So how will it end? President Bush is down to his final 100 days in office as of today. Don't expect a quiet fade into the Texas night. ...more

October 12, 2008

Few actions taken by Congress have been as complicated as the proposed $700 billion rescue of Wall Street. Here's a closer look at how it would work. ...more

September 29, 2008

Nothing But Socialism Regarding the recent historical bailout by the U.S. government of private corporations: ...more

September 24, 2008

Consider this when deciding on the next president of our country: After seven years of a Republican presidency, our economy is crumbling as is our infrastructure. We have no comprehensive energy policy. Health care is in trouble; education is slipping; oil companies have sucked billions from us in subsidies and at the gas pumps. Corporate boards, CEOs, CFOs and Wall Street investment bankers have robbed us. We have killed thousands and spent billions on an unnecessary war in Iraq. Our national debt is now over $10 trillion and the Republicans think they should stay in the White House. What's wrong with this picture? ...more

September 22, 2008

The $500 billion that the U.S. government estimates it will cost to buy the risky investments of financial institutions in coming months approaches what it costs to run the Pentagon for a year. ...more

September 20, 2008

It Pays To Be Nice The primary was barely over when I had to pack my bags to go to the convention. ...more

September 14, 2008

Bill Fanning of Hudson congratulates the Republican Party for creating many problems on the national and state level. ...more

August 30, 2008

If there is one term I am sick to death of already this political season, it is "flip-flop." In the era of "gotcha" politics, changing your mind has become synonymous with incompetence and is the worst "sin" a candidate could commit. Just like a second-grader insisting a classmate has "cooties," one side is always accusing the other of "flip-flopping on the issues." ...more

July 19, 2008

Do any of the drilling advocates actually realize how small our petroleum reserves are? We consume 25 percent of the world's oil and have 2 percent of the world's reserves. Domestic drilling ensures our oil runs out faster and encourages Americans to continue consuming at four times the rate of the rest of the world. ...more

June 25, 2008

Walid Persen of Dunedin says the nation's current woes are the fault of Republicans. ...more

June 14, 2008