Americans still believe in the spirit of Independency

After 233 years, Americans still believe in the principles of liberty laid out in the Declaration of Independence:

Americans are celebrating the nation’s 233rd birthday, and the words of the Declaration of Independence will be heard at countless patriotic ceremonies across the land. The core ideals articulated by those words are still embraced by solid majorities of the American public.

A new Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey shows that 89% of American adults agree that “we are all endowed by our Creator with certain unalienable rights among them life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.” Only seven percent (7%) disagree on that founding premise.

Popeye is the reason I am addicted to cigarettes

Images Popeye’s pipe has been deemed harmful enough to warrant an over-18 label for the jolly old sailor’s cartoons. In Britian, Liverpool’s Primary Care Trust wants to keep kids from watching Popeye since his pipe-habit might lead them to cigarette addiction.

Local Liberal Democrat politician Paula Keaveney said she had fully supported the smoking ban. Keaveney did, however, feel that:

Your Ad Here

Commies like Obama

Sam Webb, the chairman of Communist Party USA, recently wrote approvingly of President Barack Obama:

“In this legislative session, we can envision winning a Medicare-like public option and then going further in the years ahead,” writes Sam Webb, Chair of the Communist Party USA.

“The core of this struggle, whether we like it or not, turns on the inclusion of a public option in a health care bill,” continues Webb on government takeover of health care issue. “President Obama reaffirmed his support for such an option and the Congressional Progressive Caucus recently expressed its full support for a public option that is government run, covers everyone, and goes into effect right away.”

The conversation isn’t limited to health care issues, either.

Ron Paul on Intervention

Ron Paul had an op-ed piece in the Washington Times today, in which he made the case for non-interventionism. As a voter who supported Ron Paul in the 2008 Republican Primaries, I thought it important to point out where Paul’s argument begins to have some holes:

Obama Administration faces criticism from press

White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs faced some tough questions today, first from CBS reporter Chip Reid and then from Helen Thomas. The issue was that the Obama Administration is stacking the deck at town hall meetings and isn’t being transparent. Thomas pointed out that the administration is showing a “pattern of controlling the press.”

Left and Right agree on Bill of Rights

Both the left and right can agree on one thing, the dismantling of the basic liberties that are supposed to be protected in the Bill of Rights:

 


The views and opinions expressed by individual authors are not necessarily those of other authors, advertisers, developers or editors at United Liberty.