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• Is the Export of U.S. Jobs a Real Election Issue?

  Posted on Sunday August 17th, 2008 at 01:25 in banker, banking, Barack Obama, business, capitalism, cayman islands, corporate inversion, Corporate Law, corporate tax rate, corporation, earnings stripping, Economy

  Back on August 16th, Barack Obama said that he would “end tax breaks for corporations that ship jobs overseas” while firing at John McCain for refusing to condemn such loopholes. In that r...

• Georgia: Diplomacy by Necessity

  Posted on Saturday August 16th, 2008 at 00:14 in commentary, democracy, diplomacy, diplomatic, Economy, freedom, georgia, georgia diplomacy, georgian conflict, Government, mccain, Middle East

  The United States is ill equipped to provide military assistance the Republic of Georgia in spite of their requests. We did send some humanitarian aid. We offered the type of aid that the airlines gi...

• Rethinking Family Rights

  Posted on Friday August 15th, 2008 at 18:18 in children, children's rights, civil rights, commentary, court system, custodial parent, divorce, Economy, family law, family rights, father's rights, human rights

  Times are tough for families in America. Stereotypes abound, especially toward men, popularly considered by many to be unfit to care for children. Men and a few women have become profound victims of t...

• What is New About the Mexican Border War?

  Posted on Thursday August 14th, 2008 at 21:51 in add new tag, anti-american, border patrol, border war, bush administration, drugs, Economy, extortion, human rights, illegal immigrant, mexican national, Mexico

  Tempers are up and activists are hot. Tensions are high as many illegal immigrants seek to take back “their territory” from the United States. The flood of illegal Mexican immigrants has t...

• American Households Face Substantial Headwinds

  Posted on Wednesday August 13th, 2008 at 12:31 in automaker, banker, banking, banking regulation, business, capital one, capitalism, countrywide, credit addiction, detroit, economic carnage, Economy

  Americans survived the attack of Hurricane Katrina and much of the nation felt the effects for years. What Americans are going now is not a hurricane or strong storm winds, but headwinds of a financia...

• E.P.A. Insists on Ethanol Use Despite Global Fears

  Posted on Monday August 11th, 2008 at 07:29 in ability to function, business, corn, Economy, election, energy, energy technology, Environmental Protection Agency, epa, ethanol, gasoline prices, Government

  You’d think with all the truths that we have learned about ethanol, especially about what it is and what it isn’t, would drive truth in action by the government. The efficiency of ethanol ...

• Fed and U.S. Treasury Betting on Banking Mojo

  Posted on Tuesday August 5th, 2008 at 08:05 in banking, banking innovation, banking mojo, deflation, Economy, election, federal reserve, financial innovation, financial literacy, financial market architecture, guaranteed bond, guaranteed bond framework

  Kevin Warsh laid out much of the bad economic news as a result of the banking, finance and mortgage failure of the last year at the U.S. Department of the Treasury Press Conference. The Fed Governor s...

• Obama Highlights Energy Differences

  Posted on Monday August 4th, 2008 at 13:04 in democracy, Democrat, Economy, election, energy, energy economy, fuel efficient, green power, hybrid, mccain, obama, offshore drilling

  For quite some time, the nation has been centered in a no man’s land of similar policy in the election, especially where public statements have been concerned. Candidates have done little to dis...

• Feminazi Pelosi Shuts Down House Vote

  Posted on Sunday August 3rd, 2008 at 10:16 in alternate fuel, biofuel, congress, Economy, election, energy, environment, environmentalism, ethanol, feminazi, feminist, gas prices

  Some politicians are apparently using the latest Congressional vacation break as an excuse not to deal with important issues at hand, even avoiding discussions that affect Americans the most. Speaker ...

• Barack Obama: Taking Steps In Leadership

  Posted on Saturday August 2nd, 2008 at 00:05 in Barack Obama, campaign strategist, commentary, democratic convention, distress, Economy, election, energy, equity, freedom, George Bush, global

  Arguably the most recognizable figure in the world today, Senator Barack Obama has taken steps to repair the image of America globally, and to lift the spirits and hopes of Americans. He has already ...

