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Hope Index – 2/8
by The Banter-er on February 8

Bring on the debt! A week after a State of the Union address and several other speeches where he renounced deficits and called the country on it’s reckless spending habits, Obama released his new budget that grows the deficit to record levels.  Hope with absolutely no change – just a whole lot of IOU’s that will come due decades after Obama has done his work.  It is clear that Obama intends to freeze spending at historically high levels. Scott Brown is now in D.C. (which proves,... Read more...

Hope Index – 2/1
by The Banter-er on February 1

Well, it didn’t take very long for President Obama and the left to throw cold water on the freedom fest of two week’s ago.  We went from Scott Brown to the favorable SCOTUS ruling to Air America’s disgraceful exit from the airwaves.  It was a good week. However, reality hit with a thud this week as the President gave his first State of the Union Address, where he reiterated his dedication to enacting his radical – and increasingly unpopular – agenda.  To quote the... Read more...

Hope Index – 1/25
by The Banter-er on January 25

In what was undoubtedly the most exciting week for conservatives in a long time, a series of freedom-promoting events has caused the Hope Index to trend upward.  The events of the past seven days have simultaneously reinvigorated the conservative movement and debilitated the already floundering left.  Victories like we’ve enjoyed this week have been few and far between of late, so bask in the glory, BanterNation… As of 25 January 2010 the United States is Increasingly More Free White... Read more...

Special Mid-Week Hope Index, Scott Brown Edition
by The Banter-er on January 20

In an unprecedented move, and in light of Scott Brown’s historic win last night in Massachusetts, BanterNation has decided to release a special mid-week Hope Index. It is unfathomable to think of how far the pendulum has swung after only one year since President Obama was sworn into office. For all the cries that conservatism is dead, the left is on the rise, the age of Reagan is over, and Republicans would be in exile for the next decade, the pundits are proven wrong once again. With respect... Read more...

Hope Index – 1/18
by The Banter-er on January 18

As of 18 January 2010 the United States is Reasonably Free White House Policy 9 Congressional Legislation 8 Judicial Activism 18 Culture 16 BanterNation 12 Freedom Score: 63 HOW WE GOT HERE: White House Policy Whatever the motivation, the White House has made it a priority to not only send relief, but encourage people to get directly involved in the relief effort in Haiti. With that in mind, it is essential to remember that... Read more...

BanterNation: Hope Index Poll
by The Banter-er on January 17

20% of the Hope Index measurement encompasses the voice of you, the loyal members of BanterNation. This poll is a running calculation of the pulse of BanterNation on any given day. Vote how you feel today, and if something changes your tone in the future, vote again! As of today, where would you rank the struggle between Freedom & Tyranny in the United States? Ridiculously Free Mostly Free Moderately Free Barely Free Slightly less than Free Hardly Free Living in Tyranny View... Read more...