http://barberena.us [my conservative hispanic republican musings from a nicaraguan american texan living in harris county. For my personal site, please goto carlos.barberena.us] Wed, 01 Sep 2010 05:03:09 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en With Hurricane Earl bearing down on the East Coast of the United States you can be certain that Democrats and activists alike will conclude that the appearance of a hurricane along a coastal region in the middle of hurricane season can only mean one thing: Global warming (excuse me, ... http://barberena.us/?p=340 A new Pew Research poll released recently says that 18% of Americans believe that President Obama is a Muslim.  This is getting a lot of attention in the press this week.  People are asking why it is that so many people would hold this belief.  I, for one, fall into ... http://barberena.us/?p=329 The recent unrest in California over four students being sent home because they were wearing shirts with images of the American flag on them is quite disturbing indeed.  This all happened because some boneheaded and spineless school administrators decided that this would cause trouble since it was Cinco de Mayo ... http://barberena.us/?p=325 Before I get into the Arizona law, I must say to you people on the far left that call me racist, that you need to look deep inside your heart.  Martin Luther King's speeches were about equality in the rule of law and opportunity, and not about disregarding the law ... http://barberena.us/?p=323 On this site, I predicted the decline in the price of oil when everyone was freaking about $140/boe. Here is yet another prediction: - Oil will be at around $95 by the beginning of the Summer - There will be a fairly major market correction coming within the next month. So let's ... http://barberena.us/?p=321 Before I can make my argument that we are moving to a Fascist type of government, we need to redefine the misunderstanding of Fascism being right wing form of government.  I am not going to go into a detailed break down, but if you look at the tenets of Fascism, ... http://barberena.us/?p=314 By trampling every Democratic foundation that exists in our fair Republic, the evil doers in the Democratic Party have finally moved the United States to a socialized economy.  Not only did they trick a very unpopular health bill into law, but they also socialized college loans at the same time.  ... http://barberena.us/?p=311 I found this gem in Ed Hubbard's site.  It's Reagan's view of the GOP moving forward.  Here it is... Each age sees itself, in one way or another, as a time of change. And in the United States today it can truly be said that the election of 1976 marks an ... http://barberena.us/?p=309 I received a lot of attaboys for the last set of endorsements I did, so I figure it was time to do it again.  With a little research and a lot of knowledge of my local politics, I went thru the list of the positions that I need to vote ... http://barberena.us/?p=307 A friend whose opinion I value and respect told me that he was “appalled” by the Supreme Court decision that struck down the heart of the McCain-Feingold Campaign Reform Act of 2002. The widely publicized issue here is whether or not corporations can finance political advertisements during certain periods ... http://barberena.us/?p=303