• Are High Fuel Prices Necessary?

  Posted on Thursday July 31st, 2008 at 00:13 in banking, barrel, big oil, budget strain, business, commodities, congress, crude oil, department of energy, devaluation, doe, dollar

  Perhaps at no time in recent history has more emotion and contention erupted over the demand for gasoline and fuel during a time of record high prices. Government, business and citizens struggle to co...

• The Housing Bill Miracle That Wasn’t

  Posted on Wednesday July 30th, 2008 at 11:04 in confident, depression, economic depression, Economy, election, fannie mae, federal reserve, fha, freddie mac, George Bush, home buyer, mortgage crisis

  This morning President Bush signed legislation that is probably considered as America’s first and best hope to shore up the ailing housing market and the fragile U.S. economy. The legislation champi...

• Global Poverty: Overreaction or Sell-Out?

  Posted on Monday July 28th, 2008 at 12:05 in Al Gore, Barack Obama, biden, bipartisan legislation, cantwell, Democrat, dodd, durbin, Economy, feingold, feinstein, Foreign affairs

  A few folks have decided that Americans might have a problem in recent legislation. Clearly, whether you prefer it or not, the likes of Al Gore appear to be steering the country. This infuriates a lot...

• Better Banking and Lending Standards Threaten Economy

  Posted on Sunday July 27th, 2008 at 18:34 in ailing economy, bank, banker, banking, business, capitalism, compound interest, conventional wisdom, credit score, deloitte, down payment, Economy

  Pollster financial consulting firm Deloitte LLP has discovered that two out of three Americans have finally decided that getting a mortgage is more difficult. This fact creates quite a conundrum for f...

• Scaremongers, Oil Prices and Black Plague

  Posted on Monday July 21st, 2008 at 10:59 in black plague, brian schwartz, dale allen pfeiffer, declining earth, e. manning, Economy, energy, fearmonger, food, food production, Foreign affairs, fossil fuel

  With the oil prices that Americans have come to expect, we do have a black plague of sorts: the black and oily kind. However, globalist scaremongers and media malcontents have decided that in referenc...

• Constitutional Violations and the Patriotic Man

  Posted on Sunday July 20th, 2008 at 16:45 in accountability, ACLU, afghanistan, Barack Obama, bradley amendment, child support, children's rights, civil rights, congress, constitution, constitutional violation, divorce

  Truthfully, there is no such thing as a “little Constitutional violation”, as if a violation can really exist in degrees. The legislative and executive branches of our government have grown rather...

• Energy: U.S. Survival at Stake

  Posted on Thursday July 17th, 2008 at 17:19 in Al Gore, business, carbon-based fuel, climate control, commentary, Economy, energy, energy independence, fuel prices, geothermal, global warming, Government

  We’ve discussed the importance of energy regarding the continued security and existence of the United States of America. Clearly, the continued existence of this country cannot be taken for gran...

• The Standup Comedy of John McCain

  Posted on Tuesday July 15th, 2008 at 22:08 in age, central bank, comedy, congress, congressional largesse, czechoslovakia, Economy, gaffe, Government, iran, john mccain, misstatement

  Amusement of an audience is a gift that often keeps on giving. Senator John McCain seems to be very comfortable on the move and is gifted with theatric gestures beyond compare. He has the touch of mis...

• The Broken America

  Posted on Sunday July 13th, 2008 at 15:48 in america, business, citizen, civil rights, Economy, family, freedom, freedom of speech, globalism, Government, integrity, leadership

  Many years ago, older Americans felt proud of the society that they had a hand in creating for a newer generation. They felt fulfilled as they continued to live out their years in relative happiness. ...

• An “Unlikely Hero” in Big Oil

  Posted on Wednesday July 9th, 2008 at 10:12 in alternate energy, big oil, bone of appeasement, business, congress, Economy, election, energy, energy policy, energy vision, gas, gasoline

  If the oil industry has a hero, T. Boone Pickens could well qualify to be that hero. Why? Unlike anyone else in the entire nation, T. Boone is a man with a plan, a vision that he is willing to share w...

