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• Long-term unemployed face dwindling options 

  Thu Nov 19, 2009
  • Is this perhaps like the chicken and the egg?  One could say, "they wouldn't be here if American employers and the middle class weren't hiring them under the table by the millions."  Another could say, "if they, illegal, not legal, immigrants, by the millions weren't here in the first …

• Centrist in health debate hears it from all sides

  Tue Nov 17, 2009
  • Simple solution for the Senator: if the majority in her state are truly not in favor of the bill, vote against it and run for re-election as something other than a democrat, as a republican, an independent, conservative, a libertarian, etc.  By supporting the will of the majority of voters in …

• Carter defends handling of Iran hostage crisis

  Mon Nov 16, 2009
  • And had he listened to his advisors and attacked then, perhaps 3,000 plus may not have been killed on 911 and tens of thousands killed by terrorists since the hostage crisis may still be alive.

• Obama eyes Afghan costs: $1 million per soldier

  Sat Nov 14, 2009
  • No, what he actually appears to be saying is that he prefers to spend on entitlements for his non-productive, non-taxpaying supporters to buy their votes and ensure his and his party's continued control of the U.S.

• GOP lawmaker's health vote costs some support

  Tue Nov 10, 2009
  • Anh may not be being completely forthright about his vote. He faced an overwhelming task of being re-elected before his vote. If he really believed voting for health care reform was the right thing to do, then he should be applauded.

• Unemployment seen nearing 10 percent

  Fri Nov 6, 2009
  • Why is imposing a special income tax on incomes above a specific amount fair? Because somone says it's fair?

• Unemployment seen nearing 10 percent

  Fri Nov 6, 2009
  • Yes, Reagan lowered taxes, which actually increased revenues to the Treasury, but he had little or no control over spending.  For all 8 years of his Presidency, the Democrats controlled the House.  Although for most of those 8 years, his party controlled the Senate, they never …

• A year after dousing, GOP's hope rekindled

  Wed Nov 4, 2009
  • It could well be that the Gallup poll a month or so ago in which the result's indicated that as many as 40% of Americans identified themselves as conservatives, or at least centrists, is factual.  If so, candidates and/or parties holding far right or far left ideologies will …

• Lend to small business, Obama tells big banks

  Sat Oct 24, 2009
  • Anyone see another CRA-like meltdown coming? 

• Insurers emerge as Obama's top foe on health

  Tue Oct 13, 2009
  • "We can't assess the effects on national health expenditures," he (CBO chief Douglas ELmendorfs) said. "There are so many conflicting forces we have not been able to assess the effect on premium."