WASHINGTON — The United States has discovered nearly $1 trillion in untapped mineral deposits in Afghanistan, far beyond any previously known reserves and enough to fundamentally alter the Afghan economy and perhaps the Afghan war itself, according to senior American government officials. The previously unknown deposits — including huge veins of iron, copper, cobalt, […]

  Mr. Zakaria is spot on on his repudiation of the media for their coverage of the oil spill. Unlike Hurricane Katrina whose main destructive event occurred in hours, the BP oil spill is a ongoing destructive catastrophe that will be occurring for months until those with the technology can find a way to plug […]

Read this entire article here. The most important passage in the article follows. Equally disappointing in recent months has been the performance of the Obama White House, where it seems the political advisers have taken control of economic policy. Rather than allowing Republicans and Blue Dogs to frame the economic debate around the urgency of […]

Carly Fiorina believe in the same free trade US labor outsourcing philosophy as most supply side economic ideologues. . This has decimated our manufacturing base. We need leaders who believe in creating an environment where US manufacturing is cultivated and outsourcing is discouraged. Viewers are encouraged to subscribe and join the conversation for more insightful commentary and […]

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The Chamber Of Commerce and GOP Leader are socialists? They want us to collectively pay for the BP oil spill and cleanup. Amazing since they do not want taxpayer dollars assisting in providing humane healthcare for Americans, necessary infrastructure,  education, or anything that materially help the middleclass. This should be an interesting election cycle. Given […]

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  Rachel Maddows’ journalism again is proven in this piece. We need more factual news and less listening to talking point that in effect create fake news. Fox News anybody? The media attention to the Tea Party generated  noise in effect had them believing their own narrative. Viewers are encouraged to subscribe and join the conversation for […]

  First Posted: 06- 9-10 05:52 PM   In the latest twist in the ever-growing Mark Kirk military service fiasco, the Illinois Senate candidate appears to have violated military regulations by campaigning while on active duty. If Kirk did indeed campaign while serving, as a newly released Department of Defense memo suggests, the offense would […]

  GOP congressman: BP oil spill is a ‘statistical anomaly’ Rep. John Culberson (R-Tex.) writes an open letter to President Obama that indicates — accidentally or not — why Republicans prefer to raise questions about the administration’s response to the disaster in the gulf than to re-open the debate on offshore drilling. The Interior Department’s […]