• The Free Trade Tug-of-War

  Posted on Monday July 7th, 2008 at 21:00 in Barack Obama, big business, big government, bureaucracy, business, capitalism, colombia, Economy, employment, free trade, globalisation, globalization

  Presidential hopeful John McCain has recently traveled to Canada to discuss his support of NAFTA as well as to Colombia and Mexico to discuss trade agreements, possibly to bolster the Hispanic vote an...

• Fear of Drilling for Oil

  Posted on Sunday July 6th, 2008 at 11:03 in big oil, bill nelson, civil rights, drilling control, Economy, environment, federal ban, Government, john mccain, offshore, offshore drilling, oil exploration

  In 1981, the U.S. Congress enacted a 1981 ban on offshore drilling because of environmental concerns based on an offshore oil spill off Santa Barbara, California in the 70s. As a result, gas and oil e...

• Is Cap and Trade Legislation a Sure Thing?

  Posted on Thursday June 26th, 2008 at 23:28 in acid rain trading program, banker, Barack Obama, business, carbon-based fuel, congress, consumer confidence, devalued dollar, Economy, election, emissions, energy

  If energy wasn’t a big deal two years ago, it certainly is today. The cost of travel is indeed out of control with no real relief in sight in a large and expansive country that depends on afford...

• A Third War for the United States?

  Posted on Wednesday June 25th, 2008 at 10:28 in afghanistan, ali larijani, ball of fire, Dick Cheney, Economy, eu, european union, Foreign affairs, George Bush, globalist, Government, iran

  Vice-President Dick Cheney is off and running overseas according to CBS in their version of the television pre-dawn news. While this has not been confirmed, the Joint Chiefs Chairman is confirmed in p...

• Americans: The Reality of Job Offshoring

  Posted on Tuesday June 24th, 2008 at 12:26 in big government, business, citizen, corporation, Economy, election, employment, entrepreneur, federal government, Government, IRS, job

  It appears that you can’t pick up a business paper these days without reading about offshoring, or business relocating activities to low-cost countries. While both positive and negative stories...

• Surveillance and National Security: Where is America Going?

  Posted on Monday June 23rd, 2008 at 13:15 in add new tag, american, banking, british, business, capitalism, civil rights, congress, criminal, eavesdropping, Economy, executive branch

  More and more, there is a movement within the American populace to consider their personal security as more and more important. Lawmakers have been very supportive, even engineering the need for more ...

• Food Prices Rise Along With Government Expenses

  Posted on Sunday June 22nd, 2008 at 18:04 in banking, breadbasket, business, congress, customs fees, Economy, ethanol production, farm bill, farm disaster relief, farm subsidies, flooding, food insecure

  Sudden price increases compounded by soaring fuel and health care have meant financial strain that is unprecedented since the late 1970s. The government has determined that a minimal food budget for a...

• Tourism Dying in America?

  Posted on Thursday June 19th, 2008 at 12:32 in bed-and-breakfast, day trip, devalued dollar, Economy, energy, exchange rate, fuel prices, gas prices, Government, highway trust fund, montana, scenic repose

  To many, gas prices are coming full circle with a vengeance. The U.S. Department of Transportation has revealed that Americans drove 1.4 billion fewer highway miles in April than they did in April 200...

• Americans Move to Save Gas

  Posted on Wednesday June 18th, 2008 at 17:13 in capitalism, civil rights, commute, congress, Economy, election, gas, gasoline prices, healthy practices, homeowner, human rights, jobs

  The heat is on between President Bush and Congress. Bush is stubbornly waiting on Congress to drop the legislative ban on national offshore drilling for oil. Meanwhile, he refuses to set a presidentia...

• A New Nation Without Gasoline

  Posted on Tuesday June 17th, 2008 at 18:37 in alternate energy, america, Barack Obama, commodity futures, commodity prices, commodity trader, congress, Economy, election, energy, environment, fossil fuel

  The favorite pastime of Americans is talking about fuel. We feel helpless, starved, neglected and let down. The truth is, at least in part, that we are spoiled rotten. On the Today Show last week, “...