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Archives for July 2009

Senator Dodd Pleads Stupidity On Mortgage Payola

Senator Dodd’s Denials An Insult To The Citizens Most people refinancing their mortgage go to a bank and then get whatever  prevailing mortgage rate they qualify for.  When you are a Senator with vast powers over the financial industry, things are different – the bank comes to you and you get a special rate. Does […]

Senator Dodd – Not Fit For Service – Lies Won’t Change The Facts

Disturbing Pattern of Lies, Corruption And Special Interests Senator Dodd’s re-election campaign seems to be based on the following strategy: “Make the lie big, make it simple, keep saying it, and eventually they will believe it”. Senator Dodd is running ads that try to portray him as Joe Six Pack, always ready to pitch in […]

Why It Takes 20 Years To Expand An Airport

Lost American Initiative Whatever happened to the “can do” attitude that allowed this country to put a man on the moon when such a feat was perceived possible only in science fiction movies?   Essential and long overdue improvements to US infrastructure now take decades as work is delayed by bickering special interest groups, mindless bureaucrats […]

Hillary (Who?) Clinton – “Marginalized Bureaucrat”

The Truth Hurts Some devastating criticism of Hillary by Nile Gardiner at the Telegraph UK. If President Obama’s goal in appointing Hillary Clinton as Secretary of State was to neutralize his biggest rival, he has certainly succeeded. Clinton looks a shadow of her former self, and has been the most low-key Secretary of State in […]

Ukraine’s President Should Have Told Biden To Mind His Own Business

Biden Lectures Ukraine On How To Do Things “Right” In another display of American arrogance, Vice President Biden had the gall to lecture Ukrainian leaders for their lack of progress in emulating the United States’ perfect culture and political system. Mr Biden, well known for verbose speeches with little substance, lectured Ukraine’s political leaders for […]

United States – A Nation Of Criminals

Law and Order, or A System Gone Berserk? The statistics on the number of  Americans incarcerated are truly eye catching, especially when compared to other nations. There are approximately 2.3 million Americans in jail, equivalent to 1 out of every 100 Americans.  America has in its jails almost 25% of the entire prison population in […]

Should People Over 85 Be Allowed To Drive?

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