Archive for January, 2011

January 26, 2011 05:18

Fed to Print $600 Billion More as Home Prices in U.S. Declined 1.6% From Year Earlier

Residential real-estate prices dropped in November by the most in a year, signaling housing has yet to join the U.S. rebound.

January 26, 2011 05:10

New Hispanic Group to Promote School Choice

A newly formed group of Hispanics in Milwaukee, who believe they should have a choice in determining the school where their children participate, gathered Monday at the United Community Center to present their views to school officials and legislators that were expected to attend.

January 26, 2011 05:06

Rep. Michele Bachmann Delivers Tea Party Response to State of the Union

Rep. Michele Bachmann, R-Minn., delivered a Tea Party response following President Obama’s State of the Union address and Rep. Paul Ryan’s Republican response.

January 26, 2011 05:03

The 40-Percent President: Obama’s Cruise to Reelection

We’re at the halfway mark of Barack Obama’s first term as president. I say “first term” because I’m confident that this isn’t his last. Conservatives will not want to hear this, but I’ve felt all along that Obama will be a two-term president, and nothing I’ve seen dispels that notion.

January 26, 2011 04:51

Republican response to Obama spending plans

Rep. Paul Ryan counters Obama’s words of ‘investing’ (spending), ‘infrastructure’ (union payoffs), and ‘winning the future’ (socializing America). Ryan points out that Obama and the Democrats have already increased federal spending by over 25%.

January 25, 2011 17:29

Honor Killings on the Rise in U.S.?

Trial underway for immigrant accused of killing daughter because she would not go along with a marriage arranged by her father. More cases go unreported.

January 25, 2011 17:19

Our So-Called ‘Centrist’ President

Will the man who conned the public into believing he was a moderate, but who has governed as the most immoderate leftist in the country’s history, now try to pull the same con so he can be elected again??

January 25, 2011 13:51

Google Comes Under Fire for ‘Secret’ Relationship with NSA

Consumer Watchdog, an advocacy group largely focused in recent years on Google’s privacy practices, has called on a congressional investigation into the Internet giant’s “cozy” relationship with U.S. President Barack Obama’s administration.

January 25, 2011 13:35

Muni bonds feel the pressure as debt woes mount

Fears that municipal bonds could spark a renewed financial crisis have been growing as the gargantuan size of many US states’ budget deficits has begun to weigh on the market.

January 25, 2011 13:23

State of denial

After more than $800 billion in Keynesian economic stimulus spending, our nation is still mired in a post World War II record 20th consecutive month of near double digit unemployment. Our national deficit stands at $14.06 trillion and we may hit the $14.29 trillion debt ceiling as early as this spring. Our country desperately needs a change direction, but that is not what we will get tonight.