Berkshire County Republican Association
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Pittsfield, MA 01201
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The welfare culture tells the man he is not a necessary part of the family; he feels dispensable, his wife knows he is dispensable, his children sense it.
— George Gilder
Author and Economist
Thursday, August 21, 2008
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Supreme Court Upholds Constitution
By Jim Bashour
Congratulations to the Supreme Court, President Bush and the American people. The Supreme Court’s decision that the Constitution guarantees citizens the individual right to own guns not only clarifies the Second Amendment. It also sends a clear message that the Constitution of the United States means what it says. The effect of this powerful Supreme Court precedent decision should now reverberate through all Federal and State Courts.
Obama on Auto Pilot
Getting It Right
By Matt Kinnaman
What in the world is he talking about? On June 16, Barack Obama explained his vision for the economy and he said, "Globalization and technology and automation all weaken the position of workers." Did Obama forget that 96 percent of the world's people live outside the United States, that they hold 75 percent of the world's purchasing potential, and that the expansion of free enterprise, powered by advanced technology, provides workers in America and worldwide with their most promising prospects in history?
The Audacity of Bitterness
Getting It Right
By Matt Kinnaman
On April 6, 2008, Barack Obama was in San Francisco raising money. In one part of his pitch the Democrat's harbinger of hope described the embittered populace of small town USA: "They cling to guns or religion or antipathy toward people who aren't like them or anti-immigrant sentiment or anti-trade sentiment as a way to explain their frustrations."
When he was challenged for identifying American bitterness, frustration, and anger as hallmarks of our political culture he was undeterred: "I don't think that is a controversial position. I may not have worded it properly, but there's no doubt that people feel angry."
What’s Wrong with the American Health Care System
And How It Can Be Fixed
By Thomas R. Barker
Thomas Barker is Senior Counsel of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services in Washington, D.C. and Special to the BCRA.
Both Democrat presidential candidates have called for a dramatic expansion of the federal government’s role in health care. Even more dramatic, many – including the Berkshire Eagle and the First District’s Congressman, John Olver – have called for the federal government to take over the American health care system in its entirety. These are truly radical proposals. People need to be paying attention.
The discussion usually begins with the statement, accepted as fact, that 47 million Americans "lack health care." Is that really true?
The Case for Climate Change
Getting It Right
By Matt Kinnaman
It appears they just can't help themselves. Immediately after the dissemination of statistics showing Massachusetts as one of the worst states to do business in, the Legislature responded in a manner that boggles the mind. It decided to raise taxes.
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