Little did CNBC reporter Rick Santelli know how far his message would carry after he issued a call for a Chicago Tea Party from the floor of the Chicago Mercantile Exchange Feb. 19, 2009. After spreading across the United States during the past 23 months, it appears that a grassroots movement, similar to the Tea [...]
Tea Party Movement Goes Global (Update)
January 26th, 2011 · 2 Comments
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Obama to Close GITMO, Submerge Prisoners?
September 26th, 2009 · 4 Comments
File this under “never would have guessed it.” In a piece published today at Right Truth, writer R.J. Godlewski unwittingly provides the evaluatory “tools” needed to connect the future of the Guantanamo Bay Detention Facility with President Barack Obama’s relentless assault of the nation’s oil and natural gas industry. Before I continue riding this train [...]
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Higher Fuel Prices, Job Losses to Follow G20 Commitment to Phase Out Fossil Fuel Subsidies
September 25th, 2009 · No Comments
President Barack Obama just outlined steps he and other G-20 world leaders at the Pittsburgh Summit 2009 have decided to take to change the world in many economic areas, including energy. Most notable to me was his mention of “phasing out fossil fuel subsidies.” If you think that eliminating subsidies is getting rid of some [...]
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2009 Energy Bill Will Punish Oil Consumers
June 8th, 2009 · No Comments
American Petroleum Institute President Jack Gerard issued back-to-back statements today related to the American Clean Energy and Security Act of 2009. About the Congressional Budget Office cost estimate on the measure, Gerard said the following: “The study confirms the bill discriminates against ordinary Americans who depend on cars, trucks, trains and airplanes and will be [...]
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Chinese Drill, Americans Suffer, Congress Sleeps
September 19th, 2008 · 6 Comments
Despite the fact that poll results released as recently as Sept. 12 show voters strongly favor offshore drilling, the Democrat-led U.S. House of Representatives seems content with passing ‘dry hole’ energy bills rather than allowing expansion of oil and natural gas exploration on the Outer Continental Shelf and elsewhere in the United States. Meanwhile… Chinese [...]
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Blogger Offers 10 Ways to Save at Supermarket
July 12th, 2008 · No Comments
Below are 10 ways to save serious money at the supermarket and help you offset the skyrocketing prices of food, fuel and other household necessities. Read them and pass this on to your friends, family and neighbors, compliments of Bob McCarty Writes: 1) Loyalty Cards: If you don’t have one, sign up for one. It’s [...]
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Trucker Discusses Economic Issues on CNN
May 6th, 2008 · 1 Comment
Six weeks ago, Dan Little spearheaded a nationwide truckers shutdown which took place April 1 as a means of drawing attention to the poor economic plight of independent truckers and trucking companies. Today, the owner of a Carrollton, Mo., cattle-hauling operation finds himself in a new position representing the interests of truckers from across the [...]
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