Obama Tax Hikes Defended by Myths
Obama and his allies have increased spending radically. A sound, responsible budget policy absent tax hikes does not demand radically lower levels of spending. It only requires reversing Obama’s radical spending. Congress should make current tax policy permanent, as President Bush originally proposed—and then get about the business of paring government spending to sustainable levels.

Liberal GOP Senator concedes Alaska primary race
Sen. Lisa Murkowski was booted from office in the Republican primary Tuesday by a little-known conservative lawyer in arguably the biggest political upset of the year. Joe Miller, backed by Sarah Palin and the Tea Party Express, became the latest newcomer to the national political stage to take down an incumbent in 2010 amid deep dissatisfaction with the Washington establishment.

Sebelius: Who’s up for some “reeducation”?
Sometimes, this administration seems so out of touch with the language of its nation that it borders on parody. Usually, that’s an introduction to a Joe Biden anecdote, but this time the quote comes from Kathleen Sebelius, straight out of the nation’s heartland by geography but more out of the Ivory Tower in practice. Yesterday, when addressing the strong opposition to ObamaCare throughout the nation, Sebelius chalked it up to ignorance and misinformation — and suggested a remedy that sounds as if it came out of Orwell.

Gov Christie rips Government Bureaucrats
Governor Christie gives his comments on NJ's loss of federal aid because of a simple error in their report to Dept. of Education.

Channel 5 Helps Mission Defend ‘Driveway Tax’
The Mission City Council on Wednesday adopted a "driveway tax" as a way to raise revenue for road repairs in the Kansas City suburb. Under the new program, every homeowner will be charged $72 a year and small businesses will pay $3,558 a year, beginning in December. Here we see again the drive-by media asking the tough questions!

Texas fights global-warming power
The state's slogan is "Don't mess with Texas." But the federal Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is doing just that, and at stake is whether the Obama administration can impose its global-warming agenda without a vote of Congress. Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott and Texas Commission on Environmental Quality Chairman Bryan W. Shaw saw the tailoring rule for what it really is: a massive power grab and centralization of authority. They are fighting back, writing to the EPA.

Miller a Kansan and Kobach Classmate at Yale
New Alaskan Senator Joe Miller tells it, a conservative like him in Yale Law School in the 1990s was a rare breed. In an interview with Alaska Dispatch, Miller said "I knew what I was stepping into. I knew it would be an environment where conservative ideals were challenged significantly." Kris Kobach, who recently won the Kansas Republican race for secretary of state, was a classmate of Miller's at Yale, and speaks at Federalist Society functions. Both men are from Kansas. Like Miller, Kobach enjoyed Tea Party support in his campaign, and the two have kept in touch since graduation, including when Kobach served as counsel to Ashcroft in the Department of Justice.

The Sources of American Anger
Behind the anger over the Arizona immigration mess, the Ground Zero mosque, the economy, and the new directions in foreign policy are some recurring general themes that reverberate in each particular new controversy. In sum, they explain everything from the tea parties to the wholly negative perception of Congress to the slide in presidential popularity.

Lawsuit challenges how Kansas picks justices
A federal lawsuit has been filed that challenges the process Kansas uses to select its state Supreme Court justices. The lawsuit asks for a restraining order to prevent the state from filling a vacancy on the court left by the retirement and death of Chief Justice Robert Davis. It also seeks to change the way the Kansas Constitution allows appointment of justices. A nominating commission made up of five lawyers and four lay people recommends three candidates for the court, with the governor making the final selection.

Task force rounds up gangs in Tulsa
The U.S. Marshals Service, working with state and local police in Oklahoma, has arrested more than 160 violent street-gang members in Tulsa in what federal authorities called a task force operation that will serve as a "nationwide model for similar initiatives" targeting gang-related violence across the country.

Gov Shuns Napolitano/Demands Meeting with Pres
After not snaring time with the president, Gov. Rick Perry has turned down an offer to meet with Secretary of Homeland Security Janet Napolitano and a top adviser to President Barack Obama on border issues. A governor's spokeswoman said Gov. Rick Perry was denied a meeting with Obama when the president visits Fort Bliss on Tuesday. The Governor wants to talk with Obama about Border issues.

Mosque Developer has bad record
Developer of the NY Mosque Community Center near Ground Zero has a lengthy record, with numerous arrests dating back to 1990.

