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Restoring the Party of Lincoln

The Republican Party has lost its way. Media interference in the election process and the actions of some GOP leaders and Presidential candidates may have irreparably fractured the Party and cost us the Presidency and both houses of Congress. Do you really think Republicans are flocking to the party to vote for Donald Trump? Or […]

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To the voters in Legislative District 2

On March 10th, 2016, I, Alan Littlejohn (Republican), filed to seek the office of State Representative, District 2, Seat B. The office is currently being held by Eric Redman. We worked very hard 2 years ago to get Eric elected. We thought he would be a great person to represent north Idaho instead of Mr. […]

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The Spreading Epidemic of Tribalism in America

‘We will now have wealthy little Sharia compounds on Indian reservations’ “Officials in a small Montana town say they will have to disincorporate the community or declare bankruptcy over an ongoing dispute with the Blackfeet Tribe about water and utility service…lawsuits filed by the Blackfeet Tribe, Two Medicine Water Company and certain tribal members have […]

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Federal Domestic Abuse in the Western States

This article discusses a federal model or template for the taking away of water, energy and food production in the Western States. It is about the political and constitutional ruin of 30,000 Montanans and confiscation of 350,000 others’ property Interests. It is federal Executive Branch and tribal government overreaching on steroids, determined to replace State […]

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Socialism/Collectivism Ends in Tyranny

Since we could elect a president who is, in all respects, a socialist, it would be good for us to understand what the term means. When we look at Nazi Germany we somehow conclude that they were a people who readily accepted collectivist thinking, and that we could never let that happen here. Milton Mayer […]

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The Solution

The long term solution to both the Syrian refugee crisis and illegal immigration is the decriminalization of all drugs. Yes, I’ll say it again: The long term solution to both the Syrian refugee crisis and illegal immigration is the decriminalization of all drugs. But first, some clarification. I am not one of those who advocates […]

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Ridicule Warriors

“Ridicule is man’s most potent weapon. It’s hard to counterattack ridicule, and it infuriates the opposition, which then reacts to your advantage.” Saul Alinsky Rules for Radicals #5

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When The Winner Is The Loser!

Contracting is very competitive. There was a rather humorous expression in the business that echoed in my head when bids were announced and projects awarded. It went something like this, “Contracting is the only business where the winner is the loser.” If one were a smart operator, this was not true, of course. But, it […]

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Endorsements and the Effect of Compromise

When we give our endorsement to someone or something, we intrinsically connect ourselves to the object of that endorsement and to the values which it embodies, thus lifting – or lowering – ourselves to the level of the entity we have endorsed. When we give our endorsement to something moral and virtuous, we elevate ourselves. […]

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Labrador and Goodlatte Introduce Broad Refugee Reform Legislation

Bill to be marked up on Wednesday, March 16 Washington, D.C. – Immigration and Border Security Subcommittee Vice Chairman Raul Labrador (R-Idaho) and House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.) today introduced the Refugee Program Integrity Restoration Act (H.R. 4731). The bill reforms the refugee program by curbing fraud and strengthening public safety and national […]

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NWPOA Annual Dinner A Big Success

The Northwest Property Owners Alliance (NWPOA) held its Annual Dinner and Auction at the Kootenai County Fairgrounds on Saturday, March 5th. An aside to this meeting story is that in the same building just minutes before, Senator Ted Cruz held a campaign rally that over-flowed to outside.  3100 people showed up for the Cruz event, […]

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Destruction of Western Civilization: Financialization

Hello! This is Darrell Castle. Today we’re going to continue our discussion of western civilization and how it met its demise. Today’s discussion will deal primarily with another one of the chief weapons that those who seek to destroy our civilization have used to accomplish their ends. That weapon is financialization. Financialization can be defined […]

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