by Art Smith
You may have noticed a widget in the sidebar that shows how the delegate counts for each candidate are going state-by-state. It’s a widget from Schmap!!, a site that provides a number of really cool map-based tools for web sites. This week, they’ve...
by Art Smith
We at The Conservative Reader wish you a very Happy Easter! We hope you are able to spend time today with your families and friends, and celebrate what Jesus Christ did by dying on the Cross and rising from the Grave. His death paid the penalty for all of our sin. ...
by Art Smith
My dad hates labels. We’ve had this conversation numerous times in the past regarding how bad it is to put a label on yourself or others as if that label defines who you are. I understand where he’s coming from in many respects, and yet I also maintain a...
by Art Smith
It’s time to say goodbye to unions. Their time has come and gone. The real original value of unions have long since been replaced by state and federal laws that drive a significant amount of basic workers rights, and the labor market itself now drives a majority...
by Art Smith
This morning was the annual Iowa Prayer Breakfast. I was invited by a friend of mine this year, and having never attended before I was interested in seeing what really transpired there. It turned out to be a good opportunity to reconnect with a few people, wonderful...
by Art Smith
As Sister Toldjah so eloquently put it, we thank the members of our armed services, their families, and their employers. We can never show you the appreciation you truly deserve, and we can never make up for the cost in your personal sacrifice, the sacrifice your...
by Art Smith
A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed. – 2nd Amendment, US Constitution As you may already know, the Supreme Court heard arguments today regarding the case...
by Art Smith
Joe Lieberman, Independent Senator from Connecticut (although, oh, he does still caucus with the Democrats in the Senate) explains his position supporting John McCain today in the Stamford Advocate. Lieberman says McCain is “really a reformer” who is not...
by Art Smith
JPMorgan Chase appears close to closing the deal to acquire Bear Stearns. The arrangement, just 2 days after Bear Stearns stock price dropped 46% in a single trading session, would value the teetering financial services company at about $236 million ($2 per share)....
by Art Smith
There is little need to retrace the Eliot Spitzer story except to say: he got caught with a prostitute and apparently was using a form of structuring (attempting to get around federal bank reporting rules) in an attempt to hide the source and/or use of funds. ...