Obama and Racist Voters
by Barack Obama’s youthful volunteers have met more than a few of America’s less savory characters while on the campaign trail, according to a story in …
Category: Finance
Hillary Ignoring Economists on Gas Tax Holiday
Robert Reich, a former Clinton Secretary of Labor who now favors Barack Obama, says that the gas tax holiday Ms. Clinton supports – as does …
Using Oil Reserves to Lower Gas Prices
Texas Congressman Chet Edwards (D) wants to use the U.S.’s Strategic Petroleum Reserve to lower prices at the gas pump. Needless to say, I think …
In Favor of Keeping Gas Tax
Federal gas taxes help support America’s transportation system, one in which roadways all over the nation are being repaired and upgraded after a period of …
Phil Gramm a Terrorist?
That’s what Shaun Mullen of the Moderate Voice says. His justification? Gramm, the former Senator from Texas, played in instrumental role in dismantling decades-old banking …
No Defense for Consumers
If you’re in the mood to get good and hacked off at Congress for failing to live up to its responsibility to ensure that citizens’ …
Testing John McCain, Pork Buster
Robert Novak brightened my day by writing that John "I’m the Sheriff" McCain and his Republican colleagues will be at odds this week over the …
Freshman and Pork
Most of us know about the “Freshman 15“, a colloquialism that refers to the amount of weight many college freshmen gain during their first year …
No Stimulus From Senate
Senate Republicans held together, mostly, to stop the Democrats’ stimulus package from passing, according to the NY Times: The measure was opposed by Republican leaders …
Tax Rebates and Stimuli
In a rare show of bi-partisan glad-handing, the House and President Bush have agreed on a so-called economic stimulus package that consists largely of "tax …