The big international news over the holiday weekend was Israel raiding a Turkish Flotilla that was delivering humanitarian aide to Gaza. This of course has become a really big story, resulting in enormous pressure on the U.S. to walk that fine line between two allies. The Obama administration isn’t jumping to any conclusions, rightfully so, […]
I’m not entirely on the “kill the bill” bandwagon. There is definitely some good being done in the bill, but it is being overshadowed by the bad. One issue I haven’t seen addressed is the effect on charitable care. The bill supporters out there seem to either ignore the issue, or just aren’t aware of […]
A cornerstone of the right has been to remove social programs from the government and have the private sector handle them – most notably the churches. Having churches run programs that should be a part of any government is a very serious threat to our form of government. It would be hard to have a […]
The Republicans have been planning all along to use this bailout as an issue against Democrats, despite the fact that it is a bill by a Republican administration. They were so intent on using it that the RNC already had made attack ads and sent them to key states: The Republican National Committee’s new advertisement […]
That’s what this has come down to. The House Republicans want to hold America hostage so that they can save their party – the exact same party that has caused this problem: “At the end of the day, there’s a lot of people thinking about how to rebuild this party,” said GOP strategist Ed Rollins […]
Wow: A senior campaign official says that McCain will NOT debate — no matter what — if Congress hasn’t reached an agreement on a bailout package. Got that – give out $700 billion or no debate. I don’t know what country John McCain is from, but here in America we do not negotiate with terrorists. […]
People blaming Chuck Schumer for the collapse of Indymac is getting ridiculous. Now we have one of Kudlow’s butt buddies taking the bait. It’s funny how most haven’t heard of Schumer’s criticism of Indymac until after the collapse. Now that it’s over, they have found their scapegoat, who happens to be a Democrat. Here’s a […]
This is scary stuff and what our country has come to: An armed man took people hostage Friday at a Hillary Clinton presidential campaign office in New Hampshire, police said. The incident happened at about 1 p.m. Friday at 28 North Main St. in Rochester. Officials said that a man is holding people hostage at […]
Today, Nancy Pelosi released the following statement regarding U.S. citizens in Lebanon having to pay for evacuations: Washington, D.C. – House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi released the following statement today on news reports that American citizens who are trying to leave Lebanon must agree to repay the U.S. government for the cost of their evacuation: […]
OK – Now I have no doubts there is some conspiracy behind the high gas prices and Bush has helped me come to this conclusion: President Bush on Tuesday ordered a temporary suspension of environmental rules for gasoline, making it easier for refiners to meet demand and possibly dampen prices at the pump. He also […]