Monday, March 3

Mike Powers is the guest editor today. 

 

Truther Long Before It Was Cool

"Thoreau was a Truther, more so than his more famous colleagues, Emerson and Longfellow. And that, my friend, is WHY Thoreau is more well known today than either of his somewhat forgotten colleagues, or his long forgotten townsmen. Thoreau, the Truther of Walden Pond, spent his days separating fact from fiction."  Column by Douglas Herman.

 

A Son's Tribute to His Parents

"Undeniably, the following pages are the hardest I will ever attempt to write in my lifetime."  Column by Vincent Guarisco.

 

Day of Grief and Defiance

“Ehud Olmert, the Israeli Prime Minister, rejected international calls yesterday to end the ‘excessive’ and ‘disproportionate’ military operation in Gaza which has claimed the lives of 101 Palestinians – including many children and other civilians –since Wednesday.”  Are your tax dollars funding this carnage?

 

Iraq War May Cost US Taxpayers $7 Trillion

When all factors are added--such as interest on debt, future borrowing for war expenses, the cost of a continued military presence in Iraq and lifetime health-care and counseling for veterans.

 

Obama and the Art of Empty Rhetoric

“His most famous phrases are vacuous. The ‘audacity of hope’? It would be genuinely audacious to run for the White House on a platform of despair. Promising hope is simply good sense. ‘The fierce urgency of now’? It is hard to see what Mr. Obama means when he says this - other than that some inner voice has told him to run for president.”  By Gideon Rachman.

 

Election in Russia Confirms Putin’s Chosen Successor

Czarism returns to Russia ?

 

Dem Hopefuls Won Tax Breaks for Donors

“Both Democratic presidential candidates, who promise to curb the influence of corporate lobbyists in Washington , helped enact narrowly tailored tax breaks sought by major campaign contributors.”  Do as I say, not as I do.

 

Federal Spending by the Numbers, 2008

If you’re easily angered by wasteful, fraudulent government spending, DO NOT read this report!

 

Study: Immigrants Commit Less Crime Than Average US Citizens

 

Your Government: A Serial Killer?

“Over a period of 21 months, Social Security was presented with irrefutable evidence that it had been ‘killing’ more than 1,100 people a month, or more than 35 a day.”  Taking government incompetence to new levels.

 

Chicago Gets Highest Sales Tax in US

“When added to the city's sales tax, the county's increase has the cumulative effect of setting a 10.25 percent sales tax on goods bought in Chicago .”  Ouch!  No wonder they call it " Crook County ."

 

Why Homeschool?

Because it beats the government alternative.

 

Ticket Man

"Police officer David Kanapsy wrote thousands of tickets last year.  And he raked in thousands of dollars of overtime pay."  To protect and serve.

 

$31 Million Worth of Valuables ‘Lost’ on TSA’s Watch

“Many of these items went missing from within suitcases, pilfered in transit after the TSA inaugurated its no-locks policy on checked bags. Now that's security.”

 

How Can We Make the War in Iraq More Eco-Friendly?

Satire.

 

Woman Jailed for Overdue Library Books

 

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