Government
Did he think we would forget? Senator Chris Dodd (D-Conn.) got a break on his two mortgages and people were pretty wound up about it. Since he’s the chairman of the Senate Banking Committee people have a right to be wound up. First he said that the details about his deal with Countrywide would be…
The federal government will release new rules today requiring seat belts for smaller school buses and higher seat backs for larger buses. What it comes down to is the government regulations requiring belts in every bus would cost $100 million annually and save one life per year. School buses are safe. Can they be made…
I’m not a McCain fan, but I’m pulling the lever for him in about four weeks for a few reasons that I’ve mentioned here at Conservative247. But when the Republican candidate spouts off that he wants to use $300 billion in federal tax dollars to go out an buy homes we’ve got a problem. What’s…
When you see this post, immediately send it to everyone in your e-mail list. I’m not a big McCain fan, but certainly you’re going to find me voting for the most conservative of the bunch – who is able to win – in four weeks. Today in New Mexico, McCain brought up the fact that…
There is a bunch of debate analysis available on the Web, but there is one answer that I wanted to review this morning. The question concerned the Bankruptcy Abuse Prevention and Consumer Protection Act, which set specific standards concerning the ability to file Chapter 7 or Chapter 13 bankruptcy. O’Binden wants to allow courts to…
I don’t have a law degree. I don’t have 12 hours to read the full text of the bailout bill that the Senate is debating right now. The average person should be able to read this crap – or at least use the Ctrl+f key to do a keyword search in the damn thing.
Wow. The private sector kicks ass again. After the bridge tragedy in Minneapolis along I-35 west, many thought it would take two or three years to rebuild the St. Anthony Bridge. The destroyed bridge – which took 13 lives – was a very important part of the Minneapolis roadway infrastructure; and the governor knew that…