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Why The Bailout Failed
Although Wall Street and the world thought a deal had been reached by US lawmakers on the weekend, the reality proved otherwise. So why did the bailout fail? It failed because it was a very partisan b...
FBI Probing Financial Instituions
The FBI has begun to investigate financial institutions Lehman Brothers, AIG, Fannie Mae, and Freddie Mac. Terrible investments in sub-prime mortgages and other bad debt has led to a crisis in the fi...
Mallick Under Review by CBC Ombudsman
The CBC has confirmed that Heather Mallick is under review after a recent column disparaging Sarah Palin in disgusting manner. I'd like to think I had a little something to do with this after exchang...
The Credit Crisis
Today was a historic day for the markets as Bank of America purchased Merrill Lynch and Lehman Brothers declared bankruptcy. These moves highlight the deep problems associated with the credit crisis ...
McCain & Palin Take the Lead
A Zogby International polls shows John McCain and Sarah Palin pulling ahead of Barack Obama and Joe Biden in the US Presidential race.Zogby reports, "The McCain/Palin ticket wins 49.7% support, compar...
McCain Accepts GOP Nomination
John McCain officially accepted the Republican nomination for President. He delivered his speech to rowdy cheers and applause. He was rudely interrupted by a few code-pink nut jobs who couldn't sh...
Rudy Rocked
Palin Brings the House Down
Who said Palin isn't ready? Governor Sarah Palin brought the house down in Minnesota. I think it's safe to say that a new political star was born tonight.Her best line was definitely, "And since ou...
What You'll Hear Tonight at the GOP Convention
Huckabee:"I'm not a Republican because I grew up rich, but because I didn't want to spend the rest of my life poor, waiting for the government to rescue me.""Maybe the most dangerous threat of an Obam...
Gingrich Smacks Down MSNBC
Eat it.Reporter didn't respond because he couldn't and neither did the blow hard Keith Olbermann. Thank you Newt....
Fred Hits a Homerun
If Fred Thompson had given a speech like he did tonight, he might have won the GOP nomination. I don't know what his problem was during the campaign, maybe he didn't want it enough, but he sure nail...
Is it Sarah Palin?
It appears that Sarah Palin may be McCain’s choice for VP. I think that would be a fantastic choice. Both Romney and Pawlenty have indicated that they are not the VP choice of McCain.A rally outsi...
Republicans vs. Democrats, Socialists vs. Conservatives
I was talking to the little girl of a friend of mine. I asked her what she wanted to be when she grew up and she replied, "I want to be President!"Both of her parents are liberal Democrats and were st...
House GOP Begins Week 3 of Energy Protest
The Democrat plan on energy is about as good as Nancy Pelosi's book sales at the moment. They have no plan except delay, go on vacation, and propose new taxes. Oh, don't forget a lawsuit against O...
Get Educated on Oil Speculation
Some of McCain's statements on oil production and oil companies are downright ignorant, especially for a Republican who is supposed to support free markets more than the socialist-leaning Democrats do...
Democrats Dumb on Energy
The Democrats are vehemently opposed to any kind of outsourcing of manufacturing, but they're perfectly comfortable outsourcing the country's energy to Saudi Arabia, Russia, and Venezuela. The Democr...
Michael Steele for McCain's V.P.
This article is also available at Family Security Matters.There is a great deal of speculation over who the two nominees for President should pick as their running mates. I could care less who Obama p...
Drill To Election Victory
John McCain is the underdog against Barack H. Obama, but he could seize on the Illinois senator's inability to propose meaningful solutions to the energy problems facing the West.I say that Obama is u...
McCain Officially Clinches
Senator John McCain of Arizona has officially clinches the Republican nomination for President. After winning Ohio, Vermont, and Texas, McCain secured the 1,191 delegates needed to secure the nominati...
Kudlow's Case for McCain
Lawrence Kudlow makes a powerful case for McCain in RCP today. I put a lot of weight on what Kudlow says because he's a staunch capitalist with a successful track record in the market and the media. ...
Countering Groupthink on McCain
Let me start off by saying that I think John McCain is an honorable man who served his country admirably and with distinction in Vietnam. I greatly enjoyed his book Faith of My Fathers in which he vi...