A person on welfare now lives better than I did holding two jobs fifty years ago. I heard a congresswoman whining that some people in her district are so poor they can't afford cable twlevision. That made me just want to sit down and cry for them. Another woman on NPR radio said, "Not having an...

Ah, yes, I enjoy the people who justify their behavior with extreme fantasies. Let's see. If my family were starving I would, gasp, get a job. Or, I would go on the dole. Or, I would beg from a friend. But, I realize those inclined to steal will do ti regardless. I realize those who seethe with jeal...

Shallot: "Patrick, I fail to see how an individual (and if one, why not all?) lying to the government improves things for anyone, including the liar." Balance. Telling the truth doesn't always improve things for anyone, either, including the one telling the truth. Out of curiosity, do you ...

patrickt wrote: I avoid telling the government anything I don't have to and since they routinely lie to me I have no problem lying to them. Well, I don't like lying and I just don't want to be dishonest, simply for my own self-respect. We don't want to emulate our governments and media now do we? (...

He's had some luck. I bought it and enjoyed it.

Of course, I don't share my beliefs with Christians unless they specifically ask. I assume they're as interested in my beliefs as I am in theirs. That would be not at all and I wish they would quit knocking on my door to share their beliefs with me.

"Religion is definitely a big problem, and perhaps the biggest in modern times."
Posting an opinion as if it were fact is quite irritating. I appreciate those on this thread who clearly label their opinions as opinions and use words like "may" or "possibly".

I avoid telling the government anything I don't have to and since they routinely lie to me I have no problem lying to them. Except on taxes. Lie on taxes and they will destroy you and your children.

I'm an atheist. I don't care. I have a friend who ends his emails with "In His Sign" and I don't care. I have other friends who actually think the government is there to help them and unions care about working people. I don't care. When I consider all the problems facing us, what is writte...

Wow! Someone actually believes President Obama has turned down a golf game. "CNN) -- Barack Obama has come in at eighth in a list of golf-playing American presidents, higher than both George Bush and Ronald Reagan. Bush was known for his love of golf, but figures released by Mark Knoller of CBS...