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Friday, May 16th, 2008
***This post is being submitted to the Facing Up Blog Carnival on Medicare.***
It is no secret that our economy is the middle of a recession, as evidenced by massive layoffs in the financial services market, exploding energy prices and the increase in jobless claims. One reason why we can ...
Posted in Medicare, Fiscal Policy | 1 Comment »
Friday, May 16th, 2008
"I'm not interested in partisanship that serves no other purpose than to gain a temporary advantage over our opponents. This mindless, paralyzing rancor must come to an end. We belong to different parties, not different countries. There is a time to campaign, and a time to govern. If I'm elected ...
Posted in John McCain, 2008 | No Comments »
Wednesday, May 14th, 2008
Clinton's proposal to suspend the 18.4-cent-per-gallon federal gasoline tax for the summer -- an idea belittled by most economists and rejected by Obama as a political gimmick -- proved to be a winner in West Virginia. Voters supported the gas tax suspension by an almost 2-to-1 margin. Those voters who ...
Posted in Energy Policy, West Virginia, Barack Obama, John McCain, 2008, Hillary Clinton | 4 Comments »
Tuesday, May 13th, 2008
"...the word God is for me nothing more than the expression and product of human weaknesses, the Bible a collection of honorable but still primitive legends which are nevertheless pretty childish. For me, the Jewish religion like all other religions is an incarnation of the most childish superstitions...the Jewish people ...
Posted in Albert Einstein, Religion | 5 Comments »
Thursday, May 8th, 2008
Apparently, the heiress to a beer distribution company (who's the elitist now?) does not understand what it means to be a public figure, creating the appearance and impression that she has something to hide.
"You know, my husband and I have been married 28 years and we have filed ...
Posted in Cindy McCain, John McCain, 2008 | 1 Comment »
