A Dragon in Sheep’s Clothing

From President Obama’s economic speech at The Brookings Institution 12/09/09 ….In his speech, Obama accused Republicans of failing to take responsibility for the current crisis. He said he was forced to tackle it upon taking office “largely without the help of an opposition party, which, unfortunately, after having presided over the decision-making that had led [...]

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A bit of history most people do not know. This Proclamation was issued seven months before Thanksgiving Day was proclaimed. I’ve emphasized a portion which our pastor read the Sunday before Thanksgiving this year. —– March 30, 1863 BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA A PROCLAMATION Whereas the Senate of the United [...]

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I know, I should be used to this by now. It never ceases to amuse/amaze me, though. Makes a person want to read the original report for one’s self. Now there’s a novel idea — reading the direct report instead of relying on news outlets to interpret it! Excerpt from The New York Times, “No [...]

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Associated Press via Yahoo! News: WASHINGTON – For consumers, the health care bills taking final shape in Congress don’t rate close to a perfect 10. The Democratic measures would leave 12 million or more eligible Americans uninsured. Many middle-class families who’d now be required to buy coverage would still find the premiums a stretch, even [...]

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