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Marching to Her Own Drumbeat

I find this story, about an 85-year-old metalhead grandma, entertaining. Not that I'm a Metallica fan at all, it's just that I appreciate the fact that you can be 85 and still rebel against conventional wisdom ("It's too loud, Junior! Turn that crap down!"). Or perhaps it's that, at 85, you've lived long enough that you ought to be able to do whatever the heck you want.

Either way: rock on, Grandma. Rock on.

More Lib Logic

Alan Grayson says that the Republican solution to healthcare is "don't get sick." Actually, it's more like "Don't be a communist."  But I'd rather be a knuckle dragging neanderthal than a liberal any day.  At least it makes me closer to human.  Liberal drones don't mind linking some people's lack of health insurance to the holocaust while considering abortion a basic human right.  Makes sense: killing millions of babies each year is nothing like a holocaust, but not having health insurance is just like being burned in an oven at Dachau.  Men (more like adolescent boys) like Grayson run congress.  That needs to change.  That's change we can believe in.

The Most Interesting Advertisments in the World

I love good advertising. Emphasis on "good".
This is good.
...and interesting.

Moore Bull

"To the Democrats in Congress who don’t quite get it: I want to offer a personal pledge. I – and a lot of other people – have every intention of removing you from Congress in the next election if you stand in the way of health care legislation that the people want. That is not a hollow or idle threat. We will come to your district and we will work against you, first in the primary and, if we have to, in the general election." - Michael Moore

That's funny, Michael.  I said something similar to my congressman, but I actually favor a strong America over making a German spectacle of myself and plugging my whinumentaries.  Your idea of healch care reform is Monica Lewinksy giving you a toe job (pedicure that is) and the vaaaaast right wing conspiracy having to pay for it.  The same right wing conspiracy that unzipped Bill Clinton's pants in the oval office.

"If a true public option is enacted — and Obama knows this — it will eventually bring about a single payer system, because the profit-making insurance companies won’t be able to compete with a government run plan and make the profits they want to make." - Michael Moore (again)

Government bureaucracy - Competition in a free market = Poverty

Liberals support a poorer America in the name of fairness because not all people have the same resources.  Do you want to join them in the sinking of all ships?

Sad but true

...or is it just sad?

On Housing (and other things)

I recommend the following interview with Thomas Sowell for your viewing and learning pleasure.  Parts 4 and 5 start getting very interesting:

Part 1
Part 2
Part 3
Part 4
Part 5

And as a fitting accompaniment, this article: readme

What is Quaestor Fidelis?

First, what it's not.  Quaestor Fidelis was not created to preach with hypocrisy.  You may find that it talks of religion, faith, politics, and various passions of mankind and is often full of strong opinion; opinion which you are welcomed to disagree with but encouraged to consider.  Ultimately, Quaestor Fidelis exists as a search; a quest for truth (even though sometimes we just post things because they seem interesting at the time).  We welcome you to be a part of a growing movement of people seeking reality over illusion.

In our relativistic world of competing "truths", the concept of truth can be a little slippery.  It is the goal of this blog to strengthen opinions and beliefs by comparing them to reality.  I cannot claim to be perfect by any means or to know all truth.  But I will claim that only truth can be used as a measuring stick against the sea of information and claims on reality that we all face each and every day.  Remember: a "truth" is not the truth just because I say so or even because the president or your favorite actor says so.  Truth is independent of what you or I may want it to be.  That is why it is so important for us to know what it is and why it is worth knowing.  Our culture tries to teach that everything is relative to who you are or where you're from. But I don't believe that, and furthermore, I believe that is a dangerous perception.

What's a little bit funny/ironic is that people are often afraid of truth. Heck, we all are sometimes. But some people use arguments like, "People who believe in absolute truth are the ones that ran the Spanish Inquisition, slaughtered the Jews, and lynched blacks in Mississippi. Having strong beliefs only leads to problems and prejudice." No doubt, it can. I've heard similar arguments from our own president. The truth is, there have been people throughout history who have believed the wrong things and regarded them as absolute truth. Truth has never been the problem. Perception has. Just because people call themselves Christians doesn't make them followers of Christ. I might just as easily light my rear on fire and call myself a rocket.

Perceptions are the only things that are relative. Truth is what it is regardless of how you might perceive it. Truth is like a large boulder around which a river's water flows. Though continually pushed, it remains solid and still, though etched throughout history with the scars of time's challenge to its permanence.  In the quest for truth, history matters for two reasons: because hindsight is 20/20 and because history repeats itself. Therefore, knowing accurate history ought to improve your foresight.

Our goal is to explore what truth is, correct our errors, and prioritize truths.  As Proverbs 27:17 states: "As iron sharpens iron, so one man sharpens another."  Therefore, don't sit on the sidelines.  Such a topic as this will stretch into all facets of human life including faith, politics, and philosophy. Fence with us. Sharpen yourself.

As we begin this quest each day, we invite you to join us in our quest for truth that matters.  We invite you to join the discussion, correct us when we're wrong, share your opinion, and be open to learning for yourself.

My Son

“We are content and happy if Obama can stay forever as president of the United States.” - Muammar Qadhafi

Words & Turds

Thomas Sowell is just so awesome sometimes it hurts a little bit.  Besides that, being black, raised in relative poverty, and being a very well educated economist and author makes him even that much more credible in a world where any argument against socialism is considered racist.

article part one: readme
article part two: readme