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‘The Donald’ Not White House Material

February 17th, 2011 · No Comments

After reading in the local newspaper today that a St. Louis-area man had formed a committee to draft Donald Trump to run for president in 2012, I couldn’t help but ask the question, “Do we really want a man like Trump running the country?” On the surface, Trump might seem like a likable guy in [...]

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Obama Hints at Fairness Doctrine on Sunday Shows

September 20th, 2009 · 5 Comments

Brace yourselves, conservatives:  While President Barack Obama used his appearances on the Sunday talk shows to push for government-run health care, he also fired what could be considered an Oval Office “missile” aimed squarely at conservative talk radio. During a poignant segment of his interview the president that was broadcast on FACE the NATION this [...]

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‘Mattress Wallet’ Touted as Secure Place for Money

June 12th, 2009 · No Comments

“Financial comfort in an uncertain economy.” That was the headline of a news release I read this morning for something called “The Mattress Wallet.” At first blush, I suspected the news release was either a promotion for some kind of financial advice seminar.  Then I thought it might be something individuals could use to literally [...]

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Postal Service Changes Raise Cash, Fight Hunger

April 1st, 2009 · 3 Comments

The U.S. Postal Service expects to save more than $100 million annually through a series of cost-cutting steps, but a handful of other steps reportedly being taken by the agency during its economic crisis will raise both cash and eyebrows. Eighty district offices will be closed, according to a recent news release.  In addition, more [...]

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Did Obama Mention ‘Lifting Ourselves’ Again?

February 24th, 2009 · No Comments

When I heard President Barack Obama mention in his speech to a joint session of Congress tonight the notion of “lifting ourselves” out of the current economic crisis, I felt compelled to republish a Winston Churchill-inspired My Personal Litmus cartoon.

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Fair Tax Offers ‘Jumper Cables’ for Economy (Update)

February 23rd, 2009 · 5 Comments

FairTax.org, the grassroots campaign to replace the income tax with a national retail sales tax, announced in a news release they are running full-page ads (pdf) in papers across the country praising the FairTax as “The World’s Biggest Economic Jumper Cables.” today that they have begun running. Ads will run this week in the Los [...]

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Writer: Bush Not to Blame for Economic Crisis

February 8th, 2009 · No Comments

As evidenced in the comments below (and others), President Barack Obama and his underlings seem fixated upon blaming the current economic crisis on President George W. Bush’s efforts to deregulate industry: “But come on, we’re not — we are not going to get relief by turning back to the very same policies that for the [...]

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