Economics

So much for a “different kind of politics”. Barack Obama is just like every other politician, he ain’t new or fresh. In fact, his ideas are as old and musty as Jimmy Carter’s sweaters. As Hub Blog noted today, Obama is pushing “phony populism economics”. I’ll add that he is completely ignoring, or simply does […]

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Hat Tip: Crossing Wall Street Look at how much the price of oil has risen versus the price of gasoline. Oil’s gain is far outpacing the gain in gasoline. Doesn’t this raise a few questions for Barack Obama, who loves to vilify “Big Oil” and has been talking about a windfall profit tax. Obama proposes […]

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Here is the news, Interpol confirmed documents today showing that US Congressman James McGovern (D., Mass.), a leading opponent of the Colombia free-trade deal has been working with a go-between, who has been offering the FARC terrorists help in undermining Colombia’s elected and popular government. Colombia is America’s closest ally in South America. Wow. Unbelievable. […]

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Kevin on May 9th, 2008

May 09, 2008: Gore: No cabinet position for me “I won’t accept a cabinet post regardless of which of the three candidates wins the presidency,” Gore said yesterday. “I am looking for a way to bring about change in other ways,” the former vice president and former Democratic presidential candidate said. One place Al could […]

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Kevin on May 7th, 2008

60,000 dead or missing in Burma and what does Al Gore see? Opportunity. Speaking of eco hypocrites, here’s a list of Hollywood’s biggest Green phonies. Troop trasher Stephen King isn’t happy with the “right wing blogs”. The feeling is mutual. Have you seen Roger Clemens new commercial for AT&T? Why Hillary stays in the race. […]

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Somebody in his immediate circle needs to set John McCain straight on the non-existent “problem” of “global warming.” It is pathetic that a so-called “conservative” continues to parrot the left’s shibboleth about the exigent need to “drastically reduce man made carbon emissions.” Recently I saw McCain on Fox and he was asked what his proposed […]

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Kevin on April 23rd, 2008

From The Tax Foundation, Tax Freedom Day will arrive on April 23 this year, the 113th day of 2008 (ignoring Leap Day). That means Americans will work nearly four months of the year, from January 1 to April 23, before they have earned enough money to pay this year’s tax obligations at the federal, state […]

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