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Bailout Mania

Watch the Magic Obama as he pulls an economic “fix” out of his hat…

The FreeDictionary.com defines the word “bailout” as “a rescue from financial difficulties.” That was the term used to describe the initial government action and spending that occurred while Bush was still in office. We were told at the time that the $750 billion raised and appropriated by Congress at the behest of the President and …

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Tea Party in DC

This is a video from one of the "Tea Parties" held yesterday– this particular one in DC. One of the speakers is Deroy Murdoch, who has some very good to say about the use of incentives to help fix the economy & create jobs. The vid runs some 19 minutes, but is indeed very exciting …

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In depth analysis and some quick reaction to Obama’s big night

The National Journal Online has an interesting interactive feature analyzing the full text of Obama’s speech to Congress using a mixture of bloggers, pundits, members of Congress, and a descriptive note about each applause (only Democrats stood, both Democrats AND Republicans, etc.). Readers can click higlighted sections for reactions based on accuracy, campaign promises kept (or …

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Guest Post: An open letter to the Congress and President of the United States

by Edwin J. Feulner, Ph.D. For the last 35 years, educators and analysts at The Heritage Foundation have been intimately involved in the nation’s great public policy debates. In all that time, we have never encountered legislation with such far-reaching and revolutionary policy implications as the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act currently before Congress. And …

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“Poverty is good for the soul…”

Guest Post by Bill Asbell The Baby Boomers Strike Again to Inflict perhaps the Death blow on U.S. Capitalism Once and for All. No doubt, William Ayers, Abbie Hoffman, Noam Chomsky and Saul Alinsky are all most definitely proud "Americans"…wherever they currenty reside, above or below.   All we endangered rational types ask is to do what …

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It’s the fascism, stupid!

Fascist Headquarters, Rome. 1934 While listening to the "Great One" (AKA Mark Levin) tonight over the livestream, he read a Pajamas Media piece by Michael Ledeen who dares use the "F" word to describe the road we have embarked upon: Fascism. Reacting to a Newsweek article claiming "We’re All Socialists Now," Ledeen writes that’s not socialism.  …

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