Bob McCarty Writes

Below are three videos which capture some of the emotions of Chrysler dealers in Georgia, Michigan and New York who’ve been told their dealerships are set to close:

Video #1 (above): Daniel Womack, owner of a Claxton Chrysler in rural Claxton, Ga., warns the loss of his dealership in a town where everyone knows each others’ [...]

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It appears writer Eric Crawford was ahead of the journalistic pack with his article that appeared in the Louisville Courier-Journal on Black Friday — the one after Thanksgiving, not Christmas.  In Bailout Bowl, Presented By You and Me, he highlighted the many instances in which taxpayers — hence, “You and Me” in his headline — [...]

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As someone who has been critical of both Congress and the Big Three Automakers over the years, I found myself stepping back from that criticism after watching the promotional video (a.k.a., “car commercial”) above for the Pelosi GTxi SS/RI Sport Edition from Congressional Motors.  In other words, I’m sold on the soon-to-be-available opportunity to purchase [...]

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Some things are just plain wrong.  One of them is the automatic 2.8 percent — or $4,700 each — pay hike members of Congress are due to receive early next year unless American citizens convince them otherwise — and quickly!
On Jan. 22, 2008, Reps. Harry Mitchell (D-Ariz.) and Ron Paul (R-Texas) attempted to prevent this [...]

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It’s understandable if some Americans find themselves confused as they try to understand the financial headlines making news this morning:

An enormous “Ponzi” scheme, allegedly perpetrated by a long-trusted Wall Street legend and former chairman of the NASDAQ, continues to make headlines since becoming public four days ago.

Other news articles focus on the possibility of news [...]

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