Archive for July 2009
Fun video explaining current cap and trade legislation
Along with the video embedded below, The Tax Foundation has created an online calendar where you can estimate how much the cap and trade legislation will cost your family. President Obama was quite clear, energy costs will neccessarily skyrocket. Everything will be more expensive. Food will be more expensive, gas will be more expensive, heating…
Read MoreMaking the Affordable Health Care bill more affordable
Only the federal government, in general, and, Sen. Dodd (D. Ct.), in particular, could try to pull this one off with a straight face. When Americans gasped at the cost of the “affordable” health care bill (some $1.6 trillion), the administration saw the chances of it passing drop precipitously. So, Sen. Dodd, and democrats on the…
Read MoreWe mutually pledge to each other our Lives, our Fortunes and our sacred Honor
Happy birthday America. In Congress, July 4, 1776. A Declaration by the Representatives of the United States of America, in General Congress assembled. When in the Course of human events, it becomes necessary for one people to dissolve the political bands which have connected them with another, and to assume among the powers of the…
Read MorePalin to step down as Alaska governor – video added
Breaking… Lots of speculation. First reports stated she would not run for re-election as Alaska governor. But now, reports state she will be stepping down at the end of the month and hand power over to Lt. Governor. Todd Palin says (paraphrasing) … she [Sarah] will be concentrating on doing the things for Alaska and…
Read MoreHow much more time will Obama get?
The fact that it’s not just conservatives who are asking this question is not a good sign for the young President and my guess is his people know it. Steve did a great post yesterday on the unemployment numbers (9.5%) and the fact that the only sector that is creating jobs is the government sector.…
Read MoreJuly 4 Tea Party information
For those looking for Tea Party events in Connecticut this weekend, there are three scheduled on July 4 in Hartford, Norwich and Stratford.
Read MoreBlame for the current unemployment rate
I’m not one to blame one person for the current unemployment rate. Many factors are involved and it’s just too complicated to blame it on one person or one administration. Bloggers and the media do like to place blame (it’s sexy) but I’m not sure displaying a graph comparing average rates during a president’s term…
Read MoreObama staging a sign of trouble for health care?
I would say yes … but its really up for you to decide. First … this from the Washington Examiner: With Congress away on recess, President Barack Obama is stepping up his sales pitch for health care reform, tapping online social media in a new end run around the traditional news filter. At a town…
Read MoreFrank to turn TARP “profits” into personal slush fund
Creep. As politicians were selling the TARP fund to Americans, they frequently let us know the hand outs were not hand outs at all, more of a loan that would be paid back. If we agreed with the grand plan – that needed to be approved today – there was a good chance the American…
Read MoreMumbai attacks revisited – including audio calls between terrorists and handlers
During the November 2008 attacks in Mumbai, India, there was a lot of confusion on the ground during the first few hours. News reports were all over the place, some referencing hundreds of attackers. I’ve never seen a full recap of the events as they unfolded during the three days until now. The video is…
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