Friday, February 15, 2013 "Folks, do you realize the sequester features no budget cuts?  All it does is reduce the rate of growth.  It's  baseline budgeting.  There's no difference in this round of so-called cuts and any other. There is no real cut.  This is simply a reduction in the rate of scheduled growth." -Rush Transcripts, Rush 24/7 Audio Now at RushLimbaugh.com: My Obama Theory Validated Marc Lamont Hill Apologizes for Being Misunderstood by All You Stupid People Media Targets Evil, Profit-Driven Carnival Cruise Company Because They Must Politicize Everything Tony Kushner Proves My Point -- Lincoln Screenwriter Sees Obama ...

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A Look Back At 1993 – Before Most States Relaxed Their Gun Laws Posted on February 13, 2013 by Stranger Regular readers know that I have posted this Department of Justice chart from the 2011 National Crime Survey many times. Take another hard look at it, full size: Violent Crime Rates Crashed As Gun Sales Boomed! At this point regular readers would probably expect a string of comparative numbers; For example, In 1993 there were 257,908,000 Americans, 1,926,020 violent crimes, 24,530 homicides, 1,135,610 assaults, but… in 2011 there were 311,591,917 Americans, 1,203,564 violent crimes, 14,612 homicides, and 751,131 assaults, but… Instead I a going to look back at 1993 in a different way, by quoting a 1993 Newsweek column by George Will, titled “Are We ‘A Nation of Cowards’?” Briefly quoting Mr. Will’s item from a time when only a handful of states had “must issue” concealed weapons permits: Crime is rampant because the law-abiding, each of us, condone it, excuse it, per...