The kind of bag Americans might soon need is different than the song-inspiring bag into which they packed all their troubles nearly a century ago — and it’s not a “kit” bag. In 1915, when George Asef and Felix Powell came up with the lyrics for the song, “Pack Up Your Troubles in Your Old [...]
‘Pack Up Your Troubles in Your New S__t Bag’
June 5th, 2009 · 1 Comment
Tags: · africa, Barack Obama, Bob McCarty, Economy
Investigation Launched Into Abortion Doc’s Murder
June 5th, 2009 · No Comments
Below is the the first paragraph of a just-released news release about the Justice Department’s decision to launch an investigation into the murder of controversial late-term abortion provider, Dr. George Tiller: The Department’s Civil Rights Division and the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Kansas have launched a federal investigation into federal crimes in [...]
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No Rain, But Many Umbrellas at Tiananmen Square
June 5th, 2009 · No Comments
On the 20th anniversary of the bloodshed known as the Tiananmen Square Massacre, there appears to have been little or no rain clouds at the site in Beijing where university students waged an anti-government protest. There were, however, enough umbrella-toting government officials present to prevent members of the Western news media from reporting much news [...]
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Prediction: Crude Oil Price to Jump 31 Percent!
June 5th, 2009 · 2 Comments
When Rush Limbaugh mentioned Goldman Sachs’ prediction about the price of oil on his radio show today, I decided to share the statement American Petroleum Institute President Jack Gerard issued yesterday about the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee 2009 energy bill: “As Goldman Sachs noted (Wednesday) when it raised its forecast for U.S. benchmark [...]
Tags: · Bob McCarty, Gas Prices, oil and natural gas industry, Rush Limbaugh
Must-Read: The Speech Obama Should Have Made
June 5th, 2009 · No Comments
As I read the transcript of the speech President Barack Obama delivered to the Muslim world from Cairo University, I was struck by what the president said and didn’t say in the speech. Sol Sanders was struck as well. The big difference, however, is that he made his observations prior to the speech in his [...]
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NY AG Cuomo Tries to ‘FOIL’ Blogger’s Efforts
June 5th, 2009 · 2 Comments
When New York Attorney General Andrew Cuomo sent an accusatory letter (pdf) to Chevron CEO David J. O’Reilly May 4, he had to know the effort would position him squarely alongside Philadelphia trial lawyers and radical environmentalists associated with an Ecuadoran environmental group. At least, that’s what I surmised in a post June 2. Today, [...]
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