It’s all over the news in what could be described as the 21st-century equivalent of an angry torch-bearing mob marching toward Dr. Frankenstein’s castle. It’s the saga of “AIG Bailout Bucks Gone Bad.” In this saga, the Frankenstein castle has been replaced by AIG headquarters in New York City and the new mob is being [...]
Entries from March 2009
If AIG Officials Take Senator Grassley’s Advice…
March 17th, 2009 · No Comments
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Rhetoric vs. Reality: Do Taxes Need to Be Raised?
March 17th, 2009 · No Comments
As a public service, I’m launching a series of posts intended to help readers of this blog distinguish between political rhetoric and economic reality when it comes to matters impacting the nation’s energy future: RHETORIC: Taxes need to be raised to help address the growing federal deficit and stimulate job creation. REALITY: Raising taxes in [...]
Tags: · 1930s, 1970s, Barack Obama, Energy, energy future, federal deficit, herbert hoover, Jimmy Carter, job creation, nation's energy future, Obama, president barack obama, president carter, president hoover, president obama, reality, rhetoric, tax hikes
Seriously…Raising Taxes During a Recession?
March 17th, 2009 · 2 Comments
Raymond J. Keating made a profound, bipartisan statement in the opening paragraph of an article, “The Perplexing Obama Tax Increases,” published Friday on the Small Business & Entrepreneurship Council web site: ‘No matter where one happens to be on the economic spectrum — for example, from Keynesian left-winger to supply-side conservative — there would be [...]
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BMW Welcomes New Advertiser, Salvation Links
March 17th, 2009 · 2 Comments
Bob McCarty Writes is proud to welcome Salvation Links as a new advertiser. Conceived by Ron English, a long-time friend and former employer*, the recently-launched blog offers a plethora of biblical resources for both Christians and non-Christians in search of truth. “Our goal is to publish interesting material that prayerfully and hopefully will speak to [...]
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‘Obama’s Outrage’ Aimed at Punishing Achievers
March 17th, 2009 · 2 Comments
Representative of the mainstream media, the front page of today’s Chicago Sun-Times features a photo of an angry-looking President Barack Obama above the all-caps headline, OBAMA’S OUTRAGE. The headline, in turn, leads to a Lynn Sweet article about Obama’s “somewhat tardy” outrage over AIG paying $165 million in bonuses to some of its employees. If [...]
Tags: · 165 million in bonuses, achievers, aig, aig bailout, aig bonuses, aig insurance, bailout, Barack Obama, bonuses, Chicago Sun-Times, Economy, lynn sweet, Obama, obama's outrage, president barack obama, president obama, punishing achievers, Sun-Times
American Legion Strongly Opposed to President’s Plan to Charge Wounded Heroes for Treatment (Updated)
March 16th, 2009 · 4 Comments
The leader of the nation’s largest veterans organization says he is “deeply disappointed and concerned” after a meeting with President Barack Obama today to discuss a proposal to force private insurance companies to pay for the treatment of military veterans who have suffered service-connected disabilities and injuries. The Obama administration recently revealed a plan to [...]
Tags: · american legion, Barack Obama, commander david k. rehbein, david k. rehbeing, department of veterans affairs, eric shinseki, Medicare, nation's largest veterans organization, Obama, office of management and budget, omb, president barack obama, president obama, private insurance carriers, rahm emmanuel, rehbein, service-connected injuries, steven kosiak, va, Veterans, veterans affairs, veterans health care
Sparse Details About Classroom Disruptions Spur Questions About Possible Terrorist Activity
March 16th, 2009 · 10 Comments
Could classroom disruptions on the University of Oklahoma campus last week have been “dry runs” conducted by a terrorist group? That question has been nagging at me ever since I read newspaper reports in the student-run campus newspaper, OU Daily, and in the Tulsa World. On Wednesday afternoon, according to the news reports published Friday, [...]
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