Political commentary, opinion & insight into the state of the United States of America.

The NSB blog hit new records in all categories for 2014. I thank you for taking your valuable time to read my amateur thoughts. This work is still dedicated to my grandkids who will have a lesser standard of living in this great country than my kids enjoyed. We have been on a very bad path and the next election will determine whether we get off that path or auger deeper into becoming a lesser country. Small businesses make mistakes and go out of business. Large corporations do the same. Huge countries as well. The Roman, Dutch, and British Empires have shown that. The USSR, more recently, broke up because their economic model failed. In my humble opinion, this country still has the people, the resources, the energy, and the determination to remain a job-creating economic engine with the political model that makes all that work. That political model was not socialism, the model that we have tried for the past 6 years and will continue to utilize if many have their way. Most Americans agree the government can’t run anything. But, many want to see that happen. If they win, my grandkids lose, simple as that. It isn’t just the democratic party, it’s the media, Hollywood, the educational system, from grade school through graduate school; it’s the labor unions, those who don’t want to work, those who came here illegally, over-the-top environmentalists, most lawyers, and most of several big states.(you know them well). That’s a lot of opposition. It’s a tipping point and I fear we will tip. We all need to work harder to try to keep this country great. At my age, I’m unelectable, can’t put on the uniform, and can only contribute in financial ways, volunteer, and write this blog. Hopefully, I can influence a few people to do more than I’m able to do at this point in my life. I can look back and have regrets that I didn’t do more. I see Bruce Rauner, a billionaire, who was just elected governor of Illinois, and I fervently hope he’s doing that for the same reason I’m writing this blog. To save a state that is the poster child for the rest of America. The next Detroit on a grander scale. When you spend more than you make for years and years, you go broke. Does 18 trillion and growing scare anyone?

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Jan 2014 Feb 2014 Mar 2014 Apr 2014 May 2014 Jun 2014 Jul 2014 Aug 2014 Sep 2014 Oct 2014 Nov 2014 Dec 2014 Month Unique visitors Number of visits Pages Hits Bandwidth Jan 2014 12,493 53,102 171,131 424,823 6.78 GB Feb 2014 12,692 48,926 153,198 374,029 5.54 GB Mar 2014 10,163 42,798 134,890 299,813 4.73 GB Apr 2014 15,799 57,675 162,523 411,039 6.95 GB May 2014 16,601 56,572 148,344 401,710 6.70 GB Jun 2014 15,615 53,985 156,987 426,841 6.90 GB Jul 2014 16,988 58,356 210,888 471,759 8.16 GB Aug 2014 17,277 64,301 207,788 483,194 7.96 GB Sep 2014 15,017 61,639 191,473 408,847 7.29 GB Oct 2014 14,522 68,408 276,945 519,481 7.32 GB Nov 2014 12,905 71,305 326,171 560,901 6.68 GB Dec 2014 10,053 39,811 193,918 337,887 6.81 GB Total 170,125 676,878 2,334,256 5,120,324 81.84 GB

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