Articles (page 14 of 50)
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Lift Ban on Consumers' Right to Know
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is keeping Americans in the dark about the health benefits of foods, vitamins and supplements. This is because the FDA's Food, Drug, and…
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Fossils! Dun dun dun! Boop!
"Fossils! Dun dun dun! Boop!" Over and over and over again. That's what Natalie and I heard coming from the family room last week. It turns out that the kiddos were watching…
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Ron Paul Explodes
The "mainstream media" have done a very good job at brushing Presidential Candidate Ron Paul under the carpet... But who is he and how is he doing? The reality (not what the MSM…
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HR 1981: Online Privacy Elimination Bill slips through House Judiciary Committee
QUOTE OF THE DAY: "The bill is mislabeled. This is not protecting children from Internet pornography. It's creating a database for everybody in this country for a lot of other…
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Congressman Jason Chaffetz' Town-Hall Meeting, South Ogden, Utah
Article by Joe Levi: Congressman Jason Chaffetz' Town-Hall Meeting, South Ogden, Utah.
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Will you attend the Truth in Taxation Meeting?
Please attend the "Truth in Taxation Meeting" 6pm this Thursday night (8/11/2011) at 45 East State Street the Kendall Building, 70 East 100 North, Farmington, Utah to voice your…
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Michael Moore tells Obama to arrest S&P head
Michael Moore , the radical liberal behind Sicko and Farenheight 9/11 , called on President Obama to respond to the U.S. credit downgrade by arresting the leaders of the…
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Congressman Jason Chaffetz will be holding a Town Hall Meetings in Weber County later this week!
Congressman Jason Chaffetz will be holding a Town Hall Meetings in Weber County later this week! When: Thursday, August 11, 7:00 PM Where: Weber County Library, Pleasant Valley…
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The REAL solution for the National Debt
Source: Boston.com Hat Tip: Bryan H.
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Our debt rating explained
Today news is flowing in about S&P reducing the rating of the United State's debt for the first time ever. We had the highest rating (AAA), but now are a AA+ (one step down from…
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Communist Party USA Endorses Barack Obama for President?
It may be early in the campaign season, but the Communist Party USA already has seen fit to endorse Barack Obama for the 2012 election. While noting he is disappointed with "some…
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Americans Beg for Mercy in Front of Unelected Bureaucrats
Quote of the Day: "A note to social engineers of all parties: If you have to protect 3 million people from a brand-new law, it probably wasn’t very well written in the first…
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Hatch: Why I voted against the debt-limit increase
Yesterday, I voted no on the debt-limit increase bill in the U.S. Senate. I wanted to share with you a few of the reasons why. No Balanced Budget Amendment: A Balanced Budget…
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Lee, Hatch, & Bishop all vote against the sham "Budget Control Act"
Recent Senate Votes Confirmation of Robert S. Mueller III to be Director of the FBI - Vote Confirmed (100-0) The Senate agreed to extend the term of Federal Bureau of…
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The Vice President says you're a terrorist
According to Godfather Politics , Vice President Joe Biden thinks that people who believe in the Constitution, the Right to vote, and fiscal responsibility are "terrorists". Joe…
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I just sent this letter to my Senators and Congressman
Representative Rob Bishop, Senator Orrin Hatch, Senator Mike Lee: Do NOT raise the debt ceiling. Congress refuses to pass a budget, spends itself into a crisis, then uses scare…
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Debt Ceiling Crisis is a Smoke Screen to Get "Super Committee", Gang of 6 in Place
Ordinarily one of the houses of Congress introduces a bill, carries it through its process, passes it, then hands it off for the other house to pass it off as well. From there is…
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CoPilot Live for Android Gets Update, Fixes Re-Installation Bug
I'm a fan of CoPilot Live, but recently had an experience that soured my opinion of the company. I'm what some call a "power user", and as such I do a lot of stuff with my…
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Mr. Obama, you lied
Barack Obama was elected based on the speeches and promises he made in 2008 and shortly after he was inaugurated. Unfortunately for America, he has failed to come through on…
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What do you think about this idea for solving the budget crisis?
I have a radical idea on how we can solve our Nation's budget crisis -- and do so without raising the debt-ceiling or raising taxes. The Bill of Rights contains this little gem…
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Are Republicans powerless, or are they conning us?
