Despite Pundit Claims, Offshore Drilling Support is Down Significantly

By: Tuesday May 25, 2010 6:25 am

Seizing on a recent NBC/WSJ poll (PDF) showing 60% of Americans continue to support offshore drilling, several journalists and pundits have implied that support for offshore drilling has not declined sharply in recent weeks. As I’ll show below, this is absolutely false.

Could Congress Block Antiworker IMF ‘Bailouts’ in Europe?

By: Friday May 14, 2010 7:50 am

If a handful of anti-IMF Democrats throw in with House Republicans, it could be a whole new ballgame.

Media Blackout – Wall Street Journal Hiding Andrew Maguire Revelation Of JP Morgan Chase Gold/Silver Manipulation

By: Friday April 2, 2010 4:59 am

Last week’s hearing by the CFTC (Commodities Futures Trading Commission) on futures market trading for metals revealed a massive Fraud by JP Morgan Chase, including 100:1 leverage and massive naked short selling. The total mainstream and financial media blackout of this CFTC Hearing is EVIDENCE that these claims threaten the entire Ponzi financial scheme.

Let Us Now Praise Famous Men

By: Thursday February 25, 2010 10:53 pm

With little fanfare, a true warrior and patriot, John Yoo, has rescued President Obama from the clutches of the angry left.

U.S. Poised to Commit War Crimes in Marjah

By: Friday February 12, 2010 9:00 am
(Promoted by somethingthedogsaid - Rule of law means following the laws, even when it is hard. )

The United States and NATO are poised to launch a major assault in the Marjah district in southern Afghanistan. Tens of thousands of Afghan civilians are in imminent peril. Will President Obama and Congress act to protect civilians in Marjah, in compliance with the obligations of the United States under the laws of war?

The Gift America Needs Most: Manufacturing

By: Tuesday December 22, 2009 10:07 am

The gift this country needs most this holiday season is an economy built on a solid foundation, one that will provide middle class, family-supporting jobs now and into the future. Not more fancy derivatives, this economy needs basic manufacturing.

Mortgages Underwater

By: Wednesday November 25, 2009 8:16 am

New Orleans The Wall Street Journal published a chart in Monday’s paper based on information from First American Home Core Logic, a real estate information service in Santa Ana, California in Orange County which was the heartland of the sub-prime industry. The chart indicated that between 1 in 4 and 1 in 5 (22.6%) home mortgage holders are “underwater” on their homes with negative equity. In simple terms these 10.7 Million homeowners now owe more money on their home than the home is currently worth.

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