Archive for July 17th, 2007

Hidden Earmarks Pick Our Pockets

Tuesday, July 17th, 2007

There are $7.5 billion in unclaimed earmarks. That is, money approved to be spent but has not yet been claimed by the senators that sponsored them.
As a proposal to require full disclosure of all Senate earmarks languishes, senators have not claimed responsibility for at least $7.5 billion worth of projects approved by the Appropriations […]

Biofuel, A Liberal Record Of Failure

Tuesday, July 17th, 2007

We have the environmentalists to thank for an energy policy that promises not to use it, but to use biofuels instead. And of course we have wimpy politicians that enable them. The financial impact on this increase demand of corn for biofuel production has become oppressive on poor countries like Mexico and […]

Direct Talks With Iran?

Tuesday, July 17th, 2007

Since Iran has chosen to participate in the war on terror by providing weapons and training to the enemy we are fighting in Iraq, I agree. Says State Dept. spokesman Sean McCormack. . .
“We think that given the situation in Iraq and given Iran’s continued behavior that is leading to further instability in […]