Talking Green in Yellowstone
Ever-smiling Joe Biden recently popped into Bozeman, Mont., in his carbon-spewing Boeing 757. He came by to give a talk in Yellowstone Park about green jobs, stimulus money, and the "recovery summer." Let's look at one tiny piece of the green/stimulus jobs program that the vice president and the Obama administration have been promoting. Not far down the road from Bozeman is the village of Ennis, home to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service's Ennis National Fish Hatchery. The hatchery received $179,000 in stimulus money for solar panels, its share of ...

Restrictions on MO adult businesses take effect
Missouri’s exotic dancers who take it all off in public will soon be breaking the law. Cole County Circuit Judge Jon Beetem today refused to temporarily block the state’s strict new law regulating sexually oriented businesses, including strip clubs, adult bookstores and adult movie houses.

General: Obama records 'critical' to 'our republic’
A retired lieutenant general from the U.S. Air Force who commanded forces armed with nuclear weapons says the disclosure of Barack Obama's documentation proving his eligibility to be commander in chief is critical not just to the defense of an officer challenging the president's status, but to the preservation of the nation itself.

Court Ruling Makes Red Light Cameras Complicated
A Supreme Court ruling last year requiring that scientists be made available to testify in court cases about lab evidence they prepare may have the added effect of curtailing the use of automated traffic-enforcement cameras to assess criminal penalties. Two California judges this month tossed out batches of red-light camera tickets, citing a 5-4 decision by the high court in a Massachusetts case. The California judges, ruling in separate cases in San Diego and Orange counties, said companies that operate cameras need to make available to testify the technicians who maintain their equipment in the same way that forensic scientists and lab workers can be called by defense attorneys for cross examination.

Archbishop calls for resistance to the intolerance of Christianity
Let us preach Jesus Christ with all the energy of our lives. And let us support each other -- whatever the cost -- so that when we make our accounting to the Lord, we will be numbered among the faithful and courageous, and not the cowardly or the evasive, or those who compromised until there was nothing left of their convictions; or those who were silent when they should have spoken the right word at the right time.

Wyandotte Pregnancy Clinic first annual banquet
TKF would like to invite you to attend the first annual banquet of Wyandotte Pregnancy Clinic on Thursday, Sept 16 at 6:30 pm at the Overland Park Convention Center. Wyandotte Pregnancy Clinic (WPC) is an initiative of Archbishop Naumann and he is the featured speaker at this banquet. During the evening you will hear about the latest technology 3D/4D sonogram machine that the Knights of Columbus have donated. WPC will be using this latest technology to help save lives and you will hear about the recent successes. You will also hear about WPC’s exciting future plans to launch a mobile pregnancy clinic in the Kansas City metro area.

Benedictine Dedicates Mother Teresa Nursing School
Last Thursday, August 26, was the celebration of what would have been Mother Teresa's 100th birthday. Benedictine College honored Mother Teresa by naming its new nursing school and program after her. On hand for the dedication, were three sisters of the missionaries of charity, the order founded by Mother Teresa.

Mother Teresa Quotes
Mother Teresa's own words - In this life we cannot do great things. We can only do small things with great love.

How to Attract the Youth to the Church
We could learn something from the Fathers of the Church. Young people want a challenge. They want to love Christ with their whole being. The Fathers had enormous success in youth and young-adult ministry. Many of the early martyrs were teens. How did the Fathers do it? They challenged the youth to be countercultural. They promised them great things, like persecution, lower social status, public ridicule, severely limited employment opportunities, frequent fasting, a high risk of jail and torture, and maybe a violent death at the hands of their pagan rulers.

Pre-mature Baby Comes Back to Life
Miracle mum brings premature baby son back to life with two hours of loving cuddles after doctors pronounce him dead. She tearfully told her lifeless son - born at 27 weeks weighing 2lb - how much she loved him and cuddled him tightly, not wanting to let him go. At first, it was just a gasp for air that was dismissed by doctors as a reflex action. But then the startled mother fed him a little breast milk on her finger and he started breathing normally.

Abortions Linked to Psychological Problems
A study of women who had abortions has found that women undergoing later abortions face increased psychological risks, are more likely to be ambivalent about having an abortion and are more likely to need counseling and support. The study, "Late-Term Elective Abortion and Susceptibility to Post-Traumatic Stress Symptoms," was published in the August issue of the Journal of Pregnancy.

Unifying Soles
In a unique effort to help promote Christian unity, the pope’s shoemaker, Italian cobbler Adriano Stefanelli, has made the same pair of shoes for both Pope Benedict XVI and Russian Orthodox Patriarch Kirill of Moscow.

Canadian Anglican Group Votes to Unite with Rome
With “overwhelming support,” a recent meeting of leaders in the Anglican Catholic Church of Canada (ACCC) voted to unite with the Roman Catholic Church through the Apostolic Constitution created by Pope Benedict XVI.

