Brian.Behm

Constant Conservative covers topics which are germane to an understanding of conservative principles and practice as they apply today to citizens within these United States.

Here are some of latest posts:

Forget 2012, What’s 2027 Looking Like? - Sat, 19 May 2012
Once again, Bill Whittle brings his skill to bear on the subject of money, or more properly, the lack thereof. A cheerful topic this is not. A necessary one it is.

Zimmerman Apology Forthcoming? - Fri, 18 May 2012
No, not an apology from Zimmerman–he already made one. I’m talking about an apology by many of the thousands who were quick to judge his actions based on little to no knowledge at all of what took place. In recent days, it has come to light that Zimmerman had black eyes, a broken nose and cuts on his head–all injuries consistent with being hit by someone else. Now, the news is that Martin, whom Zimmerman claims he shot in self-defense, had THC in his system. Or, in the vernacular, he’d been going out with Mary Jane. It’s becoming more difficult....

Lies, Loss and License - Thu, 17 May 2012
It’s been a while since we checked out the company that built Detroit (or was it the other way around?). Anyway, here’s where things are: Three years ago [Obama's] administration invested more than $100 billion in taxpayer money to bail out General Motors. On Tuesday, the entire company, not just what the government owns, was worth less than $34 billion. By anyone’s definition, that investment is a glaring failure. Yet over the last few days the Obama campaign, in a $25 million marketing blitz, has flooded the airwaves with ads in battleground states, claiming the bailout should be counted a....

Obama’s Image Writ Large - Wed, 16 May 2012
There is at least one person who believes the President’s press: Many of President Obama’s fervent devotees are young enough not to have much memory of the political world before the arrival of The One. Coincidentally, Obama himself feels the same way—and the White House’s official website reflects that. The Heritage Foundation’s Rory Cooper tweeted that Obama had casually dropped his own name into Ronald Reagan’s official biography on www.whitehouse.gov, claiming credit for taking up the mantle of Reagan’s tax reform advocacy with his “Buffett Rule” gimmick. My first thought was, he must be joking. But he wasn’t—it turns out....

Night Falls - Tue, 15 May 2012
Night falls on the prairie as the pheasants regale each other with tidbits of the evenings news and songbirds come to the slow understanding that their shift is over. We’ve a bit of a breeze tonight but not enough to unshackle thousands of dandelion seeds which perch on stalks overlooking my lawn. The mumble mumble giggle of my two eldest offspring has been silenced as they too give in to the need for rest. In the distance, I distinguish the yard light of the neighbor far to our south. From the kitchen, I hear the muted conflict of dishes on....

If They Would Study War More . . . - Sun, 13 May 2012
Yes, I realize the following reads like a script for SNL. But it isn’t, more’s the shame: The Pentagon was inundated with so many studies in 2010 that it commissioned a study to determine how much it cost to produce all those studies. Now the Government Accountability Office has reviewed the Pentagon’s study and concluded in a report this week that it’s a flop. Are you beginning to understand that we simply cannot keep doing this?

How about the Check to Pay for the Mail? - Sat, 12 May 2012
United States Postal Service loses (ie, spends in excess of income) $3.2 billion. In just one quarter. Why? Because it won’t cut staff or locations–among other reasons. Small town is happy that they will not lose their post office. Folks, we can’t have it both ways. Either it is important that we get our country’s financial house in order, or it is important that no one who works for the government loses his or her job. What’s it going to be? Don’t worry, you’ve got a little time to think it over. I don’t need an answer until November.

PURPA People Eater - Fri, 11 May 2012
A company wants to do business in South Dakota. Good. This company wants to use one of South Dakota’s natural resources. Better. The company will use a federal law to force people to buy its product. Bes—- Excuse me? In this case, Oak Tree Energy LLC wants to erect wind turbines in Clark County and force NorthWestern Energy to buy the electricity that would be produced. [...] NorthWestern Energy has little choice. That’s because of a 1978 federal law known as PURPA — the Public Utility Regulatory Policy Act — that makes utility companies buy from independent energy producers. [...]....

When Does a Baby Count? - Thu, 10 May 2012
No, it’s not a joke. I’m guessing most babies don’t actually count until they are at least toddlers if not older. But that’s not what this is about. This is about a very strange requirement for those visiting the White House: The White House Visitors Office requires that an unborn child—still residing in utero—must be counted as a full human being when its parents register for a White House tour, according to documents obtained by the Washington Free Beacon. Does anyone see any inconsistency here, or is this just a fluke? �

Weight a Minute, Here - Wed, 09 May 2012
For all of you who have decided that losing weight is simply too difficult, here is some good news: In an ambitious 478-page report, the IOM refutes the idea that obesity is largely the result of a lack of willpower on the part of individuals. Instead, it embraces policy proposals that have met with stiff resistance from the food industry and lawmakers, arguing that multiple strategies will be needed to make the U.S. environment less “obesogenic.” I’m so glad the report had hundreds of pages. The sheer amount of electronic paper has helped to convince me of the veracity of....