The Big Controversy

The Fed did an abrupt about face on the economic stimulus package by shifting away from saving the housing market to using the $700 billion dollar bailout to get credit card companies and banks to loan more money to the American people. He couldn’t be more wrong than if he’d simply tossed it into a [...]

The continuing talk of economic recovery points directly to the heart of our economic woes. Pundit after pundit, expert after expert cites the need to restore consumer confidence in order to get people buying again. The problem with this line of thinking is that it accepts that the U.S. consumer is the key to unlocking [...]

Now that the taxpayer bailout of Wall Street has been thrust upon us, it’s time to begin asking, “Will the bailout even work?” And yes, it is a bailout. While some con artists and other unscrupulous people took advantage of the lax regulation of the housing industry, the vast majority of bad loans were generated by [...]

The appearance of Joe the Plumber at one of Obama’s meet and greet sessions in Ohio seemed to be very fortuitous for John McCain. Some might say too fortuitous. It’s obvious, despite his statement in an interview that he is still somewhat undecided, who he will vote for. In subsequent interviews, he’s downplayed his new-found fame, [...]

YouTube - McCain Tries to Tame Flames He Earlier Fanned. In an amazing turnabout, Senator McCain tries to undo some of the very misconceptions his campaign has heralded among his supporters. It’s good to see the old McCain honor returning to the campaign, and undoubtedly, this is the type of campaign that would have better served [...]

Americans need to understand the tremendous importance of the Air Force tanker contract to our national security and our economy. Of equal importance is the politics that went on behind the scenes. One of the key players, not only in this contract, but throughout the history of the Air Force’s need for a new refueling [...]

Tonight’s debate between Senator Joe Biden and Governor Sarah Palin will undoubtedly go down as one of the most watched and anticipated Vice-Presidential debates in history. Whether viewers were detractors or fans of Palin, the stakes and pre-debate drama couldn’t have been higher. While Palin did falter once or twice (McClellon was a Civil War General, [...]

As the Washingtonian’s debate about what to do with $700 billion dollars of our money, the rest of us are left wondering… how the hell did we get into this mess in the first place? We’ve heard the “pat” answer repeatedly: lending institutions extended too much credit, got too greedy, and (questionably) that we ourselves [...]

ANCHORAGE, Alaska - A campaign spokesman says Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin won’t speak with an investigator hired by lawmakers to look into the firing of her public safety commissioner. McCain campaign spokesman Ed O’Callaghan told a news conference Monday that the governor, the Republican nominee for vice president, will not cooperate as long as the investigation [...]