Now that we are 5 days away from Election Day, we need to start asking ourselves what our future holds. By all odds we are looking at Republicans regaining control of one house of Congress, if not both. But what are our new leaders promising us? Let’s look: – Repeal healthcare – Extend Bush tax […]
And they are trying to help them out: Mr. Pearcy, 20, is running for a seat on the Arizona Corporation Commission, which oversees public utilities, railroad safety and securities regulation. Although Mr. Pearcy says he is taking his first run for public office seriously, the political establishment here views him as nothing more than a […]
The Democratic Party has become an utter train wreck since Tuesday night. Now we have this from Diane Feinstein: Feinstein said it is clear that attempts to pass sweeping legislation to address climate change by capping carbon emissions cannot pass this Congress. So if Democrats are just going to cave in on any important legislation […]
TPM has obtained a list of new talking points being about the Scott Brown victory being circulated by Democrats: It is mathematically impossible for Democrats to pass legislation on our own. Senate Republicans to come to the table with ideas for improving our nation and not obstructionist tactics. When did Republicans ever say “well we […]
I got to take a minute and acknowledge someone who helped get my interest in politics some 20 years ago. Wayne Coates has won Hamilton County Recorder after the votes were recounted. When Wayne Coates got the news Monday that he’d won the election for Hamilton County recorder, he exclaimed a word not fit for […]
With all these bailouts going on, we keep hearing how these companies are “too big to fail”. Does that mean we should now look at breaking up these mammoth sized corporations? Then we would be left with a bunch of smaller corporations, and if one of those fails it won’t send a catastrophic tidal wave […]
Oil prices spike as Hurricane Gustav nears Gulf Every time a hurricane approaches the Gulf, we see oil prices spike. If we open up more off shore drilling, these spikes will send a tidal wave through our economy. With hurricanes become more frequent and stronger, can our economy handle oil prices that will be just […]