Author: Ernie Fitzpatrick I never thought I’d see the day Hugo Chavez would become the dictator of Venezuela. I was in Maracay, Venezuela in 1991-92 when Chavez led a revolution and was jailed. Today he’s one of the most popular DICTATORS in South America. Everyone who has disagreed with him has been run out of [...]
Article Source – money.cnn.com By Julianne Pepitone NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) — The tally of bank failures easily broke past the No. 100 milestone on Friday night, with regulators announcing the year’s 106th closure. That’s more than four times the number that were closed in 2008, and the highest total since 1992, when 181 banks failed. [...]
Article Source – foxnews.com Forty-three states reported job losses in September, while only seven gained jobs, the Labor Department said Wednesday. Unemployment rose in 23 states last month as the economy struggled to create jobs in the early stages of the recovery. While layoffs have slowed, companies remain reluctant to hire. Forty-three states reported job [...]
by Paul Rahe Note: The following exchange is adapted from a public conversation among Paul Rahe (Hillsdale College), James Ceaser (University of Virginia), and Thomas West (University of Dallas) that took place at The Heritage Foundation on April 16, 2009, the date of release for Paul Rahe’s book SoftDespotism, Democracy’s Drift, and the 150th anniversary [...]
Article Source – talkingpointsmemo.com Author – Zachary Roth John Stossel of Fox News will join a conservative activist group for rallies designed to build opposition to health-care reform. Americans For Prosperity (AFP) has announced that Stossel, a “renowned health care reporter and analyst,” will participate in three “Health Care Town Halls,” starting next week in [...]
Article Source – www.enidnews.com By Frank Lucas, commentary As Congress moves closer towards solidifying a health care reform package, one thing is clear: the Democrats’ takeover of health care is bad for small businesses. H.R. 3200, the health care bill currently in the House, has a price tag of almost one trillion dollars. As our [...]
Author: James Nash With gas prices continuing to stay high, many people are looking at other fuel options, such as, for example, diesel fuel. Ethanol is another alternative fuel option that can also save you some money at the pump. Ethanol, grain alcohol made mostly from corn in the U.S., has seen a resurgence in [...]
Article Source – examiner.com Author – Kurt Hofmann The Obama administration has, just this week, explicitly stated that it will not interfere with state laws permitting the medical use of marijuana. In a sharp policy shift, the Obama administration told federal attorneys not to prosecute patients who use marijuana for medical reasons or dispensaries in [...]
Article Source – heritage.org On Monday the Senate Finance Committee unveiled the legislative text of S. 1796 — dubbed “America’s Healthy Future Act” — revealing to fans of legislative “bloatware” a new one for the record book! Not only does this latest entry in the Congress League’s 111th season “monster bill” competition outstrip all other [...]
