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Saving Prisoners

by rex March 27, 2011 crime

Well if we get away from the stupid rhetoric and look at the facts, it makes things a little easier. The US prison population has skyrocketed since the 80′s. Why you ask? Primarily because of mandatory sentencing guidelines that were all the rage of elected officials voted in – on both sides of the aisle. [...]

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War on the Poor and Obama

by rex March 19, 2011 economy

I started out reading this Crooks and Liars post to laugh at the progressive rant against the evil republicans. It turns out that is was a very good insight into some of the problems that Obama faces. Let’s start with the original reason for the blog post – republicans waging a war on the poor. [...]

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LA Population vs Social Programs Math

by rex November 18, 2010 economy

Can someone explain some simple math for me? If the population of Louisiana has only increased 0.5% in the past 9 years, then why the cry for all these additional services? Just goes to show you that progressives and liberals love to spend money – where it isn’t needed. What part of “cut the nanny [...]

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Anarchy at the Superdome – nope

by rex September 1, 2010 katrina

In interviews with Oprah Winfrey, Compass reported rapes of “babies,” and Mayor Ray Nagin spoke of “hundreds of armed gang members killing and raping people” inside the Dome. Other unidentified evacuees told of children stepping over so many bodies “we couldn’t count.” “The information I had at the time, I thought it was credible,” Compass [...]

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