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Senator Inhofe Says Plan Needed for $350B Bailout

November 17th, 2008 · 3 Comments

If you’re a frequent visitor to this blog, you’re familiar with Sen. Jim Inhofe, a Republican from Oklahoma I trust for his wisdom on the subject of global warming alarmism.  Now, it appears, Senator Inhofe has offered his senate colleagues a piece of his mind on the proposed $350 billion economic bailout package being managed [...]

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Video: Flight 93 Memorial Still Points to Mecca

November 13th, 2008 · 2 Comments

Just over 13 months ago, I published my first post about the controversy surrounding the Flight 93 Memorial.  On Nov. 21, 2007, I published an update on the project purported to honor the passengers who gave their own lives to prevent Islamic terrorists from flying a passenger aircraft into the nation’s capitol.  Today, thanks to [...]

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Three Reasons Not to Bail Out General Motors

November 10th, 2008 · 4 Comments

After reading an article in today’s edition of The Moscow Times (see graphic at right), I came up with three good reasons why at least one of the “Big Three” automakers — General Motors — should NOT receive any portion of a proposed $50 billion bailout from the federal government:

Reason #1: GM is, according to [...]

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Monday Morning News Stories Worth a Look

November 10th, 2008 · No Comments

Covering topics that range from financial and political news to reality television and college football, stories worth reading this Monday morning appear below:

The Wall Street Journal reports this morning that radio station ad sales are way down, but they pale in comparison to what’s likely to happen if the so-called “Fairness Doctrine” is reinstated.  It [...]

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Post-Election Statements Offer Glimpse of Future

November 5th, 2008 · 3 Comments

The presidential election is over, but many still wonder what the future might hold for them in terms of a Barack Obama presidency.  Below are some post-election statements issued by leaders of nonprofit and labor groups which offer a glimpse at what that future might hold.  Each observation is followed by an observation of mine [...]

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