Mallard Fillmore Comic Strip – Boston.com
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Global Economic Update: A Weak Recovery | STRATFOR
Global Economic Update: A Weak Recovery | STRATFOR.
U.S. Taps Strategic Petroleum Reserve | STRATFOR
U.S. Taps Strategic Petroleum Reserve | STRATFOR.
Fantasy Island
California never ceases to amaze me. On Tuesday, the entire country wakes up and tells our President and Congress: “No More! Change Course! We’ve had enough!” Yet California, Nevada and Massachusetts all say, “Good Work, Let’s keep it up!” The states with the worst unemployment, worst housing markets and highest taxes (aside from Nevada) all […]
Mid Term Elections
Great article by George Friedman of Stratfor as we head into the mid-term elections. U.S. MIDTERM ELECTIONS, OBAMA AND IRAN By George Friedman We are a week away from the 2010 U.S. midterm elections. The outcome is already locked in. Whether the Republicans take the House or the Senate is close to immaterial. It is […]
The Show Me State Showed Congress
The Show Me State of Missouri showed up at the polls to pass Proposition C with a 71% majority. Prop C establishes a state law that says Missouri cannot force people to pay a penalty or fine if they fail to carry health insurance coverage. This requirement of coverage is the most controversial aspect (along […]
Iran Plays Scrooge
>Twas a week before Christmas and 13 days before President Obama’s year end nuclear deadline for Iran, not a creature was stirring, except for a few tanks and the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) forces who took over an oil well in Iraq’s southern Maysan province. Iran, Iraq and the United States initially denied this […]
Afghan War
>I found the following article by our friends over at Stratfor to be very insightful regarding Obama and the Afghan War, and his speech last night. George Friedman does a great job in comparing Obama’s Afghan War to Nixon’s Vietnam War and the challenges. “This report is republished with permission of STRATFOR” www.stratfor.com Obama’s Plan […]
Universal HealthCare
>I had to refrain from throwing my cup of coffee at the television this morning, as I watched one Republican, one Independent and two democrats debate on Meet the Press with David Gregory. As a side note, I must give credit where credit is due…I was very disappointed to hear that Gregory was the permanent […]
Veteran’s Day?
>Two days before our country celebrates our Veterans, the Iranians continue to taunt President Obama, making him look like a weak leader of a once mighty nation. Perhaps the Iranians are taking notes from the North Korean leaders. After campaigning on a strong foreign policy, particularly in Afghanistan, ten months into his presidency, Obama has […]