The Return of the Conservative Democrat- July 7, 2008 A long time ago, it wasn't all that unusual for Democrats to out-conservative their Republican opponents. New York Republican Vito Marcantonio was a fellow traveller of the Communists and Georgia Democrat Larry McDonald was the chairman of the John Birch...http://www.flynnfiles.com/archives/politics2008/the_return_of_the_conservative_democrat_.h... Jesse Helms, RIP- July 7, 2008 Jesse Helms casts a longer shadow in today's senate than he did during the thirty years when he served. Who among Senate Republicans goes after the National Endowment for the Arts, the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, or the United Nations...http://www.flynnfiles.com/archives/politics2008/jesse_helms_rip.html I Can't Drive 55- July 7, 2008 To millions of Americans, the Fourth of July symbolizes freedom. But for Senator John Warner the holiday weekend was an ocassion to cart out an idea that increases the federal government's control at the expense of individual liberty. Warner seeks...http://www.flynnfiles.com/archives/politics2008/i_cant_drive_55.html Happy Real Independence Day- July 2, 2008 Happy real Independence Day! On this date in 1776, the American colonists seceded from the British Empire. Who can say for sure why people several hundred years ago did what they did Nevertheless, the best historians contend that their bold...http://www.flynnfiles.com/archives/american_scene2008/happy_real_independence_day.html Zimbabwe Is the New Rhodesia- July 1, 2008 "Ben Freeth did not expect to be alive today," reads a harrowing piece in Newsweek about the racist henchmen of Zimbabwe strongman Robert Mugabe brutalizing white farmers. "Just after midnight this morning, the white farmer was lying face down next...http://www.flynnfiles.com/archives/world_events2008/zimbabwe_is_the_new_rhodesia.html |