Voices and Choices
Barney Frank wants TARP funds for “housing” initiatives
Slobbering Barney Frank has been busy lately. Last week he proposed the idea of relaxing regulations on the sale of condos. This week he wants to use TARP money to put poor people into housing. See, banks participating in TARP have to pay dividends to the Treasury. So far those...
World News
Yemeni airliner crashes near Comoros
A Yemeni Airbus 310 passenger plane traveling from Yemen’s capital, Sanaa, to the Comoros Islands in the Indian Ocean, crashed early Tuesday as it approached the islands, killing most of the 153 people on board. A Comoros police official says a child has been rescued alive...
Military News
Iraqi troops ready for added responsibility
WASHINGTON, June 29, 2009 – The withdrawal of U.S. combat troops from all Iraqi cities and towns was completed over the weekend and ahead of tomorrow’s deadline, a Pentagon spokesman said on a cable TV news show today. Join the forum discussion on this post - (1) Posts Read More →
Libertarian News
Libertarians remind Obama of his “firm pledge” not to tax health care benefits
WASHINGTON — America’s third largest party Tuesday reminded President Barack Obama that supporting a proposed $246 billion tax on employer-provided health care benefits – a proposal he opposed as “the biggest middle-class tax increase in history” in campaign ads...
News Bites
Obama’s selective meddling
Help me out here. President Obama immediately “meddles” in the affairs of Honduras, denouncing a military coup, the intent of which is to preserve the country’s constitution, but when it comes to Iran’s fraudulent election and the violent repression of...
Voices and Choices
‘Nightly news’ promotes paying children for public school success
No matter how much money any government – federal, state or local – puts into public education, it’s never enough in some people’s eyes. Join the forum discussion on this post - (1) Posts Read More →
Congress’s travel expenses skyrocket as economy continues struggle
The Wall Street Journal reported recently a disturbing trend among members of Congress – tenfold increases in travel expenses, all funded by the taxpayer, to destinations like Italy, the Galapagos Islands, Jamaica, the Virgin Islands and locations in-between. Join the forum...
World News
US financier given 150-year sentence for $65 billion fraud
A U.S. district judge has sentenced 71-year-old financier Bernard Madoff to 150 years in prison for perpetrating the biggest investment scam ever in the United States. Join the forum discussion on this post - (1) Posts Read More →
US hands over control of Iraqi cities
Iraqi forces officially assumed control of Baghdad and other cites across the country early Tuesday, following the withdrawal of U.S. combat troops from urban areas. Celebrations in the Iraqi capital, Baghdad, include music, dance and poetry. Join the forum discussion on this...
Libertarian News
Libertarians recommend Senate defeat Koh nomination
WASHINGTON — America’s third largest party Tuesday recommended the Senate defeat the nomination of Harold Koh to be State Department legal adviser, citing a history of opposition to gun rights and national sovereignty. Join the forum discussion on this post - (1) Posts Read More →
Libertarians urge “no” vote on $1.9 trillion Waxman-Markey tax hike
WASHINGTON – America’s third largest party urged the U.S. House Tuesday to defeat plans for a $1.9 trillion energy tax hike over eight years. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is attempting to rush H.R. 2454, the Waxman-Markey energy tax bill, to a vote this week. Join the forum...
News Bites
467K jobs cut in June; jobless rate at 9.5 percent
WASHINGTON – Employers cut a larger-than-expected 467,000 jobs in June, driving the unemployment rate up to a 26-year high of 9.5 percent, suggesting that the economy’s road to recovery will be bumpy. Join the forum discussion on this post - (1) Posts Read More →
Wrongly imprisoned man blames Sotomayor
The nomination by President Obama of 2nd Circuit Court Judge Sonia Sotomayor to the U.S. Supreme Court is more than alarming to an innocent man who was convicted of murder and spent 16 years in prison before being cleared and released. Join the forum discussion on this post...
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