"The Waiting City"
"The Waiting City", 2009, is an exceptionally beautiful story about love, shot entirely on location in the vibrant city of Calcutta. Australian couple Ben and Fiona Simmons, played by Australian actors Joel Edgerton and Rahda Mitchell, travel to Calcutta to adopt a little girl from Mother Teresa’s orphanage. Parents and teachers are advised that the film is rated M. There is one mild to medium sex scene, some mild language but completely free of violence. Get a hanky but be prepared to be uplifted at the end.

Lost Cities Every Man Should Know
While many lost cities have all but been written off as myth, others are still believed by many to be out there somewhere, their mysterious remains waiting to be unveiled once again to the world.

KC Falling Star Attacks Americans For Prosperity
My rule of thumb: Trust nothing you hear from a group calling itself “Concerned Citizens” for this or “Americans” for that. They’re about as grassroots as the green at your nearest miniature golf course.

Gospel of St. Luke 4: 38-44 38 Then Jesus, rising up from the synagogue, entered into the house of Simon. Now Simon’s mother-in-law was in the grip of a severe fever. And they petitioned him on her behalf. 39 And standing over her, he commanded the fever, and it left her. And promptly rising up, she ministered to them. 40 Then, when the sun had set, all those who had anyone afflicted with various diseases brought them to him. Then, laying his hands on each one of them, he cured them. 41 Now demons departed from many of them, crying out and saying, “You are the son of God.” And rebuking them, he would not permit them to speak. For they knew him to be the Christ. 42 Then, when it was daytime, going out, he went to a deserted place. And the crowds sought him, and they went all the way to him. And they detained him, so that he would not depart from them. 43 And he said to them, “I must also preach the kingdom of God to other cities, because it was for this reason that I was sent.” 44 And he was preaching in the synagogues of Galilee.

I'd like to make you a business offer. Seriously. This is a real offer. In fact, you really can't turn me down, as you'll come to understand in a moment…

Here's the deal. You're going to start a business or expand the one you've got now. It doesn't really matter what you do or what you're going to do. I'll partner with you no matter what business you're in – as long as it's legal.

But I can't give you any capital – you have to come up with that on your own. I won't give you any labor – that's definitely up to you. What I will do, however, is demand you follow all sorts of rules about what products and services you can offer, how much (and how often) you pay your employees, and where and when you're allowed to operate your business.

That's my role in the affair: to tell you what to do. Now in return for my rules, I'm going to take roughly half of whatever you make in the business each year. Half seems fair, doesn't it? I think so. Of course, that's half of your profits.

You're also going to have to pay me about 12% of whatever you decide to pay your employees because you've got to cover my expenses for promulgating all of the rules about who you can employ, when, where, and how. Come on, you're my partner. It's only "fair."

Now… after you've put your hard-earned savings at risk to start this business, and after you've worked hard at it for a few decades (paying me my 50% or a bit more along the way each year), you might decide you'd like to cash out – to finally live the good life.

Whether or not this is "fair" – some people never can afford to retire – is a different argument. As your partner, I'm happy for you to sell whenever you'd like…because our agreement says, if you sell, you have to pay me an additional 20% of whatever the capitalized value of the business is at that time.

I know… I know… you put up all the original capital. You took all the risks. You put in all of the labor. That's all true. But I've done my part, too. I've collected 50% of the profits each year. And I've always come up with more rules for you to follow each year. Therefore, I deserve another, final 20% slice of the business.

Oh… and one more thing…Even after you've sold the business and paid all of my fees… I'd recommend buying lots of life insurance. You see, even after you've been retired for years, when you die, you'll have to pay me 50% of whatever your estate is worth.

After all, I've got lots of partners and not all of them are as successful as you and your family. We don't think it's "fair" for your kids to have such a big advantage. But if you buy enough life insurance, you can finance this expense for your children.

All in all, if you're a very successful entrepreneur… if you're one of the rare, lucky, and hard-working people who can create a new company, employ lots of people, and satisfy the public… you'll end up paying me more than 75% of your income over your life. Thanks so much.

I'm sure you'll think my offer is reasonable and happily partner with me… but it doesn't really matter how you feel about it because if you ever try to stiff me – or cheat me on any of my fees or rules – I'll break down your door in the middle of the night, threaten you and your family with heavy, automatic weapons, and throw you in jail.

That's how civil society is supposed to work, right? This is America, isn't it? That's the offer America gives its entrepreneurs. And the idiots in Washington wonder why there are no new jobs…