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American Republic replaced by “Council of Governors”?
By Judi McLeod Tuesday, January 12, 2010 Quietly—even stealthily—in the opening days of the New Year, President Barack Obama has set up a “Council of Governors”. Like the 30-plus czars running America with neither the people’s nor the congress’s blessings, the Council of Governors is already a done deal. “Is this a first step towards Martial Law,...»
Palin takes Fox News commentator job
By RACHEL D’ORO, Associated Press Writer – 4 mins ago ANCHORAGE, Alaska – Sarah Palin is taking her conservative message to Fox News. An attorney for the former Alaska governor and Republican vice presidential candidate says Palin will provide some type of commentary for the cable network. Attorney Thomas Van Flein declined to elaborate on the...»
Geithner’s New York Fed Told AIG to Limit Swaps Disclosure
By Hugh Son Jan. 7 (Bloomberg) — The Federal Reserve Bank of New York, then led by Timothy Geithner, told American International Group Inc. to withhold details from the public about the bailed-out insurer’s payments to banks during the depths of the financial crisis, e-mails between the company and its regulator show. AIG said in a draft of a...»
No Specific Mention of Terrorism in 7-Page Indictment of Abdulmutallab
Thursday, January 07, 2010 By Ed White, Associated Press Detroit (AP) – A Nigerian man accused of trying to blow up a Detroit-bound Northwest Airlines flight on Christmas Day was indicted Wednesday on charges including attempted murder and trying to use a weapon of mass destruction to kill nearly 300 people. Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab, 23, was traveling from...»
Cook: Dems Could Lose The House
By Ed Carson Fri., Jan. 08, ‘10 10:02 AM ET Veteran political analyst Charlie Cook says retirements are creating a “vicious circle” for Democratic politicians. For the first time, he sees a significant risk that Democrats could lose the House this year if trends continue. (Somebody alert RNC Chairman Michael Steele). From Cook: How many other wavering...»
Unemployment: The Dirty Little Secret Everyone’s Ignoring
By John Lott – FOXNews.com The problem of people getting discouraged and giving up looking for work is ballooning. The unemployment rate might be stuck at 10 percent, but the more detailed numbers in the Department of Labor’s Household survey data paint a more dire picture. The number of people with a job fell by...»
White House takes four days to respond to terror attack, but responds to Cheney criticism in matter of hours?
By: MARK HEMINGWAYCommentary Staff Writer12/30/09 10:39 PM EST David’s post below on the White House’s decision to accuse of all people, Dick Cheney, of being insufficiently critical of al Qaeda beggars belief. As Jim Geraghty quipped, “He’s beyond condemning ; he wants to waterboard him until his lungs qualify for a federal wetlands status.” We all agree al...»
What being an American, has always meant to me.
“To Excellence, which means caring more than some think is wise.. Risking more then some think is safe..Dreaming more then some think is sensible.. And working more then most are willing to do.” ~author unknown What does being an American mean to me? The freedom each and every day to decide for myself what path I...»
How “Hope” has left me Hope-Less.
Barack Obama ran his campaign on “Hope and Change”. I knew it wasn’t going to be the positive innuendo he allowed all to believe. I knew lives would be changed. This past year has been for myself the most depressing time of my life. I have lived through some seriously rough times. I mean ROUGH. ...»