First Posted: 05-26-10 12:51 PM | Updated: 05-26-10 12:51 PM Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) insisted this week that his fellow Kentuckian, Republican Senate Candidate Rand Paul, needs to take a hiatus from the press circuit. In an interview with CNN on Tuesday, John King asked McConnell if he had "convinced [Paul] […]
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Texas taxpayers deserve independent, audited answers to Gov Rick Perry Use Of Taxpayer Dollars To Subsidize Companies He Selects
Rick Perry is using taxpayer dollars from the Texas Enterprise Fund to subsidize companies he selects. He’s even drained payroll tax dollars from small businesses and then handed the money to larger competitors. Texas taxpayers deserve to know whether we have gotten our money’s worth from each and every dollar handed out by Rick Perry. […]
Budget Woes Cloud Texas Governor’s Re-Election – WSJ.com
Big Texas Deficit Puts Governor in Tight Spot Perry Wants Cuts Alone to Close Gap, But Critics Say Solution is Shortsighted By ANA CAMPOY DALLAS—A Texas-size hole in the Lone Star state’s budget is putting pressure on Gov. Rick Perry, who is running for re-election this year as a model fiscal conservative. Mr. Perry, a […]
CNN iReporters Condemnation of Administration Oil Spill Response Miss The Point
I understand the frustration of the oil leak. If we step back I think we will see the administration fault lies not in the response to the catastrophe but the fear pre-catastrophe of reigning in corporations that could materially impact our environment and well being.
Legalizing Drugs Would Prevent The Deaths The Innocent As Occurring In Kingston, Jamaica
Countries like Colombia, Mexico, and Jamaica provide the supply for America’s demand for drugs. Destabilizing communities like Kingston, Jamaica or cities in Colombia, and Mexico in order to extradite drug lords is not the solution. We must control our own citizens’ drug usage by legalizing and taxing drugs so that we can provide the care […]
Obama Can Offer Nothing But Teaching Words To BP Oil Leak Debacle
President Obama and the current government are completely dependent on the oil industry to cleanup its mess. Lack of adequate spill and containment regulation as well as down hole equipment which has been the mode of operation for some time is the culprit. One can only hope he uses this as a teaching moment to […]
A little piece of history
Thanks to my buddy Fred for the guest post! There was a celebration recently of harry truman‘s 100th birthday in Independence, Missouri. We set our ADThome security alarm and headed there for a day of fun. One of the places we visited was the 1859 Jail, Marshal’s Home & Museum. There are two main buildings. […]
Exclusive: Menendez Introducing Unlimited Cap On BP Damages
Democrats must vociferously push the unlimited liability of the oil companies who damage our businesses, environment, and health. Otherwise there is no incentive for them to drill safely as they know their liability upfront for their negligence and cost it into maximal project exposure. This of course leaves the average American with total extent of […]
Indymac Boys Get Sweetheart Deal – Rip off of American Taxpayer #p2 #tcot #teaparty
This is a must see. Unless we educate ourselves this will continue.
Capitalism As Implemented Now Is A Failure #p2 #tcot #teaparty
We need to an economic reset based on priciples of wealth created by real work and production. The capitalism being practice where a few get rich on manipulating capital is the real cause of our current financial demise. Smoke and mirrors are eventually broken to make a clean exit.
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