In shocking news, the New York Times cites figures that investors withdrew $33.12 billion from domestic stock market mutual funds in the first seven months of this year when billions of dollars should have been expected to be flowing in.
The Sun-Times is Chicago’s left-wing, left-wing paper while the Chicago Tribune is but the city’s left-wing paper and pursuant to its agenda, the Sun-Times recently made to shore up support for Mayor “King” Daley’s attempt to eliminate the Second Amendment for his Chicago subjects with its headlined “More guns in city not a good thing(1).” Naturally most of what is contained in the piece is incorrect and deserves a good fisking.
Not far from where I live in New Jersey, in Montclair, Richard and Cynthia Murphy were arrested as Russian sleeper agents, allegedly in the employ of the SVR, the successor to the famed Soviet KGB intelligence services that waged a covert war throughout the Cold War.
The modern day conservatives of this country are following along in the footsteps of one of the early compatriots that in the early days of this country stood up against the established governing body to right the wrongs and injustices that were being handed down through over taxation and oppressive practices wrought by said governmental body. Just like Paul those that are attending Tea Party’s and attending Town Halls, Networking and participating to get the word out we are the common man and women. We are Americans first and foremost, we do not hold high office nor do we consider ourselves elite, common sense values and a deep rooted desire and fortitude to preserve the freedoms and conserve the liberties guaranteed by our founding fathers so long ago when they drafted the Constitution and set us on the course to afford those the inalienable Rights that they envisioned for us the keepers of the nation they fought and sacrificed for.
Eamon Javers of Politico recently wondered why Matt Drudge, the proprietor of the widely-read Drudge Report, so frequently links to stories detailing the decline of the dollar. In the first three weeks of October, he noted, Drudge linked to such stories eighteen times.
Numerous religious and secular organizations are issuing statements, expressing concern and urging action as it becomes evident that the pending proposed health-care legislation contains provisions to fund and to mandate abortion. In its 1,991 pages - to date, lengthier tomorrow? - there, of course, also are many variations of other, wholly unrelated, trouble.
Fear that the economy might fall back into recession is compelling Congress to extend unemployment benefits and incentives for homebuying that lawmakers hope will help sustain growth.
Just one year ago, would you have believed that an unelected government official, not even a Cabinet member confirmed by the Senate but simply one of the many “czars” appointed by the president, could arbitrarily cut the pay of executives in private businesses by 50 percent or 90 percent?
Christina Romer, chairperson of President Obama’s Council of Economic Advisers, said Thursday that the $194 billion already spent from the $787 billion economic stimulus gave a jolt to the economy that contributed to growth in the second and third quarters of the year.
The Rutherford Institute has launched its annual “ABC’s of the Constitution in the Classroom” campaign, a national effort to educate students, parents, teachers and school administrators about how to uphold the U.S. Constitution in the public schools and how to avoid censoring student religious expression.
Even those who oppose decriminalization of marijuana, even for limited purposes, have reason to applaud the U.S. Department of Justice’s new policy on marijuana prosecutions for its consistency with principles of federalism.
Vice President Joe Biden had some pointed words about the economy this week. He quoted his grandfather when he said “When the guy in Minooka’s out of work, it’s an economic slowdown. When your brother- in-law’s out of work, it’s a recession. When you’re out of work, it’s a depression.” “Well, it’s a depression - it’s a depression for millions of Americans, through no fault of their own.”
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