For weeks now, we have been watching the unfolding disaster in the Gulf of Mexico. The oil spill is nowhere near being contained or stopped, much less cleaned up and it is clear to everyone that the effects it will have on our country are very long-term in nature. What the end outcome will...
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For most of this year, it seems all I have written about has been the health care reform debate. Every time I turn around, there is something new to add to the discussion and even though I get tired of writing about the same old song and dance, it is news and that is...
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The Democrats in the United States Senate finally have their 60th vote, which provides a filibuster proof majority. We have two people to thank for this. First, Arlen Specter changed his party affiliation from Republican to Democrat back in April of this year. Now, the Minnesota State Supreme Court has certified Democrat Al Franken...
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Do you know of anyone who doesn't believe in protecting the environment? If you can find someone who really believes it is okay to treat the Earth any old way, you will have found someone who is very lacking in their knowledge about the world in which we live. When I was a young...
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The news from the weekend and then on Monday has been dominated by the announcement by the Obama administration that there would be no more chances for General Motors and Chrysler. I have already raised the question and asked why the Detroit automakers didn’t deserve the same bailouts that have been extended to companies...
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In his second prime-time news conference, President Obama has asserted once again that he believes the American economy will recover and that his budget blueprint is essential to that recovery. It's no secret that the budget he has submitted to Congress is one massive package of spending, including investments in a lot of different...
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From the very start of his administration, President Obama has been telling us the economy is in very dire straits, so much so that it requires unprecedented action (translate that into spending) on the part of the federal government. He began that action by signing $787 billion spending bill into law that was disguised...
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