Quote of the Day: "No passion so effectually robs the mind of all its powers of acting and reasoning as fear." -- Edmund Burke (1729-1797) The financial support of generous DC…
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“Taxing the rich” makes poor/middle-class people poorer
The Dem's are floating the "tax the rich", "make the rich pay their 'fair share'" rhetoric to try and pay for their programs. Which, of course, gets the "not-rich" to back their…
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Recent Votes
Recent Senate Votes Military Construction-VA Appropriations, FY2012 - Vote Passed (97-2, 1 Not Voting) The Senate passed its version of the military construction and Department…
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Hatch: Senate Democrats Block Common-Sense Debt Solution
Senate Democrats threw common sense out the door today by refusing to even take a vote on Cut, Cap and Balance. This debt crisis demands we take serious action to stop…
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Just say NO to "phoney deals" on the debt
Whether it's in our fight to Audit the Fed, our battle to End the Mandate, or our work to protect civil liberties, you and I have seen first-hand the impact Campaign for Liberty…
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Sen. Mike Lee sets the record straight on the 14th Amendment
Senator Mike Lee (R, Utah) sets the record straight on what the 14th Amendment says, and what it means for the Secretary of the Treasury (who has recently threatened to default…
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Cap the Debt = Instant End to Deficit Spending
Before this message is through, we'll be announcing DownsizeDC.org's NEW Agenda campaign. It's a campaign that is so important that it will join, in priority, the Read the Bills…
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Orrin Hatch on Fighting Tax Increases
Fellow Utahns, It has now been over 800 days since Senate Democrats have passed a budget. Since that time, our national debt has risen over $3.2 trillion. America has now…
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Deficits Are Making You Poorer
Quote of the Day: "The message from Washington – and from most pundits – is that if the debt ceiling is not raised, great catastrophe will befall the United States of America and…
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Who killed Texas' TSA Anti-Groping Bill?
"Rarely in the history of this legislature has the State's leadership so masterfully worked against the will of its members and the people they represent." - State Rep. David…
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Recent Votes by Rep. Bishop
Recent House Votes Better Use of Light Bulbs Act - Vote Failed (233-193, 1 Present, 4 Not Voting) The House rejected this bill that would have repealed energy efficiency…
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Hatch on the Debt-Limit Showdown
Congress and the President have negotiated grand budget deals in the past. Each time, conservatives demand spending cuts to cut the deficit and liberals demand tax increases…
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Jason Chafetz on the Cut, Cap, and Balance Act
Dear Friends, Despite the many problems we face as a nation, we still live in the greatest country on Earth . The United States was founded upon the principle of freedom…
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Android Boot Animation Previewer App for Your PC
One of the ways you can show off your extreme geekishness is sporting a custom boot-sequence on your smartphone. Flashing a new boot animation isn't that hard (as long as you're…
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A Balanced Budget Amendment Will Take Too Long
Earlier this year, DownsizeDC.org supported a plan to increase the debt ceiling ONLY IF Congress passed a balanced budget amendment. Many in Congress now agree, however... We now…
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Cook Your Own Android App From an RSS Feed with App.Yet?!
Some of today's best apps do nothing more than present information. While that may be a bit overly broad, eBooks and reference apps make up a good deal of the apps you'll find in…
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Hatch: No Bailouts to Greece
Fellow Utahns, With over $14 trillion in debt and climbing, our nation is in grave danger if we don’t stop the out-of-control Washington spending. We’ve seen what happened to…
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Do We Need to Raise Taxes?
Quote of the Day: On average, eliminating the job of a single regulator grows the American economy by $6.2 million and 98 private sector jobs annually. - Phoenix Center (.pdf) I…
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Meet the new URP Officers Tuesday, June 28, 2011
Fellow Republicans! As you many know, I was re-elected as Chairman of the Utah Republican party on Saturday. I would sincerely like to thank the delegates for allowing me to…
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In a free society the state does not administer the affairs of men. It administers justice among men who conduct their own affairs
Quote of the Day: "In a free society the state does not administer the affairs of men. It administers justice among men who conduct their own affairs." -- Walter Lippmann…
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Recent and Upcoming Votes
RECENT SENATE VOTES Ethanol subsidies amendment - Vote Agreed to (73-27) During work on the Economic Development Administration bill, the Senate adopted this amendment to…
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Animating Flip Clock Widget, No Longer An HTC Exclusive
The most coveted aspects of HTC 's Sense UI are their animated widgets — specifically their flip clock, complete with smooth animations. Others (including LevelUp Studio) have…
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Video: Stand Up Comedy, Superdell Part 2
Would Superdell Schanze make a good stand up comic? According to what we saw in this video, not really -- he came in dead last. Oh, and that fanny pack that he says is trying to…
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Video: Stand Up Comedy, Superdell thinks he's funny, do you?
In this video people talk about who Superdell Schanze is, and we get an inside view into Dell's self-image as he talks about stand-up comedy. He also admits that he's missing…
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Video: What happens when your Totally Awesome Computer dies?
Though not specific to Dell Schanze, this video does include one of the "newer" models of computer that was produced by Totally Awesome Computers. What should you do when your…
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Does Obama need Congressional approval for military action in Libya?
Quote of the Day: When asked about Obama's position that he doesn't need Congressional approval for military action in Libya because "there are no boots on the ground" there…
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Webisode #1: Securing the Package
The "Superdell Abducted" ad campaign was backed up with a series of webisodes that you could get to by going to the web address that this site now uses. This is the first of…
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Commercial: You mean I have to spend even more money?
In this commercial a young woman has purchased a computer only to be frustrated by the setup process and spends far too long on hold with customer support. The narrator then sums…
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Commercial: No matter what we're doing
In this commercial for the now-defunct Totally Awesome Computers chain one of my friends, "Rain Papendorf", and a technician named David tell the audience that Totally Awesome…
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Video: Superdell Paraglides off the Astoria Column in Oregon
Superdell is also into paragliding (especially the powered paragliding variety). Being the thrill-seeker that he is he recently jumped off the Astoria Column in Oregon. One of…