As I mentioned in a previous post, my early fascination with all things motorized led me to purchase a Rupp Roadster 2 when I was 13. The summer before I had rode along with our neighbors to Bob’s Bike Shop in Spring Valley, MN to purchase a new Rupp for their kids. Walking through the showroom was absolutely euphoric to a young person such as myself. I had to have one! I worked the entire next summer to save enough money and bought one used from Scott Koster in Lime Springs for $135.

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You know things are getting bad when the mainstream media is talking about being slaves to the central bankers. It has been apparent to most of us who advocate free markets that the markets have been manipulated by Fed policy not by the marketplace. Now the pundits are actually conceding the point. It’s probably too late, but maybe they are finally seeing the “Mene, Mene, Tekel, Urpharsin”.

I love reading William N. Grigg. Be careful, he’ll have veins popping out of your forehead!

This almost moved me to tears. I would also suggest reading the transcript. Very powerful. I will miss this man.

This may well be the last time I speak on the House Floor. At the end of the year I’ll leave Congress after 23 years in office over a 36-year period. My goals in 1976 were the same as they are today: promote peace and prosperity by a strict adherence to the principles of individual liberty. Continue reading →

I’m sure this comes as no surprise to my friends and acquaintances that I believe the GOP’s treatment of Ron Paul and his supporters cost Romney the election. The linked article validates my not so humble opinion. Continue reading →