The stimulus is supposed to save the economy from depression, right? Isn’t that why the Obama and Bush administrations spent trillions of our hard earned dollars? But has the economy been “stimulated” (sounds dirty, doesn’t it?), or has it simply been propped up, only to fall apart again as soon as the money runs out?
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If you listen to this youtube clip, you may not think [...] After a recent post about Scott Brown being far from a liberty-oriented candidate, many responded that it’s important to live in reality, and that we cannot have a perfect candidate. Especially not one who lives in Massachusetts. …early on that is. At least everyone was paying attention. This past week, Fox News viewers were given the opportunity to watch Jon Stewart and Bill O’Reilly go at it. I couldn’t bring myself to watch the entire episode, as it wasn’t more than five minutes into it that I was already fed up with both of them. I was, shall we say, dismayed with [...] Considering the buzz about the Massachusetts special election and candidate Scott Brown, I decided to do a little research into what the man was all about. I was hoping to find a true liberty-driven candidate, but was a bit disappointed. That is not to say that he doesn’t have some good qualities. He does claim [...] In today’s paper, the Denver Post’s Kevin Vaughan analyzes the Colorado political scene after Governor Bill Ritter announced he would not seek reelection. (”Ritter’s decision throws Colorado into political upheaval once again.”)
Regarding a potential Republican comeback in 2010, Vaugh quotes former state Sen. Mike Feeley, a Democrat, “I think it’s inevitable that the pendulum swings back the other way.”
There is no pendulum. Instead of movement from one side all the way to the other, political shifts are more akin to a mother moving her infant from one arm to the other. There is a slight shift, but the baby is never far from the teat.
The mother notices the difference, but the baby doesn’t.
An article today in NPR discusses the Statue in Africa that has sparked protest and has been labeled by critics to be a “multimillion-dollar presidential indulgence.” While no stance is taken in the article, it seems to suggest the money was poorly spent by President Wade. The title, For Many in Senegal, Statue is a [...] This health care reform has tentacles. It will control major aspects of our lives, including our ability to choose. |
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