Archive for July, 2008
Thursday, July 31st, 2008
Ken Blackwell has it right on regarding sensible energy policy.Government "solutions" proposed by the Donkeycrats won't address the supply issues for energy in the U.S. It might, slightly, constrain demand but won't impact supply at all. The Demoncratic party wants to: Increase government mandated (IOW artificial) vehicle mileage ...
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Wednesday, July 30th, 2008
Imagine American voters united behind a positive message. A plan to fulfill the hopes of caring American. Real change to move us away from the primitive "me first" culture that served well but which time has passed. Consider Obama. Too much a politician, consider Nader. ...
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Monday, July 28th, 2008
Isn't it funny how Uncle Sugar will "bail out" private companies? The best line is from this FoxNews opinion on the Federal Behemoth giving other peoples' money to the Fannie and Freddie psuedo-governmental publically held corporations. The question, rightly asked is; "Should the government cover a private company's losses during ...
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Tuesday, July 22nd, 2008
Both parties in Michigan have shown that they can't govern. The state budget lurches from crisis to crisis, the Legislature saw fit to give themselves a 38% pay raise, and the Administration only knows how to manage sound bytes.
The Democrats, however, have decided that they can ...
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Tuesday, July 22nd, 2008
NY Times rooting for the Dali Bama again?What they won't print Drudge will.The DRUDGE REPORT presents the McCain editorial in its submitted form:
In January 2007, when General David Petraeus took command in Iraq, he
called the situation “hard” but not “hopeless.” Today, 18 months later,
violence has fallen by up to 80% ...
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Monday, July 21st, 2008
Don't let your overpaid and wrongly focused sheople-herders (Representatives) escape from DC without addressing the biggest (and fixable) concern of the American people. Yes, work on alternative energy solutions for the FUTURE. However, ignoring the realizable solution, DRILLING NOW, is ridiculous.
Demand Action from your congresscritters.
You can reach members of the ...
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Friday, July 18th, 2008
In reading this Time Magazine article on the strained Bush-McCain relationship, I paused to think about what might have been. (Granted, Time's coverage of Mac is positive in proportion to his GOP heterodoxy, and I've never been a McCainiac, per se.)
If Bush dirty tricks hadn't sunk McCain in ...
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Monday, July 14th, 2008
The government is bailing out Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. They had a hand in saving Bear Stearns, too. This is not good. If companies can keep 100% of the profit they make from risky decisions, but can get the taxpayer to pick up the tab for ...
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Saturday, July 12th, 2008
Energy is on folks' minds for good reason. When winter comes those people, mostly in the east, who rely on heating oil will be hurting and complaining.A frustration is the leftist (and Bill O'statist) talking point, reiterated ad nauseum, that "we can't drill our way out of the problem". ...
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Friday, July 11th, 2008
Do you make being an American your primary national, cultural identifier? Or do you take greater pride in some arbitrary distinction popularized by the PC Media and Educrats? Martin Luther King had it right dreaming about the content of people's character being what should matter. Internal divisions ...
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