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Drilling Plan for Doomed Rig Approved By Obama

April 30th, 2010 · 1 Comment

Dan Riehl brought to light an interesting piece of trivia related to the offshore drilling rig disaster in the Gulf of Mexico.  It appears the blame for this event, one of history’s worst environmental disasters, can’t be shuffled off to President George W. Bush. That’s right!  It seems the initial exploration plan for the British [...]

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Entitlement Mindset on Display in Nearly-Empty Lot

April 30th, 2010 · 1 Comment

Earlier this week, I posted a video which ended with a shot of a sign — “$10 Parking” — next to an almost-empty parking lot.  Today, I provide more perspective about why I found the sign noteworthy. I came across the sign after following a squad of riot gear-wearing law enforcement officers as they departed [...]

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Quincy Doctor Calls Out Tea Party’s Chubbies (Update)

April 30th, 2010 · 6 Comments

Waiting to hear President Barack Obama bash Wall Street during a White House to Main Street Tour stop in Quincy, Ill., Wednesday afternoon, Dr. Young W. Yu overheard me speaking with a lady in line ahead of him.  After I asked her if she wanted President Obama to nationalize the nation’s banks, the Blessing Health [...]

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