turned into a nanny state, it's just not as bad as other countries.  We waste billions and billio...
September 28, 2007 by Island Dog
You already see the democratic talking points coming out today that Bush is favoring war over the children.  What a bunch of nonsense this is, and they know it.  The S-CHIP bill is a fraud, and every Senator should vote no, and demand a bill that excludes the increases that are not needed.  This bill is extending coverage that will cost billions to people who are not children, families who have income up to $80,000 (more than enough to provide their own coverage), and loophole...
September 18, 2007 by Island Dog
Reading through the latest version of Hillary's health care proposal , you can't help but notice a common phrase being used by her and other prominent democrats whenever the issue of taxes come up.  They know they can never come out and say "we are going to raise taxes", although most Americans know this is the fundamental goal of the democratic party.  So instead of being direct with their intentions, they use another phrase....."repealing the Bush tax cuts".  Now for the us...
August 28, 2007 by Island Dog
I came across an interesting article this morning that shows some facts about the "poor" in this country. Read the full article for all the information, but here are a few that I found quite interesting. 46 percent of all poor households actually own their own homes. The average home owned by persons classified as poor by the Census Bureau is a three-bedroom house with one-and-a-half baths , a garage, and a porch or patio. Nearly three quarters of poor households own a car; 31 per...
August 25, 2007 by Island Dog
I just finished watching a 2 hour special on The History Channel , which with the help of Popular Mechanics , debunks the most "popular" conspiracy theories about the events on Sept. 11.  They take a look at the mainstream conspiracy theories, many based upon the propaganda piece "loose change", and debunk them with facts, something they show the conspiracy theorists, or as they call themselves "truthers" fail to do. Some of the most popular conspiracy theories are about the collapse o...
August 14, 2007 by Island Dog
Reading through some posts here recently I noticed how a certain resident liberal explained how the rich should have their taxes increased.  While this is nothing new from the left, it's just ridiculous to even think about giving the government more money when they have proved time and time again it's nothing but a total waste machine for taxpayer dollars. At the same time they say the "rich" should be taxed higher, it is also proclaimed that the "poor" in this country should not have to...
July 27, 2007 by Island Dog
Despite all the gloom and doom from the left, the economy is still going strong. WASHINGTON —  U.S.economic growth rebounded during the second quarter to its strongestpace since the beginning of last year on a surge in businessinvestment, more government spending and a better trade performance,the Commerce Department reported on Friday.
July 19, 2007 by Island Dog
All we need now is democrats to take charge and stop this madness! " U.S.stocks rose Thursday, driving the Dow to its first close over the14,000 mark, after forecast-topping results from the technology andindustrial sectors shifted the market's focus back to earningsoptimism, even as Fed Chief Ben Bernanke fanned concerns about the subprime market."
September 15, 2008 by Island Dog
We did our informal polls throughout the nomination process, but now that we have the candidates down, lets move on to some election predictions.  Everyone give your prediction on who will win, and the rough percentage of the vote they will get. For me.... McCain/Palin will win with 54% majority.