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It was during a January 10th radio address that President Barack Obama laid out the number one goal of his economic stimulus plan: Create 3 million new jobs in the next 24 months, with only 600,000 being government jobs. So how's it working out? Seven months after the passage of the Stimulus, a bill...
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When I sat down to write a column this week, I didn't know what I was going to write about, so I started scanning the headlines, looking for inspiration. I read quite a few stories on how the economy was recovering. That's inspiring. For example, a Bloomberg headline reads: Recession over, unemployment...
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I was reading the news recently when I opened the Drudge Report and saw his banner headline, "Dems Plot Second Stimulus." I thought to myself, "That headline is wrong." It wasn't wrong because the Democrats are not considering yet another "stimulus" package. They are...
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The next big payday for the statist in government around the country is a tax on sugary drinks, meaning the price of my Mountain Dew is going up. Supposedly, this will make me less likely to buy the delicious emerald nectar that fuels bloggers and MMORPG players around the world. And that will make me...
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The Obama Administration has made the green movement a high priority, and with a Democrat Congress, the money is flowing to green initiatives. Recently, the government gave over half a billion dollars to a small California-based car company backed by former vice president Al Gore. The company, Fisker...
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I have been thinking about getting a bike. Not to ride to work, but just for exercise. There's no way I could ride a bike to work, but I there are millions who can. In Washington, D.C., it's estimated that 87,500 people use a bicycle as a primary mode of transportation. One of the reasons people...
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"You had better not waste your time or mine. I shall not vote for you again." The man knew him before he could he could even get his name out. “I have seen you once before, and voted for you the last time you were elected. I suppose you are out electioneering now, but you had better not...
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On Tuesday, February 17th, President Barack Obama signed the $787 billion Stimulus Bill into law. In six and a half months, we have spent $ 84,587,463 or 14.5% . As I noted last month , $50,000 went to Frameline film house, which recently featured a film called "Thundercrack," "the world’s...
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Rep. Diane Watson is a useful idiot. Watson, a Congressional representative from the People’s Republic of California, told a group of her constituents that Fidel Castro was a great leader who created a great health care system. She was literally gushing about this killer. You can listen to the...
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Are you familiar with the names Richard Andrew Cloward and Frances Fox Piven? Not to many American are, but more and more authors are finding their theories, actions and especially their results very relevant to today's push for more and more government programs, specifically health care reform....